island991

....here is my classic wagon ive had for about 6 weeks. It was completely standard mostly mint to start with, MY2000 with 30k on the clock, black leather interior. Ive started to do some subtle mods inside and out, nothing too much.



1st flaps front and back


then wedges


then gear surround


...mesh fog covers colour coded


momo race airleather/aluminium ****


I have sti pedals and detango lights ordered and on their way. which will complete the interior/exterior look for me.

any thoughts?

skoosh

Hold on tight mate.........the slide down the slippery slope of modding starts here.............

First thing to do IMO is lower it and sort out the brakes, then you'll need, in no particular order:

1) Full decat
2) bigger wheels
3) sti spoilers
4) ecu remap
5) de-tango
6) color-code
7) front splitter
8) panel filter
9) geometry settings
10) bigger turbo and intercooler
11) ....................etc etc

Enjoy and look after her, mines done 128000 miles on original engine and turbo and stills looks like this at 10 years old.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y47/sk...t=PICT0256.jpg

Si.

ps: I'm still working on the above list after 3 years of ownership.

island991

looking real good mate. i have to say i usually dislike white rims but it goes so well with white car. nice!

Ill probably go down the performance mods way next!! as you say a slippery slope. Probably not the STI spoilers though. not sure the top one on a wagon looks any good. i prefer the standard top spoiler i think!

I can certainly see a new zorst and bigger wheels coming!!

island991

STI Pedals arrived today . What a great service from Japanparts. delivered within a week of ordering.

Had some problems fitting (see http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=499339) but i got them done today!

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

mate
looks like, with all your recent posts , that u have been a busy boy. and i bet u said i wont mod it too much
glad to see the fog covers came out fine.
was going to post on your pedals issue, as i had the same, but it seems youi have sorted it.

now, since u have started on the slippery slope, let me add to the list

1) Full decat
2) bigger wheels
3) sti spoilers
4) ecu remap
5) de-tango
6) color-code
7) front splitter
8) panel filter
9) geometry settings
10) bigger turbo and intercooler
11) sti rear lights
12) gauges
13) new mats
14) etc etc

see we are good at spending your money

if you want an idea of what to do next, and i dont want to sway you in anyway (yeah right) see my website for some ideas

http://web.mac.com/cdodsworth/iWeb/T...b/Welcome.html

island991

yeah bitten by the bug!! as i put above detango lights in the post (so expect more pics later in the week!!), then who knows!!......thinking seriously about...

Gauges
Bigger wheels (need to start saving!!)
splitter.......possibly

not so keen on....

sti spoilers...wagon top one looks stupid IMO!!!
colour coding
Sti rear lights (unless i can get them cheap!! so damn expensive!!)

And i dont need mats yet!! the origional ones still look good!!

island991

got the side repeaters on this pm. although not had a chance to get silver bulbs yet, are the silver ones as clear when in use during the day? dont want them to be dangerous!!

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

yes they are..and legal as well

ohhh that car is just screaming out for colour coding

island991

right FINALLY the detango os complete (at the front anyway....can i really justify £200 for sti rears???i think not!!)




and silvered side bulbs


what has anyone done about bulb housing in side repeaters? mine are black and show up close in crystal clears. as anyone coloured it silver??

island991

am i correct in thinking the only colour coding needed on my car is side and rear bits?? mirrors/handles etc are already done. does anyone do the ariel housing??!!

island991

new roof rack styling and Hella supertones on the way next i think!! oh any possibly crystal side lights as well....

Mangel

looks good

bioforger

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Crystal sidelights brighten up the frontend well, go get em immediately!

ddb85

sti rears are a must - they would have been the first mod on my list

island991

so much money though!! anywere else to get them for less than £200 anyone??

bioforger

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STi rears are a pita, as u have to reseal them correctly, otherwise ure boot will be full of water, oh and u need to setup a foglight.

trails

iTrader: (41)

money well spent...you know you want them

trails

iTrader: (41)

agreed

island991

so you pay over £200 notes and they have no rear fog light? is that true? damn, makes me want them even less!!

island991

anybody done this? im thinking of painting them, but will have to be careful i guess! small paintbrush time!!

martyrobertsdj

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Sti rear lights are a MUST mate!! They do pop up now and again on eBay and Scoobynet and although a bit on the pricey side, I think they make a massivedifference to the rear aspect of the car......any colour!!



