I have always been irritated by the MDF panel which goes over the spare wheel, jumping around when I go over speed humps.
I've also always wondered what those straps around it are for???
Well, last week, I put two and two together, and loosened the straps right off, made sure the spare was screwed down tight, and strapped the board round the spare, clipping it tight into place when done.
Bingo board is fixed tight and won't move, and will also come off just by releasing the clips.
Sorry if this is old news, but I was well pleased, and i'm sure i'm not the only one who wondered what those straps were for.

 

I sold my Impreza over a year ago but I never worked this one out !

 

I bet you didn't know you had cup holders either.

 

Liquid + cup + holder + impreza + acceleration = spill

Those lidded baby-style cups work much better

 

i have one cupholder, in between the front seats - where's the rest?

 

In the dashboard, just below the air vents. Jap spec classics have 2 there and UK classics have 1.

 

Mine doesnt flap theres a sub on top of it

 

only one on my my00 jdm ra

 

and i thought thoses straps were to hold my golf brolly in.

oh well, live and learn

 

Mine doesn't always come out with me, sometimes she has to stay home and do housework.

Flameproof suit on.

 

LOL @ David

I dont have any straps on mine

Front Seats !!!!! you mean I have back seats as well

 

..well bugger me senseless and call me Jessica!!! 4 years and 2 Imprezas and I'd never worked that out!!!

Cheers Sulli

 

How are you supposed to get the cupholder out then?
Mine just seems to be solid, doesnt budge, so I assumed it was just a blanking plate.

 

MY98's didnt have the cupholder - just a blanking plate (my old one didnt anyways) My Type R 5 has only one cupholder in the dash (and one in the arm rest thingy-me-jiggy)

 

In a '98 UK car it's defo a blanking plate as I removed it to fit my DEFI control box.


Alcazar

 

so on a 98 car its only a blanking plate? interesting, is it me or are the blanking plates cr@p in the sence that they dont line up very well etc? looks like some1` thought it was a cup holder and was pushing it in etc trying to get it to work and broke it... ?

 

mdf panels? cup holders? anything else i don't know about? like a switch to make the clock brighter?

 

I'm using the straps to hold my warning triangle in - always wondered whay they were for!

 

yep, MY98 and defo a blanking plate.
is that really all the bright button does- make the clock brighter?

 

My MY00 UK doesnt have any straps in the boot??

 

I have had my MY97 Jap Spec STi for about 2 years and have just found the twin cup holders in the dash......are there any more?, coz I haven't found any more

Tim / P5TPB

 

wot about the little lever on the boot latch.........

to do with the boot opener inside the car!

one way you can use the remote opener, the other you can't and need to use the key in the lock!

 

so that's what that does!!!

 

took me 6 months to discover that one!

and then you have all the spare wires/connectors hanging under the dash.


1 pair is ecu reset, another is the solinoid cicky thingy and the rest well i just don't know!

 

Or what about, if your windows are allways covered in condensation, make sure your vent settings are not on re-circulating. That fresh air makes all the difference

 

Is the Owners manual on imprezas an extra?...looks like some don't have one

Dump that bit of flimsy cardboard in the boot that covers your spare wheel, buy some nice 1/2" thick Mdf, and make a custom floor with an opening hatch for the spare - I did apart from I used chipboard as I had a sheet handy. Makes a good flat base for mounting subs too

 

The dash blanking plate in the MY98 can be removed and replaced with the MY99 cupholder - I did this for about £12. You just need to remove the dash top storage bin first to get at the screws.

T

 

Im interested n doing this, did u get the cup holder from subaru dealer or elsewhere?

also how do u remove that top storage bin, is it an easy job?

thanks

 

Well done all - a fascinating and eye-opening thread!

 

Don't forget the coin holder low down in the dash to the right of the steering wheel! (MY99 UK)

Max.