MrH's BRZ Thread

[AutobahnSHO]

I've seen tards with red FRONT turn signals or parking lamps around here lately.
The slightly green or blue or purple tint I can see, but what kind of malfunction is it to think red FRONT turn signals would be cool???

[S204STi]

What is your budget?

You're gonna gag, but honestly Rotas aren't that bad.

Prodrive makes some decent-looking wheels that would fit, as well.

[Cookie Monster]

You guys are ridiculous.

[Laconian]

You guys are ridiculous.

Because we think that a functional and legally required light shouldn't be messed with in the names of de-ricing...

[Soup DeVille]

You guys are ridiculous.

its not just for your beenefit: but for mine.

Reverse lights are the number one indicator that somebody is planning on backing out of a parking spot- as a pedestrian potentially in that parking lot i appreciate that: and the absense of back up lights on the car may not give me that same warning.

Plus, its my general rule not to give the cops a reason to pull you over whenever they feel like it.

[Cookie Monster]

So I just make sure to double check that there are no pedestrians or anyone coming, or that if cars are present, they are stopped and can see that I'm backing out.

95% of the time I back into my space anyways so it doesn't even matter. Cops have never given me shit about it, even living in California.

[Onslaught]

They haven't done it yet. That won't mean that one won't notice one day and pull you over. And I'm sorry if we don't trust you to be correct in your driving 100% of the time. I'm almost as perfect as a human can be and once or twice in my life even I've made a mistake.

And stock miata lights look normal anyway.

[sportyaccordy]

You guys are ridiculous.

You painted your reverse lights red, but we are ridiculous

[MrH]

Well, guys, he drives a miata.  With the top down, you just look over your shoulder and the edge of the car is a foot or two behind you.

It's not like he's backing up a semi-truck while blindfolded...

[Raza]

So I just make sure to double check that there are no pedestrians or anyone coming, or that if cars are present, they are stopped and can see that I'm backing out.

95% of the time I back into my space anyways so it doesn't even matter. Cops have never given me shit about it, even living in California.

Still fucking stupid.  Really fucking stupid. 

[Raza]

Well, guys, he drives a miata.  With the top down, you just look over your shoulder and the edge of the car is a foot or two behind you.

It's not like he's backing up a semi-truck while blindfolded...

Yeah, but other drivers are not him.  People don't always look.  I stood in a parking lot and watched as a Cobalt backed into a moving Prius because the driver backing out didn't see him coming and the Prius assumed she would stop.  That shit happens all the time.  You're telling me that there's never going to be a rainy day where he's not feeling all that well and just doesn't see something that he should?  There will never be an instance where a visual cue to other people that he's backing up will ever come in handy?

Might as well get rid of the brake lights too, because people will be able to tell that he's braking when they've smashed into his bumper. 

[MrH]

Who cares?  He doesn't live close enough to me to ever have the chance of running me over

BACK TO BRZZZZ



Yay or nay?  For the design at least.  Color would obviously not be chrome (I hate chrome wheels).

[Raza]

Who cares?  He doesn't live close enough to me to ever have the chance of running me over

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Yay or nay?  For the design at least.  Color would obviously not be chrome (I hate chrome wheels).

Stupidity anywhere affects us all.  

I like the design, but it's not my favorite. I like smaller forks.

[Onslaught]

Well, guys, he drives a miata.  With the top down, you just look over your shoulder and the edge of the car is a foot or two behind you.

It's not like he's backing up a semi-truck while blindfolded...

I drive a miata too. And unless I have the hard top on the soft top has some really bad blind spots. And you don't drive with the top down in hard rain. Something that can make your and the others vision worse.

I don't care that he did it. But it's not legal and you can't make it sound like anything but a bad idea.

[sportyaccordy]

Not feeling those wheels. I know you don't like chrome but I just saw these in gunmetal on a forest green MKIV Supra. Gorgeous



These are prob out of the price range, but I would look for something like that. Rota's got something in that vein

[MrH]

In non-chrome, they'd look pretty good.  Maybe like a gunmetal would be cool.

I like those Enkei Raijin (BBS CH-R knock offers basically).  They don't come in 17's thought unfortunately.  I'd much rather have 17s than 18s I think.

What about these if I could get them in 17s?

[sportyaccordy]

Those look great. Pretty much any BBS style wheels will work IMO.

Something else to consider... used "JDM" wheels. Sounds cheesy, but here is a set of 17x7 BBS LMs for $1500

http://www.memoryfab.com/wheels/used/20100706132417

They have a lot of really interesting wheels, generally all high quality too.

[MrH]

Thanks for the link.  Unfortunately, Subarus have a shitty lug geometry, so I'm pretty limited on what I can get.  I really like those BBS LM knock offs on the white FRS though...

[sportyaccordy]

O damn I thought they had 5x114.3, that sucks

[68_427]

Not feeling those wheels. I know you don't like chrome but I just saw these in gunmetal on a forest green MKIV Supra. Gorgeous



These are prob out of the price range, but I would look for something like that. Rota's got something in that vein

BBS RX-R look nice, but only available in 19" or larger. 

[68_427]

http://www.memoryfab.com/wheels/new/849

BOOM.  Might not be 5x100, since they're from a Legacy.

[MrH]

Crappy offset, width, and diameter

[68_427]

Screw the budget and get Rays SE37A



And these are the rims I posted the ebay link to last night.  Under 15lbs.

[sportyaccordy]

17s look so dinky. You gonna lower this bitch?

[280Z Turbo]

17s look so dinky. You gonna lower this bitch?

NO HE NEEDS A LIFT KIT SO HE CAN FIT 24'S AS PER YOUR REQUEST

[r0tor]

Forgeline f14 would be good if you want to step up to 18s

[MrH]

Forgeline f14 would be good if you want to step up to 18s

Forgeline is actually headquartered up the street from me.  I have multiple friends who know the owner, I could probably get a discount...

but, they're expensive and I don't think they make F14s anymore. I'm not going to spend 1/4 of what my car is worth on wheels.

[Raza]

Oh, another thing reverse lights are good for...illuminating things that are behind you at night.

Rags, you are a dumbass.

[S204STi]

Who cares?  He doesn't live close enough to me to ever have the chance of running me over

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Yay or nay?  For the design at least.  Color would obviously not be chrome (I hate chrome wheels).

Love the design, would do those in some sort of metallic grey (not matte, only retards do matte anything).

[Eye of the Tiger]

Oh, another thing reverse lights are good for...illuminating things that are behind you at night.

Rags, you are a dumbass.

Most people don't look, anyway.

Love the design, would do those in some sort of metallic grey (not matte, only retards do matte anything).

How do you feel about semi-gloss?