Aria - A/T '15 Halo White FR-S Build! (Image Heavy)
 

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I decided to make a thread for my FR-S and its progress. I don't have a lot of room to do much performance wise, as I just graduated and I'm working on moving out of my parent's house to somewhere with space and freedom to work on the car. HOAs are the worst for a sports car...

So to start, why the name? Well to start, an Aria is basically an Italian term for an expressive melody filled with emotion, which I feel describes this car perfectly. Driving it always leaves me with a stupid grin on my face.

Anyways, back to the car. Aria's an Automatic 2015 FR-S in Halo White that came with the TRD Sway Bar, Exhaust, Air Filter, and Brake Pads. Everything else is stock, save the small cosmetic mods I've done in the month or so since I brought her home.

I've got some plans for FI and Suspension upgrades, but that may have to wait until I get my own place or find a good shop that I can work with to make it happen. In the meantime, this thread will mostly be cosmetic mods.

Current Parts Installed / Added:
TRD Exhaust
TRD Sway Bar
TRD Air Filter
TRD Brake Pads
Autonotions Custom Fit Sun Shade
Rally Armor Mud Flaps
Classy Autos Interior White LED Package
Third Gear Performance Reverse & License Plate LED Package
JDM Sticker Boy Hachiroku 86 Vinyl Stickers
Rally Grafix Driver Vinyl Stickers
Beatsonic Mobile Holder Dash Stand & Phone Mount
Emdom GT86 Seat Belt Shou​lder Pads
Rexpeed Wide Angle Mirrors
Carbon Fiber Third Brake Light
SuperTek Carbon Fiber Hood Dampers
Frameless Mirror
Retro T3Q Logo Badges
Loden 86 Steering Wheel Badge
NST Lightweight Pulleys
Buddy Club JDM Spec Tail Lights
Winjet Headlights
Helix Clear Side Markers
Rota SS10 Wheeks (18x8.5 Squared, Slate Blue)
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 Tires (225/45/18)
GoPro Hero3+ Silver
Raceseng Tug View Tow Hook & GoPro mount
Tascam DR-05 Audio Recorder
Ptuning Rear Tow Hook POV Camera Tripod Mount
Chevron Gasoline Decal
Retro T3Q Logo Decal
Rexpeed Carbon Fiber Ebrake Handle
Raceseng Slammer Shift Knob
Cusco Drift Knob
Subaru Red Stitching Ebrake Boot
Openflash Tablet
Phantom Electric Supercharger V 2.0
Procede Controller

Next On The List:

Wish List:
FT86SpeedFactory Front Splitter
FT86SpeedFactory Rear Diffuser
Silk Blaze Rear Wing
Master Cylinder Brace
Bilstein B14s
Essex AP Brake Kit
JDM Underpanels
Ownice Android Head Unit
Overland Designs Door Strap Pull Kit
Winma​x W4 Circ​uit Brake Pads

Current Mileage: 12300

Recommended Air Freshner: Chemical Guys Cherry :drool:

Progress Reports:

Interior and Trunk LEDs installed

Mud Guards Installed

HachiRoku Sticker Install

RallyGrafix Name Decals Installed

Car Wash

License Plate and Reverse Light LEDs

Beatsonic Phone Mount

Seat Belt Pads

Rexpeed Wide Angle Mirrors Installed

Wheelhaus CF Third Brake Light Installed

Hood Dampers, Rear View Mirror, and Badges Installed

Loden Steering Wheel Badge Installed

Cars and Coffee

Rotas, Buddy Clubs, Winjets, and Pulleys

Valentine's Day Photoshoot

Dyno Run and Drive

GoPro Test and Drive

OutRun Kern County - Episode 1

Cars and Coffee - April 2015

Updates Coming Soon!

It's taken me this long to realize that editing the OP doesn't bump the thread. So I'll start posting in here more to keep people updated.Anyways, Rexpeed Wide Angle Mirrors ordered. I really wanted to get rid of some of the blind spots, and the blue tint is cool as well. I'm still debating what body mods to do - I'm thinking some ABS skirts, and then maybe a bit larger of a wing.

Cool style and direction with your build, love the hachiroku sticker!

Renato
Team TWM Performance

Thanks!


I installed the Rexpeed wide angle mirrors last night.

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These things are great. Took five minutes to install and they really do help.

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The blue tint looks great during the daytime, cuts down glare at night, and due to the curve of the mirror I can even see behind my car on both sides even when I'm driving. I really don't have any more blind spots.

