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JD001 · 04-18-2017, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tomm.brz

nice job with the paint correction and coating...
What I hate about my BRZ '17 is the crazy amount of orange peel

Orange peel??? Do you have photos? I've seen a number of Twins but never noticed orange peel however seen bad dealer paint jobs post delivery that don't match the factory finish.

tomm.brz · 04-18-2017, 11:54 AM

My black my17 is totally covered with orange peel and no single brz/gt86 is free of it
Yes you are right about bad paint jobs, my left side wad repainted after 1 week cause someone crashed on me while parking but also the "stock" paint on all the other body parts have a visible orange peel

I think i have photos of it, I ll post them later for you

EDIT: well actually i don t really have photos anymore, i found these 2 of when I had my car crashed on the left posterior side

You can see the amount of orange peel, my car is like that everywhere

Spec C Wannabe · 04-19-2017, 12:21 AM

I wouldn't call that orange peel. Every car on the road has that painted surface texture. It is completely normal and natural phenomenon of paint curing process.

justinco · 04-19-2017, 12:24 AM

Drove it to work on the stock wheels....boring.

brz07 · 04-19-2017, 01:41 PM

Transformed the car today. New wheels&tires, coilovers, rear LCA's and front top mounts

shadow_772 · 04-20-2017, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Spec C Wannabe

I wouldn't call that orange peel. Every car on the road has that painted surface texture. It is completely normal and natural phenomenon of paint curing process.

You might not, but an entire industry does. And some orange peel can be worse than others.

Coming from someone who has a lot of experience with autobody/paint correction/detail work.

Orange peel is exactly what he posted, and generally you wet sand and polish it out if you want to get rid of it.

mjanmohammad · 04-21-2017, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by trippinbillies40

So far so good but only took it around the block to make sure everything was on correctly and tight. Just slightly rougher ride I think, nothing terrible. I'll report more once I put some miles on them.

It's been 4 days, OP is dead. RCE springs killed the rode comfort and him.

But really I need to know, I'm considering the same upgrade

Golevka · 04-21-2017, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by olsonpg

Yassssss

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Golevka · 04-21-2017, 12:53 AM

Yanked the Blizzaks and put the summers back on!

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katai · 04-21-2017, 03:13 AM

First mod done today was installing clear side markers.

imnotsureaboutbrz · 04-21-2017, 03:14 AM

I installed my new dash cam setup this evening. It's a Rexing V1P which has the dual cameras and I got the gps module. Setting up the device was actually more difficult than running the cables around the car. Maybe
30-45 mins. I feel it's a good thing to have, and I'm interested to see if a autocross run looking interesting enough to share.

Front Cam

Rear cam

I also installed the finger print free trunk strap and it works really well. It might be the most useful mod I've done to the car (beside tires)

katai · 04-21-2017, 03:22 AM

Did you get that strap from Amazon? Another member posted a link. I'm thinking of getting one myself.

imnotsureaboutbrz · 04-21-2017, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by katai

Did you get that strap from Amazon? Another member posted a link. I'm thinking of getting one myself.

Yup Amazon Prime ftw.. They used to make a yellow one... but there are other color options too, and it comes with a longer/stronger push pin thing too. Absolutely worth the $20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

bentleyboii · 04-22-2017, 08:42 PM

Bought Her!

04-18-2017, 11:54 AM	#15458
tomm.brz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: brz 2017 hksv2 Location: italy Posts: 2,279 Thanks: 515 Thanked 1,121 Times in 811 Posts Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My black my17 is totally covered with orange peel and no single brz/gt86 is free of it Yes you are right about bad paint jobs, my left side wad repainted after 1 week cause someone crashed on me while parking but also the "stock" paint on all the other body parts have a visible orange peel I think i have photos of it, I ll post them later for you EDIT: well actually i don t really have photos anymore, i found these 2 of when I had my car crashed on the left posterior side You can see the amount of orange peel, my car is like that everywhere Last edited by tomm.brz; 04-18-2017 at 01:02 PM.

04-19-2017, 12:24 AM	#15460
justinco btr.life Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2022 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,102 Thanks: 662 Thanked 1,094 Times in 491 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Drove it to work on the stock wheels....boring. __________________ 2022 Toyota GR86 - The BTR Garage 1994 BMW 325is \| 2013 Scion FRS \| 2017 Subaru BRZ

04-19-2017, 01:41 PM	#15461
brz07 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: '17 BRZ Location: Istanbul Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Transformed the car today. New wheels&tires, coilovers, rear LCA's and front top mounts Attached Images __________________ When you feel like life is passing you by, downshift. instagram.com/brz.07/

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