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FWTW, I stuck the black antenna up at the top of the windshield behind the mirror.

 

The kit does not effect the AM/FM antenna.

not this tiny cover rite?

Have you seen a small antenna box somewhere yet?

On the upper corner of the windshield or back window?

Mine is a magnetic aftermarket, so it's on the center rear of the roof, right by the hatch.

no, but one section i'm so afraid to uncover is the dom light. would that possible the black box be hidded there?

https://parts.subaruonlineparts.com/oem-parts/subaru-satellite-radio-sirius-h621sxa101

 

that's odd, I thought I paid like $64.00 it back then...

thanks Max, does it mean you just pnp your sirius to the pink socket? i need to confirm that the pink socket is wired to a preinstall-antenna or radio ..thanks

Yes, correct on both accounts.

ok, the pink socket is supposed to connect to an anntena? or satellite receiver? (thanks SVXdc, in his pic he mention the male fakra sat radio - preinstalled cable for accessory windshield anntena)

coz i have a after market hd radio (not satellite radio) that anntena-input look like male and exact the same as the pink socket, if the pink plug is wired to built-in anntena somewhere in my car, meaning i'll need to buy a female-to-female cable to connect the pink plug and the hd radio.

thanks

oh ..tht makes sense... reason i asked was because long time (8yrs?) ago i went back to dealer and see if they could install satellite radio for me. they said i dont have preinstall radio and anntena.. so im little surprised tht i actually have the anntena ..

thanks infosecdad and apexi

i'm in a middle of changing the shifter joint (shift link?), and meantime getting my radio removed (to install a grom for listening mp3 later).

then i found this pink socket has nothing to attach, but the gray socket rite nxt to it is attached to the black wire that goes to the back of the radio .. does anyone know what is it for?

Most say these cars don't need the upper strut tower brace, the lower one is some help.

agree, our macpherson strut are already enough secured by both axle and lower arms. plus the upper mounts are sitting very close to firewall where has another main support behind.

Hi,

 

New here, so hopefully posting in the right place.

 

I am the proud owner of a 2008 (59) Legacy 2.0D RE that suffered critical engine failure at the weekend at only 126,000 miles.

James

have you checked the code of your CEL?

I bought pink springs paired with koni yellows 5 years ago and tell me why I just installed it 1 month ago. Love that there is no gap. And not as saggy as I thought but I have a 08 legacy gt. Took a while to score the pink springs

where did you get your pink springs?

I have pics of my car I can text you. Or check it out on Instagram. ChefO.Soriano

sorry, you may think i'm from Mars, i don't have ig

New Bilstein HDs and Pink springs with a small rear spacer and I think you'd be damn happy. It will be a massive upgrade.

that's my inital plan, may order those parts soon.. but still not sure if anyone has tried the vendor from amazon (see the link above) , waiting for a green light!

Worst case I bet you'd be able to sell parts or the whole setup for 90% of what you have into it. Good parts hold value if not mistreated or beaten to death.

well, have never thought to sell my old parts, yes they all looked new, but already 120K. Since i dont want it, why bother others?

that's why im so afraid to buy used parts, just because there are too many bad sellers eveywhere. they may clean the parts, said they are low milages and sell them as "OEM spec B suspension combo" for hi price.. see what i'm trying to say? hate to see it and thus i hate to be one of them!

thanks BoozeRS, im little more clear which way i shall go now!

There are a number of guys that would say you're buying shit coilovers if only spending $1,000 and that real coilovers start around $2,000. If you go the Cusco or KW coilover route I'm pretty sure you'd really happy, but it's a rabbit hole you might want to avoid too.

i agree with you, but thing is.. i really don't know which brand/serie of strut to pair which brand/serie of spring, not many ppl has such reviews here. thus, i think simple coilover should be the answer since they are R&D/built together.

and yes, i really don't need those fancy hi end coilovers, but then, what strut vs spring is good? and thats why my thread topic is "pink spring for spec B?" hope someone could tell me which way to go..

at this point, i might go for a set of new bilstein HD (saw some good/solid reviews here ) and set of springs.. just don't know what springs to buy now..

so yes, it's about $1+k (new set of HD with new set of pinks Front and rear ) and trouble free from those cheapy coilovers .. but so far i havent seen anyone get their pink springs from amazon ..

i also found many posts about selling/buying their used/new Cusco coilover ( post 1, post 2 and here ) ... but i couldn't find any review (weird?!) from lgt owners. plus those are very old threads. no need to mention, also dont see any 09spec b owner have them ..

thing is, they are available here on their offical webs

are they something wrong so not many ppl prefer them or some other reasons?

