sparkey67

has any one had problems with struts ive got a knock coming from front checked everything seems ok nowt loose ,

i no newage cars had problem with struts

the only other thing i can think is ive fitted uprated arb,s front strut brace ,h brace & bump steer kit could this be causeing the knock

hkp

Lol! If you must know, it's Hong Kong Phooey.. my old username on the UK Legacy forum...

I have PM'd RB5, cheers for the heads up

hkp

Great minds mate.. great minds!

The WRXD is an awesome car.. I'm really loving it. Came from a Legacy Spec B and in a weird way, even though the Impreza is theoretically slower and isn't meant to handle as well, I'm just loving driving it. i can't leave the damn thing alone

Apostle

Hi Stan. I may pick up my car this coming weekend, but probably the weekend after. After the engines back in - Alan runs the car for the next 50 miles to bed everything in, then new oil and filter and its ready for me to do the next 1000 running in period. And I thought I was a long way away and I noticed you're from Norfolk !

Yo Mick... it's not cheap mate. It'll cost between £3 - £4k pending on exact spec. Quality, experience, and expertise does cost unfortunately.

Jay... we all want to know how you get on Tuesday after the remap. You did your run-in quickly mate... I heard that 'some' forged pistons make weird noises before warming up and quietening down - what says you ?

Sparkey I hope your knocking from the front is your suspension. My car sounded like that after a bit of piston broke off between the rings. Silent on start up and noisy when warm. Trust that you dont get that

A

PS . anybody seen those MadDad downpipes that are getting a bit of a cult following Stateside ? Seperate pipe from turbo misses the cat and joins a bit further down - it's meant to stop surge. Any opinions ?

sparkey67

dont be saying that bud !!!

comeing up to 2yrs old & done 31,000miles got it going in to local dealer tomorrow to be checked out

sounds ok when warn on tick over seems to be when moveing low speed as if something was moveing on driver side how would i check if it was piston with out getting it stripped down ?

urban

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So fella's

Seem that quite a few have the rally armor mudflaps.
I also see that the V2 flaps don't require drilling - do any of you have these ones and are they secure?

scooby L

Those V2's look

Knowing RA they'll be fine Shaun...

You taken delivery of your 330s yet?

urban

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Sure have Kyle
Lovely car - I've been taking it easy so far.
Collected it on Friday and have driven around 100 miles 99.9% in "i" mode
Stuck it in "s" mode on Sunday, but didn't rake it - was just curious to see what change it made to the initial throttle response.

Going to order those flaps now I think, and I can also get the 330S stickers too if I wish

Cheers,
SHaun

scooby L

It feels like full throttle in i mode gives 50% of s mode full throttle

and i mode throttle sensitivity feels 25% of s#

I used to WOT in i mode then switch to s# (when taking people out for a blast) just to show the difference.. I do not do it now...Dunc expressed some concern of snapping that amount of boost pressure in instantly..... was fun though, shoots off like a scolded cat..

WIZZY2376

Hi sparkey,
Which dealer are you going to use mate ? Ive had mixed experiences locally, service wise and price wise.

sparkey67

hi wizzy

going to gilesgate at hexham to get it checked out, ive used them for services etc with my bugeye service & parts depot are spot on

got car from stan palmers at carlise but getting it checked 1st what with shortage of v,power, but if it under subaru warrenty fault doesnt matter which dealer

must say had no problems with either stan pamlers or gilesgate both r very helpfull

scooby L

Sparkey,

How much did you lower your car with the new springs?

urban

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Guys,

What mats do you all have?

Abx

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Dealer ones, good fit, thick and hard wearing, they have a metal STI plate them.

Cannot find them on the website though.

rb5 286

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sti ones here

they seem to wear better then the hawkeye ones, i got thru 3 in 1.5 years

rb5 286

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took a mate out for a blast in mine after he took me out in an audi TT , he absolutley shat himself from the acceleration

his brother was in the back laffing his *** off

WIZZY2376

I used them last year for my first service. Found the staff helpfull and the price was the cheapest i found. Problem started when i went to collect my car, nobody was on the service desk. Had a good luck around only the owner sat in his office reading the paper ignoring me . That really f@#ked me off, i politley asked him if any one was available. The jumped up little tool then started to march around stamping his feet shouting at his staff. Who emerged from the back. I felt bad for them all I wanted to do was get back to work. Not an apology just a tantrum was his answer, so for that i now go back to Dennis Commons would rather give them my money. Hope they find the fault mate and its nowt serious.
John

renny

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I agree - the Hawkeye ones were ****.

I'd only done 12k miles when I got rid of mine and the drivers one was nearly worn through.The Hatch ones are far superior.

sparkey67

i no what u mean staff r great but hes got ( little man chip on his shoulder)

well they had alook but with out stripping it down looks like strut knackered but will not say if its warrenty or not till they get it in bits looking at £100+ to strip both sides down & check b4 they will commit to saying if warrenty or not dont want to pay £500+ for 2 front shockers if not covered as subaru would only replace the one that was damaged not a pair,been looking could get a set of coilovers for same sort of price

sparkey67

scooby l

dont was already lowered when i got it on eibach springs but sits nice

ive got sti mats off dealer

WIZZY2376

Did the garage say anything about the after market springs effecting the warranty ? Its a tricky one, so they cant tell you if your covered unless you fork out for the labour first ?

sparkey67

thats about top & bottom of it bud
take a chance its covered they cover cost or pay your money & to get it checked & just bite the bullet if its not

scooby L

cheers Sparkey, I've looked them up and it's 25mm F & R

Does sit nice you're right

I've just bagged myself a 2 month old, black Zunsport lower grille off fleabay for £15.. bargain.

WIZZY2376

Sorry mate, the joys of car ownership never cease. Like you already said to fork out all that money to get back to square one is a gamble. Could be the best bet is to go for coilovers. That way you know your getting a quality mod, not just another potential problem from subarus parts bin. Ive got Tein springs on mine, to be honest I thought Id lost the warranty on the suspension. Good luck I dont envy your decision.

Abx

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Spotted that on there this morning and was expecting it to go for around 60 notes, BARGAIN

scooby L

he's also got a revolution cat back system, 5 months old... starting bid of £150...no takers

Anyone want a Revolution cat back system then I have his mob number

sparkey67

will let you no tomorrow to get checked out

so will be able to let you all no if changeing springs affect warranty or not

to me it reminds me of blob/hawkeye which had problem with shockers took couple of yrs b4 they started with knock problem

yep sits nice & handles well done afew other handleing mods as well & spot on

kev1

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Hi Guys
I have just changed the exhaust system on my 08 and now have a Prodrive back box looking for a new home if anyone is intrested im looking for £200.00 delivered (to most parts of the uk).
If anyone wants pics i will have to send them via my phone as i dont know where my camera lead is!! pm your details

Thanks
Kev.

rob84

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Well There Back From the Body shop.

see pics below.






bring on the next mod to compliment them lol

ballsie

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They look tidy Rob - really suit your car and a nice contrast to the red flaps.