Petrolhead159

thanks for the feedback, the ali frame looks pretty good. will keep you posted if i decide to go ahead.

Evening all, Anybody fitted any front spot lamps to their Forester SG? Any recommendations on makes & is there mounting brackets behind the bumper? Doing a google search earlier some have mounted them above & below their number plates, any feedback on best location? Thanks

i spoke to my garage a while back & he pointed me in the right direction & said its a 5min job…might be worth enquiring? so far its done the trick, fingers crossed it'll last.

just found a walkthrough for mine... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi-7eJOC7bM

unlocked it, cleaned the Idle Control Valve, started it, reset engine light, turned off, locked it, walked away. ;)

just done my ICV, i had no need for a gasket. just popped the solenoid out & gave it a good spray with carb & throttle cleaner, will see over the following week if it has done the job. the solenoid was caked in carbon, so it should make a difference.

its worth fully closing down your xbox the rebooting your modem/routers

wonder how well TCut works on teeth then :D brilliant white?

too much matey, receipt from a couple of years back says £244

noticed my headlight where hazing at the top so had a bash with TCut, I'm too cheap to buy the proper £20 something headlight kit, Im pretty happy with the result & it only took me 10mins. Before After

i believe so, I had to buy one from Subaru as everything got snapped up instantly on ebay. should be fine if its SG, all Subaru was worried about was getting the correct colour.

had everything fitted for a few weeks now & done a little off roading & finding the bumpy stuff, unfortunately no mud Ive not rubbed or scrubbed yet so all is good, normal road driving is fine, the Pedders kit on the rear is certainly stiffer & you can feel the difference on some road surfaces, but they absorb larger bumps very well. Heres a few pics i took today. think my next purchase is going to be some extra wheels for the winter months with some aggressive off road tyres something like this. http://www.4x4tyres.co.uk/205-70-15/205-70-15-insa-turbo-special-track-mud-terrain-p-649.html

How did you get on with this? I'm looking at cleaning out my ICV as i keep getting engine light come on identifying that, Idle isn't too bad but could be better. also when i clean out my K&N i will not bother re-oiling it.

you could use nail varnish remover on a cotton bud if you can get to it.

here's the after pics, on a shoot tomorrow so will see how it gets on off road & it should help the new suspension settle down too. Will see how it sits & how the tyres wear over the next few weeks & then look at getting a full geometry done, think i need to get some camber bolts for the rear. FRONT REAR

at last!!! my Forester is all done, first impressions of the Pedders spring & shock combo is that they are much firmer than OEM The car is noticeably higher, I will post up some after pictures later, but heres the before images. FRONT REAR

i like Falken Tyres & am currently favouring them as they have great mileage & grip, have used Uniroyals & Nokian in the past with good experiences

will let you know when its all off, Pedders phoned me yesterday & said that the coil springs are delayed.

just had a play with my new DL319 & really impressed, much better than my old unit. simulated a fault by unplugging the air box sensor, ID'd & reset it fine, the live info is pretty interesting. only thing it has trouble with is the vehicle info section, it just says incompatible which I'm taking it thats because its a SG (my other unit did read the VIN) It could just need a firmware update but not too worried about it.

Pedders did advise but its one of those moments of "i know best" & trying to save a few quid. I have kept the shocks so far & 1 is knackered, I can push it all the way in by hand so its done well.

had everything fitted today, bit of a balls up on my part…front is raised & looks fine, however I changed the SLS shocks on the rear but kept the standard springs & the !Removed! is dragging. spoke to Pedders & the confirmed my suspicions, the standard springs to go with SLS shocks are a softer spring, so i have ordered the Pedders springs to match the non-SLS shocks. So a couple more weeks & the rear will be a sensible height & will not look like i have a tonne in the boot. mechanic that fitted it took about 1.5 hours to fit the spacers & replace the rear shocks & said its a nice kit.

my mate sticks them in his BMW's & love them. They not as good as a boot sub in a box option but they certainly fill the gap & helps with the instal.

Thanks Bitman, thats a better unit than the one i have, liking the live info. when there is a fault, does it display it as a code & description or just code, so you have to flick through the book?

i personally am a fan of DAB & changed the stereo in my Forester for a DAB head unit. So i would favour the DAB option. if you have a 3.5mm jack you can get a double adaptor so you could have both? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-3-5mm-Headphone-Splitter-Jack-Male-to-2-Dual-Female-Cable-lead-audio-Y-/370783456201?pt=UK_CE_MP3Access_RL&hash=item56546a8bc9

well the one i have is an Autel MS300 & i would say spend a little more & get a better unit. as i say it clears faults but doesn't always read them properly & most of the time comes up with NA 01/01