STI 2017+ Facelift Kouki Parts

[norcalpb]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

I meant separate as in the DRL is in its own housing and not within the headlight assembly.

If I'm understanding you right, the DRLs are the innermost lights that are currently lit in that pic right?

The 2006 Audi S6 has LED drls separate from the headlights. The 2008 Audi R8 was the first car to have LEDs in the headlights.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by Mazikowski

FT86 Speed Factory has the DRLs... for $435!
http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/suba...-2017-brz.html

Nice, I'd do it if I had a 2017 bumper.

Originally Posted by norcalpb

The 2006 Audi S6 has LED drls separate from the headlights. The 2008 Audi R8 was the first car to have LEDs in the headlights.

Ah ok. I've never seen that before.

[johan]

Originally Posted by Mazikowski

FT86 Speed Factory has the DRLs... for $435!
http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/suba...-2017-brz.html

Originally Posted by Zaku

Nice that Speed factory has it, might consider it one day ; )

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

Nice, I'd do it if I had a 2017 bumper.

I got them from FT86SF and installed. We don't have the body side wire harness for them so I just tapped the power/ground for the boomerang on the driver's side. Works like a charm. They don't look very bright in these pix because the car was off and they weren't getting full power. They are very bright, especially at night.

[Zaku]

Originally Posted by johan

I got them from FT86SF and installed. We don't have the body side wire harness for them so I just tapped the power/ground for the boomerang on the driver's side. Works like a charm. They don't look very bright in these pix because the car was off and they weren't getting full power. They are very bright, especially at night.

you win sir, you win

[PandaSPUR]

Damn that looks nice.

[DSOmegaX]

Curious to see if the front STi badge can actually fit the grille on the bumper. I'm kind of assuming no at this point cause I have yet to see any images of the badge on a 2017 (and it just seems like one of those things that people would do quickly)


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[kuczynskika]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

Curious to see if the front STi badge can actually fit the grille on the bumper. I'm kind of assuming no at this point cause I have yet to see any images of the badge on a 2017 (and it just seems like one of those things that people would do quickly)


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Early reports seem to say that it will. There's a thread where I asked this to a guy who did the conversation. Just need a pic of behind the bumper to confirm the mounting holes though.


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[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by kuczynskika

Early reports seem to say that it will. There's a thread where I asked this to a guy who did the conversation. Just need a pic of behind the bumper to confirm the mounting holes though.


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It's not just the holes though, it's the shape of the grille itself and the spacing to allow the badge to properly clip to the backing plate. From the looks of it so far, it actually look like the space is more narrow than ours. I might unclip my badge and test fit one at a dealership

[kuczynskika]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

It's not just the holes though, it's the shape of the grille itself and the spacing to allow the badge to properly clip to the backing plate. From the looks of it so far, it actually look like the space is more narrow than ours. I might unclip my badge and test fit one at a dealership

Do it and let me know. Have fun getting it outta there tho. Such a bitch to install without removing the bumper. 😅


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[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by kuczynskika

Do it and let me know. Have fun getting it outta there tho. Such a bitch to install without removing the bumper. 😅


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Well I wasn't gonna take the backing plate with me haha just the badge. I figure if the spacing is correct for the badge then more so than not the backing plate will fit, especially if the holes are there (which I can also just check)

[DSOmegaX]

Anyway yeah so there's some paint issues with my front bumper so it needs to be repainted, so I'm entertaining the idea of converting the front end. I do like the look of the new one, but at the same time I feel like I should keep the theme "original" considering the tS. Not sure yet, but at the very least I actually want to delete my front fog lights to the premium trim if I do keep the gouki bumper


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[kuczynskika]

Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

Anyway yeah so there's some paint issues with my front bumper so it needs to be repainted, so I'm entertaining the idea of converting the front end. I do like the look of the new one, but at the same time I feel like I should keep the theme "original" considering the tS. Not sure yet, but at the very least I actually want to delete my front fog lights to the premium trim if I do keep the gouki bumper


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I'm in the same exact place. Original bumper is all screwed up, so why not refresh?

[DSOmegaX]

Originally Posted by kuczynskika

I'm in the same exact place. Original bumper is all screwed up, so why not refresh?

Yeah it definitely looks nice. I think in the end I'll probably live vicariously through you though haha. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to stick to the original bumper since I've gone so far with the tS build; keeping it all "original" just fits the car better. I will, at the very least, getting rid of my fog lights to your premium trim cause with the extension trim next to it, it just looks way too busy with the fog lights.

Btw, how's the pink trim holding up on yours? Needed to have my bumper corrected before I did mine lol

[johan]

To add to the discussion about Zenki vs Kouki front end - On the Zenki front bumper, the unpainted mustache/grill area is molded into the bumper - once piece, on the Kouki front end, the mustache/grill is separate from the bumper and can be removed/replaced easily. I only mention this because I know some BRZ owners have complained to me about it before.