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Old 04-05-2014, 10:21 AM   #77
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Updates, finally!!!

With the exception of the dashboard surround trim and the B-pillar trim, my interior is reinstalled. It looks, feels, and smells amazing! Could not be happier with the work that JPM Coachworks did.

While I am not let down by the quality of work that Sansossio Auto Body did on the plastic pieces, the quality of the ALSA Ghost Chrome leaves me with some questions. The piano black pieces that I had Phil Sansossio paint came out incredible! The Ghost Chrome pieces? Came out like a bright painted silver; something I feel like we could've achieved with any silver paint had that been the desired result. Unfortunately it wasn't. I was hoping to achieve a finish not unlike the polished aluminum trim you see in many new Audis and other cars. So it may be back to the drawing board with those. I will say that they are still an improvement over the crappy paint Subaru used to spray the trim pieces.

Anyway, PICS!!! Sorry for crappy phone pics; will take some with the Nikon as soon as the car's completely back together.

The trim pieces arriving from JPM Coachworks:


Everything unwrapped:




Headliner:


Trim pieces back from Sansossio Auto Body:




Installation progress pics; made some room in the garage to work:






Interior:





Finished (almost):







One of my favorite touches; piano black surround to the gauge cluster, heater vent, dome light and microphone grille:




With everything buttoned back up, I fired the car up and took her for a little spin! Unfortunately I have a couple issues to iron out (as I've posted in the BRZ main forum); airbag light is on, and my dome light and heated seats are inoperable. So I'm not done yet, but we're getting there!

And last but not least, gave her a bath and picked up the RS 6 from getting detailed and windows tinted; pics of the two together:



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