was looking at spacemans car the other day on iwsti it does look good , it will look good when u get yours on rob !!

had busy day got car washed & polished & summer tyres back on !!!!

Tyres went on mine today, but not had the chance to offer them up to the car yet lol

you fancy popping across & waxing mine lol

i would if i had time busy busy ! on hoilday this wk & never stopped easyer being at work & busy wk end ahead border rally on sat & young at morpeth rugby county cup on sun allday back to work for rest on m,monday

look forward of seeing yours when wheels r on

think i'm gonna have to fit my spare rear lights that i've covered in red

rob, do you know how much a LHD rear light bit is to remove the fog light red bit?

Why people hate the hatch is beyond me! A couple of simple mods and they look awesome.. rear lights, rims and lowering and they look sweet.

£57.43 + vat for the clear lamp

you are right, best looking one that they have built so far imo, and practicality is off the chart. Look at the post count and views on this thread to get an idea of how popular it is.

all the flashes where completed

thanks Rob



just seen this at local dealer


got me thinking.....should I take the plunge - I love the colour

Keep your's Mark, it's a lovely car you have and this will just cost you more to buy and to mod!!

and the boots not very big.

A JDM hatch looking like the pic I quoted would do me just fine! Trouble is, I'm about £20k short

At what mileage were they applied?

Do you know the history of the car prior to you?

buy mine

its going on PH 2moro for £18k but realistically looking at £17k



looking like a BRZ as its a diesel is next, waiting for deal to come back

I thought yours was a uk? Plus, did you miss the bit about being £20k short!

no i didnt, lol

ye its uk, so its better lol

Question for STI hatch owners
Today found i had a nice little pool of oil under my car
took it to the dealer to check out and found to have a hole in the oil filter so then had to part with £85 for oil and filter change

this is the second time this has happened to me the first time it really pi$$ed out and i only noticed due to the smoke that was coming out of the back (Oil on hot exhaust)
when i dipped i could not see the mark so got AA to relay

question is stones or gravel hitting a oil filter a common occurance on the sti like i say this is the second time this has happened or am i just unlucky

for info the recall i got to prevent corrosion on the front suspension was for my previous car a fast back

Never seen that happen before, for starters the undertray should sheild from any road debris entering the underside of the vehicle and secondly the filter is up level with the exhaust manifold so shouldnt be the brunt of any impact. sounds like some ones trying to sabotage your car

Have you not got the plastic undertray fitted ?

Yes, where's your under tray!

Or is it a case of the oil filter seal leaking?

as said already, very strange that you have had it happen twice, with the undertray in place theres no way any debris could cause that

hole in the oil filter - weird, did they show you the hole?

I have just had my 09 STI service and MOT carried out at my local Subaru dealer. During the service they changed the front brake pads. I asked for the old pads back and they provided these for me, without hesitation, in the box the new pads had come out of.
My concern is that the pads they fitted are made by blueprint (www.blueprint-adl.com). The dealer charged £132.31+VAT. He did not charge for fitting.
Have I been ripped off and are these pads up to the job?
How much for standard Brembo pads for normal road use?

Thanks in advance

Genuine brembo pads from NextdayBrakes.com are £80. so blueprint ones are costing the earth. the genuine brembo pads from subaru are £255.06

A Subaru dealer fitted blueprint pads? Lol, interesting! Did you ask for a cheap option? The std brembos at the dealer would be horrendously expensive.

Yes the Subaru dealer fitted these. No I did not specify a cheap option. I was away on a course and they asked if I wanted the pads changed as they were worn. They did say they would only charge for the parts. Not the labour.
At no time was a cheap option offered and had I been offered a cheap option I would of refused.
How good or more importantly how bad are these pads? Has anybody had experience of these with Subaru or any other cars?

what dealer was this?

why would they fit anything but the OE part?

Godspeed's worth looking at?
http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/~god...d_category=152

Rob

I have had a quick look on NextdayBrakes.com and cannot see pads for the 09 STI.
Do you have part number?

Thanks

Impreza GR P54039 brembos are all the same from 08 sti onwards

Derek Slack, Middlesbrough. First time I have used them. I have used S G Petch in Richmond for 15 years without any problems but it is 30 miles from my home. I thought I would try Derek Slack as they are so close.