redwards

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... and I'm not talking about a rash

I have just bought a 04 WRX STi and was wonder what they are known as. I've got as far as "MY04" "Blobeye / peanut". Not sure if it is a STI8 or 9, can anyone give me the 'slang' for this model.

I need to find a good strut brace, pod and gauges but need to now what my car is called!!!

Thanks in advance.

dnc

MY04 should suffice for any parts enquiry. The blob/peanut eye is sti8 afaik.
dnc

TonyBurns

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If its a uk car then its an MY04, if its a jdm car then its an MY04, if you continue the numbering (only works on jdm cars as they had the numbering) then it would be a version 10 (01 v7/02 v8/03 v9/04 v10 etc)

Tony

redwards

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Thanks for the advice but....

What's afaik?????

Prasius

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Unless your Rays Engineering, and quite a few others, and they class the Bug/V7, Blob/V8, Hawk/V9, and the Hatch as a V10.

Anyhows - to the OP, its a Blobeye (Isn't it mostly our American friends who call them peanuts?). Say that and everyone will know what your talking about - try and use numbers and you'll just start an argument

redwards

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[QUOTEtry and use numbers and you'll just start an argument [/QUOTE]

lol thats the last thing I want to do!! I will stick with blobeye then!

Phil555

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If its an STI it should already have a front strut brace fitted. Unless you are wanting one for the rear??

Phil555

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As Far As I Know

Aaron1978

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i thought bug eye was v7, blobeye up to and incuding 04 were v8, 05 sti v9 and hawkeye v10

redwards

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I didn't notice one in the engine bay, I will have to look again when I pick the car up. All I noticed under the bonnet was the big intercooler with STi stamped on the top!

Aaron1978

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they don't come with strut braces either, and you would want one for a version 8 if you did get one

Prasius

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Only *some* JDM STI's come with front strut braces as standard. Type-UK STI's didn't.

I wouldn't worry too much about a strut brace really anyhow - they don't do much to add stiffness in an Impreza which has a pretty stiff chassis anyhow. Use the money to buy a Whiteline or Perrin rear anti-roll bar and droplinks instead, which will give a far more noticeable improvement.

Phil555

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Thats answered that. I have a JDM. Just thought the UK version had one fitted too.