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I should clarify that I did have the dreaded P0021 code…but I would still pull the dp like @KZJonny said to be on the safe side.

Mine sounded like an ambulance or fire truck siren any time I got on the throttle. Thankfully it didn’t grenade, but a shortly after I felt a complete loss of power, so that was that. If it’s at 165k and original, you’re lucky. I’d park it and get that puppy replaced. Change your oil and check for glitter just to be one the safe side.

Check out amayama.com-they’ll have the JDM parts and parts numbers. Shipping isn’t bad, either. I was going to order some new bushings for my JDM aluminum arms and have them installed prior to putting them on the car. Amayama also ships international. 

Getting around to getting rid of a few things. Finally found this. It’s a 08+ WRX catless up pipe, came out of a AZ car with around 75k on it. I got a Perrin one so this one’s going. $75 shipped CON US. 

Leather center console lid from JPN auctions, came out of an early spec b (03-06). Some wear marks on inside, too is in nice shape. Sold

Pair of oem headlights with broken mounting tabs. Lenses ok, could use clean up. Good for blacking out or guts for HID conversion. Asking $40 shipped (basically just shipping these are kinda large). 
 

whiteline kca399 rear control arm upper outer bushing. BNIB. Bag opened up while cleaning today but basically, new, never installed. Sticking with oem bushings. $35 shipped.

Also have the following if anyone is interested: BNIB oem kick panels (non-edm) for 05-09s, two sets.

Thanks! I just bought an 09 WRX steering wheel that could use some love but it’s got the red stitching. I thought about re-doing it but this seems much easier. Appreciate you telling me how you did that, those turned out really nice!

Check your alternator. Same thing happened to the wife last year in her 2006 Tribeca. Dash lit up like a Christmas tree and it quit on her. Thankfully, it was an easy fix. Also keep in mind if your sensors don’t get a specific electrical signal they’ll light up cause they think somethings wrong. I’d start there. 

Welcome to the forum, thank you for introducing yourself and posting! Love it that such an incredible wagon will live on and we can follow its progress. What sort of program are you running in?

Mind me asking how you re-dyed the threads?

I’d upgrade the endlinks too while you’re back there. Moog are really nice and beefy and have zerk fittings for greasing. They’re way less than most aftermarket endlinks too. 

On 4/18/2024 at 5:51 PM, Kojak said:

Don’t go the Corolla route

 

this is excellent! Lost Higgins, lost Hutch….lets not lose anymore!

Yeah…these cars seem cheap next to an M series or Audi, or even built VW (unless you know what you’re doing). 
I’ve found this car community is pretty amazing…I feel pretty lucky to have found a nice example of one of these cars, but more to be in such good company. At this point, with any turbo Subaru, if I bought one, it’d be to keep it. Def won’t get back what you’ll spend on it, but the smiles per mile will far outweigh any monetary value put on the car.

X2 congrats on that acquisition! That’s a big one and those wheels are absolute class! That’ll look really good on either the spec b or forrester. 

Mmmmmm….a Porsche would be a lot of fun….a friend at work just picked up a GR86…looking forward to taking it for a drive. It’s still brand new so I’m thinking about waiting for it to be broke in though so I can really see what it can do…

@Infosecdad is parting his car out, I’d see if he’s got one. Another place I’d check is 541 motorsports or eBay or marketplace or somewhere else to find a used one you can ohm before I’d buy one from Amazon. That’s like a box of chocolates, you don’t know what you’re going to get…

Those look awesome! Even better than my Cusco ones lol. Yeah sorry those brackets are needed if you’re swapping to JDM aluminum components. I’m pretty sure spec b ones are a little different but easier to come by. Also if you want the full Cusco treatment on those vauxhall blue is a pretty darn close match.

Whoops…man that sucks. I get it though, I’ve done that too, learned my lesson the hard way. If you need a part # or vendor, lmk. I’ve got a JDM front bumper I bought off another local member so I’ve been looking for parts, I can send you a link or let you know who’s got them. EU fenders will work as well, they’re the same as JDM but you might be able to get away with lesser shipping. Another option is to contact @Enlight, he runs a freight forwarding company from Japan, he’s got excellent rates. 

Unfortunately no. The USDM/JDM fenders are slightly different enough they won’t work. Not sure if the details but I know JDM head lights won’t work with usdm front bumper and I’m pretty sure the mud guards on the inside are slightly different too. Thanks, Subaru.

id contact the place you bought the front end from and have them send you the correct part. Idk how you mess up sending a pre-facelift fender, when it’s completely different? You have to look close but you can tell the difference between pre and post facelift fenders.

Good to see you back in the game, I’m curious as to what you’ll do with this as well. I’m not a fan of the front end…the black plastic with all that grill material is too much for me. Good to know it doesn’t look like much, but got it where it counts! 

4 hours ago, Cney said:

I'm probably making this bracket out of steel myself using a lot of photos. The Cusco part is harder to come by and pretty expensive. Plus I should have all the dimensions when measuring the old steel arm and it's not a problem if it's a little off I think.

You mean this one? I’ve got a spare coming if you need it. PM me if you want to discuss further.

Had no idea what that was….but that’s cool!  Yeah…glad the majority were bought a long time ago. If I tried to do that now…it’d have been sold a long time ago. Thankfully with this car, shipping is what kills me not parts prices.

I’ve got 20yrs of owning my v8 swapped g-body Buick thats been driven twice (once backing out and once around the block). Life just gets in the way. But I’m like you, I’m too stubborn to let it go, cause one day I’ll be able to drive the snot out of it and not care and know that the last 20yrs of acquiring parts and trying to get it roadworthy will all fade to the smile on my face. Keep at it! If the goal wasn’t worth it, then why would you bother? 

(Gets flame suit on). I think with a plain trunk it’d look good. I dig the second picture at the gas station. With the silver on the rest of the car, it pulls it off nicely. Can’t do that with just any color.

Parts look great! And love the fog lights-I was lucky enough to see @DoctorDaveLGT’s rainbow fogs, they are fantastic! Definitely way more classy than plain old yellows (not that those are bad…no hate here for them, just the rainbows are amazing).

My wife and I just sold her 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca with 161k miles for $750. Valve cover gaskets needed replaced, head gaskets would be needed soon (slowly seeping), power steering pump was going out, needed struts, bushings…a lot of work, probably to the tune of $5k+. I was in the same boat…I didn’t want to dump that kind of money into it, to risk something else major going wrong with it. Not an 2.5i outback, but a comparable. Sold it to a Subaru h6 mechanic who did a lot of work with h6 outback’s who was going to fix it and give it to his sister in law. Was happy it’d get fixed and live on, car still had a lot of life left in it.
Bonne chance! 

7 hours ago, seanyb505 said:

Ugh yeah that sucks. Shipping insurance? 

Curious to see how this one plays out considering it came from JPN auctions. I see now what the deal is with those…looks like you can rebuild it which is nice but the voltage regulator seems like it’s more than the whole damn thing…Denso is the oem manufacturer isn’t it? 

Funny story about the car meet I went to. It was 95% wrx’s and STi’s….all I’ll say is, as soon as I opened the door I was greeted by a cloud of vape smoke. I knew then I was very out of place… Still had a good time there were some cool cars. Def a very different crowd though.