Bugeye01WRX

Hey guys Anyone got any recommendations for some nice comfy daily driver seats to replace my 02 WRX seats. I do like the WRX seats and they are very comfy but I have painted my entire interior black with hints of red and I want the seats to be black. Also, I would like something that is a little more snug for whipping around corners haha. I considered painting or dying them but worried about them being stiff or leeching onto clothes etc and re upholstering would cost the same as new seats. So I'm wondering what people could recommend. I was also wondering about fixed back. Are they a pain for daily drivers? I don't like having my seat too far forward I have it leant back a little more. Are fixed backs in a nice position for daily driving? Or should I just get reclinables? I saw Scarles have some fairly well priced seats but are they crap? Thanks

Hey guys So I have an STI spoiler with Perrin stabilizers on my Bugeye WRX and love it. However I do have guilty pleasure of seeing bugeyes etc with nice drift wings (Is that what they are), or the carbon fibre ones like Voltex etc. So I'm thinking about getting myself a nice carbon fibre/drift wing and another boot so I can swap between them as I feel like it . However, I came on here to ask a few things and have some suggestions: First, I want something functional. I don't want any crappy GT wing with no downforce, I want something tried and tested just like the STI spoilers. Second, I know Voltex is a fantastic brand but I don't like the "legs" of the spoiler (bit that attached to the boot) being right on the edges. I prefer when the legs are more centred like this: https://www.topendmotorsports.com/to...fiber-9248.php https://bulletproofautomotive.com/pr...or-set-carbon/ Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks!

It is the Cobb one. When you say lowest setting do you mean the longest throw? Because yeah mine is about 4mm from the "longest throw setting." I could adjust it actually but Im having transmission/diff whining now and that probably is not the shifter.

Hahha yeah that is the worst one I can relate I have had concussions and hate banging my head :P. I actually noticed tonight that my car was whining when accelerating from about 90km - 130km it just got louder so I think something is wrong with diff. All fluids were done like 10 months ago. And the gearbox is making really weird noises in gear now ever since I put the short shifter in. I am having problems with the shifter as it jams against the plastic housing in 2nd gear but yeah no idea why the gearbox/diff and suddenly making noise. Could be coincidance and wear and tear. Could be I didn't do something right when replacing the bushings or the shifter or could be when I dropped the car haha

Yeah it is not like it dropped randomly I just found that sometimes when releasing the jack even slowly it wouldn't just slowly depress the jack just loses all the pressure and yeah the car just dropped. Ill definitely get that looked at. Yeah it was only my 3rd time putting them on all four stands and my FIRST time being under the car. I actually had 6 other jacks stands placed around the car as backup incase they failed so I did try and be as safe as possible. Yup they were all fixed on the ground. I couldn't get the back ones to both sit opposite each other even when I lowered/increased the opposite side I had to place the back ones slightly apart. Where should I place jack stands if not at the pinch welds? The subframe? Ok so I wouldn't have done major damage? No chassis damage or anything? Yeah it would have been about a 10cm drop. I checked the side skirts and sills and no damage I could see at all but I definitely heard something. Could that noise have potentially just been a noise from the pressure like the plastic side skirt being crushed against the metal but luckily no damage ? I'm just wondering if it is worth having an expert spend 30 mins looking under and just checking?

I actually did try to lower the jack slowly. I was turning it very gently and carefully but I find that sometimes it goes down slowly but other times it just drops. Maybe my jack is actually broken I never thought of that actually. Yeah it was a bit of a mistake I should have gone a few notches down but it was late, I was tired and then the jack decided not to comply haha. It lowered nicely for the rest of the times I lowered it but it was just that first drop aye. Might have to buy a new jack. Just wondering what possible damage to look out for is all. I had a look under the car and couldn't see any damage to the side skirt or chassis that i noticed but I DEFINITELY heard something crack/crunch.

