WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[Rican_D]

Originally Posted by NLSP

Acquired the 86 piston trunk liner and Rexpeed heated, polarized & wide-angle side mirrors from a local seller. Huge difference with the new mirrors, recommend 100%.

I've had the wide angle mirrors for years now. Love them

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[jflogerzi]

Installed a Perrin transmission and whiteline bushing... Huge mistake if you daily drive your car... The amount noise, vibration and tone change is bad unless because race car.

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[StraightOuttaCanadaEh]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Installed a Perrin transmission and whiteline bushing... Huge mistake if you daily drive your car... The amount noise, vibration and tone change is bad unless because race car.

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I didn't notice much and I've had them on the car for 3 years now

[ddevl_86]

Today, I learned the true importance of fastener clips used in the wheel wells...

Saw this monstrosity last night when inspecting the passenger headlight for a ballast/bulb issue on my brand new VLands.





I was fearful if I fucked somethin up with the wiring. I didn't, all is secure thankfully! At the same time, I wondered if something caught fire and I had further troubles coming my way... after messing with the flap, I now understand that the vibrations/wind loosed the bottom clip and made the fender flap hit/rub the tire in some fashion, thereby also removing the bottom portion of the encasement and shredding the wall.

Now I gotta get under there and ziptie some loose wires that I thought were safe from elements, and now are not.

In the case of the passenger headlight not firing properly, they've got a pair of new ballasts and D2H bulbs coming at no cost to me! I cannot recommend Fuji Racing Co. https://fujiracingco.com (from Dallas, TX) enough! John there, has been one of the most sincere and coolest people I've had the pleasure of doing business with, especially when it comes to customer service. He's gone above and beyond any measure of excellence in helping me.

Ill be stopping by Home Depot/Lowes tomorrow to pick up a ton of new clips for the front bumper cover, since I'll need to remove it again anyways to fix the headlights. Gonna go through and replace every last one of those suckers so its done proper and I dont have this problem again. Although Ive already received damage to one side of the wheel well, its better safe than sorry at this point.

Anyone got a link to just the passenger plastic wheel well for cheap? also, thanks for reading this essay hahah

[new2subaru]

Redecorating again

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by ddevl_86

Today, I learned the true importance of fastener clips used in the wheel wells...



Saw this monstrosity last night when inspecting the passenger headlight for a ballast/bulb issue on my brand new VLands.











I was fearful if I fucked somethin up with the wiring. I didn't, all is secure thankfully! At the same time, I wondered if something caught fire and I had further troubles coming my way... after messing with the flap, I now understand that the vibrations/wind loosed the bottom clip and made the fender flap hit/rub the tire in some fashion, thereby also removing the bottom portion of the encasement and shredding the wall.



Now I gotta get under there and ziptie some loose wires that I thought were safe from elements, and now are not.



In the case of the passenger headlight not firing properly, they've got a pair of new ballasts and D2H bulbs coming at no cost to me! I cannot recommend Fuji Racing Co. https://fujiracingco.com (from Dallas, TX) enough! John there, has been one of the most sincere and coolest people I've had the pleasure of doing business with, especially when it comes to customer service. He's gone above and beyond any measure of excellence in helping me.



Ill be stopping by Home Depot/Lowes tomorrow to pick up a ton of new clips for the front bumper cover, since I'll need to remove it again anyways to fix the headlights. Gonna go through and replace every last one of those suckers so its done proper and I dont have this problem again. Although Ive already received damage to one side of the wheel well, its better safe than sorry at this point.



Anyone got a link to just the passenger plastic wheel well for cheap? also, thanks for reading this essay hahah

I got mine for 36$ direct from dealer

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[Decep]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Installed a Perrin transmission and whiteline bushing... Huge mistake if you daily drive your car... The amount noise, vibration and tone change is bad unless because race car.

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the perrin rear mount is nice for daily, basically no change in noise. the whiteline bushing definitely makes your car whiney and sound like a 30 year old truck with a worn out transmission/rear end.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by ddevl_86

just a note-- those aluminum valve caps can and do seize onto the valve stems.

i had a pair a while back that did that. took me something like 2 hours to grind them off with a dremel.

just beware, the price of admission is quite steep with those..

[Compelica]

Pulled out the front bumper today to install a DRL enabler kit (Japanese models do not have DRL as part of regulations, hardware is all there sans wiring). The push pins underneath the bumper were terrible things, especially without a jack. Some just went brittle and snapped right after it was removed, have new ones coming in.

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by Decep

the perrin rear mount is nice for daily, basically no change in noise. the whiteline bushing definitely makes your car whiney and sound like a 30 year old truck with a worn out transmission/rear end.

Are you talking about the rear diff or Trans mount?

[DarkSunrise]

Mounted a new set of tires. These are Federal SS 595 in 235/40/17. The SS apparently stands for Super Steel, but they should be “Super Steal” since these were only $55/tire.

I’m not too concerned about grip since these are just my daily/canyon tire, but road manners are great so far. Not sure why people complain about noise. Probably helps that my track tires are Hankook RS3’s so these are actually slightly quieter in comparison on the highway.

As people have noted, these run a bit wide for their size. I’ll update with some more impressions after taking them to the canyons this weekend. As mentioned I’m not expecting huge levels of grip (actually less grip would be more fun to me), but hoping for good tread life and decent consistency across a wide temperature band.

[MJones_RB]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Mounted a new set of tires. These are Federal SS 595 in 235/40/17. The SS apparently stands for Super Steel, but they should be “Super Steal” since these were only $55/tire.

I’m not too concerned about grip since these are just my daily/canyon tire, but road manners are great so far. Not sure why people complain about noise. Probably helps that my track tires are Hankook RS3’s so these are actually slightly quieter in comparison on the highway.

As people have noted, these run a bit wide for their size. I’ll update with some more impressions after taking them to the canyons this weekend. As mentioned I’m not expecting huge levels of grip (actually less grip would be more fun to me), but hoping for good tread life and decent consistency across a wide temperature band.

I was going to get some 595 RS-Rs for my 17x7 Enkeis, only $87.50 each. For the price the reviews are great! Michelins have just become too pricey for a daily driver.

[DarkSideFRS]

Federals are crap tier 3 tires lol... u'll get annoyed with the road noise in no time at all

[Rican_D]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Mounted a new set of tires. These are Federal SS 595 in 235/40/17. The SS apparently stands for Super Steel, but they should be “Super Steal” since these were only $55/tire.



I’m not too concerned about grip since these are just my daily/canyon tire, but road manners are great so far. Not sure why people complain about noise. Probably helps that my track tires are Hankook RS3’s so these are actually slightly quieter in comparison on the highway.



As people have noted, these run a bit wide for their size. I’ll update with some more impressions after taking them to the canyons this weekend. As mentioned I’m not expecting huge levels of grip (actually less grip would be more fun to me), but hoping for good tread life and decent consistency across a wide temperature band.

What wheel size you have. I'm running 235/40/17 as well.

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