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14 minutes ago, blackobxt said:

I’ve also considered wrapping my obxt then I look at all the pieces and curves and flares and remind myself that it’s far more difficult than I remember lol. It’s one of those jobs where once you’re far enough into it that there’s no turning back and you start wondering “why am I hurting myself” “f$;) this I’ll never do it again” and “how much antifreeze do I need to drink again?”. There is a video of someone wrapping either an ob or leg on YouTube somewhere in green if I remember correctly. The roof actually didn’t look too difficult.

This one? 

Doesn’t really show the roof very well. Looks like he did it in 3 pieces though, you can see the seam in one of the pan over shots. 

14 hours ago, Enlight said:

A progress pic of the vinyl wrap (3M Satin Key West) being applied.

The bumper will be tough. I'm also curious how they'll approach the roof, given it's one piece from the bottom of the A-pillar back to the wing. I keep thinking about wrapping my wagon, but the roof gives me conniptions. 

Just now, blackobxt said:

Yeah I wish. $10k

What a steal! I typed out 10k then thought it sounded too low so I went just a bit higher.

On 9/11/2023 at 6:28 AM, blackobxt said:

 There are beat up trashed clapped out wrx’s going for quite a bit more than what I’m getting this for.

13 minutes ago, blackobxt said:

Any guesses on what I paid???

$12k

On 9/8/2023 at 11:08 AM, effnakedteeth said:

I did this couple weeks ago. Let me know your thoughts on the brightness of the HVAC display, I think it is pretty dim in the day.

A couple days with it and yeah, it's dimmer than stock. It doesn't bother me in the daytime because I've got pretty dark tint so I don't get a lot of direct sunlight on it. In the dark, eh, it's fine. It's not exactly a part of the dash I look at a lot while driving. I think it's something I can live with. My bigger gripe now is the mismatched colors in the center console. And the gps antenna I "needed" for wireless apple carplay that I have no idea what to do with. 

19 hours ago, DoctorDaveLGT said:

 

Also, would you be able to ship coilovers since buyee has a restriction on the fluid? Been trying to track down a pair of Ohlins to replace my Koni/Swift setup but that shipping restriction has been my biggest hurdle.

Just curious, where do you have your konis set at for the switfts? I'm still hunting for just the right damper setting. 

Likely you won't get the opportunity to buy it back ever again. Jump on it, rent truck & trailer and bring that home. Figure out the engine/tuning later if you need. Should be pretty easy to get an e-tune for 93. 

I did also get the grapefruit cannons on. With stock everything else it didn’t change the sound drastically, but it does sound better than stock.
 

Here just the  after, because we all already know what the before sounds like.

Eyyyy I can connect wires of the same color together. Sorry about the photo edit, realized I probably shouldn’t post a map to my house publicly. 
 

Will be embarking on putting in the new radio + JDM air controls/double din adapter this weekend. Shouldn't be a problem unless my electrically-dumb self can't figure out how to wire up the adapter harness properly. 

Also going to be throwing on those Genome mufflers, finally. 

Whoops, too much dugga! Guess I should buy replacement hardware before I put these genomes on. And by “buy” I mean take some from the keep-fill bins at work. 
 

What’s your first? 

Just picked these up locally on the cheap. Little scuffed on the bottom, but otherwise in good shape. Hoping they’ll give the stock exhaust note just a little more body. 
 

10 hours ago, solidxsnake said:

Took it to the SCCA ProSolo in Brunswick, ME this weekend. Didn't do all that well, but damned if it wasn't a fun time!

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The new tires (265/35 kumho v730s on 18x10.5 ET15 RPF1s) feel awesome. Just need to figure out this clutch pedal issue.

I gotta see pictures of that wheel/tire fitment

*breathes heavily* 

My bank account and spouse are both happy these are too far away. GLWS

3 hours ago, Febreze Mee said:

*Clears throat* Wagonfest 2023. *Mic drop.*

https://www.avants.com/events/2023/9-24/wagonfest-pnw

sonofabitch I don't think I'll be able to make it this year! 

What headunits are people using now, in the year 2023? I'm looking to make this upgrade, and get something with wireless apple carplay. I'm looking at this Boss unit, because I really don't need XM/Satellite radio support. https://www.crutchfield.com/p_104BE920WP/Boss-Audio-BE920WCPA.html 

But I'm curious what others are doing. 

24 minutes ago, Tehnation said:

Good call on those used kw's I just asked if he was willing to ship to NY, we will see. Said I would pay for shipping as well. At that price thats a god damn no brainer, I would buy em off him right now. 

Anyone know what KW charges to rebuild a corner? 

For some reason I can't find the emails/paperwork, but I had a set rebuilt in 2016 or 2017 for my BRZ, and it ended up being around $160/corner + shipping to them. I'd guess now would be around $200/corner

Fun anecdote about my tint experience. I went to a guy who came recommended by the local subaru facebook group. Turns out to be a younger guy pretty much working on his own. Did good work, but took longer than either of us expected, so we had some back and forth texts about when the car would be ready. I got antsy around 6:30 pm (dropped the car off at 9am) and asked how he's doing and got the great reply of "Wiping it down already bro. Its juicy haha".  Got immediate flashbacks to the old NASIOC days and "them jones is wet" 

Isn't someone selling a set of KW V2s in the classifieds?

Yes. 

I will forever preach for the Continental ExtremeContact Sport. The 02 is the new version of it.  It has about 90% of the performance of a Michelin PilotSport 4S or 5 or whatever the current generation is. The contis are usually around $40 cheaper per tire than Michelins, they’ll do great in rain, will handle themselves well in an autocross or track day. On the street they’ll have all the grip you’ll ever need. 

Just picked up from the tint shop. Been wanting to do this since I got the car, snes I finally pulled the trigger as a birthday present to myself. very happy with the results, no more fishbowl. 
 

Making me want a VF52 with that glowing review...

Got cyl #1 coil changed out yesterday evening, and so far no more hesitation like in the first video, and boosted to 15psi (cobb stg 1)

so either:

a) it was the coil going bad

or

b) There was a leak somewhere between the airbox and the turbo inlet that I fixed in taking those parts off & putting back on to get to the coil. 

Gonna give it a couple of days of driving and pulls in 3rd/4th to see for sure before I officially say it's fixed, though.

3 minutes ago, seanyb505 said:

Sounds like that could also be some of the leak. I know you're waiting to swap in a new coil, but have you driven it yet? 

Yeah, drove into work this morning and gave it some beans to see, and it's still exhibiting the same behavior from the first video, without any CEL flashing. Coil arrives today.

Should be getting some reprieve from the 95+ deg heat starting tomorrow, so I might be able to rig something up to do Max's suggested "block off the after-MAF hose, blow air into BOV little hose" test. Hopefully the 12v tire pump is enough pressure for that?