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  1. Nah, haven't had it for years unfortunately - sold it to free up some cash and bought a boat instead.
    Been through a 2004 3.0R, 1997 GT-B, 2005 Forester 2l N/A and a 2000 GT-B since, and now in a 2006 GT wagon.

     

    Would love to see the end result of yours! I was just never mechanically minded enough to do it myself and to tight to pay someone 
    else to do it for me so never got around to it. Bought it factory and sold it basically factory as well! Was an insane car to drive though,

    would hands down buy another one.

  2. Not my car but on behalf of a mate who isn't super active on here - currently doing a 5MT conversion in an '02 Lancaster Outback w/ EZ30D.

    Engine was pulled last weekend and did rocker cover gaskets and gave it a general tidy up.

    Today's activities included...

    - Auto trans / drive shaft etc came out, brake pedal swapped out, clutch pedal installed.

    - Clutch master cylinder went in along with hoses for the slave.

    - HEAPS of cleaning done to tidy things up.

    - Exedy clutch kit w/ lightweight flywheel went on the back of the engine which is about to be dropped back in.

    Tomorrow should see power getting to the wheels if we have time to swap out the rear diff.

    ECU won't run like the 5MT either but should still run (mostly) so will do battle the G4+ Extreme waiting on the workbench sometime soon-ish.

  3.  keeweechris said:
    Thanks b01z.

    What's the Rev A/B/C/D? How can I find out?

    Cheers

    They were different revisions that the BH/BE series Legacy's were brought out in.

    Rev A/B/C were all quite similar from what I gather but Rev D came with a factory ECU that can be remapped

    and some further detailed engine changes that I can't answer confidently.

    Being a 1999 I would suspect yours is a Revision B but this can checked on the car info plate with the chassis number colour code etc.

    It should read BH5A, B, C or D which will tell you what you've got.

  4.  Ajayy said:
    I am looking to upgrade my stereo too, i believe we may have the same challenges.

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    apologies for amount of dust covering my dash, this was pre-clean i promise.

    I am wondering if i were to buy a conversion like above, assuming the seperated AC Panel will use a seperate connecter to the stereo, will i be able to plug the speaker loom straight into my aftermarket headunit and expect it to work?

    Or does it get messy in separating the wires and figuring the pinouts.

    Do these ones run an amp/sub/crossover setup like the McIntosh jobbies or just a standalone headunit?

    Have only dealt with the McIntosh one before but here's my aftermarket headunit conversion to retain the factory speaker/amp install if it helps?

    http://clubsub.org.nz/forum/showthread.php?48404-Guitar_Guy-s-2004-Legacy-McIntosh-Stereo-Hack-Pic-Heavy

  5. Used to own one and would own again.

    Same 6 speed boxes as the v8 STi to my knowledge, vf41 single scroll turbo and 280bhp from memory.

    Drives a little different to a WRX, power is more linear and less aggressive with the 2.5l and smaller turbo but still goes like a cut cat.

    Basically a v8 STi on stilts really.

  6. +1 on the Hella Supertones.

    Had them on my old car and will be putting them on my current one as well.

    118dB from memory which is enough to make ya ears ring for sometime afterwards if you're in front of them.

    Roughly $150 for the genuine article.

  7.  kwi_fozze said:
    Macintosh... There was a write up of a work around for these somewhere, converts the audio harness into an rca connector, use aftermarket headunit but retain Macintosh amp and speakers etc

    Yeah that was me, he's already seen it. Life commitments restricting the time and effort allowed in order to have a hack at that one I believe.

  8.  ADIKT said:
    You sure its from the rain?

    It could be coming from the heater core - if it is then bypass the core (easy) or replace it (****y)

    +1 or make sure the air-con drainage pipe isn't pinched and the water ending up in your car.

  9. Yeah, the main reason I went the whole hog was that my factory headunit was stuffed.

    Got rubbish reception with the band expander and it made a horrendous buzzing sound for the first 5mins of travel time.

    If this hadn't been the case I would have put the Anycar 1080B in for sure.

    I think that unless you specifically want a different headunit, the Anycar link would be the way to go.

    Hassle free, relatively cheap and you'll maintain all the functionality of an aftermarket unit.

  10.  willisnz said:
    What did you end up doing for the fascia? Can see a couple on ebay...going through the same dilemma at the moment with an 04 Legacy I just picked up withe the same McIntosh head unit.

    Haha about that... I didn't want to fork out for one so completely dismantled the factory fascia and cut a bigger hole in it. It's pretty rough but has kept me happy for now.

    I'll probably end up buying a small square of sheet metal or something and cutting it to fit before putting a vinyl wrap on it.

    The frame behind the stereo actually fits an aftermarket headunit with a bit of fiddling anyway so nothing to change back there.

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