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Old 18 May 2013, 05:04 PM
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Hi I purchased my second Impreza in July 2011 a 53 plateblack blobeye wrx sl ppp.



When purchased the car had a few modifications already done on it such as follows:-

Prodrive rear spoiler

19” gold oz ultralegera alloy wheels

Hyperflow top mount intercooler

Vf43 turbo

Powerflow sports exhaust.


That was a pic of the car shortly after purchasing it.


Since purchasing the car I have over the two years of ownershipI have made a few further performance and styling modifications to the car butstill with plenty more to come.

The modifications I have carried out so far are as follows:-

Blitz Nur Spec R Cat Back Exhaust
Japspeed front mounted Intercooler
K and N Induction Kit
Vortex Generator Roof Spoiler
Carbon Fibre Door Pillar Covers
Prosport Oil Temp,Pressure and Boost Gaugues in Carbon Fibre Dash Pod
Late spec Blobeye/Hawkeye Centre Console Conversion
STI Sideskirts
STI Rear Spoiler
STI Bonnet Scoop
Hawkeye Rear Lights
Carbon Fibre Alternator Cover
Carbon Fibre Wrapped Mirrors
De Tangoed Headlamps
Smoked Side Repeators
STI Injectors
TEIN Coilovers
Car has also been remapped and is running 331bhp

This is a picture of it from the outside as it looks now





Carbon Fibre Door Pillar Covers




Carbon Wrapped Mirrors




K and N Induction Kit



Nur Spec Exhaust





Late Blobeye/Hawkeye centre console




Will update with pictures of all other modifications carried out to date as I get them uploaded onto the computer


Plenty more modifications to come such as the following:-
Front end hawkeye conversion(sourcing parts as we speak)
Stroker engine conversion
Carbon Fibre Rear Diffuser
Referbishing Alloy wheels in either gun metal grey or black
Bride front seats and doorcards and rears retrimmed to match.
Changing the standard Subaru radio for a top of the range double din unit and also upgrading all the speakers.


All comments welcome.
Many thanks for looking will update once get some more pictures/ modifications completed.
Old 18 May 2013, 05:16 PM
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How Do you find the exhaust at motorway speeds does It drone inside the car nice looking car by the way
Old 18 May 2013, 05:22 PM
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It was at first mate but you get used to it after a while. I don't even think its that loud now to be honest.
Cheers for the comment as well its a work in progress still though.
Old 18 May 2013, 05:33 PM
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very nice barring the carbon
Old 18 May 2013, 05:48 PM
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Which bits mate the console or the doors and mirrors
Old 18 May 2013, 05:51 PM
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Am not a massive carbon fan like Simon the way the weave doesn't all match on the console trims would do my head in. Would look better standard IMO. But your car mate so enjoy.
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It's just till get it carbon dipped mate as had to cover it as had to adapt the main part to put the mirror and heated seat switches there as different set up from hawkeye and early blob eyes so that's just a temporary modification at minute.
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Your tax is out of date.

Si, regarding your wheels. Don't do them black, and choose carefully the anthracite. They'll just be lost in the arches if they're too dark mate.
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Ha ha the mirrors pic was taken a while ago .
If did them black was gonna get them same colour as the car with the fleck in them
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Front end has been sold so will be fitting the hawkeye front end over the next weekend or so.
Will post up progress pics of it if anyone wants them
Old 22 May 2013, 05:23 PM
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you managed to find a front end in the right colour?
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Found one in black so should look ok ish till gets sprayed
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Front end removed now.
Pics as follows











And car covered awaiting the arrival of the hawkeye front end
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you not taking the **** shields off si? am sure you need the ones from the hawk the blob ones dont fit.
Old 24 May 2013, 05:25 AM
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Yeah they will be coming off when hawkeye bits arrive just leaving them on till then.
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bet ya cant wait to get the new bits on. if am free al come help ya line it all up if ya want. had a few years experience at lining panels up haha
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Cheers Chris will let you know.
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is that center console a straight swap? n where did you find one, sorry and how much was the whole unit?
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Straight swap mate just contact people breaking hawkeyes see if they have one. That's all I did
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Top man cheers for that! Looking nice now btw
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No bother Mate and cheers.
Can't wait to fit the hawkeye front end.
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http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/x...010/null-8.jpg
i spy with my little eye another black scooby in the back ground
good work dude
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Yeah the other one is my dads scooby. Once hawk front end is on going to take a pic them dice by side a blob and a hawk
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Bonnet now removed




Slowly getting there just awaiting the hawk frond end to arrive next Wednesday then the fun starts:-)
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Also just got a new decat up pipe to be installed once the front end has been fitted
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please let us know how you get on with the fitting of the decat up pipe.
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Going to get it fitted same time as down pipe and centre decat just waiting on downpipe and centre to arrive will post up as soon as it is fitted though.
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Collecting the hawkeye front end on Wednesday so should be starting the build this week. Fingers crossed.
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Hawkeye front end picked up.
Would recommend the guys got it from are spot on.
Auto recycling Ltd based in bells hill, Scotland contactable on 01698747364.

Had loads of scoobys in for breaking def worth a call if looking for some parts.
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Well time to start fitting this today.



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