Cheers guys, I'm really happy with them, very nearly went for the silver but thought they'd look a bit much on a silver car. They really do finish off that hole in the bottom of the bumper nicely and I also give the rad some extra protection as said above.

They are supplied in Silver as standard but are special order black for £15 more so set me back £160 for top and bottom and had free postage. Its actually cheaper if you get it from ebay rather than direct from zun, funny thing is the ebay guys just process the order and its dispatched direct from zun. I had about a 3 week wait for mine as the black grilles were awaiting coating but guess as I have mine now they should have some in stock.

Search 'zunsport impreza grille' on ebay and there is only one company selling them, who also sell sunbeads!!!

They are not actually painted its a sort of rubber coating which looks really good and will not chip! Instructiosn reckon you can fit without taking the bumper off but I'd say the time its takes to whip it off its well worth doing so.

Face on Pic for those who need any more convining.

 

PIAA's look brill

i'm waiting for the correct lower splitter fixings then i will be removing the bumper to do my PIAA's, fit the painted grille which has finally been found by the royal mail, fit the lower lip and think i'll get one of the grilles , i think i'd remove the zunsport badge

 

My plan was also to remove the zunsport badge but looks like a plate it is welded to the mesh prior to coating so cannot be removed without damaging the mesh. Only idea I had was to peal the zun badge off and put a sticker or something in its place that is darker so more descreet.

As for the PIAA's, very nearly got rid as liked the look of the red Supertones but keep hearing stories they are all show and o go!

 

lol

tried and test PIAA's - you made the right decision lol

i might have to make up a badge and stick it over the top them...now what can i have ? ? ? ?

 

I have had a pair of JDM mirrors colour matched/sprayed and I am getting them fitted by Litchfields next week, they look much better than the van mirrors they fit as standard on the UK STI

I will post up some before and after pics after they have been fitted (they will be on the car for the UK hatch meet on the 5th September).

Give Ian at Litchfields a ring mate, he can get hold of them for a good price

Litchfield

 

do the jdm ones not have the indicators in?

 

The JDM ones still have indicators, but they more slimline...

Have a look at the JDM ones on this STI mate

Litchfield

 

have been on holiday in the cotswolds this week

stopped on a B road and took a quick snap







back home now and decided to try something with the bumper vent, I mocked up an infill with black gloss vinyl

i quite like it so next week when i'm back at work I'm gonna make up some proper matte black vinyl ones

 

Just added these to mine





and a couple from todays car show i was at.

 

Did the EVO Trackday at Bedford Autodrome on Friday.

Despite the track being very flat and a bit featureless, you've got to love the the 1km back straight and the S bend after it. Car was hitting an indicated 135 before the braking zone.

This was my shake down test, in that the car is still stock, as I wanted to find out what I needed to change having sampled it a near the limits.

Understeer is what I found, playing with the central dif and trail braking got the back end a bit more mobile, but I'd like to be able to point it a bit more on the throttle. Hopefully the Litchfield Handling pack will sort this out.

I only wanted more power once, when trying to out drag a BMW M3 CSL, but I did want a bot more engine noise, so the PPP kit will be going on sometime soon.

Stock brakes lasted very well - I did 5 lap stints and they started to grumble a bit, but never faded.

I was running Toyo R888s and these were great, but a little limiting in the wet (I'll post a vid of my (ahem) wet weather testing shortly).

Meantime here's a couple of links to some onboard footage

Two laps
YouTube - Subaru 09 Hatch - Bedford GT Circuit

First Lap
YouTube - STi bedfordGT

And as ever, don't forget 5th September is the meet at Litchfield - still time to sign up and there is still some space on the ramps if you fancy adding some bits to your car.

Cheers

W

 

Second lap - bit of a tussle with a Beemer down the back straight that meant I had to back off a bit.

Go to youtube here

YouTube - Bedford flying lap

W

 

Have you done this yet today Mark?

 

not yet Matt

first day back at work so playing catch up

got some pics of the detailed car now

 

Schweet. Will be nabbing a few of those pics

Not sure who the dodgy bloke in shorts in the reflection is or owns the grubby classic sti

 

Nice one Winmoz, looks like you had fun there I'm quite jealous.....
I bet you cant wait to see what the difference is like with the handling pack
you wont be disappointed!!!!! It'll be twice as quick round those bends and you'll feel confident with it too. Are you getting the ALK fitted as well?

Ben

 

The Handling pack includes the ALK making it a bit of a bargain - so much so that I'm going to get Iain to supply and fit a Carbon front splitter while he's at it!

I now need to book another trackday so I can test the changes! Am thinking Goodwood next.

Roll on the 5th of September.

Cheers

W

 

Great videos Winmoz

Found myself driving your car from my sofa, especially when playing with CSL.

Looked like great fun.

Mick

 

The more I look at this thread the more I like the new shape

 

Drive 1, you know you want to

 

Thats because you know it makes sense and its the way forward
This is the thread of enlightenment

 

finally got the exhaust fitted

 

Looking to buy a scooby very soon and never considered the hatchback.
Had enough coming from a CTR, but I have to say there are certainly loads of very lush looking ones here.
Especially in white.

Giving me seconds thoughts now whether to go for a 55-plate wrx or just blow my budget and get an 09 wrx, seen some good deals on new euro imports.

 

You know you just need the new hatch


try motordepot an hull for Stis from 22k aprox

motorpoint were doing wrxs from 13 k bargain or look around the dealers or gave Ian armtrong a call at Stan palmers for a great deal on uk spec modles

the new hatch is the future

 

If I had a bot more grunt (OK, talent) I could have passed him before the braking zone, but I got him in the end.

Cheers

W

 

[QUOTE=riggedSTI;8900553]finally got the exhaust fitted

Is that teh Miltek, if so is it Catback and whats the sound like?

Cheers
A

 

[quote=Arronb;8901195]New MY08 Subaru Impreza STi with sports exhaust

 

Nice one, looks like you had fun out there...

Is that beep, beep, beep the rev limiter warning, and if so how do you get it to make a noise (I currently have the warning light only)

Cheers, D

p.s. you will love the handling pack, but then you will want the brake upgrade, and then the PPP, and then a proper complete exhaust system and a bespoke re-map and then...

See you on the 5th mate

 

[QUOTE=CaptainJohn;8901528]Cheers, that clip is for a turbo back rather than cat back, I spoke with Milltek last week and they said it would certainly be quieter as a cat back, anyone comment on this who has one, sure looks nice though.

I also spoke with Ian the other day and he said they are currently developing a new MY08 Milltek exhuast that should be a bit cheaper than the current one, its being redesigned and would be more universal so you can add to it with a decat later if needed, said he was hoping to have some more news on this in 4/6 weeks. IIRC the current one is 3" and std exhast is 2.5", they should not really meet up but do, his new system has something to do with that.

Arron

 

So what time are we all meeting up at Iain's??

 

With the car in neutral press the trip rest switch until you get to the Rev limit screen (you'll need to press it a few times to scroll through trip A and B. Once on the Rev Limit screen keep it pressed to set the amount of revs. Then press it again and it gives you the option of turning the buzzer on or off.

I have mine set at 5800 revs as this gives me enough time to grab another gear before hitting the limiter in the lower gears.

|Can't wait for the 5th - think the <ahem> conservatory fund may take a bit of a hammering


Cheers

W