Wow that looks bloody amazing!! So that is all wired into the ECU that data you are reading there? That is really damn cool to know thanks so much Ill definitely add this to the list of things to do when I get an STI. Don't think Ill bother with the WRX hahaha

Hey guys I just finished installing a short throw shifter and poly bushings and had car jacked on 4 stands at the front and rear pinch welds. They were set quite high (9 notches on the jack stands) and I was lowering the car down and was told you should always do it in stages. I started with the back and lowered it down to 5 notches but I think this must have been too much as when I released the lift the car dropped extremely hard onto the stands and I heard this awful crunch/crack sound and it actually set my alarm off so it must have been a decent thud. I tried to check under the car for damage but couldn't see any cracks or damage even on the side skirt where I thought this damage must have been. I just had a few questions: 1. Any particular damage to look for? I can't see anything but could anything have bent slightly without me noticing? 2. When lowering a car off jacks, should you do it in stages, or should you just completely drop one side down and then do the other? I was quite high which is why I thought to do it in stages. 3. I noticed the rear of my car was not sitting on the jackstands correctly. The front 2 stands where opposite each other and both were taking weight however in the rear of the car, I had to put the left side jack stand about 10cm more forward (closer to the front tyre), compared to the right side which was almost at the rear of the skirt in order for them to both have weight. When I originally had them opposite each other, the left side was not taking any weight and I was surprised the car was sitting there fine haha. What could cause this? I'm potentially thinking the surface I was working on was slightly uneven but it was hard to tell. Thanks all!

Thank you very much for everything! Im definintely going to be putting my time into reading all about aftermarket ECUs and everything you have said to really get a good grasp of it. Haha yeah Im about where IM happy spending money on a WRX. I've got great tyres on there they were about $1,600 for 4 however my rims are hot garbage (just some average 17 inch DTMs that look like s***) and I'm on stock suspension and brakes. As much as I'd love to upgrade the suspension and brakes, firstly I have no idea what a decent upgrade would be for a WRX and second, don't even know if it is worth it for a GD Bugeye WRX. But if you think it is or have ideas let me know!!

Yeah it was to protect the car. So if you have a link ECU and everything is wired in correctly are you saying that even running CANBUS gauges are not neccessary for you to see what is going as the ECU will take care of everything?

Ahh right! What does it cost to have a setup of Canbus gauges and aftermarket ECU roughly?

Oh dude don't think you were being rude this is very helpful!! I wouldn't think you were being rude!! AHhhh riiiight! I've seen Link ECU mentioned before seems a very popular aftermarket one. So basically, you get an aftermarket ECU and then get any sensors (A/F, boost, Oil etc) and they get wired into the ECU so the ECU can read the sensors at extremely fast rates? And then if you want to see the data you use the canbus gauges? Is that right? What are Canbus gauges specifically?? haha I do love the look but I prefer function! I'll definintely do this when I get an STI, I don't know if I want to spend more money on a WRX. But when I get an STI, I have a beautiful list to do (including Midnight purple paint) and I will definintely do the gauges properly!

Awesome thanks for that! Oh I didn't know that about the Oil Pressure gauge. I always thought it was there so if you lost pressure suddenly you would know instantly and be able to pull over and prevent catastrophic engine failure. So are you saying that when really going hard, if the oil gets TOO hot and becomes too thin then you can lose pressure that way and that is what it is mostly for? What about EGT are they any good or necessary?

