Adam

Standard badge for UK cars is the blue Subaru oval with the stars in. On Japanese imports the older cars had badges to depict the model, so Imprezas had badges with an "i", Legacy got a badge with "L" and the Forester got... yes, an "F". In addition to this there are loads of other badges you can buy from eBay, for example P1 owners can buy a P1 badge. These are not official Subaru badges, they are just from badge makers trying to earn a bit of cash. The pink one is probably some sort of STi copy. I have a H&S backbox on my Legacy. It's well made and sounds good, but it's not so big you risk loosing small children up there. I like it, but not to everyone's taste. Coolant comes in all sorts of colours but blue is the most common. There is no difference, it's just the dye they put in it so you can see it. Try not to mix to different colours together as it will look a mess and you wont be able to tell if there is a contaminant getting in there. A lot of Subaru owners like pink as it's the STi colour! Cambelt is no harder than any other car, but you need to remove the radiator to gain access so say goodbye to your pink coolant :)

I'm wondering if the centre section would fit my GT-B...? If this is still unsold after Christmas I may take a gamble on it.

Yes, JDM Legacys have higher spec than you would expect to find on UK cars of the same age.

Ah OK. Your first post was a bit misleading as the Impreza GT was the name only used in mainland Europe and the USA so were only available as left-hand drive. For right-hand drive, in the UK the turbo cars were called "Impreza Turbo 2000".

Ah bugger, I didn't notice the bit about a deposit :( Subaru only ever put "GT" badges on both the GT and GT-B which causes great confusion for cars built between 1996 and 1998 as both cars were built at the same time and look almost identical. When the Gen3 came out in 1998 the GT version was dropped so it has to be a GT-B. As they were never sold in the UK many people, including dealers, have no idea what they are so simply look at the misleading badge on the boot. A lot of people say that an additional "Bilstien" logo/badge on the boot is there to show the "B" in GT-B, and the photos show one is fitted to this car. However, when the GT was built from 1993-1998 it was was always available with Bilstien suspension as a factory option and cars fitted with this also had the Bilstien badge, yet these cars didn't have the more powerful GT-B engine so were still just a GT. The only real way to tell is to check the Applied Model Code on the VIN plate, but that is only an issue with Gen2 cars because as I said above, they didn't make a Gen3 GT.

Slightly over your budget, but have a look at eBay item 380748072756 Low mileage and fitted with rare (and expensive) RFRB styling kit.

So you know what you are looking for/at... Two Gen 3 cars. The blue car is a facelift estate (2003 GT-B S-edition) and the silver car is a pre-facelift saloon (1999 B4 RS-K). If you look closely you can see the facelift car has a redesigned bumper, and the grille is taller with a different profile at the bottom. The old double-L Legacy badge has also been dropped in favour of the standard Subaru stars. The B4 badge on the pre-facelift car is only fitted to saloons so don't expect to see one on a GT-B. The profile of the headlights has also changed but that is harder to spot, and this means the bonnet shape is different. If you swap them over you will have a large gap. What is easier to see is the "projector" indicators on the facelift car, where the older cars had frosted glass. Normally on a RevD car you will see the headlight surround in black, but this one is a rare S-edition so they are silver, the same as a S401 STi. Ignore the fact that the older car sits lower... It has aftermarket coilovers where the newer car is on standard springs and shocks.

Just to quickly add to that before I head out to work... The semi-auto box came in on RevB versions of the third generation cars. With it you got the EJ206 engine with 260ps power output. Manual cars got the EJ208 with 280ps.

You say it has to be a facelift... That would rule out a Rev C as the facelift was in June 2001 with the change from Rev C to Rev D. Changes were a new design front end, so different bumper, grille and bonnet, plus new head lights. Under the hood you got smaller turbos for quicker spooling and smoother power delivery, plus revised gear ratios. There was also a new design to the ECU and some minor interior changes. On the whole, the Rev D cars are more of a relaxed cruising machine than the Rev A-C car. However, if you want a more involved driving tool I would ignore the third generation (chassis code BH5A-BH5D) car altogether and go for a second generation (chassis code BG5A-BG5C), like mine, which were build from 1993-1998 (facelift in 1996, BG5B or BG5C).

I remember the first time I did sparks on a GT-B... A friend and I both needed them doing so we parked side by side and spent what seems like all day trying things on one car and then copying on the other. Got a huge sense of achievement at the end of the day and a free dinner from my friend. Since then I have bought the correct tools and done the job loads of times. It's so much easier the second, third fourth time around and now I find myself wondering what all the fuss was about. You'll be fine once you break your cherry!

If you have an Impreza GT I'm guessing you are not in the UK it's left-hand drive? As only the driver's seat has height adjustment you could have problems as the height adjustment will be on the wrong side.

Only just seen this post... Yes it's a pain in the !Removed! job and you need to make sure you have the right tools for the job otherwise you won't get access. Remember the cylinder heads are aluminium so be careful not to over tighten anything as stripping a thread will cause a world of pain. Also, if it's a Rev D then it will be a GT-B E-tune 2 and you should have smaller turbos for quicker spooling.

It is simply a measurement of the air pressure in the inlet manifold. Nothing more, nothing less.

In a N/A engine the air going into the engine is under atmospheric pressure, ie it's not compressed. Engines with a turbo or supercharger will compress the air before it goes into the engine. This gives more fuel/air mix in the combustion chamber, and thus a bigger bang when it sparks and more power. The amount of boost is just how much the air in the inlet manifold has been compressed, and air pressure is measured in either PSI (imperial) or BAR (metric).

Hello and welcome. I love the Lotus too but I could never get in or out of them! Impreza is much more practical :)

Northern hemisphere? I can only think of one or two of Fruity's plans that don't fall into that area!

Now we're in trouble.

Not just the RA that isn't making money, all Subarus have seen their prices fall through the floor in the last few years.

May be worth creating a new account with no post, or a small amount of post, just to test things like this.

Big ends don't whine, they knock, clatter and bang! If it does it all the time the vehicle is moving then most likely a wheel bearings, if it only does it under power then more likely to be a diff.

I can, just can't afford to buy any of them!

Re seats... They are still here, I have photos on my PC but I'm not home until late tonight so I'll get them posted at the weekend. If you're still interested we can talk money then. A friend has a Tegiwa stopper on her GT-B and it looks to be a good, well made design. I can't see any reasons not to recommend that, but then I haven't seen any of the other makes so can't comment on them.

It's a good value for money mod and they do make a difference on older cars. From about 2003 (not sure of exact date) Subaru updated the design of the Master Cylinder so the stopper isn't needed and the brakes are much better... The new design will fit older cars, Bip has changed his and it's on my to-do list!

LED bulbs are very directional. I don't have them in my car but I've seen them in a friend's Legacy and coverage is patchy... You get a bright spot directly under the light but not much light everywhere else.

Looks like every post/thread made after noon on 14th November has been lost... Does that include new members' accounts too?