duckandcover

you should spend a llittle over 15 and buy a v10 kiwi new, 2.5t wrx wagon done under 80km *wink wink*

By the looks of the photo, you need the addzest road explorer DV 4.0 I have here the Road explorer CD 7.0 , and the road explorer DV 5.0 , Ill see if i can find anywhere that says if teh 5.0 will work for this system.

if you can post a pic of the dvd-rom disc, ill ahve a hunt and see if i have the right one.

This could also be a fire service car, which also have the lights on the dash and in the rear parcel tray. Most of the fire service cars are currently being updated from hyundai sonatas to Ford mondeos and Holden Epicas

If it is an authentic subaru immobilizer and you would like a authentic subaru replacement and dont need it urgently, please pm me with a photo and the chassis code, and i can price one form subaru in Japan when i am up there next week. Our local subaru dealership is usually very expensive, i dont know how yours will compare price wise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DcHNQXB-EqQ

This is the local agent for Subaru / Nissan / Audi / VW / Jeep etc. etc. As above, these guys are normally very very expensive, but have been alot more realistic in the last couple months with pricing, and the subaru parts guy, seems to be very helpul!

i cant say the same, cos i missed it. But im not a mechanic.

Not so much what ive done to my car today, more what has happened over the last 4 weeks. took car to mechanic with noise in drivetrain, horrible rattling/grinding noise guessing that its a universal joint in the driveshaft. Mechanic cant figure it out, takes it to a second mechanic who says its a cheap aftermarket clutch that has given up. Replace 1/2 worn Exedy clutch with new Exedy clutch, noise persists. 1st mechanic checks all diff fluids looking for metal shavings etc, all mint. 2nd Mechanic who suggested the clutch then suggests its a shaft/bearing in the back of the gearbox. 1st mechanic is weary of 2nd mechanic at this point and asks for a 3rd opinion. Car goes to 3rd MEchanic who has never heard that noise before and is baffled. While taking car off the hoist the 3rd mechanics apprentice says " what the fuck is that?" It was jammed stones/gravel in the bracket for teh driveshaft. Thanks Apprentice, i owe you a box of beers!

this makes me happy :) , now im just up for a clutch and maybe diff rather than clutch, maybe diff, and computer.

ok so it can happen, but is the exception rather than the rule?

after reading this im guessing he has done a shit job on reflashing someones ECU and blamed it on the ECU and not his ability

I thought so, but itd be nice to get confirmation from someone that has done lots, or had lots.

Ive just had my car in the workshop having clutch / diff work done, and i was given the advice "get an aftermarket computer" he gave his reasoning as the original ECU can be remapped once or twice, but anything after that will cause major problems that will kill your car. Now i took this as inciting fear trying to get me to spend extra money on an aftermarket ECU. Am i right? or is this something that could be a real problem in the future? Has anyone had multiple remaps with or without problems? My car is a NZDM 05 WRX 2.5t, standard apart from a EBC (running 0.1Psi above factory) and an exhaust, as far as i know its never had a remap, but i bought it at 50,000km, with no way of telling what has ahppened prior to that. I was planning to do intake before christmas, and a remap.

Hope you arent on Marewa road, that road is notorius for theft and break ins. In the time I lived there I had 3 break ins, and 1 stolen.