The Gen 2 Photo Thread

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by 22 BRZ

Just double sided tape - quite easy to remove - especially with some light heat applied with a heat gun from a distance.

Debadged mine too, I couldn’t believe how soft the tape was, it was so easy to remove. I’ve only ever debadged 5-7 year old cars and they were always a pain.

[22 BRZ]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Debadged mine too, I couldn’t believe how soft the tape was, it was so easy to remove. I’ve only ever debadged 5-7 year old cars and they were always a pain.

Subaru tape seems way easier than other ones.

[mazeroni]

Oh, wait. Has Subaru traditionally put a "SUBARU" badge on the back of their cars in combination with the "Star Badge"? I can see why people want to remove it. Makes the rear a little busy.

[22 BRZ]

Subaru has always had a thing for badge overload. This is my least favourite example...

[Jegan_V]

Originally Posted by mazeroni

Oh, wait. Has Subaru traditionally put a "SUBARU" badge on the back of their cars in combination with the "Star Badge"? I can see why people want to remove it. Makes the rear a little busy.

Japanese car trend dating back to the 80s and was still well around into the 1990s. The only difference is Subaru still kept that going the entire time and if anything they love badges as owners could add those badge of ownership ones.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Shooting this thing is tricky, I can’t capture HOW FREAKING RED it is. I played with the WB and aperture a bit but it made no difference. In some shots the paint looks almost coral. The baby blue sky reflecting in the paint sure didn’t help.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by beltax90

probably try early morning lighting with a polarizer??

Yea I need to buy a filter, just got back into a DSLR so I’m slowly remembering all the things.

[CZ6T]

Nice little alleyway in my town that I always liked taking photos at

[trippinbillies40]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Shooting this thing is tricky, I can’t capture HOW FREAKING RED it is. I played with the WB and aperture a bit but it made no difference. In some shots the paint looks almost coral. The baby blue sky reflecting in the paint sure didn’t help.

Are you shooting raw and do you have Lightroom? If yes to both, use LR's new subject mask to easily separate the car from the rest of the photo and process it by itself. There's a ton of videos on LR's latest update and masking tool, it's soooo good. PM me a link to download one of those in RAW and I can take a stab at it to show you the potential! Those photos I posted looked like garbage straight outta the camera. It's amazing the detail you can pull out of a raw file.

[Robertw]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Shooting this thing is tricky, I can’t capture HOW FREAKING RED it is. I played with the WB and aperture a bit but it made no difference. In some shots the paint looks almost coral. The baby blue sky reflecting in the paint sure didn’t help.

Is this the same red that's offered on the GR86?


Also, has anyone tried fitting baby seats (forward facing) / booster seats in the back? Looking for photos of the rear seat space, or is it basically the same as the previous gen?

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by Robertw

Is this the same red that's offered on the GR86?


Also, has anyone tried fitting baby seats (forward facing) / booster seats in the back? Looking for photos of the rear seat space, or is it basically the same as the previous gen?

Yes, same red.

Back seat area is the same. I have a forward facing recaro harness booster in there, fits fine.

[Robertw]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Yes, same red.

Back seat area is the same. I have a forward facing recaro harness booster in there, fits fine.

Cool thanks.

[Stonehorsw]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Yes, same red.

Back seat area is the same. I have a forward facing recaro harness booster in there, fits fine.

Care to take some pics of the bolster? I may ulgrade mine

[AK2112]

Originally Posted by MikeNSX2

Yes, that's me.

I have only driven the car twice (about 50 total miles) since purchasing it, so I will need to drive it a little more before doing a good comparison. Plus, I am planning on keeping the rpm's at 4000 or below during break-in (as per the Owner's Manual).

I'll mention a few things of comparison that are not related to performance:

-I have a 2017 Focus ST2, which gives you Recaro seats and a pretty nice 450 watt Sony stereo system. The seating in my Limited BRZ is pretty comparable to the Recaro seats, but I believe the BRZ seats look nicer with the leather and Ultrasuede. The BRZ sound system is horrible in comparison to the Focus ST2 sound system.

-The shift feel is comparable between the two cars, and I have the stock shifter in both cars. I do have a really nice heavy WC Lathewerks shift knob in my Focus and plan on getting one for the BRZ.

-Tires: With 215/40-18 tires on the stock wheels on the BRZ, they seem really narrow and one could easily curb a wheel due to no tire protection. The car really needs 225/40-18's on the stock wheels. I plan on buying a nice set of OZ or Enkei wheels for the BRZ with larger tires (225's or 235's).

I will follow up once I have more seat time in the BRZ.

I appreciate the insight. I test drove a 22 today and was surprised to agree about the shifter. The BRZ was a little shorter and a little tighter but I felt completely comfortable and at home with the BRZ in no time. I was rev matching downshifts before I saw my first stop light. Absolutely zero learning curve (though the clutch was a little light on feel). I loved it.

Great seats too. Extremely comfortable and the ultra suede was mega grippy.

Oh, and since this is a picture thread... here's the Sapphire one I drove.



With a terrible photo of the interior