1999' Subaru Impreza UK Turbo 2000
25 May 2014, 11:36 AM
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1999' Subaru Impreza UK Turbo 2000
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Update 8/2/14 -
Spent all day Saturday and finishing off Sunday morning machine polishing my car. I need to get a bottom-end Nikon DSLR camera because iPhone 5 photo's aren't the best for showing off the bodywork! Still... the silver paintwork is like a mirror
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Update 10/9/14 -
Finally managed to source a great condition original steering wheel. Interior perfect now.
Update 13/8/14 -
Standard gear **** fitted easily once I got the Mono **** off ...Made a right mess of the Mono **** because I didn't know that the bottom half of the neck unscrewed to reveal 2 grub screws! I thought someone had just used thread lock which is why it was extremely tight. When I finally got it off the grub screws were munched and the Mono **** ruined as I used large stillsons to get it off 
. Only the steering wheel and OEM callipers left to go 
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Update 11/8/14 -
Got the car back from the body shop for a tidy up including front and rear bumper respray plus a few other minor dings sorted. She's looking even better now; stunning condition for a 15 year old car in my opinion. Still planning to get some refurbished OEM Subaru front callipers soonish and I've put the original side lights back on for that true OEM look so will be selling the crystal set. Here's a few quick snaps with my smaller camera. Unfortunately it doesn't bring out the reflections in the paintwork like my DSLR Nikon.
I love the front end of the classics because they look so unique and different compared to most cars... this looks really mean!
25/5/14 -
I've owned my Impreza for almost 2 months now and she is great to drive. She's on 70,400 miles and is near completely standard other than an OMP race wheel and Mono gear **** fitted by the previous owner and I've had Tein lowering springs (with geometry setup) and crystal front side lights fitted. This is the way she will be staying because I believe a car like this is becoming harder to find in this sort of standard condition. My only other plans for her are to fit some original black 'Subaru' 4 pot front callipers because she currently has some naff 'WRX PRO' callipers which have obviously replaced the originals at some point in her life. I'd also like to get the front and rear bumpers resprayed and a few dings taken out.
I was finally able to get out and give her a clean and take some half decent pictures so here they are:
5/4/14 -
The day she looked when I first got her home and after a clean. IMO riding a little high on standard springs but I plan to keep as standard as possible.
Cheers
Update 8/2/14 -
Spent all day Saturday and finishing off Sunday morning machine polishing my car. I need to get a bottom-end Nikon DSLR camera because iPhone 5 photo's aren't the best for showing off the bodywork! Still... the silver paintwork is like a mirror
.Update 10/9/14 -
Finally managed to source a great condition original steering wheel
. Interior perfect now.Update 13/8/14 -
Standard gear **** fitted easily once I got the Mono **** off
...Made a right mess of the Mono **** because I didn't know that the bottom half of the neck unscrewed to reveal 2 grub screws! I thought someone had just used thread lock which is why it was extremely tight. When I finally got it off the grub screws were munched and the Mono **** ruined as I used large stillsons to get it off . Only the steering wheel and OEM callipers left to go .Update 11/8/14 -
Got the car back from the body shop for a tidy up including front and rear bumper respray plus a few other minor dings sorted. She's looking even better now; stunning condition for a 15 year old car in my opinion. Still planning to get some refurbished OEM Subaru front callipers soonish and I've put the original side lights back on for that true OEM look so will be selling the crystal set. Here's a few quick snaps with my smaller camera. Unfortunately it doesn't bring out the reflections in the paintwork like my DSLR Nikon.
I love the front end of the classics because they look so unique and different compared to most cars... this looks really mean!
25/5/14 -
I've owned my Impreza for almost 2 months now and she is great to drive. She's on 70,400 miles and is near completely standard other than an OMP race wheel and Mono gear **** fitted by the previous owner and I've had Tein lowering springs (with geometry setup) and crystal front side lights fitted. This is the way she will be staying because I believe a car like this is becoming harder to find in this sort of standard condition. My only other plans for her are to fit some original black 'Subaru' 4 pot front callipers because she currently has some naff 'WRX PRO' callipers which have obviously replaced the originals at some point in her life. I'd also like to get the front and rear bumpers resprayed and a few dings taken out.
I was finally able to get out and give her a clean and take some half decent pictures so here they are:
5/4/14 -
The day she looked when I first got her home and after a clean. IMO riding a little high on standard springs but I plan to keep as standard as possible.
Cheers
Last edited by LSherratt; 08 February 2015 at 12:33 PM.
25 May 2014, 12:17 PM
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love it, standard and clean, even got the tape player!
how are you finding the Tein springs? I'm considering taking mine off soon in favour of a set of BC's.
Oh and I need that steering wheel!
how are you finding the Tein springs? I'm considering taking mine off soon in favour of a set of BC's.
Oh and I need that steering wheel!
25 May 2014, 02:24 PM
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Thanks for the comments so far everyone.
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25 May 2014, 02:53 PM
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Unfortunately not mate. I'm moving into my new house in 2 months so all my priorities and funds are focused on that. I can't really afford to spank £1-1.5k on a complete new setup and everything that goes with it right now. I would love to though! I just need to be sensible
I spent a long time cleaning this thing! 
11 August 2014, 03:34 PM
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Update 11/8/14 - Got the car back from the body shop for a tidy up including front and rear bumper respray plus a few other minor dings sorted. She's looking even better now; stunning condition for a 15 year old car in my opinion. Still planning to get some refurbished OEM Subaru front callipers soonish and I've put the original side lights back on for that true OEM look so will be selling the crystal set. Here's a few quick snaps with my smaller camera. Unfortunately it doesn't bring out the reflections in the paintwork like my DSLR Nikon.
I love the front end of the classics because they look so unique and different compared to most cars... this looks really mean!
I love the front end of the classics because they look so unique and different compared to most cars... this looks really mean!
Last edited by LSherratt; 11 August 2014 at 05:46 PM.
11 August 2014, 05:45 PM
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13 August 2014, 07:18 PM
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13 August 2014, 07:44 PM
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It's in extremely good condition. Has very minor little dings/blemishes (but all are out of sight, not on the front face). The front aspect looks like new.
If OP is interested, I can post pics...
Last edited by joz8968; 13 August 2014 at 07:48 PM.
08 February 2015, 12:38 PM
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Thread updated
Spent all day Saturday and finishing off Sunday morning machine polishing my car. I need to get a bottom-end Nikon DSLR camera because iPhone 5 photo's aren't the best for showing off the bodywork! Still... the silver paintwork is like a mirror.
Spent all day Saturday and finishing off Sunday morning machine polishing my car. I need to get a bottom-end Nikon DSLR camera because iPhone 5 photo's aren't the best for showing off the bodywork! Still... the silver paintwork is like a mirror
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08 February 2015, 04:44 PM
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09 February 2015, 07:37 PM
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Cheers! Defiantly Rally Day again at Castle Combe (one of the best events and great for enthusiast's as the quality of original examples is very good) and possibly TOTB depending on the dates. Would love to be on a stand but I need to get my alloys refurbished and ideally some genuine refurbished Subaru callipers for her to be perfect but unfortunately that's at the bottom of my priorities.
26 September 2015, 03:15 PM
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Really nice. Have you thought about colour coding the door handles mirrors and side skirts and rear bumper trim?
Just a thought, as i though v5 and v6 models were all colour coded standard, or was it just v6 models. Either way it will look amazing if you did.
Just a thought, as i though v5 and v6 models were all colour coded standard, or was it just v6 models. Either way it will look amazing if you did.