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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 12:20 AM
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My bugeye went back on the 1st September , but the new blobeye took its place

The car was standard when i picked it up at 9.30 am, by 1pm it looked like this :-











Got to get round to removing the pea shooters and resulting mouse fart, and fitting the full decat and group N box currently sitting in the garage!

Eibachs next on the shopping list

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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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Stunning, i had to look twice with the blue sti seats and all

What wheels are they?
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 12:59 AM
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Wheels are BK238's, recoated in dark anthracite with a metallic flake. They "twinkle" when they are clean and its sunny (rare combination!!). The prodrive centre caps just clipped straight in!
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 05:35 AM
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looks very nice mate
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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Very nice m8 enjoy
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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Looks very nice indeed, but you appear to have the same problem as me, the driver's door is a different shade!

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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by austen_wrx
My bugeye went back on the 1st September , but the new blobeye took its place

The car was standard when i picked it up at 9.30 am, by 1pm it looked like this :-





Got to get round to removing the pea shooters and resulting mouse fart, and fitting the full decat and group N box currently sitting in the garage!

Eibachs next on the shopping list
Is that bodykit a MRO one??


I see what you mean, saramorm, i to had to look twice to see the blue seats.
Are they a dealer fit??Looks rather nice...

As to the mods you are planning i.e. Full de-cat exhaust...warranty??
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD
Is that bodykit a MRO one??


I see what you mean, saramorm, i to had to look twice to see the blue seats.
Are they a dealer fit??Looks rather nice...

As to the mods you are planning i.e. Full de-cat exhaust...warranty??
I dont think its MRO it looks like a Lester (sp?) front splitter and grile with Prodrive stone deflectors on the skirts

Not sure about the spoiler though although its very nice
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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austen- now THAT is one 04/05 I wouldnt hesistate to own

Very very tidy..
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by austen_wrx

What spoiler is that ?????
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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Good to see you have your prioritys right, live in a caravan and drive a nice car!
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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no i think thats just to fund his boat habbit lol
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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looks well sweet , just the rear bumper needs to be the same level as the front bumper and side skirts!
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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cheers guys!

Saramorm is right, it is a Lester front splitter, as is the grill. Prodrive/subaru front stone deflectors. The spoiler is a Morrette item and is the same spoiler that those special GX sport bugeyes were supplied from the dealers. It uses the same holes in the boot as the standard low level ironing board.

I bought the brand new sti seats and door cards from prodrive and sold the standard set. The Blob eye WRX seats were the one thing putting me off buyin it.

I know the decat warantee worry, but i did it to my last car and can always put the standard system back on.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 05:35 PM
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where did you source the morrette spoiler?
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 07:31 PM
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Hi Austin You have been busy there matey !!
The wheels look brilliant.... the springs will transorm the look of the car completely when you have that done, nice colour too
That's the same spoiler as was on my gx sport when I bought it... looks great mate
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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really nice. Doesn't replacing the seats have any insurance/warranty implications, as the WRX has seat airbags? Otherwise I'd have them in in a flash!

Very nice choice of front lip too :P
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by mrklaw
really nice. Doesn't replacing the seats have any insurance/warranty implications, as the WRX has seat airbags? Otherwise I'd have them in in a flash!

Very nice choice of front lip too :P
I will tell the insurance company when i renew this week. I can't see what warantee issues the seats will cause apart from obviously problems with the seats themselves, but whta can go wrong with them

very pleased with the lip, it was your pics that made my mind up which one to go for. I want to sort the rear out, but are struggling to find a rear diffuser i like
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Lagamorph
where did you source the morrette spoiler?
This is the ebay item i bought, not sure if he has any left, but can recomend the seller.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=2484495176

The (non) fitting kit wasn't brilliant, i had to cut and solder the brake light wires and cut the the bolts down that hold the 2 pieces togethre as they were too long
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by megabusa
Looks very nice indeed, but you appear to have the same problem as me, the driver's door is a different shade!
You had me worried then, i've been looking at all morning, but it looks fine, i think its just an optical illusion in the photos!
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by austen_wrx
You had me worried then, i've been looking at all morning, but it looks fine, i think its just an optical illusion in the photos!
It just looks slightly different in the photos. I took some photos of my car when I just got it and in one of them in particular the door looked completely different, although it is the original paint and must have left the factory like it.
Must be the colour!
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:33 AM
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struggling to find a rear diffuser i like
I know what you mean. I think the line of the car is OK from front to back. It comes up, but there isn't a big jump between the side skirts and the rear.

If you find a nice rear skirt, post on here (probably styling the best place). Or even if its just a shortlist, we can all have a mull over.
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Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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Saramorm is right, it is a Lester front splitter, as is the grill.
austen, where do you get the lester parts from? #
can you defo recomend the seller of the spoilers, i wouldn't mind one but he hasn't got any on at the minute, just a roof scoop (mmmm no!)
cheers J C
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 07:46 AM
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I got the Lester bits from ets racing (www.ets-racing.co.uk), great service and best price by far!!!

The guy selling the spoilers was fine, very quick delivery, good communication and well packed (original Morette box unopened)
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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thanks for the info austen,

have you got a head on shot of the spoiler?
cheers
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by J C
thanks for the info austen,

have you got a head on shot of the spoiler?
cheers
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Do you mean from behind?? If so not yet, will take some over the weekend. I have a head on from the front though
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full frontal




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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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tidy....very tidy
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 01:52 PM
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Maybe a stupid question, but why didn't you buy an STi ?
Surely the money you have already spent and will be spending you could have put towards a standard STi ?
Or am I missing something..
Love those wheels, much better than the OEM.
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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I have similar mods to austen, and I didn't buy an STI because it was quite a bit more money, and was too harsh a ride for a family car. WRX was the best option for me as a car, but didn't have the look that I wanted.

Most of the cosmetic mods (not including wheels which would be extra on an STI as well) come to less than £1k.
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