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thill 08-28-2014 10:33 PM

Floormats
License plate holder
Turn the bass and treble up one setting each
Try 93 octane gas from a gas station you would not normally use
Try pushing the drivers seat forward slightly more than normal..

Wise 08-28-2014 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thill (Post 1922565)
Floormats
License plate holder
Turn the bass and treble up one setting each
Try 93 octane gas from a gas station you would not normally use
Try pushing the drivers seat forward slightly more than normal..

This is a good performance bang for buck mod.

http://www.aoeperformance.co.uk/ekmp...ner-2514-p.jpg

LXXXV1 08-29-2014 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MrAnthonyC (Post 1921685)
So far I was thinking of adding some red leds in the footwells using the 12v port and just running the cord as neat as possible, and changing the antenna to a beatsonic shark fin. Any other leasers (or others) out there with some ideas on some easilly reversible mods that a noob like me can do?


If you want to wire the footwells to the dome, I can walk you through it. It's stupid easy and I don't get how some vendors sell it at $100 for an extra 20 feet of copper wiring. All you need is the extra wiring ($0.10 a foot at home depot), scissors, and electrical tape. The panels in this car are so easy to work with that I promise you, you won't see the wiring.

Here's my before/after pic. Took me 10 minutes to wire and install.

http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hph...99023168_n.jpg

FTR, I'm also on a lease and you can see all my DIY mods searching #1868 on instagram. I'm planning to buy after but in the event I don't, I have all OE parts ready to swap. Highly recommend convex mirrors as it eliminates the damn blind spot. Safety issue imo! Happy modding!

sklimo 08-29-2014 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath (Post 1922521)
ofc but I may or may not be using performance enhancing drugs


Better be that blue pill yo

MrAnthonyC 08-29-2014 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by F4ith (Post 1922783)
If you want to wire the footwells to the dome, I can walk you through it. It's stupid easy and I don't get how some vendors sell it at $100 for an extra 20 feet of copper wiring. All you need is the extra wiring ($0.10 a foot at home depot), scissors, and electrical tape. The panels in this car are so easy to work with that I promise you, you won't see the wiring.

Here's my before/after pic. Took me 10 minutes to wire and install.

http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hph...99023168_n.jpg

FTR, I'm also on a lease and you can see all my DIY mods searching #1868 on instagram. I'm planning to buy after but in the event I don't, I have all OE parts ready to swap. Highly recommend convex mirrors as it eliminates the damn blind spot. Safety issue imo! Happy modding!

Excellent, I will check out your hash on IG. Nice to hear someone's advice with the same situation as me on the lease and unsure of keeping it or not at the end. I'll look into wiring it..I really dont want a big 12v plug-in in my center armrest area anyway..

MrAnthonyC 08-29-2014 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Wise (Post 1922580)
This is a good performance bang for buck mod.

http://www.aoeperformance.co.uk/ekmp...ner-2514-p.jpg

forest green or gtfo

MrAnthonyC 08-29-2014 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGato (Post 1922363)
ft86speedfactory.com
counterspacegarage.com
fteightysix.com
grimmspeed.com
nigel-jdmparts.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demandred7 (Post 1922480)
I can vouch for both ft86speedfactory and GrimmSpeed - they were easy to deal with and top notch companies in my books.

If you are looking towards any lighting needs, both HIDPowerHouse and Diode Dynamics are easy to deal with. Although, I have also heard that if you want full on retrofit, that theretrofitsource.com is the way to go.

Thanks guys, I will check them out.

MrAnthonyC 08-29-2014 10:56 AM

And one more post for that first 10 :)

frs10 08-29-2014 03:12 PM

you can mod whatever you want... as long as you take it out before you return it...

bodayguy 08-30-2014 02:21 AM

There's a 12V plug in the glovebox - that's what I'm using for my red LED footwell lights

DrawingWaves 08-30-2014 02:47 AM

All right, here are my two cents. My FRS is leased as well, have 2 more years to go on her. I had big plans of buying the car out and modding it in the process. However, I came up with a better alternative. Since FRS is my first rear wheel drive manual car, I think I'll just use my lease to learn the car, get all the in and outs, do track days and what not. After 3 years, I'll either get another FRS or something better might come on the market. The only things I modded on my car were taillights, shift knob and tint all around. Also, not modding my leased car will allow me to save money for more mods for my future car :D

LXXXV1 08-30-2014 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MrAnthonyC (Post 1923100)
Excellent, I will check out your hash on IG. Nice to hear someone's advice with the same situation as me on the lease and unsure of keeping it or not at the end. I'll look into wiring it..I really dont want a big 12v plug-in in my center armrest area anyway..


lmao left out frs in the tag! It's actually #1868frs !!! my bad haha

sinical 08-30-2014 02:47 PM

I leased mine also but I haven't had time to do anything yet. For now I do plan on buying at the end - I just opted for a lease because of lower monthly payments.

My plans are just a beatsonic sharkfin and ca-fi dashlinq4 head unit, and buddy club taillights. I'm debating getting a cat-back also, but i'm still not sure about it. The footwell leds sounds like a good idea, so that's probably being added to my list soon :)

charged86 08-30-2014 04:47 PM

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