P4UL

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My prodrive gt1's are going that way, pretty bad on the front offside. May get them powder coated as the car is off until I can get tyres, toying with replacing the wheels completely

Don Clark

https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-par...new-boxed.html

Burnett

Thanks

vulnax999

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All the moving bits I could see under the seat - the runners, the levers off the adjustment bar etc. Jack up the seat and look from the front and rear, use the straw on the WD40 can to save the carpet mess.

Take care if the seat is all the way to the front or rear of the adjustment, thats where my seat stuck.
There is a little pad on the end of the lever on each runner that pushes the retainer pin down to release to slide / adjust ... the bushes seem so loose the pads miss the pin and hence no adjustment.

rob84

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Bloody hell thats a shed load of water, If I was you mate I'd be in contact with subaru customer services and submit your issues with them and state the dealership that initially repaired the car doesnt want anything to do with it.

Even I know thats not right & i aint no body work expert

vulnax999

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A diesel with water injection ;-)

Simon C

Its not the repair centre that didn't want anything to do with it, their simply nothing to do with subaru anymore (not even a service centre), the dealership that said it was now my problem, was the dealership I bought the car from.

But thanks for the pointers, I'll contact Customer services over the weekend.

barryW

There seems to be a lack of pictures on this picture thread, just an observation.

rob84

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Ask to speak with adrian Hogg and explain the whole situation to him, he may advise on taking the vehicle to an approved repaired for a quote to be submitted etc etc

stevie1982

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It's become more a mini thread for hatch owners and may be the mods should move it to a new sub heading.

Then there's the option for all owners to picture ***** their pride and joy all over again ;-)

sparkey67

went out to car today opened no prob went to start & nowt just clicking away then got tx off metsat saying no battery !! it had been parked up since thrus night & never had any problems b4

subaru assittance had ran out ( never had owt about renewal ) so looked at AA cover which is only rd side not home start , the daft **** wanted £96 to add home start & then what ever it needed would b extra !!!! ( must b some good drugs they give them )

never mind afew phone calls later got a new battery £64 fitted it & started straight away

rb5 286

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I've had 2 battery's replaced on hatch since new under warranty

sparkey67

over 4yrs old now mark never had any problems till now but sorted now , glad it happen today & not monday morning @2.30 !! ;-))

salsa-king

you should get TEXT mesage from MetaSat to tell you the battery is getting low if it's on it's way out

sparkey67

didnt get tx till i tryed to start car

Simon C

I might have fixed my car! Yesterday, I took the spoiler off noticed that the grommet that surrounds the pipework and wires for the rear screen, was not seated at all when I took the spoiler off (not a lot of force needed suprisingly).

So I vasalined up every grommet and piece of rubber at the top of the tailgate. Vas makes a nice non permanant liquid gasket It took quite a lot of force to get the grommet back in, even with the vas, so I think it hadn't been replaced properly when I had the new tailgate last year.

This grommet would force any water to go down the top of the rear screen and down the boot channels, if it leaks, then it allows water into the space frame, and it can run down the 2 rubber tubes each side of the boot. From there it can enter the car and run down the side of the quater lights and into the sill.

Last night it pee'd it down and this morning I quickly pulled out a couple of clips that hold the side skirt on and its bone dry

For what took me 30 mins to fix, Subaru have lost any future sale from me, as the only person to remove this from my car was the garage that did the warranty work.

stevie1982

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Nice one Simon although and not to freak you out but I would be concerned with what damage has it cause having all that water sitting there. I know on the classic impress that when the arch bubbled on the outerside in view the inner arch was a lot worse. I would still try and get Subaru to do something.

Glad you got the worse but sorted though.

Simon C

it looks fine, I've had the arch liner out, and shone torhes down there and its clean. Got a couple of jobs to do in there once the weathers dryed out. Theres a bit of road grime in there, but given I drive off road every weeknd down forest tracks I'm not overly concerned. But would love to know how it gets in there.

Seems my deffinition of sealed might not be subarus!

P4UL

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hmmmm not impressed, put the spare on as I am worried that driving the car to get tyres; it may blow out, however got a look at the brakes to see what the condition of the bolts are like, not good nor is any of the suspension components look as if they have been on the car 20 years, the cars only 4 year old with 30 k on the clock.

Tried to free one of the caliper bolts, needless to say it was very tight, now I am worried they may shear or strip threads, friend of mine had nothing but bother changing his Brembos.

And on a final note the tyre has wear on both the inside and outside edges, is this due to under inflation rather than an alignment issue as the handling still seem to be spot on.

Pimping now

STIste

Ok guys, got a few 08 on STi bits for sale:

Set of Original Equipment Carpet Mats still in packet & brand new / unused £75 (Bit heavy to post really).

1 x 18" (8.5) Prodrive GT1 still in it's box, never fitted & brand new / unmarked £200 ono collected.

Pair of correct fitment Heated Mirror Glasses for Hatch STi (cost £150 ish) £125 for both.

Got a bottom centre console (with the space for the light up STi logo), has 1 small mark on it (but prob still better than 95% of worn 08 ones) so £20 plus post.

Set of Prodrive Locking Valve Caps, new in box with keys (£19.45 on ebay) £15 posted.

Based in West Yorks.

Oh, the car is f/s too:

Grey 09 STi PPP. Front Fogs, STi lip spoiler/Prodrive Springs/Prodrive Front Lower Grille/Prodrive GT1 anthracite alloys/15mm spacers/Oil Temp & Pressure Gauges in custom vent pod/Satnav/Bluetooth/Full Tints/Extra Tracker & extra security. FSSH, 22k miles. With everything left on it i'd want £15495ovno.

Snarson

Thats insanely cheap! I paid £26 000 (280 000 SEK) for my standard red Impreza WRX STI 2008 with 22k miles on the clock

stevie1982

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Sorry for a possible dumb question but you have a pic of this and how do you know if the one you already have lights up as I have a 330s and it appears just to be pink plastic. How do you get it to light up?

Oh and could be interested in this if mine won't light up, be a nice little touch

StrikE

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hi guys, do the fender mould set come as a pair, one for each side? Looks like it to me but aint crystal clear & it does say part number 91123A + 91123B....
http://www.japanparts.com/db/parts_d...&SEARCH_page=2

Thanks
*edit* Just noticed they are cheaper here http://www.avojdm.com/product_info.php?products_id=187

Don Clark

As it says on popup "R205 use. Pair price"

Check on both to see if when postage added which is then cheapest......

Don Clark

Has an LED behind the badge that if the "shift lever cover" has be removed/refitted the connector can come off quite easily

Items 20,23,24........ comes on with the dial/gauge illumination.



http://opposedforces.com/parts/impre...llustration_1/

Abx

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^^ yes come as a pair and that is where mine were from.

Cheers
A

stevie1982

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Cheers don will have a look, I guess the elimination is a standard thing then?

StrikE

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so it does!! Some nice steering wheels with 17% off on that site too, in fact there are a lot of nice goodies!

They are asking to contact by email for final price so will wait for reply

Thx Don

salsa-king

question:

coolant compensator tank.... does the level fluctuate dependent on the heat of the engine?
topped coolant back up to the FULL line last night from it being half way between LOW & FULL

back from NBO (160mile drive) and the level has gone down when I checked (engine was still hot though back from the drive)

rob84

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As the coolant heats up it expands & builds up pressure in the system. When the system reaches a maximum safe working pressure the radiator/ header tank cap lifts off its seat and allows a small amount of coolant to escape to the expansion bottle and so on. Once the engines cools off the coolant contracts as the heat disappears and draw the coolant back into the engine from the expansion bottle.