Useless or Redundant features

[jarnojvv]

Originally Posted by JD001

Got to be careful as deleting the sound tube will expose how useless the engine is at making that distinctive flat four warble.

Especially with the stock zaust.

[pfaffendorn]

Originally Posted by jarnojvv

Drilled mine out, actually like it louder. Would swop it for. A rear wiper though.

Can you imagine the blade on that wiper? If you like to play pirates, you could probably fence with it.

[jarnojvv]

Originally Posted by pfaffendorn

Can you imagine the blade on that wiper? If you like to play pirates, you could probably fence with it.

Sure, would change it every rainy season though, would be nice to see behind me in traffic.

[jimmillion]

Originally Posted by STV3

Mine is def off my a mph or two. Heck even my digital one seems to read about .5 mph faster than any speed radar signs I pass on the road.

Do you change your tire size from OEM? That could be one reason.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by pfaffendorn

Can you imagine the blade on that wiper? If you like to play pirates, you could probably fence with it.

Originally Posted by jarnojvv

Sure, would change it every rainy season though, would be nice to see behind me in traffic.

I guess we don't get enough rain here then because I've never noticed it being an issue. Or, it could be I never look in my rearview mirror...not really sure.

[pfaffendorn]

Originally Posted by fumanchu1

Yes please do explain how foglights are useless... do you not have fog where you're from?! Fog lights saved my ass from running over wildlife countless times.

From what I have seen and read on this forum, the great majority of FR-S/BRZ owners are between the ages of 20 and 30, and can be expected to have pretty acute vision even if they do wear glasses. Their stance on foglights has tended to be to match the color temperature to the HID headlights, and crank up the wattage to an attention-getting level.

We more "senior members," though we may still have 20/20 acuity, sometimes need our cars to help us out a little more, and bright yellow true fog lights help a great deal. The science may be a little tedious for this post, but essentially our eyes are most sensitive to the yellow band of the spectrum, as it is the color of our sun. Fog droplets act like little floating prisms which split white light into its various colors and scatter them in front of us. The intense yellow foglights, aided by projector lenses which focus the main yellow rays while filtering out the scattered other colors, give us a better and deeper view of what's out there in the fog.

The cars come equipped with some pretty pitiful things they call "foglights", but if they're not equipping their cars with "real" foglights as I've described, I can understand why they would regard them as "useless and redundant."

[Packofcrows]

Adding tint to the fogs increases visibility imo. I have yellows. Driving in mtn areas in bay area is quite helpful. I am able to see just a tad better than without them. Visibility increased about 30% imo in fog. Have not run into wild life like one of the members above, but have avoided hitting parked cars and big branches.


The stock fogs are nice, but wish they were yellow-ish.

IMO stuff I think is useless or mostly useless in our cars is that of the fake cf in the interior. Wont stay clean. Also, the door handles inside. Scratch so easily! Like wth!

[Mim]

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

Six pages and no one mentioned the intake sound tube?

I think its one of the best features of the car as I generally drive with my windows closed and climate air con on. The sound generator allows me to putter round and hear an awesome sound track while in 50 and 60kph zones and not have to rev the car out much.

Its a much better approach to improving the emersion of driving then using a synthetic sound pumped through speakers like BMW's. Besides doesn't Porsche use a similar diaphragm and ducting system?

I think its a good combo with the stock exhaust. Later I'll be doing headers and leave the rest of the exhaust stock. This will make it all sound a touch louder, not gather much attention from those around me (especially cops) and let me have some kicks when driving at legal speeds. Its a classic win win scenario imo.

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by Mim

I think its one of the best features of the car as I generally drive with my windows closed and climate air con on. The sound generator allows me to putter round and hear an awesome sound track while in 50 and 60kph zones and not have to rev the car out much.

Its a much better approach to improving the emersion of driving then using a synthetic sound pumped through speakers like BMW's. Besides doesn't Porsche use a similar diaphragm and ducting system?

I think its a good combo with the stock exhaust. Later I'll be doing headers and leave the rest of the exhaust stock. This will make it all sound a touch louder, not gather much attention from those around me (especially cops) and let me have some kicks when driving at legal speeds. Its a classic win win scenario imo.

Fair enough. Personally, I have not noticed any difference with the sound tube off, though to be fair, I plugged up the hole before removing the whole intake sound tube altogether.

I do agree that it is a far better solution than BMW's audio playback thing. I think a few other manufacturers are guilty of this as well.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by pfaffendorn

From what I have seen and read on this forum, the great majority of FR-S/BRZ owners are between the ages of 20 and 30, and can be expected to have pretty acute vision even if they do wear glasses. Their stance on foglights has tended to be to match the color temperature to the HID headlights, and crank up the wattage to an attention-getting level.

We more "senior members," though we may still have 20/20 acuity, sometimes need our cars to help us out a little more, and bright yellow true fog lights help a great deal. The science may be a little tedious for this post, but essentially our eyes are most sensitive to the yellow band of the spectrum, as it is the color of our sun. Fog droplets act like little floating prisms which split white light into its various colors and scatter them in front of us. The intense yellow foglights, aided by projector lenses which focus the main yellow rays while filtering out the scattered other colors, give us a better and deeper view of what's out there in the fog.

The cars come equipped with some pretty pitiful things they call "foglights", but if they're not equipping their cars with "real" foglights as I've described, I can understand why they would regard them as "useless and redundant."

Until the early 90's cars in France had to have yellow tinted lights but now either is okay. UK has always been clear lights as far as I remember.

I usually drive on dipped in built-up areas where we have Street lamps and full beam out in the countryside but only if I am not following or there are no oncoming vehicles. My fogs only come on in bad/low visibility ie foggy conditions.

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Mim

Its a much better approach to improving the emersion of driving then using a synthetic sound pumped through speakers like BMW's. Besides doesn't Porsche use a similar diaphragm and ducting system?

The sound tube/diaphragm has been around since the debut of the MkV Golf GTI from 2004, I think Mahle came up with this idea IIRC the "Sound Creator". Pretty sure even the NC Miata had this.

Nissan has started pumping out fake engine sound thru the speakers on the new 370Z.

[Jordan Silveira]

Do owners not realize that the small pocket next to the push start button on limited BRZ's is a standard JDM coin drawer/pocket. Granted I currently put my mini altoids in it at the moment it is very common to have a tiny pocket made specifically for holding change in japanese cars. The JDM coin pocket for 4th gen Preludes is actually a rare piece believe it or not.

[FX86]

Originally Posted by Jordan Silveira

Do owners not realize that the small pocket next to the push start button on limited BRZ's is a standard JDM coin drawer/pocket. Granted I currently put my mini altoids in it at the moment it is very common to have a tiny pocket made specifically for holding change in japanese cars. The JDM coin pocket for 4th gen Preludes is actually a rare piece believe it or not.

i put my remote controller there for my footwell leds..so i find it useful

[STV3]

Originally Posted by jimmillion

Do you change your tire size from OEM? That could be one reason.

Nah, stock wheels and tires.