Jay762

Yup would be a good idea - a how to section for example wrt the pins I have just measured them and the larger ones are similar to these but 'T' = 25mm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUBARU-bumper-panel-fasteners-clips-plastic-trim-CLIP-/280774231952?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3ASubaru&hash=item415f72c790 The smaller one is similar to this however 'T' = 20mm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIX122-SCREW-RIVET-FITS-6-5mm-HOLE-FIXING-CAR-TRIM-BODY-PANEL-CLIP-x25-/321059520211?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4ac0a37ed3 The panel pins resemble these but I cannot measure those at this point http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Body-Panel-Trim-Clips-Green-8mm-Hole-x-10-/150899657700?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2322520be4 I do have some of the first example as they hold the front spoiler in place - somewhere... I could stick a couple in the post to see if they will do the job?

a ferrari 360 came past the other day in a 30 zone then when it changed to NSA he booted it - stuck on his tail kids in the back whooping and cheering but the co pilot wasnt amused, to be fair though, by her own admittance, she is a bad passenger and prefers to be booting it herself

I liken being an admin to being a host at a party - your responsibility is to ensure everyone else is having a good time and feels welcome, sure everyone has opinions but things like car ownership is a personal thing and all will be different (thats what makes it interesting). If someone wants to take a mint P1 and turn it into a euro style rat car covered in rust with 10 inch rims that is their choice and whilst I might not agree with the taste I would certainly support where I could with any challenges along the way - as long as they kept posting photos of course ;)

Funky :P

I always find other peoples write ups like this useful - Petes boost gauge tap off for instance - so I try and catalogue stuff as I do it. pulled a plug out today as well and found it was a denso iridium tough - which was nice :D

as you are into researching before buying - a bit of background... ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_Impreza

keep us posted ;)

These come off really easily remove the plugs from under the car. then gently pull working from one end, the unit is held by panel plugs mounting holes in car I did coat the pins with a layer of red grease prior to refitting due to there being rubber washers in-between the metal surface and the pin and to make it easier to remove next time

before getting the hatch in the picture I drove a hawkeye wrx and a blobeye sti - both are great cars but I enjoyed the sti more in the short time I was in them purely because of the close ratio gearbox. You cant go wrong with either car but for driving enjoyment I would plump for the STI

agree, square on wagons

a turbo looky likey - very good ;)

sounds like a plan - Adrian Flux gives a discount to S.O.C. members

These guys supply bone fide rally teams with tasty kit worth giving them a ring - UK based http://www.subaruwrcspares.com/1.html

As I understand it the STI has a wider track, bigger wheel hubs, bearings and brakes to the wrx - there may also be thicker anti roll bars but I cant remember / find where I read that so cannot confirm at this point.

maybe one of our resident Fozzy owners can shed some light on it??

I think you definitely have to be passionate about a specific model - mind you says me with a 20 year old bike but with modern brakes and engine internals...

looking forward to watching this one evolve :)

Thats great to hear - nice simple fix!

Nice rims - good luck with the sale, I know a couple of members have talked about getting new rims but I dont know if they want to go as large

Do you have any photos you could share - it may help the sale

Pete jfyi you have hill start assist on your current car

There is a hill start feature on some models which is part of the handbrake mechanism this stays on momentarily before you pull off when it then disengages

wrt to fuel pump - it might also be supply failure, partially blocked inlet?

great, thanks for sharing :)

Tried to 3 photos up from tinypic but said I wasnt allowed....dont know what happened or why hmmm - that shouldn't be an issue at all - the majority of photos uploaded to threads are from hosted sites. could you upload them directly to the gallery whilst we have a look at the issue?