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Calm down pal, I wouldn't want anyone who's lost loved ones to be offended.

Thanks for the kind words fellas, I’ve put a fair bit of time and effort into both the car and the ad. It’s a reluctant sale because I still love driving it but, I must admit, I always grab the keys to the Cayman when I want to go out and I’ve got some home improvements coming up, so it’s the sensible thing to do, to avoid dipping into savings. My only fear is I’ll kick myself down the line if I want one for a track car! As per the thread title mate.

Welcome to the sale of my much-loved 2013 Subaru BRZ, it has 82,009 miles, which are not moving up much as it has become my second car. It only goes out for a weekly run to keep it ticking over nicely. I am the second owner, purchased in March 2017, covering half of the total miles. As you will see, this is an OEM+ car. I originally intended to keep it indefinitely, so my changes have focused on addressing the weak points, to create a well sorted and hospitable BRZ. MOT & Service History Date Mileage Work Summary 12/06/14 11,651 Service 18/08/15 23,163 Service 21/06/16 32,527 MOT 27/02/17 38,138 Service & MOT 31/03/17 39,223 Service 30/11/17 44,832 Service - including gear oil, diff oil, brake fluid & spark plugs. 07/02/18 47,449 MOT 10/07/18 52,347 Service 01/02/19 62,770 Service & MOT - including gear oil, diff oil, brake fluid & aux belt. 18/04/19 66,177 Recall, Subaru - valve springs replaced (includes oil & coolant). - Additional work whilst the engine was out, spark plugs and clutch replaced. 06/12/19 74,599 Service 13/02/20 77,092 Service & MOT - including gear oil, diff oil & aux belt. 23/05/20 78,353 A/C pump replaced (squeaking) and A/C re-gas. The content above is a brief summary, an extensive folder of receipts, invoices and other supporting documents accompanies the car. I have made many improvements to iron out some of the factory shortcomings and make it a nicer place to be. I have added the Toyota arm rest, which covers the unsightly plastic chasm between the seats and provides a space to stow your phone, keys and change – you can even rest your arm on it. There is a lightning cable under the arm rest, which connects to the upgraded Sony XAV-AX100 head unit for CarPlay (and Android Auto if you prefer). The new head unit not only functions, sounds and looks miles better than the Fisher Price OEM stereo, it also displays the reverse cam feed. This can be changed to USB for non-Apple phones. The head unit is linked to upgraded Focal IS165 TOY speakers in the front doors and dash. I have also added sound 3mm deadening to the doors, wheel arches, boot floor, under the rear seats and on the rear wings. This reduces road noise and resonance from the speakers. Overall, it is a huge improvement in musicality over stock. Also included, a hardwired Mobius dash cam; tucked discretely behind the rear view, so it does not get in the way when driving. Records on a loop and operates on ignition, requires zero effort to keep an eye out for you. Underneath and out of sight, there are MTEC shift springs, which give a beautiful feel to the shift. Also on the drivability side, a Cusco extended accelerator pedal, it makes heal & toe that little bit easier. The cabin is in excellent condition throughout. It is regularly detailed, with surfaces protected, as well as cleaned. Despite my best care efforts, there is some very minor wear to the driver’s seat bolster. Moving backwards, the rear seats are all present and correct and the interior is excellent throughout. In the boot, I have added a cargo net (from my old 350z) to keep the shopping in check and some back seat pulls. This means you can drop the back seat from within the boot, without having to get in via the front doors. There is also a Perrin boot pull, so you can close the boot lid from a handle within, rather than touching the outside paint each time. Lockdown 1 killed the battery, so it has been upgraded. This outperforms the OEM battery in every way. If you have been looking at these cars, you will know the OEM battery is a weak spot. That is no longer the case. The exterior has had very few tweaks. You will notice that the front fog lamps are wrapped yellow (can be reversed easily if desired). I have also replaced the OEM aerial with the much more pleasing shark fin. The OEM brake lights have been upgraded to Valenti smoked red, a great improvement over the original silver. The rear fog/reverse combo lamp unit has also been upgraded. Last but not least, the parcel shelf 3rd brake light has been replaced with the Intec high level brake light, this provides much improved visibility out of the rear window but retains the 3rd brake light. My favourite exterior change is the 18” Enkei RPF1s which are running Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rubber (225/40/18). I hope these can be included in the sale, as they really set the car off, but will depend on the price agreed. The classic Subaru blue and bronze works beautifully, if I do say so myself. The 17” OEM wheels are included regardless (also with MPS4 rubber). On the performance side of things, again I have tried to address OEM shortcomings. On the front are a set of upgraded AP Racing CP9200 callipers, with two-piece discs and Ferodo DS2500 pads (Reyland kit). This delivers a boost in stopping power, I’ve not yet managed to run out of pedal. At the rear, the callipers remain OEM, however, they have been refurbished and colour matched to the fronts by Godspeed. The rear pads also match the DS2500s on the front and the rear discs are DBA T2s. There are also stainless brake lines fitted. Further performance improvements (with the added bonus of aural benefits too!) are UEL headers and the work of art which is the Ark GRiP exhaust. This adds a beautiful deep rumble when cruising. It’s not bad on full chat either. Recently the heat wrap on the headers was looking a bit thread bare, so that has been removed and they have been to Zircotec for full ceramic coating. To take advantage of the breathing mods, the car has been remapped by the well-regarded guys at Tuning Developments. This has been transformative in terms of getting rid of the infamous torque dip, really sharpening up the throttle response and such a worthwhile upgrade. It also adds other items such as launch control, flat foot shifting and a map for 95 RON – I have not needed these, but they do all work. When the car is not being driven, I indulge in my detailing hobby (have a little look here). It is only bathed and protected with my favourite products. Accordingly, the exterior paint, engine bay and interior are all in tidy order. The front end does have the stone chips associated with having covered 80k and there is the start of some lacquer failure low down on the front bumper, which can be seen here. Several of the brackets in the engine bay have been striped, rust protected and repainted. A large number of nuts, bolts and washers in the engine bay have been replaced with aluminium or stainless items from Pro-Bolt. During my ownership the car has never missed a beat and I will be genuinely sorry to see her go, it has been very well looked after and I’ve enjoyed spending time and money doing all the work. The big jobs like the clutch and spark plug change have plenty of time before they are due. Also, the 2013 MY Valve Spring Recall was done by Subaru and she’s covered 14,000 trouble free miles since then. The car has not wanted for anything on the servicing and maintenance front, the fluids (including differential, gearbox and brake) have been swapped multiple times in my ownership and drive & feel spot on. Always using quality replacements. I replaced the A/C pump (as it was squeaking) and had it re-gassed, so that is ice cold and will be for a good while yet. No vehicle is complete without a big file of invoices and history, I have kept almost everything since taking ownership and also found some from Subaru on the servicing before me. I have loved owning the BRZ and not only used her as a practical daily (it has had a full home cinema in there) I’ve also driven her across the B roads of the UK, through France, up and down the Swiss Alps, half the length of Italy & back. She’s never let me down. I am in no rush to sell. Please only make enquiries if you are serious. I am open to discussion on price and can remove mods like the Enkeis or Vent Gauge, to accommodate a price drop. However, ridiculous low-ball offers will only waste both our time. Yes, there are cheaper Toybarus out there on similar miles, but not in this condition, with all the weak spots addressed and certainly not in glorious WR Blue, with accompanying gold wheels. Thank you for reading this far, drop me a PM if you are interested. If you’d like to browse my build thread, it can be found here. I am more than happy to take you out for a drive, or for you to test drive it, provided fully comprehensive insurance is in place.

