Sooze

Hello everyone,
I'm not a car person (don't shoot me down in flames yet please!) but I do have a Scooby that I think is great. Unfortunately I had a little prang in it last week and the bonnet has been pushed back and has jammed. A friend's mechanic had a quick look and tried to get it open but failed. He says he needs to cut a hole in the bonnet to reach the catch to release it. So I need a new bonnet - and I've spent days searching the internet for a new bonnet without really knowing what I'm looking for. I've had so much conflicting advice about whether different bonnets will fit or not and I'm wary of buying on the internet when I'm not sure what I'm doing. I don't know what the postings mean when they say blobeye or buggy and the most of the pictures seem to have big vents or holes cut for vents which my car doesn't have.
Is there anyone out there who would be kind enough to help me please? I don't really know any people who know about cars .... and I don't know where to turn to. I'm struggling and don't know what to do.
My car is a silver Subaru Impreza 2001 (51 plate) 5dr hatchback non-turbo.

S3LDM

Post a picture up so we can see the car, I would say it’s a Newage Bugeye on a 51 Plate

Your bonnet will not have any holes or vents it at all as its a Sport, or should not anyway, that is unless someone has changed it form original

Have a look in this thred:

https://www.scoobynet.com/full-cars-...or-spares-438/

Sooze

Not sure if this photo attachment will work (oh it did!)
And I've looked through pages and pages on the forum you've suggested - my problem is I don't know what I'm looking for - all I know about cars is they get me from A to B, and I don't know anyone who knows any more than I do.

Filski

Yeah thats a n/a bug eye bonnet, they could be had for fairly cheap

JDM_Stig

iTrader: (3)

probably easier to find a Bugeye turbo bonnet with scoop, not as many N/A`s compared to say wrx`s.

Ash Webster

yeh the bonnet scoop aint gonna do much harm , even if there is no intercooler beneath

Sooze

I'm so sorry everyone but I don't really understand what you all mean - I really appreciate all the replies but what's an intercooler and what does n/a mean? I've been told to search on ebay - is that the best place?
Oh and scrap dealer replied to one of my messages saying they only have WRX (what does that mean? Presumably that wouldn't fit my Scooby?)
{I'm really trying to understand but for me it's like learning a foreign language without any English translation!)

Ash Webster

N/A means naturally aspirated -i.e no turbo on your car. The vent /bonnet scoop you see on most scoobies is designed to draw air into the Intercooler of the car - but only cars with turbos have these.


WRX means world rally cross (a branch of impreza models)

johned

Strange ?.

Sooze

And would someone be able to tell me what a "Subaru Impreza STI bonnet, lightweight and freshly wrapped including scoop" is? What's the STI bit?

johned

Try 301865059549 on ebay.

Sooze

Thank you Ash Webster - I'm slowly learning!

Sooze

Thank you johned - I've been in touch with the seller of this bonnet and he's told me it wouldn't fit as his bonnet is 2003-2005.
(I wish I actually knew what I was looking for!!)

Sooze

I've sent a message to the seller of this ebay item 262295594465 to see if this one will fit - but I'm a bit worried about buying something when I know nothing, as the seller could tell me anything and I'd just have to take their word for it.

Neeko1988

Hi, basically you have a 2001 "Bugeye" sport impreza.

so you need a bonnet from another "Bugeye" sport.

WRX is the turbo version of your car and comes with a scoop in the middle of the bonnet, you could get a "Bugeye" WRX bonnet and it would fit however you would have the scoop depends if you want the scoop in the bonnet or not but it would fit.

STI bonnet is the same as far as im aware but is lighter and has an even bigger scoop than the WRX

There is a Bugeye Sport bonnet the same as what is on your car now on Ebay 181864359033 however its in black so would need painting.

Sooze

Neeko1988 - I'm not bothered about the colour at all at the moment - will that one really fit?? If so then you are a star!

Neeko1988

Yes mate its a Bugeye sport bonnet which is the car you have.

Give them a call to double check but it will - 01227 860843

Sooze

Typical - the dealers sold it last week for cash but forgot to take it off ebay ..

Neeko1988

You can always just get a WRX one if you dont mind the scoop, should be easier to find

Neeko1988

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-imp...8AAOSwGotWjlIC

one like the above, thats pick up only though not sure where your based

Neeko1988

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Imp...oAAOSwMKpUZNK2

There you go mate, a bugeye sport bumper in Silver, what more can you ask for haha! £25

Sooze

The ebay seller that had the black bonnet says he might have a silver turbo one with scoop (although it's £120 rather than the £30 the non turbo was) - he's calling me back after he's had a look to see if he definitely has it. (The scoop won't make any difference to the running of my car will it?

Sooze

Thank You again Neeko1988! I can't keep up with all your posts! I'm in West London but have family about 1hr20 away from Canterbury so thought the Canterbury one might be easier - although the Boston one is much better, I don't really want to look like a boy racer on the road (I'm a 50+yo female, not a 20yo lad!)

Matt_STi

You'll be fine to install a bonnet with a scoop, it wont affect your car nor the running of the car.

Just look for a 2001 bug eye bonnet and you'll be fine, with scoop or without.

Sooze

I'm waiting on the Lincolnshire dealer to call me back - but I now have another question - what variant is my car? How do I find out? One website said it was a GX but all I can find is GD or GG when I'm "bonnet searching". And does anyone have a clue if it's a hatchback or an estate? I've always thought it was a hatchback but I've now been told "Subaru didn't make hatchbacks in 2001 it's an estate" (by someone who presumably thought I was from another planet if I didn't know this!)

Neeko1988

Sooze, Did you see the silver one i posted?

Ash Webster

look in the engine bay of your car on the passenger side it should have a metal plate with the engine code on - GX, GC etc etc. Im gonna assume you have a wagon.

Neeko1988

Its not a hatchback, either a normal saloon or a estate, cant tell from the picture, looks like an estate with the roof bars.

Estate is called a wagon aswell same thing

neil-h

That's only partially true, yours will either be a saloon or an estate (the hatchback came in considerably later, although technically the estate is a hatchback but that's just complicating life). The estate has the bigger boot/load area.

As for the rest, GX is the trim level (i.e. you have a 2001 Impreza GX). GD/GG are body/chassis variants (i.e. saloon/estate) and you'll find that on the main VIN plate in the engine bay. Wikipedia is quite good for making sense of which is which.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru...S.22_series.29

Sooze

Yes thank you - I've phoned them ... he's going to check that he still has it and is calling me back (I'm still waiting for the call) It's a bit of a journey but if fits and as an added bonus it's silver, then I'll hire a van to go get it!!