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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 11:29 AM
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Hi all I have recently bought a 2002 black bugeye wrx looks totally standard at the minute but I have big plans for it!
Totally standard apart from prodrive exhaust and forge dumpvalve and a filter!
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 11:32 AM
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Bodywork is pretty straight front could do with a paint IMO (bonnet and scoop) but I'm going to try and buff it best I can as I don't think it's had a polish in years so gonna be hard work but hopefully be worth it!
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 11:43 AM
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Looks nice, those bonnet latches are awful though!
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 11:58 AM
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Haha i no ive taken them off just havnt got round to taking a picture yet il try upload some later
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 12:43 PM
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Im a bugeye fanboy so I love it
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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Thanks plans are
New clutch and tax to start :-(
Sti lights
Sti grill
Fog covers
Lowered slightly
Sti 7 gold wheels
Sti spoiler
Tinted windows
3 gauges

Think il be happy with it then just can't decide what order to do it in :-/
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 01:33 PM
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Looks clean, will keep an eye out as from deeside myself, and a fellow bug owner.
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Originally Posted by antonio99er
Thanks plans are
New clutch and tax to start :-(
Sti lights
Sti grill
Fog covers
Lowered slightly
Sti 7 gold wheels
Sti spoiler
Tinted windows
3 gauges

Think il be happy with it then just can't decide what order to do it in :-/
Good list there... I'd start with the front
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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Aim for it to look as good as this and you'll be onto a winner

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Ian.e cheers pal seen yours around wheels look cool with the blue paint! U don't have any spares you want to sell do you?
That's exactly how I want it to look!!!
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 02:37 PM
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Lovely mate, sure you'll get it looking great

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Ian.e cheers pal seen yours around wheels look cool with the blue paint! U don't have any spares you want to sell do you?
That's exactly how I want it to look!!!
Cheers. Got a few odds and ends kicking about, mostly standard stuff though. Got a VF35 too though.
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 02:51 PM
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Cheers Martin starting as you did!

Ian have you got the fog light covers noticed you changed yours?
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Yeah have got fog covers, they're in silver though.
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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How much you want for them mate?
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Will let em go for £20. Don't have the little brackets they screw on to though.
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Yeah I do, just found them.
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Old Nov 28, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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Decided to have a play today see what you think?
Removed the subaru badge and cut the rear number plate down



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I made the **** of my bugeye completely bare
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Old Nov 29, 2013 | 07:36 AM
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Like it with wrx badge left on.
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Looks better imo mate

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Old Nov 29, 2013 | 12:37 PM
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Ye I think it looks better I will eventually change the wrx for sti but for now it's staying like this!
Why does it look blue? It's supposed to be black?
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08v is blue/black mate it has a blue fleck in the paint work that only shines when the light hits it. Best colour for an impreza imo haha

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Old Nov 29, 2013 | 03:44 PM
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Ye thanks for that mate wasn't sure if it was right but I'm guessing yours is the same colour lol
Just picked up my fog light covers thanks to Ian.e just need to get them painted now

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Don't put an sti badge on a wrx!!
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Cant beat a black bug.

Here's how mine looks now

Back on a smaller front plate now though, this big bugger was on for my drive to the Swiss Alps

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Old Nov 29, 2013 | 04:21 PM
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Mortster I really like the look of that bug great job just think a scooby needs gold wheels IMO but still looks amazing great work
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 12:41 PM
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Hey guys on my 4 off so I decided to get some paint and sort my fog covers out so here's how they look now
Primed


Painted and lacquered


Ignore the side markers they didn't turn out right so going to wrap them or plasti dip them black or carbon fibre

Just ordered sti stickers for the covers so will put a pick up when it's done
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Looking good.
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 07:41 PM
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So the fog covers dried and I'm happy with them just slightly off colour but a massive improvement IMO just waiting for the sti stickers to come to finish them off.
Gotta try and take the lights off and de-tango them spray the chrome insides and fit my new white bulbs




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