Nubie

Hello all.

Last year I spent all summer either out of the country or working from home so my car sat for about 5 months. When I came back the battery was dead. I tried jumping it, and it wouldn’t crank. Bought a new battery and still wouldn’t crank. After the new battery is when I noticed my security light staying on when I inserted my original key.

 

I thought the battery being dead for so long somehow the computer might’ve lost key information so I figured I’d call a locksmith to re-program. Welp no go. Locksmith tried two different routes/tools and car will not accept a reprogram. My buddy is also a locksmith so he decided to give it a go with his tools and nothing. Key will not program. And again this is my original key I have used for almost 10 years. At this point I’m figuring something fried maybe when I tried to jump start it? Another thing to note is if I quickly try multiple times to start it, on about the third or fourth consecutive try it will fire up for about 2 seconds and then immediately shut off and the security light starts blinking.

 

I was searching on the forums here and some people said the ECU is what stores the key programming? Or is it the immobilizer or BCM? What should I try replacing?

 

Any help is appreciated.

Same mods needed for a 08-09? Or are the grille sizes different all together?

 

Im sure there is a thread specific to JDM grille on 08-09 USDM somewhere but I couldnt tell you where the thread is or if its the same trimming needed.

Patiently waiting...love it so far.

I believe that was one of their requirements when designing this thing from the very first post.

That's commitment.

Ive been running no plate, CO is mandatory plate tho. Was pulled over the other day for a little speeding. Officer questioned the missing plate, explained It did not match the mounting points, and he said fair enough. That being said I really need to put it on. Underdog would you mind letting me know cost for a bracket as well please?

I took this at Pikes Peak last year. This guy has a great sense of humor.

 

http://i.imgur.com/46k2NV9.jpg

Oh lol, no it's street/park setup bars are just setup weird

 

 

Degiacobro666

 

Ah cool, I'm disappointed as I have yet to make it to the park this year. Then again weather is all over the place and my free time seems to align with the shitty weather. Plus we have zero indoor parks here.

It's Thule traverse 480 feet with Thule square bars, 44" Thule fairing And two Thule Big Mouth 599XTR with locks

 

 

Degiacobro666

 

 

No, I was referring to your bike, its a bit blurry cause of the filter so i cant tell.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/12/tamy4a5e.jpg with bike

 

 

Degiacobro666

 

Flatland setup?

Thanks for the update, where are you getting these updates? 3gwrx?

that grille looks great! heres my recent pic bit dirty

 

Thanks, same with yours, what lip is that btw?

Looks great with that "SWP" spec.B bumper!

 

I forgot to post this here. Thanks again Catalyst for the grille.

 

http://i.imgur.com/0KgcGrs.jpg

Taken in Yellowstone last year. Thule/Yakima setup

 

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt329/hernandez80233/Mobile%20Uploads/2cf4c18d-5b40-483d-81ef-ffdb7e5c2254.jpg

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Thanks for sharing this.

Looking at those pics...

Yea these grills are pricier than gold usually, I can imagine what you paid. I waited 6 months cause I was determined not to pay a crazy amount, finally Catalyst hooked me up for a killer price.

 

So there looks to have been three tabs on the bottom that need to be trimmed or taken off. And then the bolt holes need to be moved. I haven't looked at fastening the bottom of the grill yet, but with the hood closed it's pretty secure so it won't fly away on the highway or something like that.

No trimming of the bumper, only the grill, and yes the bolt holes on top need to be re drilled or made bigger. I received my grill pre modded to fit from Catalyst, but that's what I noticed was done to make it fit. The whole backside bottom was trimmed up to the honeycomb. Ill go take mine off and take pics, give me a few.

Pics and instructions would be great. I did a search, but nothing.

 

I got tired of searching also sorry couldnt find it, someone will chime in eventually.

I mocked up my honeycomb grill on my spec B bumper today (it was cold and I did not try very hard) but it seemed to not fit very well. I know it is not supposed to be a perfect fit, but it seemed off to me and did not clip/attach anywhere on the bottom part of the grill. Any tips or tricks I need to be aware of.

 

Yea it's not going to clip the bottom at all, you also need to trim that whole bottom edge so that it sits right. Someone here has the pictures and instructions.

Just to update, another success story thanks to OP. When I had been having noise and PS loss at anything under 40*, this morning we woke to -16* and wham, bam, thank you mam, no issues whatsoever.

I have been searching high and low for a JDM front bumper for my 06 Outback but I literally have had zero luck. Does anyone know where I can find one?

 

I got mine from this guy

http://legacygt.com/forums/member.php?u=57299

 

Or this guy has one right now.

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/socal-jdm-spec-b-bumper-fits-05-07-legacy-219562.html?t=219562

Gggrrrrrr