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Hawkeye Conversion
Can a blob eye be converted to a hawk eye, the interior is the same and so is the side and rears so would imagine it would only be the 2 front wings, bonnet, bumper and grill.
Would it just be a case of bolt off, bolt on?? |
someone has done a conversion on here,
i think it was a bug to hawk though and looks like a whole lot of work maybe cheaper to sell the blob and buy a hawk. |
I dont think its as easy as you think, the intercooler is different to start with, and you would have to change that if you did the conversion (so you may require a remap).
Tony:) |
Obviously you would need the headlights which cost £931 each from Subaru and are near impossible to source second hand. I have been looking for a drivers side one for weeks without any luck.
I think you would also need the front panel too. |
Intercooler wouldnt be a problem as its coming off the road shortly for an engine build etc so a front mount will be going in!
Headslight i can get from a couple of places 2nd hand so thats not a problem either. The front panel would just be a case of cutting the old one out and rewelding a new one in |
Hi mate defo possable i drive one :-) not sure how much work is involved as i brought it like this but got seats and door cards out the hawk too but blob dash
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You will need the bonnet, intercooler shroud (if using top mount) front wings, front panel,(not radiator support ) front plastic wheel arch liners, front bumper and bumper support, headlights, the front part of the inner wings need cutting slightly to meet up with the front panel, (bug eye not sure about blob) but should be very sim, headlight wiring needs modifying for new lights, headlight washers need pluming in and thats about it to be honest. all this was done on a 2003 bug eye but i had a damaged car to take all the parts from, it could be costly to buy all you need separately, hope this helps some.
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I'm in the middle of doing this now to my bugeye.
Bonnet front wings inner liners (not 100% sure yet) front bumper possible bumper support bar unless your going fmic radiator support bar Headlight supports (underside of headlights) headlight support brackets Wiring!! what an a$$ of a job Drilling out spot welds (16 in total) Cutting the inner wings away aligning up above before finalising and replacing the rusty panels you find behind it all lol Alot of work but worth it. Ricey |
I think chargespeed do a conversion kit to help make things fit?
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and to be really fussy, the plastic rear wheel arch extensions, as the hawk has a wider track. :), oh, and diffuser and rear lights. Oh and boot lid with the centre badge and of course the top spoiler above the back window. No point in doing the front and not the back!.
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Originally Posted by Rice Rocket
(Post 9915394)
I'm in the middle of doing this now to my bugeye.
Bonnet front wings inner liners (not 100% sure yet) front bumper possible bumper support bar unless your going fmic radiator support bar Headlight supports (underside of headlights) headlight support brackets Wiring!! what an a$$ of a job Drilling out spot welds (16 in total) Cutting the inner wings away aligning up above before finalising and replacing the rusty panels you find behind it all lol Alot of work but worth it. Ricey i have both headlights and they have been unplugged via their connectors.. assumed they would plug straight into my bug connectors? ive got an aftermarket hid kit on the bugeye, would that work with it? the hawkeye headlights are hid anyway but wasnt sure if that would wire up fine.. im confuzzled. |
I have the sti headights and its not a direct plug n play, thay need rewired I have 1 plug on the back of the lights and different plugs from the OE bugeye lights, I have been trying to figure this out for ages! lol Time for an auto sparky!!
Good luck when you start yours. PM me pics of the back of the lights and i'll see if its the same as mine. Ricey |
Great work WR Pete!
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Nice job Pete, cheers for the PM.
Ricey |
Here some of mine as well got it all done by ABW who is on here I beleave
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...IMG_0596-2.jpg http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/0e8b0e87.jpg http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...8/ALX_5860.jpg http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...8/ALX_6058.jpg |
what rear diffuser etc is that, looks interesting with the spats.
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Flippin eck St03eko... how nice is your car, that is one of the nicest scoobys i´ve seen!
The nicest is this one though... https://www.scoobynet.com/680057-haw...eplica-14.html Its ABW´s work if you read the thread all the info is there... |
wooaaaaahh can´t get over how nice that matt black wrap hawk is... you got a thread on that project st03eko? If not you should start one with all the photos! That car is crisp with a kapital K!
Those pics have just shone a bit of light on a mega boring day...thanks for sharing! |
Will do one tonight. She's not bad for a WRX lol.
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Originally Posted by rickya
(Post 9922649)
Great work WR Pete!
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Originally Posted by Rice Rocket
(Post 9922663)
Nice job Pete, cheers for the PM.
Ricey |
Aye I did read it was ABW kit, but can't find that rear diffuser on the ABW site.
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Originally Posted by DisoDisp
(Post 9925039)
Aye I did read it was ABW kit, but can't find that rear diffuser on the ABW site.
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What are your mods and defo get a project thread up! Heard about the vents that a certain top bloke was doing, very nice. ;0) Ricey |
ok i´ve changed my mine it´s not one of the best i´ve seen...it IS the best i´ve seen!
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