sivo

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Bryan Gallacher

This might sound like a daft question mate but are these not for the later Hawkeye model. I've got a type UK blobeye and my badges are pink

sivo

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03-04 had a pink badge.

05 blob and hawk sti had a cherry red badge as subaru would call it.



its interesting that your 05 sti is in fact a non widetrack car hence why you have pink badges.

siv

Bryan Gallacher

Late registered car mate. Arrived in UK April 2005 and was registered and stocked at a garage in Birmingham.

sivo

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That's why you will have one of these then mate:



You have a MY03-04 non widetrack car registered in 2005.

Siv

Bryan Gallacher

No mate your wrong. I have a MY05 non widetrack blobeye. Subaru didn't introduce the 2nd facelift until June 2005

Bryan Gallacher

First facelift: 2002–2005Edit

After mixed reaction to the round headlight design, in 2001 Subaru enlisted the help of Peter Stevens of Prodrive, who updated the car's fascia in 2002 (2003 in the US for the 2004 model year), with more rectangular headlamps. For the US market, the facelifted Impreza was offered as 2.5 RS Sedan and TS Wagon, 2.5 Outback Sport Wagon, WRX Sedan and Wagon, and the new WRX STI Sedan. Sport Package was optional for the RS, and the WRX could be ordered with Premium Package. The RS, TS, Outback Sport, and WRX are available with manual or automatic transmission, while the sole transmission for the STI is 6-speed manual. This version of the Impreza has gained the nickname 'Blob Eye' among Subaru enthusiasts.

Bryan Gallacher

First facelift: 2002–2005Edit

After mixed reaction to the round headlight design, in 2001 Subaru enlisted the help of Peter Stevens of Prodrive, who updated the car's fascia in 2002 (2003 in the US for the 2004 model year), with more rectangular headlamps. For the US market, the facelifted Impreza was offered as 2.5 RS Sedan and TS Wagon, 2.5 Outback Sport Wagon, WRX Sedan and Wagon, and the new WRX STI Sedan. Sport Package was optional for the RS, and the WRX could be ordered with Premium Package. The RS, TS, Outback Sport, and WRX are available with manual or automatic transmission, while the sole transmission for the STI is 6-speed manual. This version of the Impreza has gained the nickname 'Blob Eye' among Subaru enthusiasts.

sivo

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Bryan Gallacher

lol. Sorry mate bit of info overload I know. Listen, only a few days ago I saw an 06 blobeye wagon on here so it can happen lol

Don Clark

Well sivo has asked me to clarify a few things.

Firstly #Bryan Gallacher what is the 10th character of your VIN ? as Model Year (MY) has nothing to do with when it was first registered in the UK.

Newage Impreza STI boot badges as follows
MY02 - 93073FE450


MY03-04 - 93073FE580


MY05 - 93073FE710


MY06-07 - 93073FE810 or 93073FE930 (no image)
similar setup to below but with guide for fitting to LHS rather than RHS

Bryan Gallacher

Yeah firstly mate I won't be posting any letter of my vin, not sure who the **** you think you are to ask that kind of **** but Chase yourself lol. ffs this is like something outta Scarface, tell your mate to calm down thos isn't mehico

Bryan Gallacher

That's because within 05 the change was made from non to widetrack ffs. doesn't take the brains of a rocket scientist. mine is the last of the non widetrack ie 1st generation. widetrack models were introduced in June 05.

Don Clark

No need to throw your toys out of the pram.

The 10th character of your VIN is the way to identify its Model Year.

Bryan Gallacher

oh look, a 2005 hawkeye hmmmm

Don Clark

Now that's where you are totally wrong
MY05 and hence Widetrack were built between 04/2004 and 07/2005 with the first cars gettinng to the UK about 07/2004


MY06 (Hawkeyes) started arriving in the UK late 2005

Don Clark

A MY06 Hawkeye registed in 2005 - nothing unusual in that as they started to arrive in the UK late 2005

There are a number of Hawkeye SpecC's on 10 and 11 plates but it only makes them a MY07 (or RevisionG as they are JDM)

Bryan Gallacher

My 05 and hence widetrack? mate are you on drugs. mine is an 05 non widetrack lol. I didn't decide that so I'm no sure what you want me to say. subaru produced blobeye non and widetrack models from 2003 to 2005 for both the UKdm and jdm market. mine is an 05 FACT. ask DVLA lol

Bryan Gallacher

hmmm. Car registered in 05 in UK on 50 miles. parallel import lol. you've been watching too much discovery channel mate.

by the way, who even asked you ya mutant. away sit on the cheap seats ya cretin lol

Bryan Gallacher

ps. Let's see your motor

Don Clark

Am beginning to think you are

Yes, non wide track MY03/MY04 and widetrack MY05

It may have been REGISTERED in the UK in 05 but that (as said before) doesn't make it a MY05.
So what is the 10th character of your VIN ?? or is it a JDM ? as your posts are getting more and more confusing.
If it's JDM it will have a 9 character VIN and would have been given a UK registration suitably based on it's actual build month/year/registration in Japan. ( The specC's previously mentioned on 11 plates were unregistered in Japan, directly imported into the UK and held in storage.)

The general give away for a Widetrack car is the rear wheel arch protectors and matching bumper plus 114.3 pcd hubs/wheels.

In the UK/Europe/Australia they arrived with MY05
In Japan they first appearedd on the Revision E (MY05 equivalent)

Don Clark

Who are you asking??

Bryan Gallacher

mate I never said it was a widetrack. lol

Bryan Gallacher

but it definitely is an 05 blobeye

Bryan Gallacher

so even at best.my 05 blobeye is 2 years ahead of the game

Bryan Gallacher

I know you were registered a spastic at birth

Don Clark

But you insist it's a MY05
which doesn't exist as an STI model despite your protestations.

It's time you grasped the difference between first registered in the UK and Subaru's Model Year (MY) designation which defines the model for spare parts and a lot of other things.

10th character of the VIN is a simple question to answer - for starters it's a number for Newage Imprezas. Trouble is it would probably prove me and others correct.
Looking at your "for sale" thread the Model Year has also been questioned a number of times.
Trying to sell it as a MY05 rather than a "MY04 registered in 2005", whatever the upgrades, ain't gonna wash with anyone who knows their Subarus, which is probably why it hasn't sold.

I posted on this thread to clarify the different Model Year STI boot lid badges for Sivo, following your original questioning of his item for sale.
However it seems to have become somewhat more
You posted earlier in this thread
Well i'm someone who has owned Subarus for the past 21 years and have a good knowledge of how to use Subaru's Parts databases both "European and General", US and JDM versions and many other things Subaru.

This is my current ride a MY11 WRX STI saloon first registered in the UK November 2010.

jaygsi

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Was it just the widetracks that had the cherry red rear badges?

scotty75

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No as you get them on the 2003/4 Forester sti .

Don Clark

Opposedforces only show them listed against the widetrack impreza's for Europe/ US
http://opposedforces.com/parts/info/93073FE710/



Forester STi rear hatch STi badge is listed as part number 93074SA010 and is the same on both Pre-facelift and Facelift models
Pre-Facelift


Facelift


Although this Pre-facelift arrived with a shiny chrome STi badge ?


STI appear to have their own version for the BRZtS - ST91053AS010


Part number variations are usually down to the accompanying mounting template.