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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 0:30 | |
| Been looking at getting one of these for a good while now and finally found the ideal one, so went for it! year - 2004 body type - wagon engine - 2.0 turbo 240bhp present mods - cat back exhaust, k&n, tinted window came with a fresh oil service, 12 months tax and mot, full service history, 12 months mot, 2 brand new tyres to be fitted when the present 2 wear out, 12 month FULL all parts warrenty. just about everything i could want... drove it for a week, wasnt happy with how it was running at all, so decided to get the oil out of it and put some proper stuff in, obviously, while i was doing that, a oil filter would be needed. i also became sad that it didnt have a dump valve, so, that was on the cards and while doing that, it seemed to make sence to get a boost gauge as the dump valve was off anyway... so, last night, i got cracking with my mate matty whos been to a few meets in his hawkeye impreza. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]brings us up to date, i'll get some interior pics when it stops raining... next... few more engine mods, cat replacement pipe, then coilovers eventually... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]then... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Got the short shifter fitted, wasn't a walk in the park, but with some washers and some swearing, it went on. Really starting to feel the changes now, but can feel its gunna need a remap soon. fitted my turbo timer and radio from the mazda as the standard one made me want to die. although i liked the OEM look, the fact i couldnt listed to mp3 was the worth thing to ever happen. OH and the skip track was a knob on the left and the volume was a knob on the right... think about it... THATS WRONG?! turbo timer i had fitted up next to the boost gauge, but whilst sat in the car, i had another idea, which to a small degree, i have implimented... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]WIRES?! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]with the flash turned on up close it looks poo, in the car, sat back, it looks fine. i will ovcourse sort it out, but for a 5 minute job, suits me for now...  thats everything so far, but, this will be updated daily as ive just blown a whole load of wages... | |
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kgt
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Posts : 4785
Join date : 2010-03-22
Age : 105
Location : Bishop Aukward
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 12:07 | |
| I think it took me about 3 yrs to do less than half of what youve done in a weekend. Nice one  Hopefully you'll be changing the door speakers, as to be fair the HU isnt the real weak point of the system  | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 14:59 | |
| haha, i get moving when i put my mind to things... lol. the door speakers i'll sorting over the next few days, but ill be sorting the wires too, putting in some thick stuff, not standard thin stuff... cheers for the feedback mate. | |
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easby
Posts : 154
Join date : 2012-07-05
Age : 51
Location : Harlepool
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 15:39 | |
| Bloody hell, you are keen. See you found forum ok? have you already fitted that exhaust you picked up yesterday lol | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 15:50 | |
| haha! i know! its getting fitted tomorrow if i can get use of my mates garage, im waiting on some parts arriving and i wanna do it all at the same time. cheers again btw, really pleased with it! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]picked this up yesterday... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] | |
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easby
Posts : 154
Join date : 2012-07-05
Age : 51
Location : Harlepool
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 15:58 | |
| Let us know about speaker fit when you get round to it, I was looking to upgrade myself but wanted to keep standard covers but there is not much space for uprated speakers. I think max depth around 50-60mm? | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 16:50 | |
| shall doooooooooooooo so... this arrived... came with a fitting kit, so got out in the drizzle and got it fitted... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]thoughts? | |
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CARLOS
Posts : 2600
Join date : 2010-03-12
Age : 48
Location : chilton co durham
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 17:25 | |
| looks well need some fog covers and detango headlights | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 19:30 | |
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keffer
Posts : 3431
Join date : 2010-03-12
Age : 33
Location : Belgium
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 19:32 | |
| looking good bud  | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 20:23 | |
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CARLOS
Posts : 2600
Join date : 2010-03-12
Age : 48
Location : chilton co durham
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 20:26 | |
| 100% better matey did you get the silvertec bulbs for indicators | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 20:33 | |
| nope, you just suggested it, so i went and did it... lol. gunna go get amber bulbs tomorrow. | |
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CARLOS
Posts : 2600
Join date : 2010-03-12
Age : 48
Location : chilton co durham
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 20:40 | |
| deffo get some some sti fog covers to finish the job | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 21:34 | |
| got it back together... [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]i absolutely LOVE it... | |
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easby
Posts : 154
Join date : 2012-07-05
Age : 51
Location : Harlepool
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 21:56 | |
| Lights look cool mate. Did it take long? Might even have a go
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Mon 16 Jul - 22:10 | |
| erm, not too long, but its not a fun job to do. its faffy and fiddley.
i just typed ''detango impreza lights'' into google and found a guide. good luck! | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 16:40 | |
| took standard units out and decided it was easiest to make an mdf template and fit that to the new speakers. 2 minutes with a saw and they were done, screwed them on, sorted the wiring. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]gluegunned it all together [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]realised there was a seperate tweeter unit AFTER i had been to halfords, so that can wait for another day... | |
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kgt
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Posts : 4785
Join date : 2010-03-22
Age : 105
Location : Bishop Aukward
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 17:37 | |
| After all the hard work and investment a little bit of sound deadening material to stop the door panels flapping about makes all the difference. Might have a small sheet or two in the garage, depending on where you are you could swing round and grab them | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 18:10 | |
| didnt even think of that tbh... im in newcastle, kingston park area | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 20:09 | |
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kgt
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Posts : 4785
Join date : 2010-03-22
Age : 105
Location : Bishop Aukward
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 20:10 | |
| I'm in Auckland, land of the Prince Bishops DL14. Will pop some in my car and may see you around some time. | |
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REZ
Posts : 579
Join date : 2011-08-31
Location : Turnopfield
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 21:23 | |
| Great thread, watching with interest as you're starting with same scoob as me Here's link to mine to compare mods although not fer sale anymore [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] | |
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stevenbrowne
Posts : 193
Join date : 2012-07-16
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 21:37 | |
| Mate, I'm pretty sure I texted you asking about yours? Not remember getting a text off a Steven? Lol.
I love yours, but its blue and I wanted to go black, I'd been told I wouldn't go back. Lol!
If I was you, I would check up daily! I'm rushing to get it finished during my time off work. Haha. | |
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REZ
Posts : 579
Join date : 2011-08-31
Location : Turnopfield
| | Subject: Re: 04 Impreza WRX wagon Tue 17 Jul - 22:04 | |
| - stevenbrowne wrote:
- Mate, I'm pretty sure I texted you asking about yours? Not remember getting a text off a Steven? Lol.
I love yours, but its blue and I wanted to go black, I'd been told I wouldn't go back. Lol!
If I was you, I would check up daily! I'm rushing to get it finished during my time off work. Haha. Yeh I remember now, good luck with modding mate, I'll be following thread.. | |
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