Mods to avoid

[Rampage]

Avoid:

Too loud
Too low
Too wide
and
anything that is not "turn key" reliable.

I have been modding cars for a long time and these are my tried and true lessons learned from the school of "Mistakes Made".

All these things get old really fast and then it cost money to undo them.

The other thing is; never, ever expect to get the money back that you have spent on mods.

[Tokay444]

You mean, what I paid for my mods isn't directly added to the value of my car? BLASPHEMY!

[pfaffendorn]

Originally Posted by kch

Just replacement bulbs. They blind people. I just wanted the color to more closely match the headlights.

We have to face the facts: bright white fogs do nothing but increase the effects of the vision-limiting fog itself. Optically, the fog is somewhat reduced only with yellow light. It reduces the scatter from the red and blue sides of the spectrum and penetrates the mist a little better. Matching your fogs to the color temp of your headlights is foolish, not to mention rude to your oncoming drivers.

[kch]

Originally Posted by pfaffendorn

We have to face the facts: bright white fogs do nothing but increase the effects of the vision-limiting fog itself. Optically, the fog is somewhat reduced only with yellow light. It reduces the scatter from the red and blue sides of the spectrum and penetrates the mist a little better. Matching your fogs to the color temp of your headlights is foolish, not to mention rude to your oncoming drivers.

Oh totally. But it doesn't get foggy where I live, and I hated seeing the yellow foglights.

They never get used at all anymore.

[nocoolname]

Originally Posted by Rampage

Avoid:

Too loud
Too low
Too wide
and
anything that is not "turn key" reliable.

I have been modding cars for a long time and these are my tried and true lessons learned from the school of "Mistakes Made".

All these things get old really fast and then it cost money to undo them.

The other thing is; never, ever expect to get the money back that you have spent on mods.

What is this "too loud" thing you speak of?

[softgrip]

I hate the mod where you grind your wheels on the curb. Avoid!!!

[daiheadjai]

Originally Posted by softgrip

I hate the mod where you grind your wheels on the curb. Avoid!!!

Nuh uh! That's a great way to reduce unsprung weight!

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[jochfr]

Originally Posted by Poodles

1) Yep, terrible investment (and potentially damaging).

2) There's a lot of cheap lips available on the forums that fit great. Just buy from someone reputable.

3) Can be resold for nearly as much as you bought it for. Totally worth it for that alone.

4) Depends. Factory fogs aren't even visible on the BRZ, so an LED assembly gives you functional fogs. Dunno what you have though...




Depends on the quality. If they used a proper UV stabilized gel coat it should be fine. Most don't though, so getting it properly cleared would alleviate that issue.



Hell, I'd bump that up to $1600. Factory stuff was heavily tuned from the factory and anything less is only going to hurt handling...



YES. The only exception would be ones with dust boots, but those are rare. If you're not inspecting these, you're risking your safety.



Likely wouldn't matter because of the way the hood works. You're more likely to have issues with CF hoods...



Some actually LOST power from what I remember. Long gone are the days of the K&N intake that adds tons of power, the OEM's actually put time into making good intakes because the engine will be more efficient.



Ok, who let the troll out?


Anyway, my additions:

- One piece driveshaft.

- LED's in the door lights as it could blow the body control module (exception would be the version that replaces the entire assembly).

- Metal shift knobs (unless you live somewhere that never gets hot...).

- Most CF hoods. Unless you need some kind of ventilation, the factory hood is lighter.

- Nitrogen in your tires.

I made that mistake... Cold as hell in the winter and hot af in the summer.
about to put my oem one back on.
My car came with Nitrogen in the tires when I bought it... Should I change that?

[justatroll]

Originally Posted by jochfr

I made that mistake... Cold as hell in the winter and hot af in the summer.
about to put my oem one back on.
My car came with Nitrogen in the tires when I bought it... Should I change that?

WAIT! You haven't changed to WINTER nitrogen yet?!?

[kch]

Originally Posted by jochfr

My car came with Nitrogen in the tires when I bought it... Should I change that?

Nah, it's fine.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by kch

Nah, it's fine.

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I know I know I just like that joke

[FX86]

Originally Posted by softgrip

I hate the mod where you grind your wheels on the curb. Avoid!!!

it's a great way to fix your alignment

[justatroll]

Originally Posted by softgrip

I hate the mod where you grind your wheels on the curb. Avoid!!!

If the tires stick out past the rim of the wheel (like intended) that wont happen.

[softgrip]

Originally Posted by justatroll

If the tires stick out past the rim of the wheel (like intended) that wont happen.

Nah, I did it to my stock 2016 BRZ. Easy to do.