MrH's BRZ Thread

[Rupert]

You don't put paint over paint...

Sand it first, but yes you do.

[Onslaught]

Yep, now I'd never want my car painted over more then two times myself. You need the paint to be able to expand in the heat and if you paint over it too many times then it will crack.
But if your car has had bodywork done on it then your paint has been painted over again.

[Raza]

  Fuck.  Yeah.

It sounds like you're doing really well financially and had budgeted for your sports car.  But honestly, it's a hell of a bargain.  Still puts a huge smile on my face, and there is nothing I'd rather have right now unless you start talking Porsche Cayman or BMW M3 kind of money.  It's pretty amazing to think it's the sharpest driving car from the price bracket of basically $26k-$60k+.  If it's not your daily driver and you were anticipating paying a lot more, you could always dump another $6k-$7k into it and have a 13 sec 1/4 mile car.  AVO turbo is putting out a turbo kit for under $5k that gets you 330 hp at the crank.  That combined with 2700 lbs is a hell of a car.  Throw some nice wheels, sticky wide summer tires, upgraded pads and you're set.

If nothing else, it's worth a test drive.  I'm loving the blue, but if I had to do it all over, I think it would be equally likely that I would get black.  I got a friend who got a BRZ in black...it's slick.

I'd get it in the dark gray color. 

[Raza]

How heavy are they? I'd try and go lighter than stock (or at least similar weight if you're going wider) but I'm sure you know that.

I'm also not a huge fan of the spoke design.

The spokes look like the part of a ceiling fan that connects the blades to the motor. 

[Secret Chimp]

They remind me of the crazy wheel covers on Ford Fusions:

[280Z Turbo]

I think the nose of the briz looks way better than the friz

Them are some fancy Japanese jackets. Way nicer than what our Japanese wear.

[Secret Chimp]

Well I doubt the headlight monkeys are that high up on the ladder compared to the other guys.

[280Z Turbo]

Well I doubt the headlight monkeys are that high up on the ladder compared to the other guys.

Huh?

Those guys are probably Subaru engineers.

[Payman]

They remind me of the crazy wheel covers on Ford Fusions:

Those are Darkblades on the black car. It's all moot anyways because they don't come in 17x7", only 7.5" and I wouldn't want to put wider tires on it. There's other wheels I'm looking at but I really liked those.

[Payman]

I built an FR-S online. Starts at $25,995 up here and I added TRD intake and exhaust and upgraded Pioneer stereo. Taxes and fees all in I'm looking at just over $33k. I'd put 15k down and finance over 48 months. There's a nice Hot Lava demo for sale about 50 kms away with 2000kms on the clock, but without the upgrades and it's still 28k. New is the only way to go with this car right now, and it's quite a bargain considering the local Ford dealer has a $32,000 FOCUS sitting on the lot. 

[280Z Turbo]

Those are Darkblades on the black car. It's all moot anyways because they don't come in 17x7", only 7.5" and I wouldn't want to put wider tires on it. There's other wheels I'm looking at but I really liked those.

0.5" doesn't matter

[Eye of the Tiger]

0.5" doesn't matter

I must quarrel with you regarding this matter.

[Cookie Monster]

Those are Darkblades on the black car. It's all moot anyways because they don't come in 17x7", only 7.5" and I wouldn't want to put wider tires on it. There's other wheels I'm looking at but I really liked those.

The stock tire size is 215. You can put those on a 7.5" wheel no problem.

You wouldn't even get ricer stretch or anything at that width.


Also, if I got this car, I'd definitely put it on 17x9 gold RPF1's with 245 tires.

[280Z Turbo]

I must quarrel with you regarding this matter.

ok

[Eye of the Tiger]

ok

I disagree! 0.5" matters quite a bit!

[280Z Turbo]

I disagree! 0.5" matters quite a bit!

The tires will still fit.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The tires will still fit.

But the sidewall angle will be different, affecting the contact patch, steering feel, and breakaway characteristics!

[280Z Turbo]

But the sidewall angle will be different, affecting the contact patch, steering feel, and breakaway characteristics!

That would be hard to notice.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That would be hard to notice.

I notice. Because I have obviously driven the same car with the same tires on two different wheel sizes.

[S204STi]

Yeah, don't de-badge it.

Ontario requires a front plate, and the fuckers pulled me over 2 weeks after I arrived here for no front plate, and I told them I had 90 days to get a plate. Got a warning, but I think it's a $195 fine for not having a front plate. Stupid.

Supposed to have one here, too, but I don't.  Haven't been ticketed for it either.

[Rich]

But the sidewall angle will be different, affecting the contact patch, steering feel, and breakaway characteristics!

+1

And that's only if the offset is the same.  If it's different, the steering may tramline more or change the steering effort and feedback.

I put the stock wheels back on the Miata w/ the winter tires 2 weeks ago, and am enjoying the back to stock feel of the steering.  At least until highway speed when the winter treadblocks start turning the initial turn-in feel to mush.

[Secret Chimp]

+1

And that's only if the offset is the same.  If it's different, the steering may tramline more or change the steering effort and feedback.

I put the stock wheels back on the Miata w/ the winter tires 2 weeks ago, and am enjoying the back to stock feel of the steering.  At least until highway speed when the winter treadblocks start turning the initial turn-in feel to mush.

Did yours have 14s originally?

[Rich]

Did yours have 14s originally?

yerp.  Looks feminine as all get out, but the steering, ride, and gas mileage are quite a bit better with the stock wheels.

[AutobahnSHO]

You don't put paint over paint...

I've never heard of a paintplace stripping the car first.   

[Cookie Monster]

I've never heard of a paintplace stripping the car first.   

I always thought the proper way to do it was to at least strip it down past the clear to the paint (or better yet, the primer).


Either way, it's pretty clear that repainting a new car is pretty dumb.

[Secret Chimp]

yerp.  Looks feminine as all get out, but the steering, ride, and gas mileage are quite a bit better with the stock wheels.

How's the steering any different? I've only ever had 15s on mine.

[Payman]

I like this spoiler.

[AutobahnSHO]

I like this spoiler.

Me too, the OEM trunk curve is kinda boring.

DON'T put exhaust tips on that go 3ft behind the car though....

[Payman]

God, why would somebody put a fucking sticker on their car like that? It sticks out like a pus filled zit on a hot girl's face.

[SVT666]

That spoiler is hot.