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[mezdup]

Originally Posted by ShoNUFF

I'm gonna need vids/ pics / reviews of that exhaust!!

Will do. There's a few videos and impressions in the development thread though.

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[Mac1235]

Originally Posted by mezdup

here's a better daytime shot of the top 2 panels:

Who/where did your order the dash panels from?

[mezdup]

Originally Posted by Mac1235

Who/where did your order the dash panels from?

they are wrapped in cf vinyl. they came out pretty great initially, but they're coming off around bends and shit now. doesn't look bad, but not as good as it did when i first did it. it was pretty easy to do though so i def recommend it. i think i paid $22 for a 60"x12" roll of vinyl. took me about 2 hours to wrap all 3 panels. used a hair dryer to stretch it around bends.

[mezdup]

WORKS Exhale Resonated Axle-Back (1/19/13):

installed it this afternoon. the install was pretty straightforward, but the damn hangers. real pain in the ass to get out. definitely have some WD40 on hand as they're in there good. took about 15-20min to swap the exhausts. initial impressions? sounds fucking incredible. it was definitely louder than i expected, but it sounds great. in-cabin is also pretty loud when you're driving locally, lots of starting and stopping. on the highway though, after the speeding up to get to coasting speed, it's not bad at all. there's really not that much drone when you're not pushing the car. on my first drive i was definitely a bit paranoid (first exhaust), but second drive i was already used to it and i am really enjoying it.



also noticed that it's a bit lopsided. i gotta fix that tomorrow. i think it's just a matter of adjusting the hanger grommets on the right side. right now though they won't stay in any position other than all the way down because of all the WD40 i used on them haha.

[GT 86 Brah]

Originally Posted by mezdup

WORKS Exhale Resonated Axle-Back (1/19/13):

installed it this afternoon. the install was pretty straightforward, but the damn hangers. real pain in the ass to get out. definitely have some WD40 on hand as they're in there good. took about 15-20min to swap the exhausts. initial impressions? sounds fucking incredible. it was definitely louder than i expected, but it sounds great. in-cabin is also pretty loud when you're driving locally, lots of starting and stopping. on the highway though, after the speeding up to get to coasting speed, it's not bad at all. there's really not that much drone when you're not pushing the car. on my first drive i was definitely a bit paranoid (first exhaust), but second drive i was already used to it and i am really enjoying it.



also noticed that it's a bit lopsided. i gotta fix that tomorrow. i think it's just a matter of adjusting the hanger grommets on the right side. right now though they won't stay in any position other than all the way down because of all the WD40 i used on them haha.

is that just the axle back?

[mezdup]

Originally Posted by GT 86 Brah

is that just the axle back?

the resonated axle-back, yea. @86_ZN6 is putting together a groupbuy for it if you're interested: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25738.

after using it a little over a week now, i gotta say i absolutely love it. i've gotten used to it and almost wish it was louder now, haha. but yea if a nice deep note is all you're looking for, you can't go wrong with this exhaust. especially for the price.

[GT 86 Brah]

Originally Posted by mezdup

the resonated axle-back, yea. @86_ZN6 is putting together a groupbuy for it if you're interested: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25738.

after using it a little over a week now, i gotta say i absolutely love it. i've gotten used to it and almost wish it was louder now, haha. but yea if a nice deep note is all you're looking for, you can't go wrong with this exhaust. especially for the price.

i am looking for a loud and obnoxious exhaust haha. i wanted straight pipes actually

[mezdup]

Originally Posted by GT 86 Brah

i am looking for a loud and obnoxious exhaust haha. i wanted straight pipes actually

ah ok, there's def a few muffler deletes out there. i know berk makes one that's pretty popular.

[GT 86 Brah]

Originally Posted by mezdup

ah ok, there's def a few muffler deletes out there. i know berk makes one that's pretty popular.

how louder would the berks one be compared to the works? price came out almost the same

[86_ZN6]

Originally Posted by GT 86 Brah

how louder would the berks one be compared to the works? price came out almost the same

BERK will be louder because it is not resonated. it will also drone more

[mezdup]

Originally Posted by GT 86 Brah

how louder would the berks one be compared to the works? price came out almost the same

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

BERK will be louder because it is not resonated. it will also drone more

yup. it also wouldn't sound as nice for the same reason.

[mezdup]

WeatherTech All Vehicle Mats (1/30/13):



posted this review in another thread but figured i'd put it up here. picked them up from pepboys for $50 and they are exactly what i wanted, a nice heavy rubber mat that fits great and won't shift around. drove around with them for a couple of days now and i couldn't be happier with them. no sliding around at all and they cover the bulk of the floor. i cut them to fit pretty well, using the stock carpet mats as templates. the driver's side required the removal of 3 sections while the passenger size fit as is. i used a utility knife to cut them as i found it easier than scissors.

lastly, i made a quick image to show the pieces i cut out for anybody who would like to do the same:

[mezdup]

35W 5000k DDMTuning HIDs (2/24/13):

finally got around to installing these. did the mudguards today as well, but it was pretty late and it's too dark to take pics. the first 3 are unmodified pics i took of the HIDs. the 4th one is what the 3rd one looks like in real life. i dunno where the camera found that blue tint.






install was relatively simple until i had to turn the bulb in the housing to lock it in. such a pain in the ass, it wouldn't click in. i got it eventually, but it was pretty rough lol. bulbs do look great. my main concern was having to bend the squirrel finders because i thought it was irreversible, but honestly they bend so easily that i think i could probably bend them back up if i ever needed to. the cutoff of the light seems to be fine based on my drive (it should be the same as stock height i'd imagine), but i intend to try to do what it says in this post: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...91&postcount=2 tomorrow night and adjust them if necessary. having never had HIDs before, i think that they look incredible.

Edit: forgot to mention my other concern with HIDs, the buzzing sound they make. I noticed the buzz initially when I installed the lights, but not much since. So I was happy to find that it's not that loud at all.

Edit2: another pic after final adjustments:

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Mudguards (2/24/13):

finally got to take some pics of the mudguards i installed last week. only part that was a challenge was those damn clips on the underside of the car. i'll find a trick to them someday. i didn't bother drilling holes, just used some double-sided tape as suggested by @abutterman here. that seems to have worked fine. the only one that didn't install flush was the front driverside, but it seems to have fixed itself over the past week, looks great now. it rained a couple of times this week as well and the mudguards definitely helped block some of that kickup. these look and work great and are well worth the $50 you can get them on eBay for.