WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[DarkPira7e]

I also painted mine. They've been apart twice. No new sealant added, just clamp as much as you can after putting them back together. Looks fine with the reflectors left alone too. been through plenty of rain in the 8 or so months they've been on the car, and everything between 20 and 100 degrees F. Best mod for the FRS! Share it with us when you're done!

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I also painted mine. They've been apart twice. No new sealant added, just clamp as much as you can after putting them back together. Looks fine with the reflectors left alone too. been through plenty of rain in the 8 or so months they've been on the car, and everything between 20 and 100 degrees F. Best mod for the FRS! Share it with us when you're done!

Looks great! I'll definitely post pics when it's done. The parts probably won't be here for at least 5 days though Opening the headlights was much easier than I was anticipating. I tried doing it with just a heat gun, but the oven route was much faster/easier and luckily I didn't melt my headlights like I was afraid of.

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

Looks great! I'll definitely post pics when it's done. The parts probably won't be here for at least 5 days though Opening the headlights was much easier than I was anticipating. I tried doing it with just a heat gun, but the oven route was much faster/easier and luckily I didn't melt my headlights like I was afraid of.

I did mine the first time in an oven, not bad at all. New oven now that is smaller, had to use a heat gun this time. Heat gun method sucks. 200F for 10 minutes works great in the oven.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

That's a good picture, but, it makes me want to scream GET THE HELL OUTTA OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!






humfrz

[johan]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

I know the old sealant is reusable (that's what everyone did with no issues in the DIYs I read), but I sprung the extra $12 for the "retro rubber" when I bought my kit from TRS. I want to remove the old sealant so I can apply the new stuff for some extra piece of mind and so I don't end up wasting $12.

Pull off as much excess as you can, then spray the surface or a blue towel with WD40, that will eat the old stuff up. You'll need to spray/rub/reapply a lot. It'll be messy, but you should be able to take it all off.

I've used this method to clean off the inner metal door skin on cars after removing the plastic weather shield. It works really well.

[Ashikabi]

Here's a tip: don't every use Goof Off on the headlight lense. Good to know WD40 will take off butyl. I ruined a headlight once with the Goof Off after I got a thread of butyl on the lense during disassembly

[Face_Plant]

Got my headlights back together today. I wish I had just left the old sealant in place. It was a real bitch to scoop that shit out...


To those that used the kit from TRS: what did you use to seal the back of the housing behind the low beam? Is the kit supposed to come with a new plug?

[Enkrow]

Today I modified the impreza fire extinguisher bracket I had from my last car to fit in my FRS.
Now I can access my extinguisher while seated, if I ever need to.

[Ashikabi]

Depin the stock connector and use the stock boot?

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

Got my headlights back together today. I wish I had just left the old sealant in place. It was a real bitch to scoop that shit out...


To those that used the kit from TRS: what did you use to seal the back of the housing behind the low beam? Is the kit supposed to come with a new plug?

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by Ashikabi

Depin the stock connector and use the stock boot?

The stock boot sealed around the projector. The projectors included in this kit don't have an area for the stock boots to seal against.

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

The stock boot sealed around the projector. The projectors included in this kit don't have an area for the stock boots to seal against.

I put a knife through it to make a thin but wide enough hole to slide stuff through. You could then, after pushing the wires through, seal it with a rubber compound of your choice

[Face_Plant]

I think I've come up with a solution. The projectors came with a few white "doughnuts" that according to Morimoto's website are for a different purpose. The brown boot fits into the center of the doughnut perfectly and the outer edge of the doughnut sits on the inner rim of the stock boot with just enough overlap for some glue/sealant. Tomorrow I'll get some silicone adhesive to bond the two and this should be good.

[dnieves]

Got the FR-S back from the body shop, scratch & ding are gone -back to 100% new looking! Chemical smell of paint/thinner stinks beyond belief when you close the windows and let the car marinate for a while.


I have to call the body shop back because I forgot to ask how long does the paint need to fully cure before I can wash and wax.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by dnieves

Got the FR-S back from the body shop, scratch & ding are gone -back to 100% new looking! Chemical smell of paint/thinner stinks beyond belief when you close the windows and let the car marinate for a while.


I have to call the body shop back because I forgot to ask how long does the paint need to fully cure before I can wash and wax.

Give it a week. Two if you can stand it.