Jay762

Very much so 👍

Wow that is clean! GLWTS 👍

Wotcha and welcome I would be soaking in penetrating oil for 24 hours then a few taps with a mallet to loosen things up

Wotcha and welcome - Lovely motor that 👍

Should fit no problem

Wotcha and welcome!!

Wotcha and welcome STI will def not fit, different wheel bearing housing size. WRX-S may fit - an exhaust for teh WRX s fitted my NA 2.0 with a different sized O seal required as the manifold dia is different Would a set of lowering springs be a reasonably cheap first step?

From what I have found this is a McIntosh collaboration with Clarion and you cannot change the language as it was a JDM specific model

Tidy motor - GLWS

Looks good - Need to check as I think we might be away that weekend but if not ill be there 👍

Is the screen a touch screen or display only?

I can vouch for the cobra product also - great quality but not the cheapest more mid range

Looking good 👍

yup front facing red is illegal - unless you drive a Knight Industries Two Thousand

Do you have a photo of the head unit as mine will default to a language option setting if I do not 'agree' to the initial drive safe statement

Wotcha and welcome - feel free to get stuck in, all friendly on here 👍

Wotcha and welcome!!

OK - browsing the XV owners area has some interesting feedback, for the most part very positive

Wotcha and welcome - few XV owners on here, not sure about the subaru diesel option though, unfortunately it is not a great product and the Fozzy diesels have many issues. Is a petrol option completely off the table?

Given what you have completed already - are the sensors getting interference?

more info here https://incartec.co.uk/Subaru/Forester-2002-2008 ttps://www.crutchfield.com/S-L6MXH3m1xnq/learn/2003-2008-subaru-forester.html

Have you thought about a legacy if you need the estate type setup? for example https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/legacy/subaru-legacy-2-0-twinscroll-bl5-turbo/10093453

be aware if you remove the top plug before the bottom plug oil comes out a lot faster 😁

Rear diff is easy - I use a nitrile syringe and small piece of tube to replace the oil

Well if you fancy relocating to West Mids area I am scouting properties at the moment.... 😉