NITESH BRZ & STI

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

What tires are wrapped around those wheels? I tried hunting for the information, but unfortunately I guess no one cared to ask..probably mesmerized by the looks! @Nitesh31

I appreciate the kind words! They're Pilot Super Sports in 225/40/18

[SnakeEyes]

@Nitesh31 Thanks...
So I have one question for you...

You have 18 x 7.5 +48 running 225/40/18.

I have XXR 527 18 x 8.75 +35. I'm not sure what size of tires to run. I did my math and looks like 225 needs some level of stretching with the sacrifice of side wall. I called a tire guy to check on Michelin PSS in 225/40/18 and he probably got scared by the thought of stretching! So he suggested I should run 245/35/18!....

Any suggestion?

[TONYpepperon1]

Fat tires FTW

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by SnakeEyes

@Nitesh31 Thanks...
So I have one question for you...

You have 18 x 7.5 +48 running 225/40/18.

I have XXR 527 18 x 8.75 +35. I'm not sure what size of tires to run. I did my math and looks like 225 needs some level of stretching with the sacrifice of side wall. I called a tire guy to check on Michelin PSS in 225/40/18 and he probably got scared by the thought of stretching! So he suggested I should run 245/35/18!....

Any suggestion?

I agree with Tony unless you want a slightly stretched look. So go with 245, it should fit fine and would be decently meaty

[Nitesh31]

[Jive Turkey]

you should ditch all your chrome, would make it look cleaner IMO.

i'm surprised i dont see you around..being that i work at AZP and live in edison

[Anomie]

Beautiful car dude, love what you've done so far.

I've never seen the BRZ headlights in person, I assume they are plenty bright enough at night/dusk, are the LED's clearly visible during the day & in sunlight? And does the color look like what your camera shows in this pic to the naked eye or is it more of a pure white? This pic makes them look yellowish, sort of like an OEM 4300k HID color.

Just wondering cause I'm concerned about whether or not a 5k HID bulb would clash with a yellowish LED next to it ya know?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

you should ditch all your chrome, would make it look cleaner IMO.

i'm surprised i dont see you around..being that i work at AZP and live in edison

You know I was going to get rid of the chrome fender piece and make my way to the headlights, but after deciding on black rims I wanted to keep it to have some contrast in the body.

I was hoping to catch you and your car at AZP but Rey mentioned you only work weekends. I go to school in newark so we should definitely meet one day!

Originally Posted by Anomie

Beautiful car dude, love what you've done so far.

I've never seen the BRZ headlights in person, I assume they are plenty bright enough at night/dusk, are the LED's clearly visible during the day & in sunlight? And does the color look like what your camera shows in this pic to the naked eye or is it more of a pure white? This pic makes them look yellowish, sort of like an OEM 4300k HID color.

Just wondering cause I'm concerned about whether or not a 5k HID bulb would clash with a yellowish LED next to it ya know?

Thanks!

The HIDs are plenty bright but the LEDs in that picture are pretty much only for show. They're a pretty close match in terms of color but the camera distorts it a bit. If you turn on those LEDs by switching it to the parking light mode during the day they aren't too visible, but the bar above the fog lights that actually serve as DRLs are very bright. The halos look pretty cool though and add a nice touch when the headlights are on.

[Jive Turkey]

thats true on the contrast, the murdered out look might not be ideal. either way looks good man!

what are you doing for winter?

and you go to NJIT or RU newark?

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

thats true on the contrast, the murdered out look might not be ideal. either way looks good man!

what are you doing for winter?

and you go to NJIT or RU newark?

UMDNJ which has just been assimilated to the Rutgers network now. I'll be retiring the BRZ for the most part during the extremely bad weather but I'm pretty excited for this STI. Just picked it up last Friday with about 30K miles. Might stop by AZP soon for it!

[Jive Turkey]

nice! what year?

[Nitesh31]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

nice! what year?

2004. I can't believe I found it. One owner who kept it stock for the past ten years

[jaymannj]

Nice build where in nj u @?

[Jive Turkey]

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

2004. I can't believe I found it. One owner who kept it stock for the past ten years

thats a unicorn if i ever seen one

being an 04 make sure to put a good alarm on and maybe even go to AZP and get the security features we offer installed...04 doesn't have an imobilizer so avoid menlo park mall at ALL costs.