See if these are still around, ? Would they work ?

 

https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2913593

Thanks Max, i'd considered JDM used strut/spring as well, so tempted! but i finally decided to go for a new sets. first, i really don't know how many miles are already on those used parts. plus, mine looks good too (no grease and leaks, no dirt .. will take some pics soon i disassemble them). Secondary, im lazy and prefer something that would last longer after this "renew" project.. (you might knw i'm doing other things beside suspension on other post )

but I've also heard the OE bils aren't dampened great for aftermarket springs. My rear OE bils were leaking with 160k miles and were starting to look like hell, but they took a beating previously..

thts what id read on nasioc too

I just feel like putting new aftermarket lowering springs on 10 year and 120k mile old struts is asking for a redo shortly after.

i agree.. so im looking for strut/springs combo too ..i knw ppl talked about such topics million times..but for 09 spec B. i couldnt find a lots ..

thanks BoozeRS

I'd go with Pinks or Swift springs if it were me picking today, and I'd likely add a small rear spacer with either. Set it and forget it, go with new Bilstein struts, or add some dampening with Koni struts. I like Koni struts better..

so, shall i keep the stock bil then replace the springs? or replace the whole piece?

thanks

ok, back to the topic.. the gasket btw dp and the cbe

thanks Rwebb, you are right ( and thanks for the forum here, most ppl are saying the old gasket maynot be able to be removed in one piece!) the old donut is so hard to removed, i'd tired but it was about to crack!

side by side inlet of the dp ( see both gaskets are exact the same)

i knw, i'd read lots of posts here and most ppl mention that no need a new turbo gasket, my bad.. im stubborn

This is what I used along with the oem donut for the same setup as yours. Worked perfectly.

 

https://www.grimmspeed.com/stock-dp-aftermarket-3-in-catback-adapter-subaru/

oh, i bought the donut one. not install yet, but it looked exact the same as the stock

10yrs ago i picked up my new spec.b from dealer, i didn't realized its butts is much saggy than i'd searched online until the moment the dealer shown me my car. (they didn't have it in the showroom, i had to order and waited for a month to "see" the real thing!)

I'd been struggling (because they were new and i felt fine with its handling, so why bother?) to "upgrade" it until now it's 10yrs old with 120k miles on it. i'm thinking to have it a new set of springs (coilover?) as its 10yrs old bday gift.

trust me, i 'd been searching a set of pink springs (also coilovers) since few years ago.

now my question is.. how many 09 spec b owners has pink springs here? pic please? coz they are lower 15mm front and back. meaning the saggy butts is still?

according to few posts, and these two are more in details:

https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/faq-jdm-oem-suspension-61108.html and https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/best-sti-pink-springs-spec-b-103600.html

is this vendor trustable?

front P/N ST2033021020

rear P/N ST2038021020

i know they are more expensive, about $600+ While other springs are just $200~400 a set, e.g. Tein, RCE, Swift and so on.. Then i think "why don't i pick up coilovers with just few extra $hundreds?" but i have no way to find any vendors they have bilstein coilover for my 09lgt. Beside, i could find few posts here they mentioned the PSS9 (10?) coilovers but no pics.

i don't think i would spend more than 2k on it coz i won't be able to tracks/clubevents as those days (20+yrs ago) with my miata. Now i have regular job and family...sighs so just kinda of give it slightly more firm is my target. Yes, with stock setup, weight transfer is very pronounce, so i do very easy on braking/cornering. anyway.. my poor driving skill

don't get me wrong, i don't mean that some folks are acting like i have this and that (showing off?). i just want to see some real things and real opinion/reviews from the owners before making my decision.

thanks.