Candlejack's BRZ Limited Build thre
 

Picked up my 13 WRB BRZ Limited on Monday, May 12, 2014


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September 2015
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Some pics from the dealer's original post:

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Date/Mod list

• May 8 -- Purchased!
• May 27 -- Niteshaded Corner Markers
• May 31 -- Tint (20%) and Rims (Drag DR31, 18x8 35MGM)
• July 13 -- LED Fog Lamps
• July 22 -- Dragonball Shifter and Suede Visor Wrap
• August 4 -- Blinky 4th Brake Light
• August 26 -- Niteshaded DRLs
• March 24, 2015 -- Tail-As Turn
• May 5-11 -- Bayson R Lip
• July 16 -- OEM Arm Rest
• August 16 --Eibach Sportline Springs

Cleaned up and did a photoshoot today. I'm waiting for lugs to come in for my rims, then they'll be on. Tint appointment Wednesday morning.

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I really need to cut down that wheel gap X___X

Got busy with some Niteshade yesterday. No more orange up front.

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Waiting for lugs so I can stick my other rims on. Tint tomorrow morning.

Didn't take long for you to make a build thread Jack!

Is that a Corgi in those pics above?

Oh yes. She's freaking adorable. That's Lizzy.

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Rims went on today. Blue lugs! I love it more than I thought I would. Needs more low though. I'm thinking Eibach but I can't decide if I want Prokit (1.5") or Sportlines (2")--I don't feel like a 1.5" drop is enough...

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Nice! Those are the wheels I had on my Tiburon, you go 35 offset or 47?

Pro Kit is about an inch sport line is 1.5. Any more than that you'll need coils, camber plates, rear lower camber arms, etc. The alignment will be way off at 2". The other thing to keep in mind is the rear axles on this car aren't the sturdiest - throwing the geometry off that much will put real stress on them.

Nice, I have a corgi too. The new wheels look great by the way.

Offset is 35 if I'm remembering correctly. I had them on my last car, just had to get new lugs to put them on the BRZ.

I don't feel like a 2" drop would call for that much suspension work... I mean get some fat friends and you can probably get the car at a 2" drop based on the weight alone. Then again I'm new to the car so I still need to do a bit more research before I drop it.

I need to find a lip kit too... I'm thinking CF but it's just so expensiveeeee
@Lonewolf is yours a Pembroke too? PICS GO! and thanks!

Yup, a pembroke as well...here is an older pic when she was a pup:

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oh muh gaaaaa she's adorable haha ^__^ And it looks like she has eyebrows like Lizzy does.
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I'm having some weird title-issues with my car. Bought May 8th but I still haven't gotten any title for the car yet...and my temp plate expires on June 10. I paid for title fees at the stealership, payed tax on the car, etc. I have that all in writing but I still haven't received a title in the mail so I can actually go get my MI plates for the car. I bought it from a stealership in Columbus, OH...
I'm calling them first thing tomorrow to see what's going on. I might have to have them mail me another temp plate if they forgot to submit my title to the state. I'm assuming no one else had these weird issues...this is my first time buying from a stealership...

This is going to turn into a dog thread...

side markers look nice, how many coats of night shade, i just can't justify paying 60+$ for a clear piece of plastic that probably costs $ 10 to make in china

And it'll be the cutest dog thread EVER because corgis!
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I used like 3. I wanted that orange GONE. I went pretty heavy so the light output at night is pretty low--but I feel it's a useless light anyways (I actually got severely flamed for that comment on the "What did you do to your BRZ" thread). I could buy some high power LEDs to throw in there but honestly I'm not worrying about it. I'll have to take some night shots to explain what I've got going on.

Yeah $60 for plastic is just gross. Niteshade FTW.

I just really like this car, okay? Needs more low though. And a lip. I was looking at the HT Autos kit today. It's pretty in line what what I want. Flat-side-skirts with no over-the-side-of-the-car bits (like the STi skirts). I'd love to go CF but it's probably not in the budget...ever.

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Talked to my dealer about my ever-approaching temp plate issue. They said that apparently the previous title had two names on it, so they had to resend it back to get it signed by the second person and I should have it next week. They're overnighting me a new temp plate to last me until I get it registered in MI.

I like working with wood ;D So I started a little project...

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It needs a little stain and poly. And I'm thinking of beveling the center a little to give it a more ergonomic feel and style to it. We'll see. For now it fits great. I'm going to test-run it for a couple days. And I'll get some better pics when it's finished for sure.

