Everything posted by stants
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Saggy Rear End
Where did you get the kyb's ? Had adjustable ones on my old car ant thought they were superb. Link would be useful for future reference :-)
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Drop links changed
Fair enough.. what torque values did you tighten everythong back up to. I'm gonna take a look at mine in the next week or so. They seem to be a weak point been looking back through the m.o.t advsiories and the n/s has been flagged up every other year for excessive wear. They were fairly new when i got the car but i'm just keeping an eye on them.
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Drop links changed
Plus gas always does the trick. Did you just replace them with stock items or some nice shiney upgrades ?
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random cel light
Right been having a play around with car an i'm pretty sure its the o2 sensor. Devided to do a basic unplug test on the maf and the car stalled instantly so i'm geussing that it looks about right ? Run diagnostic again and it's coming up with 23 and 32 so i assume thats cos i unplugged the maf while running Off to get an o2 sensor now. Would help if i can find some ome who doesn't want my vin number to order a part as for some reason ut's nown as a gl
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Saggy Rear End
Some one on here was selling some self leveling foz shocks a while back. Can't remember if it was front or rear or a pair. Doesn't help matters really
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gauging interest
If i wasn't driving a family wagon i'd have had two but i didn't want to look like a complete bell end with them cluttering up the dash. One for me does the job and sits quite discreetly out the way plus the misses doesn't know how much they cost so one has to be easier to explain. Toying with the idea of moving it onto the steering cowl but unsure
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gauging interest
I got a oil pressure/boost gaugw from depo racing and a pod from ets. Didn't want loads of gauges everywhere so plumped for that it's a led one found it slightly easier to read at a glance Showing dual oil pressure read Oil pressure round outside boost in middle
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Saggy Rear End
It's bookmarked as when i was researching buying the car i came across saggy !Removed! syndrome. Nearly had a heart attack when i found the list price on a pair from subaru. Got me eye on the lowering kit added ro the ever increasing wish list
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Brake advice on an sti please
Have a word with gambit i'm not sure what year his is but he sould be able to point you in right direction. I've no experence with the newer models i take it yours is the SG then. Does yours not have sti brakes on ? Thoight the foz sti hot all the same goodies as the impreza. I cant see there beimg much problem in changing the discs as far as i'm aware it's the clearence with rims but if you've got 18in on should be laughing
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Brake advice on an sti please
On the 1st gen foz just about everything i've found or bought has been interchangable with the classic impreza apart from the backbox which is a different shape and brakes which require a wheel upgrade. What year is your car ? Someone should be able to shed some light on it with the same year impreza i guess. Another thing to try is have a look at catalogue numbers on the web for strut braces and what not see if they are the same for the two cars. Whiteline wanted a fifty quid premium on a brace for mine just cos it was in the forester section. Did some research and some people from here measured some bits for me and i bought a classic impreza one fitted perfectly and saved some cash :-)
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Saggy Rear End
Pedders suspension are fairly cheap jyst google them can't remember the website of the top of me head Or buy some secondhand shocks and take a chance
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Forester plastic rear bumper protector
Haha my folks bought a folding ramp for thier collie when he got to old to climb in. Looked a right tit as he hated it. I bet all the other dogs used to laugh at him. If i was taking him anywhere i'd just launch him in the back save him the indignity of using it
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Forester plastic rear bumper protector
It geta quite a bit of hammer being low i thought i'd just lift stuff in and out but when putting shopping and what not in always rest on that bit before reaching into the depths of the boot. i recon it would be a worthwile investment if i still had a dog keeps the rear end looking fresh. dog + wet car is always a dangerous combo
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Tarting the forester up a bit
Maybe your top mounts knocking common issue, whne mine was being serviced i mentoned the clunking sound coming from the n/s got told the droplinks were nearly new and it wasn't anything serious. Pair of group n tops will set you back about 85quid each off the bay. (Another thing on my list) I'd google a tinting firm. There's a place nearme that will do 4 windows for 100quid. (No good to us with five) i echo jay's comments the kits you get are pants and you'll always end up with at least one bubble you can't remove which will annoy you forever. Will set the car off and look good (i am biased though) plus keep the interior a bit cooler im the summer :-)
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Forester plastic rear bumper protector
I'd have some cash available to get bumper re sprayed if you did. The laquer on mine isnt very thick and is peeling a bit where the bumper steps down slightly. Is it on a sg foz ? I was gollowing one the other day in town and saw it had the protector on thought it looked quite good. Was thinking if one would fit mine
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:-) No wifi at work
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anybody seen that??v=jFlSG9_Ue4A
Twitchy bum time ! Is that the vid with the interview ? If not He was saying it was due to the extra weight of the passenger on that run that compressed the car more !
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2003 Forester Tyres
Have a look in the doorframe i have two fitments available to me. At the mo i'm on 215/60/16 95 v But i'm sure the sticker says 205 can be used
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2003 Forester Tyres
What van you got ? Mines owned by company so it's driven harder than my own. We had a dispatch really torquey slightest wet conditions and it would loose traction. No tcs on it either. They were silly wide for a van to so i think they were nearly 150 a corner. We got it with 9000 miles on and was worst van i've ever had for relialibility. Wasn't right from tje start used to eat the n/s tyre for fun. Had everything changed and aligned but no fix
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random cel light
That's what i thought. Couldn't remember if it was doing it before i put it diag mode. Can't recalling it doing it after unplugging it. I've always wondered what speed you have to average to get caught. Even when doing a gps verified 50 lorries are going past at 56. Still does wonders for fuel consumption and i don't fancy getting a ticket trying
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steam cleaning
Right i've some autoglym shampoo suff so will have a go 1st then take to valet place. This isn't dark. Dark is being trapped in a room with gambit and his dreams !
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steam cleaning
Two crescent shaped cheek holes in a sea of leather shouldn't cause too much problem
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random cel light
One thing i did notice when i stopped the boost solinoid was clicking like crazy. Dunno ifbghats cos i was in diagnostic mode or not. Yeah weather was nice met adam from the forum. Only problem was i forgot about the two long sections of 50 mph motorway restrictions grr !
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steam cleaning
Haha i wasn't thinking of anything that tame. Thought you'd have some pics of more disturbing practices
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random cel light
All levels were good was a 350 mile round trip so fluids were checked before and after. Maybe it's the o2 sensor wiring on way out or grounding. The only thing i dis with the gauges is cut a redundant swich out wire the the two ends together and solder a live feed in i was carefull not to mess too much with that . Only doing it when everythings got hot and been run for a while i'll don't want to change anything too swiftly