WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR FRS TODAY?

[WNDSRFR]

After all these years, I decided to put the original UODS badges back on. I replaced the original badges with Toyota badges because I didn't want people to know I was driving a crappy UODS. But I don't think it fooled many people because the wheels all still say UODS. The funny thing is...It looks like they put the badge on the steering wheel on upside down.

It almost looks like it says "SCION". WTF is up with that?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

After all these years, I decided to put the original UODS badges back on.

Hey, I've got a scale model of the UODS on my desk....

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Hey, I've got a scale model of the UODS on my desk....

You got the rare Australian scale model!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You got the rare Australian scale model!

I think you have one of those as well.

[RToyo86]

I redid my Forester oil cooler coolant lines with vibrant heater hose.
I should have done this from the start. The cheaper hose I locally sourced pinched a lot easier which made it taper at the bends.

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

After all these years, I decided to put the original UODS badges back on. I replaced the original badges with Toyota badges because I didn't want people to know I was driving a crappy UODS. But I don't think it fooled many people because the wheels all still say UODS. The funny thing is...It looks like they put the badge on the steering wheel on upside down.



It almost looks like it says "SCION". WTF is up with that?

How many miles are on the Odo??

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[WNDSRFR]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

How many miles are on the Odo??

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It's only got 192,116 on it. It's got aways to go to catch up with my old GTI.
The big difference is it cost me many thousands of dollars to get the VW to 190,000 miles. Timing belts, water pumps, coils, radio, windows, cam chain tensioner, hoses, pipes, wheel bearings, you name it has failed on the VW. So far I've replaced the TOB on the FR-S. That's it. Sure I've replaced wear items such as oil, brakes, tires, etc. Anyone who has any doubts about the reliability of the FR-S should drive a VW for awhile.
But the turbo is a blast still.

I just noticed something unusual. I can switch between MPH and km/h on the speedometer display, but the odometer only reads in miles. Same thing with the fuel mileage. It only reads as MPG.

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

It's only got 192,116 on it. It's got aways to go to catch up with my old GTI.

The big difference is it cost me many thousands of dollars to get the VW to 190,000 miles. Timing belts, water pumps, coils, radio, windows, cam chain tensioner, hoses, pipes, wheel bearings, you name it has failed on the VW. So far I've replaced the TOB on the FR-S. That's it. Sure I've replaced wear items such as oil, brakes, tires, etc. Anyone who has any doubts about the reliability of the FR-S should drive a VW for awhile.

But the turbo is a blast still.



I just noticed something unusual. I can switch between MPH and km/h on the speedometer display, but the odometer only reads in miles. Same thing with the fuel mileage. It only reads as MPG.

I think you have the highest mileage twin around. Are you still on the stock motor?

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[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by WNDSRFR

It's only got 192,116 on it. It's got aways to go to catch up with my old GTI.
The big difference is it cost me many thousands of dollars to get the VW to 190,000 miles. Timing belts, water pumps, coils, radio, windows, cam chain tensioner, hoses, pipes, wheel bearings, you name it has failed on the VW. So far I've replaced the TOB on the FR-S. That's it. Sure I've replaced wear items such as oil, brakes, tires, etc. Anyone who has any doubts about the reliability of the FR-S should drive a VW for awhile.
But the turbo is a blast still.

I just noticed something unusual. I can switch between MPH and km/h on the speedometer display, but the odometer only reads in miles. Same thing with the fuel mileage. It only reads as MPG.

Haha that reminds me of my mk6 GTI. During my 85k miles of ownership (owned since new), I lost one fuel injector, two water pumps (likely from an oil leak), and had a leaky rear window spray nozzle. I was always worried about the timing chain tensioner going as well, which was basically a ticking time bomb for the engine. Good car but the reliability was definitely not like Japanese cars.

[McMCOO]

I hacked a little holster out of kydex for my phone. The Twins are pretty lacking in the convenient and secure phone storage department. I formed a really rudimentary drop-in holster and attached it on center console with outdoor rated 3M tape.

I am a big Android Auto user, so I found a 1 ft cable. Perfect fit.

[Sur]

Originally Posted by McMCOO

I hacked a little holster out of kydex for my phone. The Twins are pretty lacking in the convenient and secure phone storage department. I formed a really rudimentary drop-in holster and attached it on center console with outdoor rated 3M tape.

I am a big Android Auto user, so I found a 1 ft cable. Perfect fit.

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I like it. Your right about the lack of convenience, but honestly that’s what I love about it. It’s all car, and that part of the reason my girlfriend hates it haha.

Today I flashed my first tune! Pretty happy with myself. I was nervous as heck!

[Compelica]

Some brake pressure testing done today.

Before the brace: 10.37 MPa
After the brace: 11.54 MPa

[Ultramaroon]

I took apart the wiper blades and cleaned out all the covid mildew.

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

I think you have the highest mileage twin around. Are you still on the stock motor?

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Any time a mileage post pops up on FB, there's a guy with 320k miles still going strong on the original motor and trans. Plenty of people seem to make it 200k as long as you don't touch certain things it seems