Scion 10 series FR-S Limited Edition Announced

[FiRStsc10n]

Originally Posted by Luis_GT

no... but I was thinking of trying different colors of plastidip on the stock wheels and see which one matches the best...

I personally think the black plastidip with light coats of silver metalizer would look very sharp with the silver ignition. Maybe even a top clean coat for a little gloss look. If I had the time this is what I would do.

[waisuk]

Originally Posted by IjustwantaGT86

I have a Prius with auto climate comparing the Prius to the FRS, it seems like the FRS system isn't as smart. For example: on hot days when you get in the car, both will crank the fan speed and go into recirc mode, when you shut off the climate control in the Prius it turns off the recirc, but in the FRS it stays on. I also notice when the FRS goes from recirc to fresh as the air seems quite a bit warmer.

I try not to bitch about this, but last night I experience this again. I have been leaving it on 68 along with AUTO off, recirculation on and AC most of the time. Last night, when outside temperature was 57, I felt very warm in the same 68/recirc/AC setting. It doesn't blow out cool air until I adjusted to 65. 69 and above is literally heat that's good enough for snowy weather.

However... I can't reproduce this everytime. Like this morning outside temp was 60 the 68/recir/AC setting blows out cool air.

I noticed that even when I turn off the whole HVAC with recirc on, I can still feel warm air from the two outside vents.

I thought about bringing it in for service but not sure if the technicians know enough about this unit since it's not on the regular FRS. Just wonder if other 10series or BRZ limited owner has this issue.

[hanabie]

I heard to remove plastidip from stock rims was a pain in the ass.

[SpyderDan]

Originally Posted by waisuk

I try not to bitch about this, but last night I experience this again. I have been leaving it on 68 along with AUTO off, recirculation on and AC most of the time. Last night, when outside temperature was 57, I felt very warm in the same 68/recirc/AC setting. It doesn't blow out cool air until I adjusted to 65. 69 and above is literally heat that's good enough for snowy weather.

However... I can't reproduce this everytime. Like this morning outside temp was 60 the 68/recir/AC setting blows out cool air.

I noticed that even when I turn off the whole HVAC with recirc on, I can still feel warm air from the two outside vents.

I thought about bringing it in for service but not sure if the technicians know enough about this unit since it's not on the regular FRS. Just wonder if other 10series or BRZ limited owner has this issue.

It seems to me that you will get different results depending how your setting relates to the air temperature. Naturally, if the ambient temperature is less than the number you choose it will blow warmer. If it happens to already be hotter than that same number, you will get colder air.

[projek_01]

Pin 5 -> Resistor Pack (~80ohms) -> Diode -> Pin 1

Equals



And


I was going to do a DIY tutorial as requested but I did quite a bit of soldering and a bit of fabricating to make this:



The metal houses the electrical components with thermal paste sealed inside to dissipate the heat from the diode and resistor. Gets a bit warm but not hot.

By looking at the pictures above, folks with enough mechanical/electrical aptitude should be able to figure it out.

All said and done, this does exactly what I wanted. LEDs at half brightness with the HIDs on and DRLs 100% functional still.

[jpky16]

Originally Posted by ElZilcho

Going back to the BeSpoke/Nav unit, and the varying stories of it being no longer in production (more so in Canada than here in the US), just wondering if I need to call BS on my dealer. He ordered the car with the Nav unit per my request, showed me in black and white that he had done so, yet the car arrived a month ago with the standard touch-screen. Obviously I took the car (duh!), but then gave him my very best WTF Face, so he quickly inquired with whoever his Scion distribution contact was the next day and said it was "unavailable." I've obviously seen plenty of pics of peoples' 10-Series with the nav in it...so the question is, did Scion really run out of stock, or am I just dealing with a doofus?

Originally Posted by SpyderDan

I think what is happening is simply confusion over the old BeSpoke and the new one. The 2014 cars and the 10 Series cars are all supposed to come with the new "standard" touchscreen head unit. The old BeSpoke was a totally different head unit than the old standard head unit. The new BeSpoke/Nav upgrade is an add-on module for the new standard touchscreen head unit.

It seems like Canadian dealers just didn't get properly updated, so when customers ask about the BeSpoke upgrade, they don't know about the new add-on module version, and just see info on the old BeSpoke head unit which is discontinued.

Just a point of clarification - us Canadians do not have BeSpoke.

The touchscreen that we are talking about as an option (that they ran out of) is the Pioneer touchscreen upgrade from earlier offerings.

Our basic head unit is the one with the tiny LED read out and knob on the left side of the unit. Looks like crap, but it works ok.

[jpky16]

Originally Posted by projek_01

I was going to do a DIY tutorial as requested but I did quite a bit of soldering and a bit of fabricating to make this:



The metal houses the electrical components with thermal paste sealed inside to dissipate the heat from the diode and resistor. Gets a bit warm but not hot.

By looking at the pictures above, folks with enough mechanical/electrical aptitude should be able to figure it out.

All said and done, this does exactly what I wanted. LEDs at half brightness with the HIDs on and DRLs 100% functional still.

That is awesome projek_1 - I'm not as handy on the soldering iron as you so I'm hoping somebody comes out with a kit for this....

[TRD-X]

I'm not screwing with my headlights while they are under warranty.


Seeing how the JDM headlights are $1,181.00 each I would think Toyota put a stupid asking price on the 10 Series headlights also under the VIN protect garbage and that money isn't coming out of my pocket if one of them needs replacing.

Link to the JDM ones here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5584

[FiRStsc10n]

Awesome work projek, it's unfortunate there wasn't a more simple solution (techstream) for us non-electrical savvy individuals like myself. Thanks for update. Must have been a cost saving reason for them to not include the extra wire. We know its not a legal thing because plenty of automakers do it.

[Dsmith1992]

Originally Posted by NyC Zn6

The crazy thing is when I ordered my Series 10 I did not add navigation to it..when I received the car navigation was included with my head unit for some reason which I will not question. Just thought it was a little weird has this happen to other Series 10 owners?

yep same here, prolly wont ever use it since my phone has it too lol

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by projek_01

Pin 5 -> Resistor Pack (~80ohms) -> Diode -> Pin 1

Equals

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And
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Projek_01/2013-08-09232519_zpscb97a367.jpg[IMG]

I was going to do a DIY tutorial as requested but I did quite a bit of soldering and a bit of fabricating to make this:

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/Projek_01/2013-08-09235717_zpscadde067.jpg[IMG]

The metal houses the electrical components with thermal paste sealed inside to dissipate the heat from the diode and resistor. Gets a bit warm but not hot.

By looking at the pictures above, folks with enough mechanical/electrical aptitude should be able to figure it out.

All said and done, this does exactly what I wanted. LEDs at half brightness with the HIDs on and DRLs 100% functional still.

is the blue box a plug or something?

[projek_01]

^ that's the headlight harness.

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by projek_01

^ that's the headlight harness.

Idwas cancelling out all the pics... forgot to remove one... im talking about the little 2 cable blue box with the heat spreader tube at the end

[Akuma]

Any 10 owners leasing theirs?