Impressive wood! Love that shape mate.

Pffffft, about time.

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Apologies, I didn't see the notification for this one until just now - should be approved now. GLWTS.

Tough trying to get a big sound from a small enclosure, other than turning the bass up to 11, try it in/out of phase to see if you’ve got any cancellation getting in the way. Always seems better after a break from a tricky job too.

I've always wanted to try a barging holiday Congrats mate, looks a beast, would love to have a go in one.

Please keep any organised meets until after 21st June (or whatever that date becomes, if it changes).

I did what he did, it was dead easy. A little trim tool can be handy for working a gap to poke wire in too.

Got any links to the threads your get errors on?

Turns out that every car you drive needs at least some mods... I've never really been that happy with the huge gaping recesses in the front bumper. Whilst they look mean, they hoover up leaves and road debris for fun - this just leads to rotten radiators and big bills from Stuttgart, so I took the plunge and got a full front end set from Zunsport. They're very subtle and fit nicely. If I wasn't so lazy I could have got some sheets, cut it to fit and mounted it behind the gaps, rather than in front. It probably would've looked better but I'm not that keen on the trial and error test fitting, improvising mountings and inevitable corrosion. Hopefully these proper ones will be good for many years. The buffoon who fitted the original number plate didn't use doublesided and manage to screw it on wonky, needless to say, I couldn't live with it. Turns out I couldn't live with the plate plinth either, so I've gone vinyl and I must admit it, I rather like it.

It's been a minute since I put some time, love and money into the BRZ - I must admit the more time I spend in the Cayman, the less tempted I am to grab the keys to the Subaru when I need to nip out. Hopefully with the easing of lockdown and putting two cancelled Spa trips behind me, I might turn the tide and get her out on track. Speaking of which, she's a bit on the noisy side from some track limits and with that in mind I popped her into JBM Performance in Sheffield to have a large silencer welded in. Whilst she was in the rusty sump was replaced with a nice new OEM one, with a Cosworth baffle dropped in - well it'd be rude not to with it off. I also took the opportunity to address the heat wrap on the UEL, which was failing in two places. I've never really liked the wrap aesthetic to be honest, so I did the man maths and managed to justify sending the headers and overripe off to zircotec for a lovely coating. They look sexy AF, if I do say so myself. Might even keep the air in the bonnet a few degrees cooler too! Last but not least, I was getting fed up with shiny leather on the steering wheel, so I set about it today with some APC, leather cleaner and a soft bristled brush - talk about time well spent, the lovely matt look is back. Steering wheel junk - yuk!

Looks good, might even make a contribution to keep noise down.

Amazon has plenty.

I did have them refurbished, but I was never tempted to change the rims on the Zed. Lightweight, strong, gorgeous and actual RAYS - what's not to like! Turbo twists are sexy AF too.

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Sorry this took a while to approve, I didn't see a notification for it. Thanks for sharing it

Obvs hard to be certain from a vid but this is not dissimilar to the sound mine made for banana bar. Upon inspection with a pry bar, I was also advised everything was ok, but that a pry can’t always simulate the weight and movement of a heavy car on that kind of surface. I changed them because I knew they would need doing eventually and it cured it. If you can budget for them now and the drop links are definitely fine, I’d just do them.

Plastic???? Think of the whales!

https://twitter.com/LesDennis/status/1365774052384768009?s=20 Helluva scoop this.

Got lost on the way to the supermarket, had to stop to read a map and took some photos by accident whilst I was looking. Some are ok for pocket dials.

Might be a long shot in these sizes on here but worth a go. For sale two P Zeros which came off my car when I switched to Michelin rubber. 6mm tread all round, in perfect nick, no repairs or damage. Porsche N rated - so you know they're extra good. £100 collected in Sheffield or the same plus what it costs me to get paisley freight to ship them to you.