N00b question - TRD - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

saltywetman · 07-15-2020, 02:42 AM

I guess if they had authentic trd crap on their cars it would warrant a badge. IMO it's worse when people buy replica products and put official badge on it. lol At least counterfeiters for apparel had the decency to spell the brand name wrong lol

pallen · 07-15-2020, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JesseG

The previous owner of my FRS left the TRD lowering springs installed. Thanks man!

That saved me $$ and time.

Yeah, that's the kind of nice bonus I was hoping to discover

Though my car doesnt appear lowered and handling felt like others I test drove, but you cant always tell everything from test drives.

Tcoat · 07-15-2020, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by saltywetman

I guess if they had authentic trd crap on their cars it would warrant a badge. IMO it's worse when people buy replica products and put official badge on it. lol At least counterfeiters for apparel had the decency to spell the brand name wrong lol

My FRS was the dealer showroom car and as such had all the TRD parts available in Canada in 2014 already installed by them. Had the drop in filter (the whole intake wasn't here yet), sway bars, exhaust and although it said TRD lowering springs they were actually RSRs.
Even then I would not put a TRD badge on it since it was NOT a TRD car. Adding some parts does not make it some special version that warrants a badge.

pallen · 07-15-2020, 10:24 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't have added the badge, but a lot of folks in the modding world like to put stickers and badges from aftermarket brands they've installed. I don't have a problem with people doing that, but its not my style.

In my thinking starting this thread a TRD badge could indicate:
1. A special TRD edition of the car (unlikely)
2. The owner displaying stickers from mods they've made.
3. Someone posing like they have a special edition they actually don't have.

I'll be taking the badges off, but started this discussion to see if #2 were the case how I could identify any cool mods that may have been installed.

Dirty Harry · 07-15-2020, 10:40 AM

Best thing to do is mod it yourself and make it your own “special edition”. Few (if any) people would have the same combination of parts you pick.

Yeah agree with others here, I have a BRZ but wouldn’t just slap a couple of STI badges on it even though I do have some STI parts installed.

Tcoat · 07-15-2020, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pallen

Yeah, I wouldn't have added the badge, but a lot of folks in the modding world like to put stickers and badges from aftermarket brands they've installed. I don't have a problem with people doing that, but its not my style.

In my thinking starting this thread a TRD badge could indicate:
1. A special TRD edition of the car (unlikely)
2. The owner displaying stickers from mods they've made.
3. Someone posing like they have a special edition they actually don't have.

I'll be taking the badges off, but started this discussion to see if #2 were the case how I could identify any cool mods that may have been installed.

pallen · 07-15-2020, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Best thing to do is mod it yourself and make it your own “special edition”. Few (if any) people would have the same combination of parts you pick.

Yeah agree with others here, I have a BRZ but wouldn’t just slap a couple of STI badges on it even though I do have some STI parts installed.

Definitely. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm actually starting with.

pallen · 07-15-2020, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Thats a classic

Tcoat · 07-15-2020, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pallen

Definitely. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm actually starting with.

Pretty sure from what you have said it is just a base car. Any TRD stuff it may have had seems to be gone now. The parts are easy to spot if you have them.

pallen · 07-15-2020, 12:39 PM

Yep - that's what I've gathered from this. I did get some cool fog lights

I wonder if I could balance things by adding and STI badge too.

soundman98 · 07-15-2020, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pallen

Yep - that's what I've gathered from this. I did get some cool fog lights

I wonder if I could balance things by adding and STI badge too.

my vote is an SRT badge.

Dirty Harry · 07-16-2020, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

my vote is an SRT badge.

If someone puts a Hellcat motor in a twin, then yeah, deserves an SRT badge.

soundman98 · 07-16-2020, 12:38 AM

My ranger has a hellcat badge. Pretty easy install

Tcoat · 07-16-2020, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

If someone puts a Hellcat motor in a twin, then yeah, deserves an SRT badge.

SRT means more than just an engine though. Need to change all the suspension over as well.

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saltywetman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Drives: 2020 Toyota 86 GT 6M Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 413 Thanks: 298 Thanked 271 Times in 138 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I guess if they had authentic trd crap on their cars it would warrant a badge. IMO it's worse when people buy replica products and put official badge on it. lol At least counterfeiters for apparel had the decency to spell the brand name wrong lol

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pallen Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 261 Thanks: 200 Thanked 184 Times in 110 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, I wouldn't have added the badge, but a lot of folks in the modding world like to put stickers and badges from aftermarket brands they've installed. I don't have a problem with people doing that, but its not my style. In my thinking starting this thread a TRD badge could indicate: 1. A special TRD edition of the car (unlikely) 2. The owner displaying stickers from mods they've made. 3. Someone posing like they have a special edition they actually don't have. I'll be taking the badges off, but started this discussion to see if #2 were the case how I could identify any cool mods that may have been installed.

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Dirty Harry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Drives: 2013 BRZ Satin White Pearl Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 645 Thanks: 595 Thanked 679 Times in 336 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Best thing to do is mod it yourself and make it your own “special edition”. Few (if any) people would have the same combination of parts you pick. Yeah agree with others here, I have a BRZ but wouldn’t just slap a couple of STI badges on it even though I do have some STI parts installed.

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pallen Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 261 Thanks: 200 Thanked 184 Times in 110 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yep - that's what I've gathered from this. I did get some cool fog lights I wonder if I could balance things by adding and STI badge too.

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