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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 07:20 AM
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Hey guys,

As some of you know, i had to sell my widetrack sti, due to the mrs losing her job and us expecting our second child.

I had looked around for a suitable replacement, looked at sorentos, then leon cupra r, i finally spoke to my mate kevc who said his old bug was for sale, so i approached the owner and here she is.

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2001 bugeye wrx with just over 70k on the clock, been really well looked after,

Spec list is as long as your arm lol

D2 8pot brakes
Lowered on new shocks
Japspeed fmic
Full 3" decat with raptor
Flcocked dash
Intake
Mapped

And more

I picked the car up last sat, tbh the brakes were shocking. I hoped it was just bleeding but turned out to be the pads seized on both sides, hence a low pedal, 150 later, new pads in and good brakes,

So i decided on a quick colour change

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Did the fmic too

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Now i was never a fan of the bumper, sorry kev so i managed to find and chop up a prodrive bumper

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Then turned my attention to the inside,

Removed the old single din hu, in favour of a double din Bluetooth unit, i then blacked the dash pieces and added a red jdm hazard switch,*

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Had to use flash on this pic sonit looks terrible, alot better in real life

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Final thing was a service

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Today will be a quick clean up and wax, then ready to use for Christmas.

Cheers jake
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 07:30 AM
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Nice looking WRX and a good upgrade from the Widetrack blob, now you too will discover the joys of the WRX 5 speed.

Agree with the bumper swap too, prodrive bumper is by far the best looking on a bug.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 07:57 AM
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very nice, bumper looks so much better
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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Very nice is that jake
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:35 AM
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thanks guys,

ive already found out that the wrx, is a million times better in every way to a sti
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 10:18 AM
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Some nice changes there mate do love a bug and with a prodrive bumper transforms it
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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Do you start spraying parts of your cars before you've even signed the logbook?

Looks nice. Front bumper looks MUCH better.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 12:06 PM
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well i had the bumper before the car haha
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 12:16 PM
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Looking good pal, take care of it

I'll be down sometime to take a nosey !!!
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 12:43 PM
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cars all clean for now,

also added the side bits to the grill, fit much better


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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 12:56 PM
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Much Better. What sort of power output do you have ?
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 01:26 PM
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prob 270 ish
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 01:30 PM
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Very nice mate. I have a soft spot for white bugs. I sold my bugeye and had a mk1 cupra r running 280ish. Complete nightmare everyweek a different sensor or coilpack would fail. Now back in a blob wrx and staying there.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 01:37 PM
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ive had about 5 cupra r, while there a great car, the traction issuses in wet and winter are what swayed me to keep with the scoobs
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 01:56 PM
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looks great, prodrive bumper is a must, i bought one for mine but never ended up fitting it.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 03:32 PM
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Nice Scooby. I'll go against the flow and say the splitter on the old bumper made it more interesting!
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 03:44 PM
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Not normally a fan of the Bug, but that one looks nice.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 04:08 PM
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Looking great Jake
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 05:29 PM
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very nice looking bug, white is by far the best impreza colour in my opinion
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 05:51 PM
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Quite nice bug there make
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 06:44 PM
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Needs a roof flap

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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 07:08 PM
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Nice
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 07:28 PM
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I know mart once you flap u dont go back
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 09:15 AM
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Very nice mate, makes me miss my bug even more
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 09:38 AM
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Dont normaly like bugs but that looks very nice
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Old Dec 26, 2015 | 09:40 PM
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Car still looks good jake..it was approx 275/280 bhp when i had it cant quite remember. I didnt have the intake or front mount on it though. Car was mapped by jgm ecutek. Glad to see it back in good hands
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Old Dec 26, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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Looks very clean, like that a lot!!!
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Those are the wheels im going for,

Ive put the feelers out for swaps for the xxr.

It needs a new air filter, so thats after Christmas now
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can't beat white and gold combo
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