u/Vast-Treacle-4832

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First time wrapping

I was in a small fender bender a couple weeks, some paint shipping and paint cracks on my 2013 FR-S bumper but nothing major. When I bought the car it had some damage on the passenger side just a small scrape that's been lightly dented in a line.

I was not at fualt in the wreck so her insurance is giving me a payout that should be about 1-2k. Honestly the damage on the bumper bothers me less then the side damage. I was wondering if I could put filler in my side damage and sand it smooth then apply wrap.this would also cover the paint damage on the front bumper. Seems to be more expensive to repaint my bumper then it would to do an entire wrap job.

I love the deep red but I cant decide glossy or satin/matte, it seems glossy would be a little more difficult and its very flashy i kind of like the idea of a more sleek badass red.

Another note this is my first time wrapping a car. Im 16 and do so many projects, I love learning new things and taking on challenges. I know wrapping is harder then it seems but I want to give it a try. If it ends well I may also wrap my dads mr2 spyder yellow.

I do plan on keeping this car till it dies but I'm worried about the paint underneath if in 3-7years when I take off the wrap it will mess it up and I have to redo it. PPF seems like a good idea but harder to work with and mcuh more expensive.

Any thoughts, tips, color or brand recommendation (tech wraps has the colors I want), opinion on car color etc.

u/Vast-Treacle-4832 — 3 days ago
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Whelp... The curse is real

Lady pulled straight out infront of me on the highway. Thank goodness there was no injuries and damage was minor, the bumper popped back out but theres a quite a bit of paint damage, grill clips, fitment issue and a broken front lip.

I'm 16 and have had this car just a bit over a year. While many people consider sports cars dangerous first cars I think the handling and braking of this car saved me from a lot worse of an incident.

I'm thankful for the autocross experience I have and the Tire Rack Street Survival program for helping me learn the handling and limits of this car.

Anyway. Ill keep updating on repairs and the upcoming process. If anyone has a 2013-2017 bumper and or lip/aero kit in the NC area reach out

u/Vast-Treacle-4832 — 13 days ago
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"Graduation" pics for a good friend with his GTI and my GT86

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u/Vast-Treacle-4832 — 1 month ago
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Flex fuel 2013 Scion Fr-s 110k miles

Finally pulled the trigger and bought a flex fuel kit, hardware and everything to tune. I went with the Zeitronix ECA-2 because the penguin tech was back ordered and I bouggt the conplete tune kit including the dongle, licensing and custom tuning from Xero Limit. Im installing the kit tomorrow in a buddy's mechanic shop. I haven't head from xero in 2 days im not sure if I'll be able to tune right after the install. Should I wait to connect the signal wire? What tips, suggestions, info should I know.

u/Vast-Treacle-4832 — 1 month ago