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Looks awesome!

It seems like my current mod choices are being dictated by what forum groupbuys catch my eye lol. The CF brake light should be shipping this week, and I'm putting my name down for some new pulleys. Can't wait!

So after seeing @wheelhaus' perfectly crafted CF Third Brake light, I knew I needed one for myself. The lifted trucks that dominate Bakersfield were reason enough to raise up the brake light a bit.

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The kit from the groupbuy was really well put together, and the instructions took about an hour to put together, when all was said and done. I think the car should've come with it stock, to be honest.

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Christmas is coming!

My SuperTek carbon hood dampers and frameless mirror arrive today!
Thanks to FT86SpeedFactory :D

Also I'm planning my Tax Return mods... should be good!

Installed some parts during my Christmas vacation time:

Just wanted to give a quick update. Nothing really planned for a month or so, since I'm waiting on the NonStopTuning pulleys.

I've also come to the unfortunate conclusion that with the way I drive, in the places I drive, I will not be able to get a body kit or lowering springs / coilovers of any kind. What suspension changes I do make will have to keep the stock height. I've had too many small scrapes to the bottom of the car as is.

So, that means the next major mod is the lights! Buddy Club JDM rears and Winjet fronts. Hoping for a good tax return! Then I'll be saving up for the summer, where I'm hoping to get some time off and take it down to Counter Space Garage for an overhaul.

My tax return looks good enough to get those lights and maybe a bit more, so I'm pretty stoked. Looking into a CF Vented Hood, because racecar :burnrubber:
Also:

Alright everyone, it's time to keep your fingers crossed because I've filed my tax return last week, and if I did the math right I'll be able to afford new tail lights, new tires, and new wheels. That is if it arrives in time.

was this mod a pain in the ass to install ? And also is there a guide anywhere for it ?

It's literally plug and play :D It doesn't replace the badge, it just goes over it. It's got 3M adhesive backing underneath it, so all you do is peel it off and stick it on. It looks like it belongs there so no one really notices that it wasn't like that stock.

Tax Refund accepted and processed! It should be in my account by the 1st.
Then it's time to spoil myself :D

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Ready for Cars and Coffee tomorrow!



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EDIT:

I spent the weekend celebrating my birthday with family, friends, and of course Aria. I was fortunate (or unfortunate?) enough that my tax return helped fund the festivities.

Special thanks to Wheeldude, NonStopTuning, and FTEIghtySix!

Well, I found my Valentine for this year!

Got her all dressed up:

And then got some photos with her. Sadly I forgot to bring towels and ONR with me on my way down, so the bumped had a few bugs on it. I'm still really happy with how it turned out though.

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Photoshoot Pt. 2:

Got the shipment for my Reverse Lockout and Slammer Shift Knob with the automatic engraving from Raceseng. Or at least I hope so. I ordered the lockout and the slammer was from Michele's campaign, so I told them I'd wait until it was all ready to ship.

I also got the Tug View tow hook and GoPro mount because I plan to use my company bonus this year on a recording setup so I can share these Kern County drives with y'all.

Tomorrow I get it Dyno'd at a place in town. I wonder if the small mods I've made will make a difference? :p

(Also I plan to slowly migrate these photos to Flickr. Imgur isn't as stable, I think)

Went for a Dyno run and drive this weekend :burnrubber:

Ptuning Rear Tow Hook Mount arrives tonight, GoPro arrives tomorrow. This weekend:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq9HHd81sLY"]OutRun Kern County - Coming Soon! - YouTube[/ame]

Update: GoPro, Tascam audio recorder, and all the assorted goodies arrived.

So that means:

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Video will be uploaded ASAP. It takes forever though, so probably by next week.

Nice thread & lovely pics & scenery - I like :)

Thanks!

Speaking of scenery:

Also this Saturday is the first scheduled maintenance. Got some OEM oil filters and Royal Purple to change the oil.

Lovely footage, plenty green rocky mountains, twisty roads & sunshine. I note that slower vehicles pull over & let you by - is this customary in the USA ? If only it were like that here in Oz :/

Totally late on the reply, but yes they usually do on smaller / back roads. We have "turnouts", small sections of road that let someone pull over easily so that more agile cars can pass by.

It doesn't always happen though, like the mini-van that took a few turns to realize I could keep up :D

Anyways, I haven't done a whole lot to the car recently as I've been pretty content with it. Finally getting my Raceseng Slammer and have an FI setup planned!

Some new pics: