I own a company that installs "clear bras" on vehicles for area dealerships. It's a clear urethane film that is applied to the leading edges of your hood, fenders and mirrors as well as all headlamps and fogs. Great stuff and it will outlast a bra or deflector with no care required. You should be able to find someone in the area you live who can install it.
It's basically invisible and if you're conscious of the appearance of your vehicle, this is a great product. Not the cheapest - local price is $399 with unconditional 5 year unlimited mileage warranty - but definitely the very best.
trying to force the new deflector into place. I have to believe that my hood stamping is just a bit off, as problems I had with fit on the old one were amplified on the new one. I remember having to force the drivers side 'wraparound' to get it to align with the screw insert plug. And this is the spot that cracked last week. It was so bad on the new one that I had to exacto kniff the slotted hole on the deflector, and drill a new hole in the screw plug that snaps into the hood to make it work at all.
I love the Lund one on my Trooper. I had an OEM one on my Trooper before and it's made similar to the Subaru one (I think they both come from a factory in Australia) the Lund one mounts the same but is a bit thicker than the OEM one and has held up great except for the mountig hardware, some of the rubber grommets for the hood popped out so I got replacements.
Put on my ARB Bumper/Bull-bar on the Trooper yesterday. Quite straight forward. The OEM bumper was about 18lbs and came off with 4 bolts. Very nice I should have some pics up shortly.
Are now installed so I am going to try post some pictures, also a couple of pics of the headlights sans, yellow reflectors.
I also took a couple of pics of the lights flashing, I left the bulb in the side marker yellow to illustrate the little difference between the ones I painted silver and a regular bulb.
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The last picture clearly shows the silver signal bulb. Cheers Pat.
Thanks, have to say it was a bit nerve wrecking to hack large holes in my fenders, but I am pleased with the result, I figured If I was going to do IT I would use OEM style markers.
I did buy some aftermarket ones but they did not turn my crank at all.
I think what makes you think the headlight rusty is that is the DRLs that are on and not the main headlight, Steve whatever it takes, the legacy has sidemarkers in every other market but here.
Had I been able to get Subaru ones here I would have used those, I looked at lots of cars with the OEM side markers and Mitsus. were the ones I liked so on they went.
Just an update: my writeup for the Impreza speaker install is now posted on scoobymods.com, hopefully it will be helpful information for somebody. I have definitely been helped by information here and on other Subaru sites. Thanks to everyone who contributes, you're appreciated.
So now I have 3 cup holders. The 2000-2001 models had just that one on the dash. The 2002 models got the 2 cup holders in the center console instead. Now I have both, or 3 total.
I actually like the plood better than the old black trim. What surprised me was that the black was painted on, not solid. So it's also succeptible to scratching.
Any how, the wife likes it, plus now we have somewhere to put a baby bottle when we both already have drinks.
Thanks, bit. Also, removing the console the 2nd time, after doing the stereo last time, was much, much easier.
I know, Pat, you were the one that pointed it out to me first.
Ken: the 2000-2001 has that cup holder in the dash. It's actually attached to the back of the plood trim. In the very back of the cup holder there is a knob that sticks out and rests in a hole deep near the firewall.
I guess the 2002 didn't need it any more, so they dropped it. The JDM vehicles still have just the single cup holder, BTW. The two in the console are for the made-in-the-US models.
Well, on KBB they ask if you have "privacy glass" and it usually adds some to your resale value. But then again, it's a preference. Not everyone will like it, some will pay a premium for it.
paisan - What's the best way to get a quote from Lee? I PM'd him two days ago. Should I send an email? BTW, there's an article in the current Sport Compact Car (or maybe last month) about R-compounds. I think they advised against running them on the street because of excessive wear. Maybe you can find it on their web page.
I'm not too worried about that, more worried about heat cycling them.
You can e-mail lee leeberbs@iace.com is his e-mail addy. He just moved to hoboken so he only gets to check his e-mail 1x a day til he gets his cable modem IIRC.
I think he charges like $150 for a wagon but not positive.
Dennis- Go with 35% at least for the rear windows. As for the front driver/passenger sides, you can get away with the 50% tint. They would be barely noticeable from the effects of the wagon's window galore.
Dennis- by contrast, the 35% should look lighter against the black car. Lee's GT is black (or is it blue?) with 30% tint I believe, and it didn't look dark.
There's a guy (Solo One) that lives in NJ with a black WRX that has a few STi bits.
I met him at a Woodheap meet and, at the time, he only had the standard STi muffler and maybe a mid-pipe. He was looking to get an up-pipe soon. His only complaint was that it was too quiet and not much louder than stock. Sounds good to me! :-)
Maybe you can contact him and see if he's done anything else to the exhaust.
I have not done it yet, plan to with this years tax return, but you can check out this link for info on someone who installed front and rear skid plates. From the sounds of it, they do include instructions and hardware.
It's very easy to install on the '00+ Legacy & Outback. Yes, instructions and hardware are included. Remove 4 nuts, position protector, install 4 nuts. Takes about 11 minutes - 1 minute to crawl under, 1 minute to crawl out, 2 minutes to find the wrench you misplaced, 1 minute to crawl back under, 5 minutes to install, 1 minute to crawl out.
Matt: on the Outback, the rear diffy protector is easy. 4 bolts on the side, basically.
On my Forester it's a little harder because you have to move the exhaust pipe out of the way for access. Supposedly you do not have to do this with the Outback.
Just 4 nuts (2 on the back, 2 on the front) for the '00-'03 Legacy & Outback. The '95-'99 Legacy & Outback, Impreza and all Forester are a little more difficult (4 bolts w/ spacers for the sides plus 2 nuts in the back) and you need to pry the diff forward a little to slip the protector between the diff and cross member; still not too hard. Like juice said, you need to move the exhaust on the Forester (I think the Impreza too).
