WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

[DaJo]

Added a few VROOM VROOM HP with the red.

[spike021]

So, last year I got a dog:




He hates car rides no matter what I try. I always use a seatbelt harness thing attached to the back bench, but since our cars' cabin is so tight already, he can almost entirely climb into the front and try to escape _while I am driving_.

He's made driving with him lowkey and sometimes highkey dangerous.

I've struggled with different suggestions and products. I've tried the box/car seat thing, he was able to climb out of it and it would not work.

I learned about the hammocks for dogs that go on rear seats. Bought one but it was way too big for our back seat.

I bought a very simple divider thing to hang from the front seats' headrests, but because of the center console and stuff there was basically nowhere to keep the bottom snug, so that didn't work.

I found out one of the hammock companies makes a half-width one, so I decided to give that a try.

I actually bought it a couple of months ago but gave up at the time because basically no matter what, all these companies assume any car with backseats also has headrests for those backseats for straps to go around. Of course ours does not, the headrests are just molded out of the bench.

So I put my hacky thinking cap on and today gave it another painful try (have I mentioned how F-ing cramped that backseat is yet and how much you have to contort your body to work around in it without hurting yourself??).

I removed the cap on the passenger side for the child car seat anchor. Unfortunately all of the straps for the hammock are too thick. But then I was like, wait, don't I still have some teeny zip-ties around somewhere??

Like, literally tiny ones, maybe 2 or 3inch long lol.

So I decided to use one zip-tie for one strap to the car seat anchor. I then wrapped another of the straps with buckle through one of the "legs" of the third brake light. I'm not 100% confident because I don't know how much pull that piece can take, but my dog is only around 22lb so I'm _hoping_ he doesn't go full-nuts and somehow snap it off (lol).

I need to see if I can get the straps any tighter just to keep the sides more taut. But it seems like it's fairly sturdy for the time-being. I'll be testing it tomorrow when I drive ~40 miles to my parents place for Mother's Day.

Hopefully this will help make Haru a bit safer and, eventually, more comfortable in the car. I want to be able to take him on funner, long drives to go exploring and this is a big hurdle on the way to that.

Here's how it kinda looks now (bad pic):

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by spike021

So, last year I got a dog:

Try to go out to your car with him, just parked at your place, and sit. Take a nap. Get him more used to just being in the car. My last Shepard would just lay in the passenger seat with her head in my lap.

I could never get any dog I've ever owned to go along with any car restraints, so yea, can't have them on spirited drives. I survived a childhood in cars with no seatbelts. Be safe, and you'll probably be fine.

My dogs now are totally different between the two. They are 85 and 105 lbs, so they are not in the sports cars. But in the trucks, Princess loves drives and sits in the front and watches everything. Ochi lays in the back and often gets car sick.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Try to go out to your car with him, just parked at your place, and sit. Take a nap. Get him more used to just being in the car. My last Shepard would just lay in the passenger seat with her head in my lap.

I could never get any dog I've ever owned to go along with any car restraints, so yea, can't have them on spirited drives. I survived a childhood in cars with no seatbelts. Be safe, and you'll probably be fine.

My dogs now are totally different between the two. They are 85 and 105 lbs, so they are not in the sports cars. But in the trucks, Princess loves drives and sits in the front and watches everything. Ochi lays in the back and often gets car sick.

Yeah right now he can't handle being in the car at all. He gets a massive panic attack and tries desperately to escape. So having him completely loose would be too dangerous. Hoping this helps him start to feel more comfortable so we can work on reducing how scared he gets and then eventually maybe try without anything.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by spike021

He hates car rides no matter what I try.

Interesting. I've had dogs my entire life except when in college (and even then I had a dog at home). I've never had one that didn't love to ride in a car. Usually it's the opposite, it's hard to keep them out of it.

If our current Newfie comes out to the garage and you have the door open she tries to climb in both the Mustang and the FRS.

[Breezio]

Upgraded and refreshed the brakes.

DBA 5000 2-piece rotors in the front
Centric high-carbon blanks in the rear
Hawk HP+ pads on both ends
Stoptech STR600 fluid

Brakes feel and work way better than OEM. Getting a little bit of squeal, but it was expected.

[Chuckls]

Went for a ToD drive for the weekend

[norcalpb]

Wasn’t today but retrofitted a 2017+ cluster. I’m loving it but I wish the oil temp readout was a bit more exact.

Thanks for the DIY video @thekevinvo!

[2020BRZtS]

Originally Posted by norcalpb

Wasn’t today but retrofitted a 2017+ cluster. I’m loving it but I wish the oil temp readout was a bit more exact.

Thanks for the DIY video @thekevinvo!

Nice, you got a tS cluster!

[series.trackday]

(Not just today) Put in SPL Parts rear lower camber arms, Racecomp Engineering F&R swaybars, Whiteline swaybar adjustable endlinks, Whiteline transmission mount stiffener, and SPL Parts front lower camber/caster arms.

[norcalpb]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

Nice, you got a tS cluster!

Hell yes! And it matches the “Ts” transmission mount you sold me haha.

[BirdTRD]

Lowered the 3rd brake light with the SKR kit (http://www.skronline.net/BLK.html)
also modified and printed a fuse cover to go over my 4 add-a-fuses

[norcalpb]

Originally Posted by BirdTRD

Lowered the 3rd brake light with the SKR kit (http://www.skronline.net/BLK.html)
also modified and printed a fuse cover to go over my 4 add-a-fuses

I noticed in this kit that the light is shifted more rearwards along with being lowered. Is there still plenty of room between the glass and the light?

[LRNAD90]

Originally Posted by BirdTRD

Lowered the 3rd brake light with the SKR kit (http://www.skronline.net/BLK.html)
also modified and printed a fuse cover to go over my 4 add-a-fuses

Always thought the 3rd brake light mount looked ridiculous on the first gens. I'm sure its 'elevation' has something to do with a law about minimum height above the existing brake light, or minimum height above the factory spoiler, and this was just a cheaper alternative to putting an LED Strip at the top of the window (which would have not only looked 100% better, but been much more effective from a safety standpoint, given how low these cars are)..