[ClubSUB Calendar 2017]

A few of my 03 Leggy GT 

 

And a few of HKM400s GC8 which i borrowed for the weekend 

[Dumb Question Thread!]

 BINKZ said:

If it comes on when they are testing it, yes.

Cheers.

[Dumb Question Thread!]

Dumb question: If my car has an airbag light that comes on ocasionaly - will i fail a wof?

[Private importing a legacy. Need advice!!]

 syphe said:

are those prices on beforward converted to NZD? We're looking at getting a RAV4 for the missus, but can't find the colour we want locally, so might be a good option.

Prices on there are all in USD unless specified

[Private importing a legacy. Need advice!!]

Thanks for all your help guys, incase anyone was interested - have kick started the process by selling my current wagon.

info in the forsale thread http://clubsub.org.nz/forum/showthread.php?45224-FS-2003-Legacy-GTB-BP5-Wagon-Wellington-City&p=570349

or trademe link http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=836434696

[Private importing a legacy. Need advice!!]

 Nachoooo said:

Am interested also. That specific legacy won't get compliance or reg due to the chassis code being a TA-BP5. To be imported to NZ, it needs 3 characters before the BP(5/E)

Such as: http://www.beforward.jp/subaru/legacy-b4/bf330539/id/434699/?mfg_year_from=2004

Note the CBA (3 characters) in front of BPE

As for importing agents or who manages the transaction, purchase and shipping for a private import I'm not sure. Most common compliance faults are brake pads and/or rotors, tyres and control arm bushes, tyres in some cases too. It helps to budget at least some of these in to your price. Also any noted structural damage will require a repair certification which bumps the price up even more, but you won't really know unless you get a reliable report on the car before purchasing.

Ah sweet. Thats a bit of a trap already. Good to know though. Jay i'll PM you

[Private importing a legacy. Need advice!!]

 caspros said:

I have done this exact process in the last month, from buying at auction to shipping/MAF/ compliance etc. It is NOT scary at all.

Awesome to know. Did you go through an agent or privately?

[Private importing a legacy. Need advice!!]

Hey guys,

My current Leggy is getting a bit high on the kms and although i still love it and it drives well, i'm not going to need a car for the next couple of months so i'm thinking of selling it and finding a later model, lower km replacement from Japan.

Interested to hear anybody's thoughts or experiences in the process of doing this??

Here's what i'm looking at: http://www.beforward.jp/subaru/legacy-b4/bf341661/id/446420/?mfg_year_from=2005 (just an example, ideally a ~100,00km BP / BL 2005+ 2.0GT/3.0R)

Basically a case of pressing go, sending thousands of dollars to Japan and preying that it makes it through compliance??????

[Dumb Question Thread!]

 gotasuby said:

S is for sweep when you turn ign on and I has something to do with the rings around gauges.

Boss. Cheers.

[Dumb Question Thread!]

Hey guys, any idea what this means?

When i click the odometer stick with the car off i can toggle beetween 1-on and 5-on? Sounds like a locking thing but i cant work out what it does and googeling hasnt helped. Mainly just curious, can anyone help?

[Blown my speakers - BP5 leggy]

Cheers for the input guys.

Have more of a technical questions in the way of the mismatching speaker impedance. I've replaced the door speakers (previously Mcintosh 8ohm) with some cheap Boschman 4ohms and they sound great but after about 30 minutes to an hour of driving with (reasonably) loud music everything goes crackly and weird.

I feel like this could be a problem with the mismatched impedance? Whats the best course of action i have considered either chucking a 4ohm resistor in the circuit ( to double the load but would this effect sound?) or replacing the tweaters and other speakers with 4ohm speakers too? (its the full 'premium' stock mcintosh setup)

Or have i blown the amp...?

The sub i'm looking at running a custom system with line level converters and another amp similar to Andy Mac's setup but thats not a priority yet.

Thaaaaanks everyone!

Rowan.

[Blown my speakers - BP5 leggy]

Thanks for all the info guys! Especially Andy Mac i'd be tempted to try a setup like yours... are you still running a mcintosh sub? or any details on what you are running? Hard to find an aftermarket 8" might be looking to buy a mcintosh one off someone at this rate......

[Blown my speakers - BP5 leggy]

Hey guys,

Seem to have blown a few of the speakers in the leggy, make popping noises at high volume. Assuming this is due to blown coils on the speakers not some other issue (???) whats the go on replacing the speakers with a full McIntosh system?

Can i just put any speakers in there?

Cant seem to find size/specs online anywhere does anyone have information about BP5 Mcintoshs?

One of the speakers that's rooted is the sub, can i just replace that easy enough and use the factory amp?

Any advice would be awesome!

Cheers.

[Ray Hartley Motors]

Took the Leggy to Ray last week, Litte more expensive than i expected but knew what he was talking about and gave excellent advice and friendly service, will be going back there next wof.

[Lots of Legacy BP5's on the road, many on here?]

 Andy_Mac said:

Anyone else on here with an import and shockingly bad radio reception? Not sure if its just due to a crap expander the dealer put in or whether the reception on these cars is pretty weak

+1 my BP5 has the worst reception. Just bought an anycar unit with bluetooth connectivity, aux and stuff off trademe. Best investment ever.