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Jdm blue extended lug nuts





Sti spoiler <br/>Vinyl covered US style rear lights





Sti grill<br/>Hella supertone horns on perrin bracket

 

Very nice, I do fancy changing my front bumper to the facelift as the lack of inserts looks neater.

 

Cheers guys, logged in OK this time and paid ok, so all well and good!!

 

After owning my Uk300 for 12 years, I left scooby ownership for something a little quicker. A 650bhp GTR R35.
This is now sold to put the money into a new house, and I've now been offered the chance to return to scooby ownership with a 2010 WRXS hatchback.

Firstly I hate the grill. So if I go for it that needs to be swapped. What after market grills do people have for the hatch? Pics please.

Then what mods are best to go for?
Looking initially at dump valve, induction kit and exhaust then eventually map

 

Does anyone know if there are any hatch back Spec C's for sale in the uk?

 

Hi all, I know this is the hatch thread but my MY11 320R saloon is up for sale and I thought it may be worth mentioning here as I moved from hatch to saloon myself, it's going in for a full service (inc fluids) and MOT this weekend so will all be sorted for the new owner.

Looking for £18950 ono, 61 plate, FSSH, 28k, Recaros, nav, dealer Pioneer component speaker upgrade, H&S exhaust, full discription here: https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...-sti-320r.html

 

Very nice in white, where did you get the sti decals from for the spoiler ends? Are the front grills easy to fit?


Adam

 

Hi Mate,

I had a wrxS in white a few years ago, I had a new exhaust fitted, new panel filter and a re-map and it made a big difference, below are a few pics

 

Hughy, do you always have your seats retrimmed, they must love you!

 

Got this during the week and its a far better job than previous led bulb. Defo red, actually more red than tail lights.

All i need now is to have a go at fitting light overlays but im dreading it, even after watching the video

 

Lol, but yes pal, just makes them that little bit different......

 

Won't lie to you but the overlays are a pain in the a**e to fit properly but worth it in the end to lose the chavvy lexus lights.

 

it's not that hard to do if you take your time and don't use too much heat from the hair dryer

 

Hi guys, front tyres are wearing pretty bad. Have got Avon ZZ3 on the standard sti wheels. Been on here since i got the car. I dont mind the Avons had them on a few of my imprezas.

What are you guys running?

All help/comments apriciated

 

Just put my winters on (Nokian WR's - very good). My summer tyres are currently Toyo T1S (average at best, but they were on the car when I bought them). I used to like Toyo's on my classic but think new age are too heavy for them. They will be changed in the new year but I can't decide between:

1. Vredestein Sessantas (seem to get rave reviews on here)
2. Dunlop SP600 (supposedly designed for the Impreza)
3. Michelin Pilot Supersports.
Or just go the whole hog and get Yoko AD08R's

Anyone got experience of the above on a hatch?

 

Thanks bud. I know theres so many tyres and everyone has there own preference. I had avons zz3 on my classic and falkens 452 on blob eye and never had an issue with them.

Ill do a little research on the ones you suggested and see what i can find.

Cheers mate

 

just look for a Tyre WET rating of A or B and it should be fine no matter what brand it is?

 

Vreds were great on my hatch for the money, £119 a corner IIRC.

 

Much cheaper than that now. Around 90 quid a corner on Oponeo.co.uk with free delivery.

There wet rating is C which shows how meaning less the tyre ratings are!

 

Or how meaningless people's opinions are

How many people can tell the difference between a good tyre and a very good tyre? I can tell difference on a soft tyre, crap plastic tyre or bald tyre but certainly never pushing the tyre limits enough to say this potenza is better than the previous goodyear etc

The tyre tests are standardised people's opinions ain't.

 

Yes, I agree. Perfect example of this is the summer tyre test in Evo a couple of months ago. They compared 10 tyres and scientifically the Conti Sport Contact 5 was the best tyre. However, it's not the tyre that felt the best subjectively.

 

so what do you guys look for in the tyres?

I'd of thought a tyre with a wet rating of A or B is the one to go for.... seeing we live where it rains and you need grip on wet roads.

 

Yes, sensible logic for your everyday car. However, I was curious to try something a little more sportier (eg. Dunlop SP600 which were standard fit on hatches, stateside at least if not here). Also standard fit on GTR's. (Like a more modern RE070). However there wet grip is D or E I think. Now I am sure they are not dangerous in wet conditions at legal speeds. You will just need to err on the side of caution when pushing on. I have winter tyres also so don't have to worry about using them in cold conditions.

 

Hard sidewalls
Excellent dry grip & wet grip not so much bothered about the later, the car will find grip with AWD
Not bothered about noise or fuel economy ratings.

I ran Pirelli's for a long time and could not fault them, However at 4mm tread depth they disappear to no tread in what appeared to be no time at all, I also survived many winters on them too.

I find the Dunlop's on my new sti very good in both wet and dry and seem to wear at a very agreeable rate, I wouldn't hesitate to refit them again.

 

http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/...-93-w-mfs.html

 

id agree with the XL rated tyres for stiffer sidewalls on newages and hatches

For me its always been about getting a set of tyres that fits my budget. ill do a fair bit of internet reading on them but dont take it all as gospel then just i buy tyres in sets of 4 then rotate so i tend to stay with local suppliers as you can haggle with them a lot

purchased a set bridgestone S001 XL on my hatch after running them on my hawk(found no issue with them at all in the 2yrs i had them) - and because i could get them fitted for £400 on hawk, and then for 425 on the hatch


as for the EU Tyre test markers - A is always best

http://www.blackcircles.com/images/t...re-labelv2.jpg

 

Okay this may sound thick lol if a tyre is rated A in the wet will it be as good in the dry?

 

Fitted the mirror-magic today and am very pleased - it's the little things eh?!? Also as the top of my headlamps were getting a bit dirty and I don't fancy cooking them I bought some eyebrows and Plasti-Dipped them and the top of the front grill. Got the same ZunSport grills but in black on order along with some black winglets.





Next it's wheels, do I get mine refurbed in black with some spacers to widen the stance or any suggestions on replacements?

 

Where did you get the eyebrows from? might be an option for me also with the scabby top on lights starting to form. all ones i see are carbon

the black grills will transform the front of your car - will just bring it all together imo

 

Usually caused by polish on the plastic lens.

Use Meguiar's PlastX or similar and should be back to normal.

http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...leaner-polish/