Better interior on JDM BRZ Limited?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Getagrip

Ah, the magic of marketing post processing photography.

Not really in this case.

The JDM cars do have a padded area (instead of hard plastic) around the speakers and "knee boards" (sides of the center vertical console) where the US cars do not. The US cars just have plain old plastic there.

[86design]

I just see the same thing...its just the lighting on each of the photos...

[Spaceywilly]

Originally Posted by 86design

I just see the same thing...its just the lighting on each of the photos...

The JDM one has the faux leather with red stitching on both the speaker surround and the side of the center stack. USDM just has hard plastic there. Here's a better picture of the USDM interior

[Subaruwrxfan]

Lol all the people that say the interiors are the same must have never been very good at finding Waldo...clearly the USDM car is missing the extra stitching in the places the OP mentioned. But for how cheap we are getting the car compared with the rest of the world, I expected a little bit of cutting corners in areas like this.

[RRnold]

The red stitching on the door should been the giveaway. The answer is yes and has been for a while. I'm sure if you had both leather and alcantara for you to touch, you'll feel the difference.

As far as I remember in my Honda days, the Japanese quality was always better than US versions.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan

Lol all the people that say the interiors are the same must have never been very good at finding Waldo...clearly the USDM car is missing the extra stitching in the places the OP mentioned. But for how cheap we are getting the car compared with the rest of the world, I expected a little bit of cutting corners in areas like this.

They are the same...a few missing stiching here and there doesnt magically make the interior something completely different....

[Ryephile]

USDM interior deletes:

*Power folding mirror button
*padded & stitched center console and door speaker panels
*frameless rear-view mirror [maybe]

That's it.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

They are the same...a few missing stiching here and there doesnt magically make the interior something completely different....

It's not just stitching.

[Turbowned]

Something else we can add to the list of "things to import from Japan"

I want those "leather" stitched panels! It really ties the interior together and makes it look more upscale. Though it would probably be less expensive to just pay an automotive upholsterer to add that, rather than tracking down those parts. I assume the speaker surrounds are part of a one-piece door panel, and the center console would also be a big piece to ship.

[S2kphile]

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan

Lol all the people that say the interiors are the same must have never been very good at finding Waldo...clearly the USDM car is missing the extra stitching in the places the OP mentioned. But for how cheap we are getting the car compared with the rest of the world, I expected a little bit of cutting corners in areas like this.

Did someone say Waldo?

Those stitches can be added later on with either JDM panels or going to an automotive upholsterer, which, I'll be doing when I feel like it.