Thanks for the info. I assume most folks are talking about the Subie Diff plate - correct? I saw one for $45 online somewhere. I also saw in the post from Mark (thanks!) that the installed skidplates (front and rear) are from Primitive Racing and this is $315 for the set! Should I bother getting these for moderate gravel road travel (with those unexpected bumps!) or is the Subie plate adequate? Also, does Subie make a front skid plate??? Haven't seen one online anywhere. Thanks! Matt
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It's basically invisible and if you're conscious of the appearance of your vehicle, this is a great product. Not the cheapest - local price is $399 with unconditional 5 year unlimited mileage warranty - but definitely the very best.
IdahoDoug
It is on - now lets see if it stays put.
Steve
-mike
-mike
http://users.sisna.com/ignatius/subaru/mods/index.html
If anyone interested in this has suggestions for improving it, please feel free to let me know. Thank you.
utahsteve
Steve
I also took a couple of pics of the lights flashing, I left the bulb in the side marker yellow to illustrate the little difference between the ones I painted silver and a regular bulb.
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The last picture clearly shows the silver signal bulb.
Cheers Pat.
-Colin
I did buy some aftermarket ones but they did not turn my crank at all.
The ones I did use are off of a Mitsu. Lancer.
Cheers Pat.
Nice job.
Steve
Steve: nope, the turbo in the WRX is also a Mitsu unit. But gimme the JDM twin scroll turbo any day over that Mitsu unit.
-juice
Had I been able to get Subaru ones here I would have used those, I looked at lots of cars with the OEM side markers and Mitsus. were the ones I liked so on they went.
Cheers Pat.
Just an update: my writeup for the Impreza speaker install is now posted on scoobymods.com, hopefully it will be helpful information for somebody. I have definitely been helped by information here and on other Subaru sites. Thanks to everyone who contributes, you're appreciated.
utahsteve
Got that plood installed that bit sent me, it looks absolutely schweet:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291761427
So now I have 3 cup holders. The 2000-2001 models had just that one on the dash. The 2002 models got the 2 cup holders in the center console instead. Now I have both, or 3 total.
I actually like the plood better than the old black trim. What surprised me was that the black was painted on, not solid. So it's also succeptible to scratching.
Any how, the wife likes it, plus now we have somewhere to put a baby bottle when we both already have drinks.
Thanks, bit. Also, removing the console the 2nd time, after doing the stereo last time, was much, much easier.
-juice
Nice job on the plood. Now your Legacy looks like my Forester. ;-)
Did the plood come with an extra cupholder? That's pretty interesting.
Ken
cheers Pat.
Ken: the 2000-2001 has that cup holder in the dash. It's actually attached to the back of the plood trim. In the very back of the cup holder there is a knob that sticks out and rests in a hole deep near the firewall.
I guess the 2002 didn't need it any more, so they dropped it. The JDM vehicles still have just the single cup holder, BTW. The two in the console are for the made-in-the-US models.
-juice
Steve
-juice
Toyo RA1s
KDWs
AVS Sports
Any others in the 245-45-16 size that would make good summer tires? I'm heading over this evening to a tire place to get pricing. Thanks.
-mike
-Dennis
-juice
Ken
Cheers Pat.
paisan - What's the best way to get a quote from Lee? I PM'd him two days ago. Should I send an email?
BTW, there's an article in the current Sport Compact Car (or maybe last month) about R-compounds. I think they advised against running them on the street because of excessive wear. Maybe you can find it on their web page.
-Dennis
You can e-mail lee leeberbs@iace.com is his e-mail addy. He just moved to hoboken so he only gets to check his e-mail 1x a day til he gets his cable modem IIRC.
I think he charges like $150 for a wagon but not positive.
-mike
Go with 35% at least for the rear windows.
As for the front driver/passenger sides, you can get away with the 50% tint. They would be barely noticeable from the effects of the wagon's window galore.
-Dave
The P1's are darker than I thought they would be.
-Dennis
-mike
by contrast, the 35% should look lighter against the black car. Lee's GT is black (or is it blue?) with 30% tint I believe, and it didn't look dark.
-Dave
-Dennis
Cheers Pat.
Cheers Pat.
-juice
Cheers Pat.
I got a great price from paisan's tint guy. Now we have to decide on percentage.
-Dennis
The good, the bad, and the ugly...
-Dave
I met him at a Woodheap meet and, at the time, he only had the standard STi muffler and maybe a mid-pipe. He was looking to get an up-pipe soon. His only complaint was that it was too quiet and not much louder than stock. Sounds good to me! :-)
Maybe you can contact him and see if he's done anything else to the exhaust.
His car is here: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=294169&am- p;am- p;referrerid=767
-Dennis
Thanks!
Matt
I have not done it yet, plan to with this years tax return, but you can check out this link for info on someone who installed front and rear skid plates. From the sounds of it, they do include instructions and hardware.
http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?s=c0e766fe158cf75- 5433c9ae801d85adf&threadid=1075&highlight=skid+plates
Mark
-mike
DaveM
On my Forester it's a little harder because you have to move the exhaust pipe out of the way for access. Supposedly you do not have to do this with the Outback.
-juice
DaveM
Steve
-Dennis
DaveM
I also saw in the post from Mark (thanks!) that the installed skidplates (front and rear) are from Primitive Racing and this is $315 for the set! Should I bother getting these for moderate gravel road travel (with those unexpected bumps!) or is the Subie plate adequate?
Also, does Subie make a front skid plate??? Haven't seen one online anywhere.
Thanks!
Matt
Primitive's are good, but only you can determine if it's worth the money.
If I find the time I'll make my own, but where to get the scrap metal, I dunno.
-juice