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Old 07-20-2012, 12:53 PM   #362
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Originally Posted by FR-S teve702 View Post
Damn, sorry to hear what happened to your hood man. I have no pity for low life people who do bad things like this. Anyways, hope you can get it fixed by a pro-detailer.

So how was the installation of the clear side marker lights?
Was it easy? Do you have pics? I might do this too as part of my JDM conversion project for my FR-S.
Spaztastic got the good info on the next drift events; I don't have any pics of the clear-marker install, but it's just as the manual says; anyone who says you should do it a different way is someone who broke them haha; I can give you a better illustration & tips in person when we meet at Cars N Coffee tomorrow =P

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Originally Posted by TuxedoCartman View Post
Nope, sorry; owned a lot of cars, but never got my hands on an MR2. I was on NASIOC a lot, EvolutionM.net and one of the RX7 forums just a little bit... but never used this pic.

The only Cusco part I've put on so far (due to lack of a lift) is the Front Strut Tower Bar w/ Brake Stopper, and I love it! Anybody who says that a strut tower bar doesn't make a difference on these cars needs to have their driver's licenses yanked, because it's a noticeable change not just at the outer limits of the car's performance, but at gentler turns too. I'd recommend it for sure. Haven't noticed any difference in the braking due to the brake-stopper, but that's because I haven't tracked the car yet, and my street driving doesn't get that spirited. Talking with Mike at Zenkai today about getting the other chassis brace parts put on ASAP.

The door stabilizers? Ehh... I've been going back and forth as to whether or not I wanted to post a review of those on here, as it'll probably turn into a flame-fest, with numerous insults to driving ability and intelligence. But here goes...

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In all seriousness, though, I'd really like to hear from someone involved in the production of these cars as to just WHY they didn't put this item on the production car. It can't cost Toyota/ Subaru more than a couple of dollars to make, there's no trade-off in day-to-day comfort or usage of the car, and the mid-speed handling difference is so profound... why didn't they just include it on the car stock? Best case scenario I can figure is it was a point of disagreement between Subaru and Toyota, and that's why it got left off (don't see any STi door stabilizers, do you?) But if it was a cost-cutting measure, I'm severely disappointed, and find myself wondering what other slight budgetary concerns are costing us in terms of driving experience.

Sorry if that review ran overly long; I don't believe in doing things in half-measures.
I condensed the quote so people won't have to scroll all the way =P
Thanks for the reviews man; I'm planning on door stabilizers down the road for sure!
Though my main focus right now is getting the high quality Completely linear springs from SWIFT; I understand what you mean about initial nervousness near the limit; I've been learning to drift the FRS, but actually over time that feeling has been subdued; probably because I'm used to the feeling now; I believe what will make the biggest difference in turn-in response & handling feel in general will be the linear springs that will make the car that much more predictable; I look forward the faster & more impressive drift angles to follow =D
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