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Old 02-05-2015, 02:35 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by extrashaky View Post
I have a '14 BRZ, and most of my mods have been functional with a couple of cosmetics thrown in. I drive mostly long highway miles (almost exactly 30,000 miles in 12 months of ownership). I have done no performance mods, because I really haven't felt the car needed it.

The first thing I did was add a Cusco heel/toe pedal.

The next thing I did was swap out the stock triangular knee rests for JDM padded ones for highway comfort. (Now you can get them domestically.)

Then I fabbed my own cell phone holder (seen here), because the aftermarket options were pitifully inadequate.

I also run Torque all the time on a separate dedicated phablet (seen here). Not really a "mod" per se, but still very useful.

Then it was Tom's tails and a Tapturn with strobepack. That wasn't just cosmetic. I have a recurring problem with people tailgating me in this car, and the strobes are useful in getting some of them to back off.

Then I did JDM Toyota clear side markers (with amber bulbs), just because.

Then I installed the FR-S armrest, again for highway comfort.

Then I installed a Beat-Sonic Blaid antenna, which provides no functional improvement whatsoever. Sometimes I look at it and really like it, and other times I look at it and think it looks stupid as hell. I started to remove it once but couldn't find the allen wrench, so it's still there.

I have a set of RPF1s for it, but I'm waiting until I burn down the rubber on the stock Primacy tires before swapping on the Enkeis with Michelin PSSs. That will be my first "performance" mod.

I keep threatening to put a loud exhaust on it, but then I think of how my head will ring after a five hour drive and don't.

Finally, I have everything I need to install a real oil pressure gauge on the car. I have a JP Instruments slimline digital oil pressure gauge out of a crashed Beechcraft that is almost the right size to fit in the center console where that stupid clock is currently located. With all the crap I keep reading about oil starvation and spun bearings, I really ought to make this a priority, but my Jeep project keeps taking up all my time.
Although "loud" exhaust is subjective, I have a full header-back exhaust but if you are able to keep your foot steady or have cruise control on, it doesn't drone and it still sounds nice... especially when you give it gas. I'm running an OFH, Motiv HFC FP, Motiv OP, and a Nameless 3" axleback with 5" mufflers.
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