Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 After almost months of ownership, and a few more mods starting to sneak in, thought I best start a project thread..... So for those who joined here in the last year, i bough the car off Rich, and it was the RRG demo, and it came with a good few mods already on it.... Mods already on the car.... TRD Spolier and JP exhausts quad pipe back box with secondary decat, overpipe and supersprint centre TRD front Strut brace and underbody brace set TRD door braces TRD Push Start Injen induction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 My first mod on the carwas to fit the TRD aero fins and rear side spoilers..... Original panels removed And installed Rear fins and then installed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Next up was the interior. I spent quite a while looking at different options, including some carbon covers i could get quite cheaply whilst in China, however i kept going back to the Baruta panels in had seen from Japan. In the end decided i wouldnt be happy with anything else so went for these... These are absolute faultless quality, and come as replacement panels, so no messing around having to stick on. They are difficult to photo without over exposing the red! in reality a very deep and rich red! Parts ordered were - Dials surround This was fiddly to install, as the leatherette from the steering column is clipped onto it using the 4 clips you can see at the bottom. Centre panel and Stereo surround Vent surrounds Side panels These were simple to install once i had established you need to remove the centre console! These are the only panels in the car with a alacantra finish, and was worried they would look out of place, but Baruta did not do a carbon and red stripe version! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 I had also bought the TRD boot set to continue the red stripe theme! Also black buttons (aka poverty spec for Lauren!) as all silver is now being removed! From this to this The TRD surround is pressed, bushed aluminium and sits over the original panel. Fit is very good, but does not (and would struggle to) go around the buttons, so there is very small (maybe 2mm) area around the buttons where you can still see the silver. As such i haven't taped this in place yet. Need to trial red or black for this bit before committing! And finally to this... Very pleased!! (and yes the car needs cleaning - I'm resurfacing my drive so everything is filthy at the moment! 2 Keethos and Lauren reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Very nice but I would so have to get my hoover in there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 haha! with the weekend being the only time i am getting on the drive, all sunlight hours are spent digging trenches in clay to try and sort my flooding issues (living next to a field doesnt help!) My hoover would drown outside at the moment! Only a few more weeks until we have light evenings back! 1 nikndel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GT86-Ian 351 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Neil those are the carbon bits i've been looking at.. I just don't have that sort of money to spend on dash trims, they do look great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Neil those are the carbon bits i've been looking at.. I just don't have that sort of money to spend on dash trims, they do look great That's funny I was going to start calling you the Carboniser 1 GT86-Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Yeah it was a big decision, but I have always wished the interior could have been a bit better from the factory. At least I get to do it my way now though! Figured I spend more time in the car than looking at it from the outside so why not start there on this one! Leaving the performance side until next year as I'm focusing on the MR2 for that side this year! 1 GT86-Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonigmr2 39 Report post Posted March 1, 2015 Very nice! Like the carbon a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil_turbo 44 Report post Posted March 2, 2015 Forgot about this little mod from last summer as well.... I bought the kit direct from China, so had to recruit Mark to help mod the voltage droppper to stop the image being blurry! IIRC one of these resistors needed removing... took Mark all of 30 seconds, but was an excellent excuse for a BBQ! and all installed.... 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
