P&N Scooby

Well I traded my tuned 1.6 Swift Sport in for a 55plate WRX with Prodrive pack.

Its only coverd 23k 1 owner full service history n all that usual stuff, but it had been in storage for 2 years!!!

Took me 2 days to get the paintwork nice and smooth as it hadn't been cleaned in over 2 years, so it was covered in some seriously rough sh*t.

Fitted some 4300kHIDs and LED sidelights, replaced the WRX badge with a Prodrive badge, put Silvertec indicator bulbs in the rear and fitted some rallyflapz!
I might De-Tango my headlights now too

Got a few mod little mods to come, STI spoiler, Vortex Generator and Defuser for the back, The front will get new top n bottom grilles and a front lip. Other than that it will be staying pretty standard, as I found it bloody difficult to find a Standard Scoob with low miles and in good nick. S hopefully keeping it pretty standard and clean will pay off with the resale value when the time comes.

Here's a few pics...

How it was from the dealers






How it is now

seddomyster

iTrader: (9)

really nice mate. how much it set u back part ex as i got a facelift turbo an wouldnt mind part ex mine for a blob eye. did it cost alot extra

P&N Scooby

The car cost £8k (was up for £8995) traded mine in for £7500, but they let me keep my tax disc to reclaim that, which was another £100 on top. They gave it a full service and everything and MOT and it needed new pads so they did them aswell.

Got it from JCT28 (M1 junction28 mansfield) Its mainly a Ford RS dealers, but they have a few scoobs in as well.

seddomyster

iTrader: (9)

did they give u a warranty or does that not count with a part ex. it stunning. i love high spoilers though tbh. the bug eye didnt do for me but when they changed i was impressed. hope u enjoy it

P&N Scooby

I'll be ordering the STI spoiler this week, just getting some quotes to get 1 sprayed up.

It came with a 30day warranty, I could have bought 3-6-12-24month warranties from them, but there is loads of companies like the RAC and AA doing warranties now too.

I bought the car with the agreement that my mechanic gave it a good going over and if he found anything wrong I could take it back and the work would be sorted or I could have my car and the money back.

Its a great car, absolutley loving it at the moment. IF i drive it steady i can get about 40mpg so Im pretty impressed by that as well.

greatgonzo

iTrader: (1)

40 mpg !!!! If you get 16 mpg you will enjoy even more

P&N Scooby

Oh yeh I can get sub 20 mpg without trying lol

will_wrx

Really nice buy there mate! Plans sound spot on!

Do you have any more pics of the HID's, any pics at night? As I have been thinking of getting 4300's but never sure..

P&N Scooby

Thanks Will

I only fitted the HIDs yesterday and it was pissing it down last night so I didnt bother going out to get any pics!

The HID mainbeam makes the Halogen Hi-beam look pretty yellow/orangey next to it. I was going to go for the 6000's but I've been dazzled a few times by cars with 6-8k HIDs before so I wanted a much crisper white look.

They're pretty simple to fit (was going to de-tango the headlight while it was out too, but didnt have time) The only mod you need to do is cut a hole out of the centre of dust cover to get the cables through to the ballast pack, but its then covered by a rubber bung.


Hopefully I'll be getting a few pics tonight, my mates just bought a Evo9 GT so gonna go out for a blast and get some shots while we're out I think

seddomyster

iTrader: (9)

can u tell the difference between when u had standard lights an now with the hids. im thinkin of buying some or might just get angel lights

P&N Scooby

Yes!

It lights the road up much clearer (if you know what i mean) Ill try and take a couple of pics tonight from in the car on a country lane so you can see how it looks from in the car

Razorwrx1

iTrader: (21)

Cracking Buy Mate. Really Nice. Loving the Mods you've done already. Future Mods sound good n all. Like you said, don't wanna over do it. Might look Cheap And as we all know. These aren't Cheap. Worth it tho

P&N Scooby

Just got the headlights off (AGAIN) to de-tango them. Just waiting for the sealant to get tacky to pull it apart lol

RED2

Looks good mate, the detango and black headlight mod look great on silver

P&N Scooby

De-tango'd

I've gotta say, its a massive improvement, really suits the silver car. Why did Subaru bother with the cost of addin a silly bit of orange plastic lol

P&N Scooby

Just been and took a couple of pics of the HIDs working at night







HIDS with Standard Halogen Full Beam


HIDs on thier own

will_wrx

They look amazing mate!

I will be getting myself some for my 2005!

P&N Scooby

Thanks

These are the 1's I got, H1 4300k
Xenon HID conversion Kit, H1, H3, H4, H7, UK SELLER! on eBay (end time 13-Sep-09 19:37:02 BST)

I am thinking about gettin some HB3 6000k for the full beam some time in the future

P&N Scooby

Right whats easy to do and looks good, I've got all day and Im bored already! lol

seddomyster

iTrader: (9)

wow that is super bright im defo getting some. u been very helpful an that de tango makes a huge difference with it being the only orange part on the car. looks ace

The Dogs B******s

Very nice

daz1968

iTrader: (13)

Next mod I would do is a pair of sti winglets on the front bumper makes it look a lot better.

P&N Scooby

Already getting a price on the STI winglets and carbon front splitter I'll be ordering the STI spoiler tomorrow too.

P&N Scooby

With the powers that are MSPaint, I managed to put a silver grille together,, lolz

Razorwrx1

iTrader: (21)

All looks great mate. What a difference they all make

Flaps

iTrader: (1)

I wouldn't go throwing all the STI accessories on it, a few can look good, too many make it look like an STI wannabe.

Debadging the boot is a cheap and easy option, you might want to try that? I took the 'Subaru' letters off mine. It tidies up the end quite nicely.

P&N Scooby

I'm not chucking any more STI parts onto it now

The STI spoiler arrived this week, and is getting painted up next week, so should be all fitted up by next weekend Gonna take a few months off buying things for the car now, going on holiday next month so want the extra pennies to spend out in Cyprus.

The only other new thing is I've just ordered a underseat sub, I was gonna buy 1 of these for my swift, but never got round to it. By chance I found the sub I was looking at for HALF PRICE on fleabay, so I couldnt resist it!!! Never been a fan of BIG ICE and just want something to give a little more THUMP and take some off the strain away from the main speakers

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I'll update pics as soon as the spoiler is fitted

davedipster

Looks great m8 nice and tidy, don't you hate new build garages its a struggle to get out the car let alone get the wheels off in the garage! I had to fit my BC coilovers on the drive and it was snowing

dipster.

RS_Matt

Think original looks like two round lights instead of a lexus style cluster?

P&N Scooby

Yes dave they are pretty tight! The scoob only just fits, my neighbour cant get his Beemer 530 in his garage LOL

Just realised i never put up a pic of my old car

Here it is 57plate Swift Sport, lowered and tuned n stuff