sdemo's '13 SWP BRZ
 

Disclaimer: This build will be slow, subtle and inclusive of quality parts only.


2013 Subaru BRZ Premium
AutoNation Subaru of Scottsdale, AZ
Built 04/2013


Engine
- Mishimoto silicone intake tube

Interior
- OEM Toyota 86 armrest

Exterior
- SunTek HP window film: 18% sides, 5% rear
- OEM Toyota 86 clear sidemarkers
- Tom's USDM non-DOT Red taillights

Suspension
- Moto-spec RS*R Sports-i coilovers

Wheels/Tires
- 18x9.5, +45 Wedssport SA-10r
- 255/35/18 Michelin Pilot Super Sports

Lighting
- Chrome dipped front and rear turns
- LED license plate and reverse lights
- Nokya H16 hyper yellow fogs



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Previous vehicles...
 

2009 Mazda 3

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1995 Mazda Miata

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Fun weekend...


I bought 4 of these:
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And then the UPS man brought these... that fucker pulled in front of my house, stopped, delivered a package to my neighbor, started his truck and was about to drive away when he realized I had a package, too.

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New wheels! Weds SA-10r in 18x9.5 +45 with 255/35/18 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.

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Ugh, car show people...
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These two looked like they wanted to make out.
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Looks great! How are you liking those RS*R coilovers?

Clean! :thumbsup:

Absolutely loving them. I've had KW V3s, Tein Flex, and Koni Yellows + Ground Control sleeves / springs on other cars and these are by far the best performing and most comfortable coils I've had.

car looks really good. the stock exhaust pee shooters kill the look of the back end shots.

Thanks dude. Invidia Q300 is on my list of things to buy!

These look great! Perfect fit! Did you need any extra camber adjustment on these past the bit that comes with your coils? I'm running the same coils, wheel size and tires but 245 PSS instead of 255. I want to know if I need to buy anything extra before installing.

Thanks!

Not at all. I set the front top hats to the -1.5° camber setting upon install, which resulted in about -2° camber front and rear at this height. Once the wheels / tires came, I threw them on and everything fit fine.

You're good to go dude. Get those 255s!

Thanks! I actually already ordered the 245s though, I was too much of a wimp to go with the 255s :cry: On Michelin's site they say the 245s are good up to a 9.5" wheel so I should be ok.

Sounds like a great excuse to wear them out quick. ;)

Weds again?!

Couldn't go with RPF1s... I'd be too much like you...


I haven't had Weds, though. I've had AMEs (Mz3), 5Zigens (Mz3), Enkeis (Miata) and Compomotives (Miata). I should've bought some Rotas.

I thought you had Weds on the MZ3.

I don't rock RPF1's anymore, only sell them.

Any 17x7's available? At this point, I'd take one of the cheap silver ones since I found 3 somewhere else.

No.

good looking car OP, I was thinking about getting Moto-spec RSR Sport i's! your car looks good:thumbup: r u going to track anytime soon? let me kno how tat coilover performs there!

Love those wheels

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Quarterly bump. Nothing new. Car is being driven like hell. That is all.

car is lookin great :w00t:

Awesome looking car. I recognized your username from clubroadster. still have the miata?

Car is super clean! Love it!

Unfortunately not. I miss my old Miata every day. This was the only picture taken of the two side by side...

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Excuse the mess and shit garage - I had just moved in.

Once in awhile, Arizona is cool as shit.

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Ahh sorry to hear man. I do find myself not driving my miata as much anymore since I got the brz but I could never see myself getting rid of it.

nice and simple!

looks great! i need to stop being lazy and order a pair of Toms already!

Had my Sports-i's installed about 3 weeks ago, love them on the road. Question about yours, at very low/no speed I am getting minor clunking from the front springs, do you experience the same? I know this can be normal for some coils, unsure about Sports-i's though.

Thanks dude! Everybody should have Tom's.

I do get some clunking. It almost only happens during driveway ingress / egress. They have thrust bearings and really shouldn't be doing it, but they do. It doesn't bother me at this point, as I've had them now for about 7,000 miles; I take it as "normal."

The occasional clunking is absolutely the only negative that I've found. Otherwise, the coils are absolutely phenomenal. They are, without a doubt, the most comfortable, daily-able coils I've ever owned.

in the original picture it looks like you have the white fender trim but in the later pics looks like you switched out to the chrome fender trim. 80 dollars for two of them, i think i want to switch em out to the chrome too.

I had removed the chrome when I first got the car - I was anti-chrome from my Miata days - but I ended up liking the way the chrome looks. I'm going for this OEM+ look, so it jived well with my theme.

I wouldn't go with the chrome on darker colored cars with darker colorways, but it looks great on white - gives it some much needed depth.

Where are the updates?

Updates? pft. Steve aint doing shit.

Oh shit, people bumping my crazy old thread... sup? lol

Tits or GTFO. (by tits I mean pics of your car)

Bored. lol

I took this like a year ago

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Great looking car, love the Weds and Toms.

This is so very clean. Almost exactly what I would like to do to my CWP brz.