Chiketkd Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I've had my car for exactly three weeks to the day and decided to spend 3 hours in the cold today giving my her some TLC... (temps were 42 when I started and had dropped to 36 when I left) My Steel Gray WRX TR is still stock and the only change I've made was to swap tail lights with an '05 STI owner. First couple pics were taken at the car wash, and the last few along a country road on my drive back home. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chiketkd/2006%20Subaru%20WRX%20TR/Stock%20Pics/WRXTR09.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chiketkd/2006%20Subaru%20WRX%20TR/Stock%20Pics/WRXTR02.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chiketkd/2006%20Subaru%20WRX%20TR/Stock%20Pics/WRXTR04.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chiketkd/2006%20Subaru%20WRX%20TR/Stock%20Pics/WRXTR07.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chiketkd/2006%20Subaru%20WRX%20TR/Stock%20Pics/WRXTR06.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d14/Chiketkd/2006%20Subaru%20WRX%20TR/Stock%20Pics/WRXTR08.jpg Now my wife is hassling me to clay bar her car as well... -Chike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm def Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Nice looking car!! Any mods planned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Good call on the tail light swap. Any visible external ways to tell the TR apart from standrad WRX? My VB Garage... Pumping the air back into despair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperhawkLGT Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Did you need clay bar after three weeks, where do you drive on freshly paved roads all day? That color is pure sex by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiketkd Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 Nice looking car!! Any mods planned? I have a Legacy GT shift knob that should have been shipped today and an STI axleback muffler that's in the mail. I want to compete in SCCA D-Stock for a full season this year so there's not much else I can do... Sometime over the Summer & Fall I'll start gathering the parts necessary to go Cobb Stage 3 (VF39 version w/ STI TMIC). Christian @ Cobb just posted the initial dyno plot on i-club yesterday - saw ~270whp and 280+ ft-lbs at the wheels. Remember, this is just with a VF39, STI TMIC, down-pipe and Cobb AP (no fuel pump or fuel injector upgrades are needed) Good call on the tail light swap. Any visible external ways to tell the TR apart from standrad WRX? Thanks. Biggest give away are the black side mirors - they're body colored on the regular WRXs. Did you need clay bar after three weeks, where do you drive on freshly paved roads all day? That color is pure sex by the way. I wanted to do a thorough clay barring as the clear coat on most new cars tends to have a slight grainy feel to it. Using the clay bar helps to get rid of those imperfections and keep pollutants from fading the color prematurely. The paint has a much smoother feel and finish now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 may be, ill silly,but why did u clay bar already????? 3 weeks old.... im anal about things but that tops me. yes, the car does look damn good!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hot hot hot! Love it with the '05 tails. Do you plan on clearing the front headlights? -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerMan Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Clay barring at 3 weeks old is necessary due to all of the "things" that fall on the car during transport and storage. These cars are not sitting in any sort of garaged environment before you buy them. I would and have clayed my brand new cars. Nice looking pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derffred Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 what's clay barring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jduk Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Good call on the tail light swap. Any visible external ways to tell the TR apart from standrad WRX? Other than the black side mirrors, no fogs on the TR. Internally, different seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperhawkLGT Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 what's clay barring? Using a hunk of clay and some kind of lubricant to remove imbedded dirt and filth from the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiketkd Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 what's clay barring? I used this product: http://www.claymagic.net Costs $9.99 at my local Autozone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiketkd Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 Do you plan on clearing the front headlights? It doesn't look good due to a hole that appears in the upper corner... http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/brewpubeaver/My%20STI/DSCN1300.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_knoxville Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 u bought a tr and don't plan to upgrade the stereo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suba_rus Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 ^^^^^^ Baby Legacy :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hot hot hot! Love it with the '05 tails. Do you plan on clearing the front headlights? +3 Great swap, glad you found someone who actually liked the Subaru Altezza treatment! His loss is your gain. (Somebody should tell this to Mazda asap. The tails on the MS6, MX5, RX8 are really "Welcome to 5 years ago") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiketkd Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 u bought a tr and don't plan to upgrade the stereo? Nope. I'm no audiophile so the weak sauce stock sound system fits my needs perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Awesome man - looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Nice car. I also like the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiketkd Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Thanks everyone! Comments are much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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