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So picked up a new car this week, Subaru Impreza WRX UK300.
1 owner from new, Full Subaru service history, all at the same dealership from where the car was purchased, completely standard and un-mooted apart from a Tracker and upgrade alarm.

Pretty much mint apart from a slight paint imperfection on the bonnet about 5p size (booked in for spray)

I did have the intention of buying a WRX Blobeye and modding it, then though about a STI Blobeye but didn't really match what I wanted to do, then I saw this and I just fell in love with it......which is strange as I dont normally go for the bugeyes lol but this has something about it in the UK300 guise, and of late more and more nicely modded bugeyes have turned my head.

It's got all the certificates, documents and plaques and build numbers to support the car.

So I won't be modding it to much just making a few personal touches her and there!

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So first up was to ditch the horrible Headunit/Sat-Nav Screen
Old Unit:
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New Unit Alpine CDE-W235BT double Din Bluetooth IPhone ready headunit:
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Much nicer, ordered a black IPod cable and build a dock for the iPod to go in the centre console

Looks like a very clean car! Bugeyes are getting more and more popular now!

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Originally Posted by Wrx sti Ed (Post 11154473)

Looks like a very clean car! Bugeyes are getting more and more popular now!

Best shape, that's why. ( Apart from a 2 door ) :luxhello:

Very nice clean example.

Is that a carbon wrap on your centre fascia ? :)

Very nice, clean and tidy looking car:thumb:

Very nice. Yep, carbon wrap on interior and has lost the original peashooter exhaust too.

Shaun

Very nice mate, love the spoiler.

Looks nice that mate :thumb:

That looks really nice :thumb:

Thanks guys
Not carbon wrap its actually the whole facia that's carbon effect, not sure if its standard on a UK300 it's the whole centre facia, side vents, middle vents, and all four door window switch plates and the trim that surrounds the dash dials. Think it may be that Carbon Effect hydro-dipping.
Prodrive exhaust ;)

So today these bits turned up:
Phillips H7 Blue Visions x4
Chrome Indiciator bulbs (lose that orange tango effect)
L.E.D'S for Number plate, side lights and interior lights.
Carbon Tax disk Holder

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I still think the uk300 bug is one of the best looking scoobs!

Nice few mods there but I think the gear knob is a bit chavvy. Other than that, great car!

Thanks mate, yeah I love a UK300 Bug.
A lot of people keep telling me to colour code the lights but I really don't like them colour coded it looks wierd.

very nice example mate, where in essex are you?

wiley

Thanks mate, I'm Braintree not far from Stansted Airport or Freeport

Nice, the simple things make a huge difference - it's all in the detail:thumb:

Thanks mate, yes little things make a big difference, hate rusty little bolts and metal parts.

So just a little update nothing major at all here.

Bosch Aero wipers turned up so fitted them, look better and glide a lot smoother happy with that:
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Then I got news that my Carbon Fibre side markers had been delayed, so I got bored and had some spare Fly Eye stuff left over and decided to cover them.

Fly Eyed Side Markers:
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Might do the side repeaters tomorrow to match it can always be ripped off lol

So today I Fly Eye wrapped the side repeaters:

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Makes the theme of black and blue a lot better now, got to now find a set of Blobeye rear STI face lifted lights! Then that's the lightening done and dusted!

I presume from the look of it that the flyeye stuff is opaque - I wonder what the rear lights would look like done in it:wonder:

Mmm not sure, it's really good stuff 100% legal (the genuine stuff anyway), as it doesn't effect the way the light shines, and it doesn't dull the light like tints or foils.
Easy to work with, think someone has done there rears with it.
My mate said it looks like the stuff from Spider-Man's costumes the eye part lol.

If you plan on using the car avoid drilled discs, they're prone to cracking around the drillings:eek:

Godspeed do some good offers on their grooved discs and kevlar pads which are great unless you plan some serious track abuse:thumb:

On really :( always had drilled and grooved on all my cars. Will check out the Godspeed ones instead then.
Thanks

Ditto, but it seems the sound advice is to avoid them so I've not chanced it. I have dimpled discs which are less prone to cracking but that's on Brembos:thumb: