[Mazda Atenza's]

Sadly I am going to have to sell the STi

I am driving a lot of KM's and require a car that is more suited to longer trips.

Have heard good things about the Atenzas, so on the whole they're quite good on gas?

I believe it was from 2006 onwards that they became 5 speed autos instead of 4 speed?

[Mazda Atenza's]

Off topic, but has anyone had any experience with Mazda Atenza's?

Are they good vehicles etc?

Fuel economy, different models etc

Cheers

[Will a 1995 GF8 WRX exhaust fit onto a 2000 GC8??]

Heres a few pics.

Exhaust is a 3" straight through.

Muffler is an aftermarket 3" I think.

Would putting on a different rear muffler quieter it much?

[Will a 1995 GF8 WRX exhaust fit onto a 2000 GC8??]

Awesome, how quiet do you think the car would be with the rage downpipe and factory exhaust/muffler?

Would it inhibit performance or harm the engine/turbo at all?

[Will a 1995 GF8 WRX exhaust fit onto a 2000 GC8??]

As above, my WRX STi has a 2.5" straight through performance exhaust with a rage downpipe.

I am keen to try and revert this back to a more fatory setup to reduce the noise.

Just wondering if a 1995 GF8 WRX exhaust will fit onto a 2000 GC8??

If so, is their a way to install the rage downpipe onto the factory exhuast to have good turbo spool but a quieter car?

Cheers

[Dash lights not working after headlight bulb blew???]

The other thing ive noticed, is that when the headlight bulb blew my dash lights also stopped working.

Now that ive fixed the headlight bulb, the dash lights are still not working ???

Ive checked the fuses under the hood, but have had no luck??

Ideas?

[Dash lights not working after headlight bulb blew???]

Cheers fellas, it was a piece of cake to do.

[Dash lights not working after headlight bulb blew???]

Cheers fellas Im gonna have a crack at it tomorrow night after work.

[Dash lights not working after headlight bulb blew???]

As above, my left headlight bulb has blown

Whats the best way to actually replace the thing? As it looks damn tight in there to change it...

Is it best to pull out the whole headlight component?

[STi's vs Evos throughout the Versions.]

 newsuba said:

More or less agree.

Up to v4 both ranges were close.

Evo 4 put Mitsi ahead on tech, a lead they would hold over every subsequent STI.

STI had soul, Evos got more clinical.

Evo MRs had all sorts of fancy stuff but also most of the GSR luxo trimmings.

The real hardcore models were the stripper RS models and the crazy Ralliart FQ cars.

Agree with this, the later Evo\'s lost there soul and just feel industrial.

[STi's vs Evos throughout the Versions.]

 evowrx']

[quote name='gotasuby said:

I rate evo 4 and 5 real bad as the one we have been dealing with lately has been problem after problem. diffs, gearboxs etc

/quote]

4 is the odd one, 5 and 6 are the pair there. Few improvements and aesthetics not a lot.

Love Evo 5 & 6, but I reckon Evo 4\'s are dogs, have been in two of them now both stock and wasnt very impressed with the performance. It felt like my RS-RA was quicker!

[STi's vs Evos throughout the Versions.]

Was just wondering if anyone knows how close the equivalent model STI and Evo were in performance back in the day.

i.e. Was a version 3 STi better than, worse than or comparable to an Evo 3 from a performance perspective.

Wondering if any particular STi version was significantly better or worse than its Evo counterpart?

Thoughts?

[Whats the best shape WRX? - Prizes!]

Version 6 STi. Classic shape with decent interior and awesome spoiler, the pinnacle of the GC8.

[Meguiars Ultimate Shine Competition 2013]

 KhaoMunGai said:

I\'ve tried, not luck either! Pretty much every link comes up with a 404

Let us know if you get a response

Nick you\'ll have a good chance of winning this comp!

[any one make speaker adapters for subaru's so you can have 6.5" in the doors?]

I just replaced the stock speakers in my GC8 with Pioneer 6.5" speakers.

Literally took out the stock speaker/spacer (its one piece) and then proceeded to cut out the old speaker.

I then screwed my new 6.5" speaker into the original spacer and WHAM it worked!

[Southlanders!]

 Steveo said:

I\'d be keen to go to a meet or something even a track day at Teratonga, my cars a V8 WRX STI in Blue, still with factory gold mags. If you see me floating around.

Yea Id be keen as well. I drive a Silver Version 6 STi also with the factory gold mags.

[Southlanders!]

 BINKZ said:

yeah im around

look for the plate BINKZ

Spotted you a few times. Nice looking V7.

[Proud new owner of a Version 6 Sti.]

 DacerX said:

I went in that car just before it was sold, dam its fast for just being a stock v6, and handled very well. Glad that it went to someone that would appreciated it

Cheers, its an awesome car. Shes in good hands now ;D and its going to stay as it is.

[Proud new owner of a Version 6 Sti.]

 scoobygt said:

it\'s just the light I think?? did you buy this from queenstown?? was it the one on tm??

Yea its just the light. In person the whole car is the same colour.

Yup its the one from QT.

[Proud new owner of a Version 6 Sti.]

Pics

[clock - dash]

 kamineko']

[quote name='kamineko said:

url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1661050[/url]

not sure if this applies to your version 5/6 cars but the repair principal is the same

Any idea on what sort of bulb it would be?

oh so the v5/6 has a backlit LCD display. yar thats totally different to the v7 clock

just having a look online, its suggested that you need a "12v 1.2W T5 globe"

Cheers!

[Clock Has Died MY99 WRX FIXES ?]

 kamineko said:

repaired one of these on my brothers bugeye the other day. the current limiting resistors for the backlight seem to cook over time. re-flow a few parts, all sweet.

its a 10min job if you can solder cleanly

Ive been reading up on the bug eye clocks, seems to be a common thing.

Mines a GC8 tho so the clock is next to the fuel gauge on the instrument cluster.

[clock - dash]

 kamineko said:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1661050

not sure if this applies to your version 5/6 cars but the repair principal is the same

Any idea on what sort of bulb it would be?

[Clock Has Died MY99 WRX FIXES ?]

 NomadGonad said:

Hi Guys

As per title the little digital clock stopped working, i was reading on another fourm that it could just be a light bulb behind it thats gone. Is it an easy fix, auto electrictian could do it fairly quickly ? Any in Tauranga you could recommend ?

Thanks

Did you manage to get the clock bulb fixed?

[clock - dash]

 AdamOst said:

Mines the same, if you look closely form an angle you can see it, but im guessing the bulb is blown or something. Is it a dash removal job I assume?

Adam I have the same problem on my Version 6 as well. Did you manage to get it fixed?