WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

[why?]

added lightness.

[Jackola]

Originally Posted by chermo12

4th winter for my BRZ...

Just a question. I'm on my first winter with my BRZ, and the paint is getting frickin peppered by the gravel they use on the roads. How is the paint on your car after four winters?

[justinco]

Originally Posted by Jackola

Just a question. I'm on my first winter with my BRZ, and the paint is getting frickin peppered by the gravel they use on the roads. How is the paint on your car after four winters?

I just had more PPF (clear-bra) applied to my car yesterday because of this. The 2017 BRZ paint seems to be a bit fragile and thin, I had small rock chips in front of the rear wheels in the usual spots.

I had PPF added behind the front and rear wheels as well as in front of the rear wheels. Hopefully this helps keep the car free from little scratches.

[johan]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Nice! You did like Figo. How hard was it & how much came out roughly?

Originally Posted by Guru Woodman

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110267

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Yeah, I have that bookmarked on my pc. I'm just gutless, so I'm kinda chicken to do it... but maybe it's winter season, so I might try it out.

Originally Posted by olsonpg

I'm actually a bit nervous to try this one too. Might be a fun winter project tho. Not an expensive replacement if you screw up either.

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Well, if you do it before me, make sure to tag me with tips.

Originally Posted by olsonpg

Haha ok. I might do it just for shits and giggles because i'm bored to tears.

I left some tips on the second page of that thread. Most time consuming thing is just working out the spacing for getting the correct fitment of the vent to the mounting shroud. Cutting the back part is a bit of a PITA too, but patience pays off.

[Joe1206]

What kind of HID's do you have chermo12?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by johan

I left some tips on the second page of that thread. Most time consuming thing is just working out the spacing for getting the correct fitment of the vent to the mounting shroud. Cutting the back part is a bit of a PITA too, but patience pays off.

Thanks man!

[olsonpg]

Originally Posted by johan

I left some tips on the second page of that thread. Most time consuming thing is just working out the spacing for getting the correct fitment of the vent to the mounting shroud. Cutting the back part is a bit of a PITA too, but patience pays off.

Haha yeah, it looks like a long tedious lesson on "just a litttttttle bit more filing" x100 times.

[FlipperBizkut]

Bought her last week. It rained for the past couple of days, so I got out in the sub-50 degree weather and washed her.

[chermo12]

Originally Posted by Jackola

Just a question. I'm on my first winter with my BRZ, and the paint is getting frickin peppered by the gravel they use on the roads. How is the paint on your car after four winters?

Paint is still flawless. I got paint protection film installed when I brought the car new. I felt it was a good investment for me. (Learned my lesson from my previous car)

Originally Posted by Joe1206

What kind of HID's do you have chermo12?

OEM. The pic just makes it look more brighter/bluish.

[johan]

Originally Posted by olsonpg

Haha yeah, it looks like a long tedious lesson on "just a litttttttle bit more filing" x100 times.

I did zero filing. Hot utility knife is the trick. Cuts right through the plastic. Blow torch -> knife -> plastic. Repeat as needed. Allows for precision.

Also, once you make a big cut to remove a chunk of plastic, you can make successive little cuts along the same plane without re-heating the knife.

[calidus]

Originally Posted by Jackola

Just a question. I'm on my first winter with my BRZ, and the paint is getting frickin peppered by the gravel they use on the roads. How is the paint on your car after four winters?

I am on my third winter in my BRZ, my front bumber has taken a beating in Ohio, I has got a dozen paint chips that have used touch up paint on. Think more do the all the construction near me than the actually winters. The rest of the car's paint is in good shape.

[pfaffendorn]

Originally Posted by robotleader

scraped the bottom of the front lip. its not even lowered!

Easiest thing in the world to do. Head-in parking against a concrete stop is the worst. I now stop two feet out (you'll never stick out in the back, our car is so tiny) and save up my scrapes for a big touchup job instead of doing them one by one.

[pfaffendorn]

Originally Posted by Bluesman62

Customizing these cars can be addicting! Just in the short time I've had mine I have changed the tail lights, added a third brake light flasher, added the Always On module for the DRLs, swapped out some of the interior trim pieces for silver ones, added the OEM arm rest, new tires and rims and lastly that gauge hood. Oh yea, and installed a sharkfin antenna. Where will it end!!

I like to say my changes are minimal, not even noticeable. But there are only two things on your list I have not done, and there are plenty more! This car is too easy to work on, that's the trouble!

[cjny]

The temperature finally went above freezing so I gave it a quick wash today in my driveway. The hose was not usable but few buckets of rinse water water left better results than if I had driven to the car wash and back. Neighbors probably think I'm nuts.