As for the foglight....it's not difficult. I just used the right hand side reversing light location, swapped one or two wires in the plastic socket and then fitted a high intensity LED red bulb. It's maybe not as good as a proper fog light, but it works and is MOT legal. Saves having to clag an aftermarket one on.

As for the Sti rear spoilers.......again...personal taste, but I like the top one, but the waist one is a bit big. I want a top one for my car, but haven't got round to getting one yet. I keep spending money on wheels and stuff!!! LOL

Oh yeah....I might have some wheels for sale soon!!

trails

iTrader: (41)

all you need do is keep the UK light wiring and swap it over at MOT time adding a red bulb...easy and you get two reversing lights the rest of the year.

island991

what do people recon to bonnet vent scoop? thinking of getting a colour coded one?? any views?

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

oh mate, you are so..down the modding road now

ok well i gave you advice on the first questions so heres some more

Take it you are meaning the miniscoop version..well ppl differ on this a lot, but if your induction kit needs a little bit more cool air, then go for it. if on the other hand you still have the standard panel filter job, then it will be purely non-functional apart from giving your induction pipe a nice chill
see below for a pic





side repeater housing
Too fiddly so leave well alone if i was you. big chance of messing it up and looking pants

STI rears..yes they are expensive, yes you need to seal them properly, yes the fog light conversion is an added extra that you have to do,but....they do finish the back off a treat. see pic below.
ask anyone and they will agree and if you do a search, nearly every picture that starts off with..this is my scoob what do you think?? somewhere in the replies is someone saying..sti rears would look great !!




crystal sidelights...mmmm thats a yes
see pic below again.
loads of choice, smoked, crystal, clear etc. also take advantage of doing them and pop in brighter bulbs as stnadard they tend to look yellow against the main headlights.



see you did the fog covers..they look great mate

lovely job so far..admit it you based your mods on my car
(its ok to have a role model honest )

island991

i see in those pics you have one with mini scoop and one without. what do you have current? have you had the scoop and changed your mind? I have a feeling i might do it and then think it looks naff.

btw where do you get the headlight protectors from.

Ive already got upgraded light bulbs all round. ive those philips blue sidelights which look much better. will blue bulbs look naff in crystal clears? they must give better white light than any silvered ones surely?

cheers for all the comments chaps. Im warming to the idea of sti rears. gonna have to save first!!

I have to admit it was pics of your mesh foggies that i liked the look!
But i have something up my sleeve that i think might be a UK first for a wagon, or indeed any uk scooby. Thats if all the stuff arrives soon!! And nobody panic im not gonna chav the car. (never ever will that happen!)

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

where have you seen the wagon rear sti lights for £200? id buy them at that price

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

well i had the standard vents first, swapped them for colour coded 22b vents from DR motorsport.
then changed my mind again as i felt like more cool air to my induction kit and got this one from milsport. again colour coded. so although it may look uneven, it does serve a purpose. some ppl have two mini scoops to even it up, but i dont personally agree as the other mini scoop is non functioning IMHO.

headlight protectors from scoobyworld. they do them with carbonfibre edging if i remember right. does the job it was supposed to do so they fit the criteria so to speak

as you will see from the second pic down with the dark picture, you can see the blue bulbs. in the daylight and only if you look close can you see them. but they give off a good light for sidelights and match the main lights so again they do what i wanted..full stop

glad my fog covers gave you some ideas..but you are being cryptic on the other plans, so i guess we will have to see what you have up your sleeve (apart from an arm and a hand )

keep it coming ..

island991

too bloody right. saloon ones ive seen at about £225 and wagon ones at around £245. are they totally different, wagon/saloon rear lights?

martyrobertsdj

iTrader: (1)

Wagon rear lights are different to the saloon ones. They have a different shape on the inboard and top.

Have any of you seen the crystal headlights (kicking about on eBay) that have black surrounds inside the headlights.

Seems that crystal headlights have suddenly become readily available and now with the choice of standard or blacked look.

Not seen them on a car yet, but they look ok in principle.

island991

Few new ones here. Now have full crystal clear front end.


And the new roofrack.......he he....as far as i know not available in the UK.