J CHILN

Car: 01 WRX STI Tuned: 3" Turbo back exhaust, K&N panel filter, Deatschwerks DW300 Fuel pump - ECU reflash 205awkw Fuel: BP 98 Fuel Economy: 400km to a tank with a mix of cruising and few pulls.

Sounds a lot like my V7 bro, I brought it then spent 5k on it within a month ha ha. I ended up just giving mine to D tech to look over everything write a list and fix most of it. then I got it finished by Prestige motorsport as I live in wellington but maybe just drop it to a well known place who can give it a scan and fix anything that's needed? (unsure where you are located)

Yes this is the go for me weekdays are hard as I finish at 8.30pm by the time I go home get car etc its 10pm ha ha. Yeah mate could look into something like this, unsure if everyone else is working through like me but weekends could be a go

Will be keen for another meet in January after the rush is over, will post something up after Christmas

Can a BP in Wellington please sell 98 for 91 prices ha ha. I will fill both cars and some containers up!

That is super sloppy man,I have had this with a shop in porirua wellington TWICE when insurance has taken car to them has come back with bits missing, paint not colour matched, runs etc. When you call back just refuse to take your car back to them

Worst mod for stock turbo man, my old GC8 came with one venting and I actually had to change gear every 1.98753453 seconds or it'd start queefing. you cant overtake even in 5th without sounding like your foot is flat. Buy one keep it in its box and add it to your collection of parts that will build a kit to support a big turbo

I would say you would be fine to replace with your choice as long as they fit in the speaker spaces. would just recommend buying a set and replacing both doors to match just to save any difference in bass or sound etc.

Mine is running 18x9.5 with minimal guard work

I could help out if you wanted. I am planning on a few track days this year starting with super lap at Jambo in march so could look into making some events along the way.

Would be good to get some more meets going! finding the time is the hard part though. how often would people want a meet to happen out of curiosity? Monthly Bi-monthly Quarterly

Would be vary cautious man, I purchased my WRX that had "easy fix issues" and turned out I had to spend another 4k on it. Get someone to check it out for you as there could be underlying issues. guess its pretty easy to blame a few mods to cover up the reason the lights are on.

Yes the insurance should do, this happened to my old ute I use to park it in the city while I was at work with a sale sticker and my number and it went walkies one done. Even though the car was going to be sold it really annoyed me that someone had just taken it.

What about the removable boss kits? pretty sure they would have to be certified however would get rid of some of the thief's? I will never forget my mates mirage was in the driveway about 5 years ago and he had brought WRX seats to put in it however was test fitting the seats and they had not been bolted down. the guy broke in to the house loaded the car with TV etc and went to floor it down the drive seats would of flipped back and he drove down the bank haha

Hey mate, Sounds good to me, chuck something up if you want? if possible in a few weeks. then I am keen as

Yes those carbon ones, have you thought of ordering those?

What about getting the carbon blank plates off ebay?

With Partsouq, Do they sell body panels for my GDB shape? like guards bumpers etc or is it more mechanical parts. The website is quite confusing to use (N00B)

Hey mate, It is caused by the thickness of the coats being applied or not enough flash off time between coats. Don't try and paint over it, Sand it all off completely and start with a fresh surface. With the spray can boil the jug and bob the can of paint in a bucket of hot water for approx. 15-20mins this will let the paint warm up inside the can and flow more freely and flash off a bit easier. do light coats with 10 mins between each. if you do 4-5 coats this will give you lots of room to flatten back and polish for the "glassy look".

That is a bit scary when that light comes on ha ha ha

I am full on through November moving house but once that is done I am keen as! could do a night cruise if you wanted to sort something @Subru otherwise something during the day if its good weather even a bbq at someone's house (can offer mine)

I would be keen for another meet, last one was cool to put some faces to names! Let me know when and where

Prestige Motorsport is the go mate, they back onto the same shop as llama engineering as mentioned above.

Thank you both for clarifying that! It’s just a slightly nicer look. Yes now the mission of hunting for the parts haha.

Hi all, I am wanting to get a rear bumper and lights from a V8 wrx to put into my V7. my V7 at the moment is the STI model and I know the front bumpers are slightly wider than the stock. Do I need a STI rear bumper form a V8 or will a non STI one fit? for the rear bumper they don't look to be different on trademe. Cheers