Jay762

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

pulled from the book of faces (but no soul...) had no additional validation but sharing just in case

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.... 😉

try this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-2004-2014-Haynes-Workshop-Manual-89080-NEW/202820981553?hash=item2f39129331:g:UAEAAOSwv7ldyvlp

Yup that is what I am doing with mine - blowing over with gloss black rattle can

Surge tank kit assembled and mounted, next bit will be electrical string & relays plus fuel pipe Test fit Trimmed, drilled and bolted down I may add a layer of rubber or part of the boot liner, post cut, for pump vibration isolation

TBF I did not replace the seals as there was no leakage just de rusted, cleaned then chased the threads and replaced with stainless steel items to prevent further corrosion