Cheers that clears that up perfectly :). What would you say the essential gauges are? For me its definitely Boost & Oil Pressure and I really like Oil Temp so I know when I can get on it. Any other gauges that you would consider very important to have? AHh yup so unless you were basically running a race car and constantly tuning and checking everything then its pointless for road use. Cheers that clears that up!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to first say a huge thank you to everyone who commented on the tinted tailight law post. I didn't respond to everyone but I read all your comments! I was just wondering if I should get a wideband A/F gauge or if it is not really neccessary. My WRX has been custom tuned nicely at approx 240whp. I currently have a boost guage, oil pressure & oil temp and they are all definintely very useful. Is the A/F gauge neccessary? A lot of sites I have read say its essential but mentions more for tuning etc so if I have already been custom tuned, is there any need for this gauge? If so, I was looking at the AEM 30-0300 or the Innovate DB LC2

Anyone used any sort of fabric paint like duplicolor or something much better to paint their car seats? I'm in the process of of blacking out interior with a few red accents and the seats are a real eye sore (WRX bugeye seats). I was just going to buy some nice bucket seats but don't really have a chance to sit in them and unsure what would be a nice upgrade for a daily anyway as the stock seats are very comfy. So I thought I could paint them as putting new material over them seems costly. If anyone has done this, I have a few things I'm worried about. 1. Will the dye/paint leak onto clothes even after fully dry from heat/sweat etc? 2. Will the seats become hard/crusty? Or does using a fine brush between coats keep it soft? If anyone who has done it can offer some advice that would be great!

Thanks for this!! That is really awesome to know I'll definintely spend some time reading through the VIRM to get really up to date on all the alws haha. Ahh ok if its only the reverse light I can tint I wont bother it is such a small section not worth it but thanks so much!

Thanks man that cleans that up for me! Honestly if I didn't work in insurance at one point I'd tint from front windows at 20% and rear tailights blacked out almost. The reason I don't is if I had any accident insurance could decline my claim based on the illegal modifications. Wofs etc are easy to get around. Insurance, not so much haha. Honestly if I didn't work in insurance at one point I'd tint from front windows at 20% and rear tailights blacked out almost. The reason I don't is if I had any accident insurance could decline my claim based on the illegal modifications. Wofs etc are easy to get around. Insurance, not so much haha. I see a lot of people like the blobeye tailights but I am not a fan. The little circles annoy me I like the cleaner look of the V7 and the Hawkeye ones look terrible being predominately white.

Hey everyone I was wanting to tint my back tailights but that looks like its a big fat no legally haha. However, after speaking to a few people the law seems a bit grey to me on the following: 1. Can I tint just the white strip on the stop lights that is just the reverse/indicators and the leave the stop lights as is? 2. I noticed there is the High Stop Light on the WRX and STI spoilers. I have an STI spoiler on mine so I was like, oh Ill tint that one but then I was told that you can't touch that light either. But then I was thinking so many people remove their spoilers and so must only be running 2 stop lights? I am super confused and should I just forget about tinting the rear stop lights.

No worries! Yeah that is a fair point it is something I'd do after I had done all the performance work for the car. I have a plan I'd aiming for around 350whp with upgraded turbo, injectors, pump, fmic, exhaust and a good custom tune. I'd be looking to do the front end after all that was done. But thanks for your time man! Yeah I had a look it does actually only thing is on both sides it has those little grooves that bugeye wrx/stis have so it has to be a custom bumper

Wow yeah the bonnet gap looks FAR worse in this photo. However, I still absolutely love this style! Sweet thanks for the info on the pricing! Definitely something I would get done eventually. Where did you find this photo btw? Did it have any more info on the car? Cheers

Oh yeah I didn't notice the bonnett gap haha that does look gross. If this is a custom piece you have any idea what it would cost to fabricate?

Oh damn a custom one. I've been looking through all the ones like Cwest, Zero Sports etc and Zero Sports was the cloest one. I'm starting to think the "bumper-eye-grill" isn't one piece but rather, the headlights are separate and there is a piece placed over the top. Could be wrong though.

Do you know what kit it is? I'd definintely spend the money as this is definitely the most awesome look I have seen for a Bugeye

This is the BEST looking Bugeye I have ever seen! My gosh when I eventually trade up my WRX for an STI I want to make it look this this! I know those are Morette's but they look slightly different as it looks like the bottom portion is either been cut off or hidden. Any help would be appreciated