2005 WRX PPP Wagon and how I came to be here.
#121
Scooby Regular
Very nice
As for the red stitch why don't you just change the wheel and use your existing airbag? Straight on I've just given my old sti steering wheel to my little bro and bought an airbag for a wrx to go on for £25
M2 RTX has one for sale in good condition exactly the thing yo complete that red stitched finishing you'll just need to use your rear plastic trim and airbag all will be red stitched then
As for the red stitch why don't you just change the wheel and use your existing airbag? Straight on I've just given my old sti steering wheel to my little bro and bought an airbag for a wrx to go on for £25
M2 RTX has one for sale in good condition exactly the thing yo complete that red stitched finishing you'll just need to use your rear plastic trim and airbag all will be red stitched then
#122
Very nice
As for the red stitch why don't you just change the wheel and use your existing airbag? Straight on I've just given my old sti steering wheel to my little bro and bought an airbag for a wrx to go on for £25
M2 RTX has one for sale in good condition exactly the thing yo complete that red stitched finishing you'll just need to use your rear plastic trim and airbag all will be red stitched then
As for the red stitch why don't you just change the wheel and use your existing airbag? Straight on I've just given my old sti steering wheel to my little bro and bought an airbag for a wrx to go on for £25
M2 RTX has one for sale in good condition exactly the thing yo complete that red stitched finishing you'll just need to use your rear plastic trim and airbag all will be red stitched then
#123
B0LLUCKS
I took my boys swimming and came back to the car to find a large dent in the front passenger's wing and another by the petrol flap.
Front wing
Then on the way back something flicked off of the road and scratched the door down to the metal.
All in all an expensive trip to the pool.
Front wing
Then on the way back something flicked off of the road and scratched the door down to the metal.
All in all an expensive trip to the pool.
#124
Scooby Regular
Doesn't look like much of a dent in the picture
Great thread, and I'm nicking some of your upgrade ideas, now that I've bought back my old 05 plate black PPP Wagon.
Great thread, and I'm nicking some of your upgrade ideas, now that I've bought back my old 05 plate black PPP Wagon.
#125
The dents are more than the usual dink you get if someone opens their door onto yours, and being the wing it's really noticable. I've dropped it at a local bodyshop and wheel place and they've said £300 for both dents and the scratch.
#126
Scooby Regular
Aye, £300 is beyond annoying.
Mine has a bit of a pimple on the front wing, but I'm not going to do anything about it. When I've had cars with virtually mint/show car bodywork, all I've done is worry about them. If it's already got a small blemish, I'm more relaxed for some reason lol (so long as the paint hasn't been broken).
Mine has a bit of a pimple on the front wing, but I'm not going to do anything about it. When I've had cars with virtually mint/show car bodywork, all I've done is worry about them. If it's already got a small blemish, I'm more relaxed for some reason lol (so long as the paint hasn't been broken).
Last edited by Greenslade; 31 October 2016 at 09:00 PM.
#130
Scooby Regular
It sounded like a racing car, drank fuel like a racing car,......and was as flat as a pancake. Seriously, any reasonable TDi rep mobile could pull away from me, and according to friends that have them, ours was quite a 'quick' one.
As for economy,...circa 19mpg. So no better than my M5 with almost twice the power.
No more fords for us lol
#132
Scooby Regular
Our ST220 was an early facelift (with the Sony stack hifi), and the only options it had were xenons and an electric sunroof.
Oddly, it had healthier looking alloys than most I saw. The others seemed to have lacquer peeling issues.
#133
Dents sorted
First rate job by ACE finish in godmanchester. Not the cheapest but the end result was immaculate.
While I was there I had the wheels done too.
While they were good at a distance they were beginning to bubble in a few areas and had a few deep chips.
While I was there I had the wheels done too.
While they were good at a distance they were beginning to bubble in a few areas and had a few deep chips.
Last edited by Cambs_Stuart; 01 December 2016 at 06:02 AM.
#135
Lovely jubbly, great work dude. I've recently bought a wagon PPP and I'm looking forward to some subtle mods next year, not sure what to do but at the very least some handling mods and better brakes.
#138
I've just picked up some of those gold STi wheels and some Brembos to upgrade my wagon. The wheels could do with some refurbing really, but I'm trying to get the brakes fitted before the MOT is due so might run out of time. What did they do to correct the deep chips?
#141
Cool. Might do some basic repairs and touch up the paint myself in lieu of actually getting them properly refurbed then...plus they came with awful tyres, according to online reviews (Autoguard SA802), but at least with enough tread to get through the MOT.
#142
Door Handles
Another quick one.
I found a set of STI chrome door handles going cheap on ebay so I've just fitted them. While it's not transformed the interior it's an improvement.
This was pretty easy, there are a few tutorials on how to do this, but this link give a good summary:
https://www.scoobynet.com/interior-1...e-replace.html
I found a set of STI chrome door handles going cheap on ebay so I've just fitted them. While it's not transformed the interior it's an improvement.
This was pretty easy, there are a few tutorials on how to do this, but this link give a good summary:
https://www.scoobynet.com/interior-1...e-replace.html
#144
Scooby Regular
Don't know what month mine is without looking, but it's a 2005 Wagon, and has plastic handles. Or was this the year they changed to Hawkeye?
Nice mod though Stuart
Nice mod though Stuart
#148
After that, the rest took about 10 minutes each.
Last edited by Cambs_Stuart; 16 November 2016 at 06:43 PM.
#149
I also splashed out £1.79 on a set of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301610627532
They are cheap crap that will only last for a couple of jobs, but still useful.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301610627532
They are cheap crap that will only last for a couple of jobs, but still useful.
#150
I also splashed out £1.79 on a set of these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301610627532
They are cheap crap that will only last for a couple of jobs, but still useful.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301610627532
They are cheap crap that will only last for a couple of jobs, but still useful.
https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Brick-Separator-630