hey guy's

picked up my new car lastnight

2007 impreza spec-D
fsh 70k
2 owners from new


went to doncaster to have a look at the spec d, i started a thread asking wether the 2.5 was a safe option, i also had a 2004 sti inmind, but it needed paintwork, and i didnt want to go down that route again

so todays job was a complete mint up.

this is how i started off,

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next was the pre-wash

wheels soaked in autoglym wheel cleaner

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the car was then soaked in autoglym clean all, inc the door shuts

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a quick peak underneath brought a nice surprize

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sadly the pic of the car was blown out

after a wash, the car was dried and brought inside and put on the double lift ramp

the car was then ready for the clay bar, it was quite full of tar which was presoaked with autoglym tar and glue

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the result of the claying

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i then set about with the machine polisher, working with 3m compounds and various pads the car had three rounds,

fastcut plus
fine compound
ultra fina

the lights were also tackled

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then wiped down and a nice coat of autoglym hd wax was applied.

 

Welcome back jake ;-)

Martin

 

Sweet! I also had that initial 2.5 worry!

I just picked one up myself

 

then i addressed the one scratch i could find, mind there are chips which i mixed the colour for to touch up,

here the scratch

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touched in with 1k lacquer, infra red lamped and then polished out to give this

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next on the list was to remove the smartnav unit, its built in and for me too much of a theft magnet

you have to pop the gear leaver surround, remove the two lower radio facia screws, followed by the facia itself, then undo the tree smaller screw holding the vents in, then its a case of tracing back the unit wires and disconnecting,

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it does however leave a nice hole, so new vents needed

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after that i addressed the interior

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products used were autoglym interior cleaner, autoglym magic spone followed by autoglym leather conditioner, glass was done with autoglym fast glass, the dash plastics left to dry satin.

the results,

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the door shuts were cleaned and the hinges/check straps degreased

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then they were all regreased inc locks

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petrol flap cleaned

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then the locks

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attention was then turned to the underneath

found this hiding away

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and cleaned

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followed by wheels/arches

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last part was to head under the bonnet, i dont feel confident power washing the engine, so i just cleaned

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wow!!! thats a serious makeover, looking immaculate!

 

How come u used 1k clear when it is obvious u no what ur doing? Why not 2k as 1k will turn white eventually. As its sh1te

 

final part was to go round all the edges getting built in crud out,

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before its final wipe down ready to go out in the rain lol

then sit back with a brew admiring your handy work after a 8hr marathon.

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heres my box of tricks

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ive said it before, going over your new car in such detail allows you to really get to know it, and inspect it for damage, chips rust etc

im happy to say the car is very clean, there are three dents all of which i will remove via pda. the final thing i will do is stick it on the hunter and set it up for fast road action

thanks for looking

jake

 

Ps nice job

 

marshall,

i didnt spray it, i used the 1k on a tooth pick to fill in the minute scratch, before lamping, 1k flats down quicker and seen as the scratch is like 1/10th of a mil thick you not going to see it,

hth

jake

 

you obviously know your s**t! whats the best stuff to use to clean my exhaust?

 

I no but av used 2k clear to touch in scratches and silicone's or fish eyes to people with limited knowledge. Not directed at u by the way. To many times to count but with a scratch that small I now see why. Just I hate 1k with a passion. Haha

 

Was a waste to mix some for the one tiny scratch, 1k aerosol goodness lol

 

Exhaust was cleaned with wheel cleaner, wire wool and fastcut on a mini hand polisher

 

My old bug bare with the model and it's being pick is why the hell you'd put that monstrosity of a sat nave in the vents, secondly why have it and the radio illuminate neon blue when the dials are red, throwing in a green clock and heater dials lol come on Subaru haha

 

Nice

 

Haha tisk tisk mate haha

 

Im going to fit a splitter if anyone knows. Decent obe

 

thanks

i also fitted ne aero wipers last night

then this mornig gave the car a full alignment,

like a dope i saved over the before measurements, i adjusted front and rear toe, aswell as o/s/f camber(ball ache)

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jake

 

Looks ok, seen better lol

 

Speak to Kas about the splitter, he's running a group buy now.

 

cheers bud

 

kev -

cheers zen have noted my interest

 

nice looking hawkeye mate great job

 

goodies ordered

one of these



along with



jake

 

Hmm.. why just half a degree of negative up front. Sems a bit tame that's all? Also, your o/s/f is toeing out, while the n/s front is has toe-in

Brilliant job you've done there btw - what engine bay cleaner did you use?

 

Lol only just seen that, tbf I just went to spec - I printed out after I'd nipped up so it must of pulled it out. Need my eyes testing

 

Looks brilliant.

What did you use to clean the locks?

 

sorry just realised i didnt answer

locks were done with pre clean, wire wool then a paint brush,

engine i used clean all, then autoglym supersheen left to dry naturally