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Originally Posted by WhiteRose (Post 1765087)

Do you know if ft86speedfactory has custom el headers?

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Don't believe so. There are a ton of EL header options out there so I don't see them making a set of their own.

I went with Substantial cosmetic modification, hope it was correct :bonk:

Cosmetic

APR Carbon fibre front lip
APR Carbon fibre Side Rocker Extensions
APR Carbon fibre Rear Spats
APR Carbon fibre Rear Diffuser/Overlay
APR Carbon fibre Brake Ducts
Work XT7 18 x 8.5 +38 Front
Work XT7 18 x 9.5 +38 Rear
235/40/18 Square tyres
MCA Blue Coil overs
Project Mu Super 7 locknuts
Toms Tail lights
Beatsonic Sharkfin
30% Tinted windows
Opticoat
LED light upgrades
JPM coachworks hood cluster
Tada-San signed dash

Performance so far only starting now :happyanim:

Perrin 2.5" Catback Exhaust

Thats all I can think off the top of my head most likely forgot things

My FR-S isn't here yet, but I already know what I'm going to do mod wise.

TRD exhaust - sound and aesthetics (maybe performance... that is debatable)
TRD air filter - performance (minor)
TRD sway bar set - performance (minor)
Prodrive GT1 wheels - aesthetics (performance is a wash, IMO)
Summer tires - aesthetics and performance (more grip, but likely worse accel due to weight)

If I buy out my company lease, I might do some more permanent things like the Cusco steering wheel and TRD ducktail rear spoiler.

Light cosmetics, the $$ is starting to pile up but if someone who was not a twin owner were to sit in my car, I doubt they would notice it is not stock:

Heated Seats
Heated Seat Plaque by YoSpeed
JDM red stitched knee pads
JDM red stitched speaker panels
JPM red stitched leather gauge hood
TRD Shift knob
JDM red stitched e-brake boot
BRZ Trunk Liner
BRZ Spoiler
BRZ Auto-dimming mirror
MLV/GTMAT sound deadening in the trunk (floor pan coming soon)
Perrin Inlet Hose (sound tube delete)

Once I finish sound deadening in the floor pan I am going to be doing more performance modifications, with the goal of 190-200whp at OEM or near OEM sound levels.

I had a friend of mine in the car the other day and they commented what a nice interior the car has, mission accomplished! I would not mind getting a 2014 touchscreen HU just because I hate the looks of the stock radio, but still waiting until good deals/better prices on this show up.

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Originally Posted by Mister (Post 1765787)

Light cosmetics, the $$ is starting to pile up but if someone who was not a twin owner were to sit in my car, I doubt they would notice it is not stock:

Heated Seats
Heated Seat Plaque by YoSpeed
JDM red stitched knee pads
JDM red stitched speaker panels
JPM red stitched leather gauge hood
TRD Shift knob
JDM red stitched e-brake boot
BRZ Trunk Liner
BRZ Spoiler
BRZ Auto-dimming mirror
MLV/GTMAT sound deadening in the trunk (floor pan coming soon)
Perrin Inlet Hose (sound tube delete)

Once I finish sound deadening in the floor pan I am going to be doing more performance modifications, with the goal of 190-200whp at OEM or near OEM sound levels.

I had a friend of mine in the car the other day and they commented what a nice interior the car has, mission accomplished! I would not mind getting a 2014 touchscreen HU just because I hate the looks of the stock radio, but still waiting until good deals/better prices on this show up.

How exactly did you go about installing these if you dont mind me asking. Did you use the stock seat heaters from the BRZ or Monogram FRS?

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Originally Posted by STV3 (Post 1765836)

How exactly did you go about installing these if you dont mind me asking. Did you use the stock seat heaters from the BRZ or Monogram FRS?

I posted this somewhere else as well. I should really post a DIY or something for it with more detailed information. I did not use the BRZ/Monogram parts as they were absurdly expensive. I did it for <$100. This is a response I had to someone else a last month...

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Originally Posted by Mister (Post 1736370)

Np. I meant to do a write up, but when I was doing it my phone was dead so no pictures.
I used this kit:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1DCKL2/
It comes with heating pads, switches, and regulators.

I took the seats out of the car and pulled up the upholstery on it just enough to slide these underneath. The fabric is just held on by plastic clips and metal rings. You can use special tools for the metal rings or you can just yank them out and replace with zip-ties on reassembly.

I took apart the center console (there are a couple DIY for this on the forum) and tapped the 12v supply that goes to the Aux port. I used regular wire tapping hardware from the store, no wire stripping involved, and wrapped it up good and tight with electric tape.
Run the wiring under the carpet while the seats are still out and re-install.

The passenger seat has a air bag sensor which will be triggered by the heating pad, it does not matter if you put it above or below the sensor. You can either get the warning light/sound disabled, leave the pad out, or find a good way to insulate it from the capacitive sensor. I have found in my research that a Teflon fabric should be good enough to isolate the sensor from the heating pad, but have not had a chance to try it yet.

I installed the switches in the OEM location. With my great foresight I saw I would never cut nice neat holes so I bought one of the BRZ Limited Center Console plaques by YoSpeed. The switch is a bit bigger then OEM so it slid right on top of the template and looks perfect. I plan to post some pictures in the next couple of weeks.

Mine is lightly modded at the moment, mostly for the track.

Current mods:
- 17x8 TSW Nurburgring
- 215/45/17 Sumitomo HTR ZIII
- Stoptech SP pads
- ATE Type 200 brake fluid
- Perrin CBE

Next step in mods will be similar, just upgraded a bit.

Next mods:
- 235/40/17 Nitto NT05
- Hawk HP+ pads
- Whiteline camber bolts
- Whiteline differential inserts
- FT86SF catted UEL header
- Nameless OP/DP combo
- custom tune

And after that, I'll be looking to substantially increase performance.

More mods:
- 245/40/17 Hankook RS3
- 17x9 Enkei RPF1
- RCE T0 coilovers
- Carbotech XP10 pads
- JR Supercharger
- Exedy stage 1 clutch + flywheel

I voted bone stock, but I actually have two mods- plugged the soundtube and bought the $50 trunk lid liner.

Two mods ... I'm done.
Nameless axleback exhaust. So it sounds as good as it looks.
Rexpeed convex side mirrors. To ease the blind spots

Does it count as a mod if it was an option on some cars but you added it later? I'm always curious about this when I see some build threads.

I think mine counts as substantial performance

Innovate Supercharged with 70mm pulley
Nameless intake tube
Nameless header, 3" op/fp, and 3" exhaust
Tomei 2 way
4.56 ring and pinion
Aluminum carrier bushings
ACT clutch & flywheel
Full Blown radiator and fan shroud with SPAL fans

I wanna see these too modded for the street builds...

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Originally Posted by BlueDubbinTDI (Post 1767166)

I wanna see these too modded for the street builds...

Perhaps they're like this one. I call it the Rick Moranis mod:

http://www.tune86.com/sites/default/...I_rc_car_4.jpg