What do you y'all think?

Picked up some LED Fog light replacements. I hate the yellow filament bulbs.

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Color is a pretty good match. And for a $6 eBay purchase I couldn't be happier.
Here's the linky.

Don't mind me just whoring out pics of the BRZ...

One from our Ann Arbor meet today!

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And some after a MUCH needed wash:

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I'm thinking the car really needs some side skirts. I'm thinking HT Autos or similar. I'm looking at eBay and Amazon...

Depending on how the final product looks I may be very interested in buying an arm rest cover from you!


PLEEASSEEEE!!!!

btw do you know who this is??? I go by a different username on this forum then I did on the yoursciontc.com forum.

Drewwwwwwww? :iono:
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So this happened:

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And I wrapped the visors in Suede!

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Very hard to get pictures that do them justice.

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Try to disregard my crazy face.

Correct! Btw nice job on the suede wrap!

Picked up some parts for my 4BL project. I'm using a dual-"filament" LED bulb, a 3-wire piggy back socket, and a strobe module. Basically I'm going to run it as a "rear fog light" (I might even wire it up to the fog lights so it shows up on the dashboard) and as a flashing F1-style 4BL when braking. Flashes 3-4 times, then steady on.

Excitement!

I made my thing do a thing and stuff.

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The wiring is all right to have it on with parking lights + strobe brake. But the bulbs I bought weren't the right kind. So for now I can just switch the quick connects if I want to switch between using it as a parking light v using it as a strobe brake.

I think it's fun. +safety

Commence photo dump!

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Suede Visors!

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Splitting post into two because lots of pics...

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Who ever owns that white BRZ in the far right is awesome. The white brz on the left is just a copy cat. Bahaha. :laughabove:

You got to send me a link of the parts you used especially the flasher. I want to do this so bad. :drool:

Also the wiring diagram would help a lot. :bow:

Tnx

Check the post just before the video. All the links are there.

Looking at it I wish it had a more deliberate flash than a rapid blinking. Still looks good though.

i went with sport line springs and i love them! the drop is just perfect and the ride isn't as bad as i thought it would be. As far as camber plates and bolts you need to factor in expenses vs the price of actual tire wear.. For instance, if you purchase a set of tires around $800 so lets say $200 a tire and you lose 10% of the tire due to the degree of camber. thats equals to $80 over the life span of your tires (avg 2 to 3 years) ORRRR would you rather dish out the cash for a set of lower control arms for the rear, due to the lack of adjust-ability and camber plates and bolts etc... could run you close a grand... depending on the brand. So my opinion on this matter is that i would rather spend $80 on tire loss than hundreds of dollars on something that might not be worth it in 4 to 5 years when you decideto trade the car in for a next gen version lol.. just something to think about. I hope this helps :thumbup:

Looks great!

Renato
Team TWM Performance

Niteshaded my DRLs today. Loving it.

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So shiny!
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I'll take better pics tomorrow. Obviously there's light loss. But they're not for seeing anyways.

How'd you get them off? I saw this mod a while back and they had to take their bumper off. I've been wanting to do this.

lmao take their bumper off?! 3 clips in the fender liner, peel it back and undo TWO 10MM bolts. Unplug from the fog light and then from the wiring harness and you're done.

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People are dumb.

HOWEVER I will say that when I took my driver side off, the bolts kept spinning and I couldn't figure out why. Then the light just kind of fell off and hung there and as it turns out the freaking molded-in-bolts had just ground their way out of the light housing. So I had to deal with that. Some JB Weld later and problem was solved but seriously I was pissed. The passenger's side bolts both came off with a loud pop when I first loosened them, but the molded-in-bolts held. It was a weird ordeal but an easy fix.

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I shall copy this mod!

I had my Passenger tail light replaced under warranty a couple weeks ago--condensation issues.
End of last week both of my fog lights and my Driver's tail has condensation in it. So they're getting replaced too. Yaaaaay. #annoyed

Forgot to update all this ish...

Tail-as-turn mod from @Diodedynamics
Awesome product!!!

Installed Bayson-R Front Lip and Side Skirts...
May 5 - May 11

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Really need to get her out for a real photoshoot soon...

OEM Arm Rest Installed July 16, 2015

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We had an FT86 Meet Up at one of our Member's shops near Detroit on August 16, 2015.

A bunch of transmission/diff fluid changes, a Perrin exhaust install, and my Eibach Sportline Springs.

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Great build!