Ruskymx's Hot Lava 6 spd manual

[ruskymx]

The time has finally come! My Hot Lava 6spd was dropped off today at my dealership. I ran out of the dealership to meet the truck like a young girl chasing Justin Bieber! I actually took a video of the truck pulling in the lot. lol

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGyYmhAXCAw"]2013 Scion FRS - Hot Lava, From Truck to Driveway - YouTube[/ame]

HD Version of the same video

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIA27YwO5Z4"]2013 Scion FRS - Hot Lava, From Truck to Driveway - YouTube[/ame]
Here are some pics:












I'll get some better pics when I can. My dealership actually didn't have the radio in stock and I have to wait until it comes in to have it installed. It didn't stop me from taking her home though. I think my first mod may be a head unit. I like the Pioneer App Radio 2 and I'm leaning towards that, but not 100% yet. I'll also be getting the shark fin antenna and the Grimmspeed oil cap but those are just cosmetic enhancements.

Supposedly Scion is releasing more accessories tomorrow and I hope one is a spoiler. I'd love to get the duckbill spoiler for it right away, but I'll have to wait and see.

I'll try to keep this thread updated as I make changes. I'm not sure how many or how fast they will come because I have another project going on with a 93 4Runner that I am making a trail rig to take off roading and I have about $4,000 worth of parts sitting in my garage.

If anyone is interested in seeing what the radio area looks like with no radio there, I can take a pic so you can see how much room there is in there.

Ruskymx

[Tbxgz]

Now thats a one spicy meatball.

[ruskymx]

I made another video of my car in the driveway. It's kind of a walk around and it shows how to set the radio to FR-S instead of tC like many of them have defaulted to. I updated the first post with the video.

Ruskymx

[OrbitalEllipses]

Privet?

[RaceR]

Nice video!

[ruskymx]

I installed my first mod on Friday last week. I received my Beat Sonic Antenna and threw it on. Very easy install.

Being that I bought the first FR-S we got it, my managers wanted me to park it out front and display it (locked up of course). Since my desk is right inside the door by the Scion entrance, they didn't have to twist my arm too much. The only downfall is if I am running late, then it's easy to see....






Ruskymx

[Lonewolf]

That antenna looks great! The color looks like a perfect match. What's next?

[MarkRacerX]

Right on, Enjoy !!!

[ruskymx]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf

That antenna looks great! The color looks like a perfect match. What's next?

Probably the Pioneer AVIC-X940BT. I want to see if I can figure out how to use the factory mic with the unit instead of wiring up a second mic.

I also want to get some of the Perrin goodies. Probably going to get intake, exhaust and pulley from him all at once. I just need to sell my previous DD by the time the stuff gets released.

I'm also going to get a spoiler. Torn between the Five Axis and the TRD.

Ruskymx

[ruskymx]

Orders for SRT Exhaust & Perrin Crank Pulley have been placed! Now I wait until they arrive...

[jarviz]

how big is the gap between the shark fin antenna and the roof? Is the antenna really $115?

[ruskymx]

Originally Posted by jarviz

how big is the gap between the shark fin antenna and the roof? Is the antenna really $115?

There is no gap because there is a rubber flange/gasket between the antennae and the roof. I paid $90 for it through the group buy that was in the classified section.

Ruskymx

[ruskymx]

I have the condensation issue on both my tail lights now. At first it was just the passenger side that I noticed a few weeks ago after washing it. We just had some rain come through the area this weekend, and here are some pics of the results.

The passenger side is worse, as you can see the water puddling at the bottom of the lens.








The other issue I am experiencing is the idle issue. I caught an incident on video on the way to work on Saturday because I noticed it would happen fairly consistently coming to a stop at the red light by my work.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eda6OB66LkI"]2013 Scion FR-S Idle Issue - YouTube[/ame]

My dealership is making defect reports to Toyota/Scion about these issues and also for my D/S speaker grill that keeps popping up. Although the condensation & speaker grill are not major issues that affect the car in a significant way, I wanted to bring them to the attention of Toyota/Scion so in case they become a bigger issue, there is record of it being reported early on.

The idle issue is one that concerns me. I have a Perrin crank pulley waiting to be installed, but it's staying off until it gets resolved.

[ruskymx]

I installed my Perrin Crank Pulley today and so far so good! It seems to rev quicker and acceleration seems better, but it could be just the placebo effect.

Airbox out of the way.



Stock Pulley weight:



Perrin Pulley Weight:



I also installed another set of LED's for my reverse lights. I originally purchased a set of the CREE LED's from a vendor here and even though they are bright, they direct the light to the side of the car and you cannot see that well when in reverse.

It also caused a strange radio signal issue when I shifted into reverse. I tried rotating them to all the different configurations and it wouldn't go away. I replaced them with a set of these and no more radio issue PLUS I can see when in reverse at night without having to ride the brake pedal to gain additional light.

Video of radio signal issue:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3TzRt04Y7U"]2013 Scion FRS Radio Signal Issue - YouTube[/ame]



I also washed her again and shined her up up with some Meguiar's Quick Detailer Spray. I noticed some stone chips on my front bumper though...

All shined up! :



I can't wait until my SRT exhaust gets here....the wait is killing me!

Ruskymx