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Seek legal advice. CAB should be able to help advise. I'd take it offline until it's resolved.

Car back in my posession today.... Wrap is really impressive - certainly can't tell it's on the car. Also had an OEM Vortex Generator installed...

A few minor (but annoying) stone chips have been fixed and some 3M paint protection film is being applied...

I was 17 years ago before moving to NZ. Born and raised there Guess that doesn 't really help you though

Okay, won't doing anything performance wise in reality. but a good price on eBay. Arrived safely today... A4 installation booklet is 4 pages long! Seems to be the correct size all round... Car is going into the paintshop next week for a couple of stone chip touch ups before I get some paint protecrtion film applied (damn the crap soft Subaru paint... ) Will get them to fit the part then.

Correct. GoPro suction cup mount. Good for up to 150mph by all accounts....

Went to the Grill on Federal St here in Auckland last night with friends and this nice pair of Italian artistry were parked outside...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ySyd8SvRw

Picked up a GoPro Hero5 the other day and with the wife at work this afternoon, went for a little blat into the country to give the new camera a quick test. Nothing terribly exciting, but am pretty impressed with the quality for such a small unit. And you get a good idea of what some of our country roads are like... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x91izu08n14

Can't go wrong with a CWP VA STi

Very nice looking car :) With ref to modding, everything I've read about the VA says you need to remap if adding anything like a CAI. Potentially very sensitive to leaning out. The EJ25 is a delicate flower in stock form.....

You can go for many kms on the back roads and not see another car.

The Legamax certainly gives you that 'Boxer Rumble' - but without the 'look at me I'm a knob' sound as you drive down the road

HKS Legamax Premium cat back exhaust. 2016 WRX STi. Perfect fit. No issues since it's been on and not too noisy. Much better that the 'far too quiet' stock system.

Currently working up in Whangarei (2hrs north of Auckland where I live) at the moment. Had the afternoon off so went for a spin out iinto the countryside some 30min north along a few perfect STi roads...

Current spec STi has space saver as standard.

Expect power output to remain same with 0 - 60 around 4.7 (depending where you read) l. Biggest changes will be fully electronic DCCD set up and larger brakes (19" rims too). No doubt a few cosmetic changes will be thrown in for good measure.

Bought my ftrst STi last year aged 50. My first ever brand new car too.

Perfect day for working on the car and with a few hours free until our grandson is dropped off for the afternoon, time to get cracking with some much needed upgrades..... Safety first. After placing securely on a pair of stands, the wheels come off... The 2 x 19mm bolts securing the caliper to the hub and loosened off... Next step is to remove the pain retaining pins. These have two small spring clips keeping them in place. Simply pull out with some needle nose pliers and slide out the pins. A small G clamp is used to squeeze the pads to push the pistons back into the calipers... The pads are then simply slid out from the caliper with their backing plates (take note of how the plates are positioned for refitting)... With the pads out, the calipers can now be removed. I used a small bunjee cord to hang the caliper from the coil spring to prevent damage to the brake hose... The rotor is then removed from the hub. If it's stuck on due to corrosion, etc, use a small bolt as in the below pic to help 'push' the rotor off the hub. I simply used the bolt which holds the brake hose bracket to tyhe strut as it's the same thread... First part complete... Protective film applied in the factory is removed from the new rotor using brake cleaner. Just be careful not to get any on the paint! The replacement rotor slides straight onto the hub and the caliper is bolted back into place. I'm using Dixcel ES pads from Japan. I have no experience with them, but have read good reviews so happy to give them a try. They are essebntially a fast street pad - perfect for me as I'm not intending on any track use. Only thing of note at this stage is the lack of a pad wear indicator. The Brembo pads have a mechanical indicator which squeals when the pads gets below a certain thickness. Will need to keep a close eye on these when they start to wear down. Instructions say 300+ km bedding in period of 'normal' road driving. So will need to drive like a nanna for a couple of weeks Fitment of the pads is the reverse of removal essentially. I used some copper grease on the backing plates to help prevent any squealing... dba paint 3 strips on their rotors. These are temperature indicators and change to when a certain temp is reached - Red - changes to white above 610°C Orange - changes to yellow above 560°C Green - changes to white above 430°C And completed... I also did the rears, but was pushed for time so didn't take some many pics. 17mm caliper bolts at the rear - pads use the same retaining pin set up. As my car is relatively new, I had no issues removing the rotors but you may need to adjust the handbrake shoes on higher mileage cars probably? Will be a couple of weeks at least before I can report back on how they are going. By then, I should also have some braided lines fitted and some Motul 660 fluid to replace the stock stuff.

There are obviously some idiots out there with more money than sense! Otherwise the dealer wouln't be selling them I guess

Wanted a set of STi locking wheel nuts but the dealer price of some NZ$900 put me off. Since found a set of 20 for less than a quarter of the price from Japanparts. Arrived on my doorstep a few days after ordering...

Arrived this week while I was working away from home. Just waiting on some braided hoses now. dba T3 discs, Dixcel ES pads and Motul 660 fluid...

I was meaning electric STi vehicles....

Wonder how long before this becomes a reality for us?

When I bought mine new, the dealer removed the front lip which was fitted while it was on display in the showroom. Didn't want to pay the extra NZ$1500 for it. When I collected the car, I noticed a hole on the lower inside facing edge of the bumper. Dealer said it was from the lower lip fifment. I obviously wasn't happy with the drilled hole so they worked a deal where they gave me the lip for 1/3 retail. Dealer refitted which took a couple of hours as the under tray needs to be dropped down. So drilling us required.