Hi all ive just purchased my 2nd impreza, after already owning a wrx import classic and struggling to afford to insure and run it, ive gone for the slightly cheaper uk turbo model, its on P reg 96, only question i have really is can you fit the facelift clocks in a classic? or would it be too much hassle? all help is appreciated thanks

 

short answer,dont bother,cant be done

long answer,it can be done,but with alot alot alot alot of fiddling

 

I'm looking at doing it to mine you can't just change the clocks you have to change the entire dash as the shape and mounts of the clocks are different also the wiring is different. Dependent on year it could also have a mechanical speedo feed instead of electrical.
Hope that helps

 

Hi thanks for that mate, ill get on the look out for a dash, its a 96, p reg, so id assume itll be mechanical, my 1993 wrx import was, can you get wiring converters? or would i need to get an auto electrician to do the wiring? im a dab hand with mechanical and body repairs but electrics confuse me a little lol

 

You are looking at HOURS of work.

Complete dash and front doorcards, since the fit between them iks also wrong if one is changed.

The wiring is a nightmare, takes hours with every wire to trace, the plugs are different and you need to organise a speedo convertor from mechanical to electrical.Switchgear is in different psoitions, the heater controls are different.......phew.

TBH, you'd be better swapping the car again for a 97 onwards one WITH the dash you want..........

 

Yeah their is a lot of work involved im just doing it as a bit of a project for myself see if I can do it I think I have pretty much everything except for front door cards which i'll get later.

 

If you are going to the hassle of changing the dash, you might as well go the whole hog and change to a newage dash with the defi style amber clocks......

pics here towards the bottom

http://bbs.22b.com/cgi-bin/ultimateb...2;t=000119;p=6

More info

http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t197...cs-inside.html