Is it wrong for me to badge my wrx up as an sti?
15 March 2010, 02:15 PM
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If you can walk the walk (i.e have the power) then there is the argument that you can talk the talk. Mine has Sti mudflaps, but that's only cause I liked the logo and plain mudflaps look a bit naff IMHO.
I wouldn't go so far as to re-badge mine though. The car's performance does the talking!
I wouldn't go so far as to re-badge mine though. The car's performance does the talking!
15 March 2010, 02:18 PM
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15 September 2010, 05:36 PM
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Why not put an sti badge on any Subaru including the WRX as the Uk Sti is an overpriced PPP WRX with better ,seats, intercooler, 6 speed, and brakes but a PPP/tuned wrx would save thousands and be as fast as a 265 bhp Sti .(perhaps a bit underbraked!)
Each to his own and remember that a Type Uk STi is a bit of a small brother to the Jap spec car.
It would be a bit naff to badge your car as an RB320 or WR1 or P1 as these are special editions and the best that Uk dealers have offered.
Everything else is commonplace and therefore an Impreza.
Each to his own and remember that a Type Uk STi is a bit of a small brother to the Jap spec car.
It would be a bit naff to badge your car as an RB320 or WR1 or P1 as these are special editions and the best that Uk dealers have offered.
Everything else is commonplace and therefore an Impreza.
15 September 2010, 05:49 PM
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I wouldnt bother especially as you cant get an sti in red.
(Unless its a sti spec c that is!
)
<<<<<<plus the pink badge doesnt go with red look
(Unless its a sti spec c that is!
)<<<<<<plus the pink badge doesnt go with red look
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15 September 2010, 06:48 PM
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You obviously like the idea of showing your car is more than a standard WRX and why shouldnt you. Sounds like you've got a cracking car. I like the idea of having WRX335, a bit like having STI330. Makes it look like a special edition or something, (who knows its not with so many Impreza variants out there) either way it says you have a better than standard WRX.
You could try numbers like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chrome-Look-Nu...#ht_2872wt_913
hardly expensive if you dont like it.
You could try numbers like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chrome-Look-Nu...#ht_2872wt_913
hardly expensive if you dont like it.
15 September 2010, 06:51 PM
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or for a bit more £, but hardly braking the bank you can design your own graphics.
http://designer.realtimedesigner.com...ss&pr=454&sc=0
http://designer.realtimedesigner.com...ss&pr=454&sc=0
15 September 2010, 06:51 PM
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or for a bit more £, but hardly braking the bank you can design your own graphics.
http://designer.realtimedesigner.com...ss&pr=454&sc=0
http://designer.realtimedesigner.com...ss&pr=454&sc=0
15 September 2010, 06:57 PM
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wrx /sti
... even though it is faster than a standard sti at 335bhp/340lbs and many of the parts are actually off an Sti.
Well I collected my red 55 plate WRX this evening and am very pleased with it
It's very, very quick car
It has been remapped with the following supporting mods
Afterburner backbox, center pipe and decat downpipe
Hks dumpvalve
k&n panel filter
VF35
Walbro fuel pump
Sti topmount
Sti pink injectors
it also had fitted genuine sti parts
gold brembos
full sti interior including seats doorcards steering wheel and prodrive gear ****
v8 spoiler
winglets
foglamp covers
The previous ownder has added an sti badge on the boot, and one in the grill, sti stickers on the mudflaps, sti stickers on the foglamp covers and the front doors as you do on the real thing.
Now I may take the one on the boot and mudflaps off but thinking to keep the stickers on the foglamp and doors as I feel it looks a bit plain without the stickers.
But is it wrong for me to badge a wrx up like this?
I've never been a fan of badging a car up as something it isn't but in this case, doesn't seem a complete lie, as it does have Sti bits and has the go too
What are your thoughts on this?
Will post some pics after I get it washed either tommorow or Sunday.
Well I collected my red 55 plate WRX this evening and am very pleased with it
It's very, very quick carIt has been remapped with the following supporting mods
Afterburner backbox, center pipe and decat downpipe
Hks dumpvalve
k&n panel filter
VF35
Walbro fuel pump
Sti topmount
Sti pink injectors
it also had fitted genuine sti parts
gold brembos
full sti interior including seats doorcards steering wheel and prodrive gear ****
v8 spoiler
winglets
foglamp covers
The previous ownder has added an sti badge on the boot, and one in the grill, sti stickers on the mudflaps, sti stickers on the foglamp covers and the front doors as you do on the real thing.
Now I may take the one on the boot and mudflaps off but thinking to keep the stickers on the foglamp and doors as I feel it looks a bit plain without the stickers.
But is it wrong for me to badge a wrx up like this?
I've never been a fan of badging a car up as something it isn't but in this case, doesn't seem a complete lie, as it does have Sti bits and has the go too
What are your thoughts on this?
Will post some pics after I get it washed either tommorow or Sunday.
isnt the gearing different?.also sti uk spec was detuned. sti and wrx ..night and day.
youve got a good car there . ps i would not badge it up as an sti to be honest..
15 September 2010, 07:09 PM
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I Think we should all debadge or under badge, defo not the other way round!, this will avoid other car forums thinking they have just whipped an sti etc... make em all think twice before trying to race... Most other car owners have no clue of the different power of imprezas anyhow, hence why they often say I beat a scoob!!! or if they lost it must have been modified !!! They vary so much it really confuses people... Mine is soon to be de badged, currently a faded AWD2000TURBO sticker on th back... slowly preparing for my 330 remap..lol
15 September 2010, 09:31 PM
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If it wasn't for the mudflaps (which came on the car) and type r badge people who aren't in the know wouldn't have a clue it was a sti (from the back anyway
) and it wouldn't bother me! I would just leave it and when a smug evo owner thinks he'll wipe the floor with your "wrx" you can wipe that smile off his face
I like that, nice and subtle
16 September 2010, 05:47 AM
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Personally i think you should leave it std, and as it is in red other Scoob owners ( if they know there stuff) will know it's a wrx. Also did the sti not have a 6 speed box.
More importantly if you were to have a smash,or have it stolen the insurance company might argue the toss that it appears to be a group 20 sti, rather than a group 17 wrx. There have been cases in the past where insurance companies have failed to pay out ,as the car had a boost gauge fitted on the A pillar
, they said it was in his line of vision, when he had an accident whilst turning right into a side road.
More importantly if you were to have a smash,or have it stolen the insurance company might argue the toss that it appears to be a group 20 sti, rather than a group 17 wrx. There have been cases in the past where insurance companies have failed to pay out ,as the car had a boost gauge fitted on the A pillar
, they said it was in his line of vision, when he had an accident whilst turning right into a side road.
16 September 2010, 07:47 AM
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Ok so a spec c in red ok, and a group 19 insurance, your missing my point , insurance companies will do what they have to to , to avoid paying out, and a potential thief might find the car more appealing if they think it is an sti opposed to a wrx.
16 September 2010, 08:01 AM
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I e-mailed a local "specialist" 
dealer to point out that his STI was a WRX upgrade...
If you bought one, you'd be rightly p*ss*d off if it was actually a WRX ?
dunx
P.S. I'm not actually that bothered by the practise (spl ?), as the first corner they come to the lack of brakes will make it obvious...
dealer to point out that his STI was a WRX upgrade...If you bought one, you'd be rightly p*ss*d off if it was actually a WRX ?
dunx
P.S. I'm not actually that bothered by the practise (spl ?), as the first corner they come to the lack of brakes will make it obvious...
16 September 2010, 08:15 AM
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