What did you do to your subaru today?

New Exedy OEM clutch put in...thank you NF!!! First experience with them (besides Nuke tune) and would recommend to everyone!

Thanks Ko!

 

Got my broken front passenger window replaced. Quick release bumper kit from Password JDM came in so I'll install that soon yay!

 

AOS on the new sti

 

Changed the start up screen on my nav

 

Put new wheels on the new STi:

Kosei 18x8.5, with Federal 265's

 

Pulled my bumper off to inspect my non-working fog light. Looks like a rock took out my fog light housing and light bulb. My ballast is fine, but I'll have to order a new bulb from DDM Tuning. Just ordered a replacement fog light housing on Amazon. To make matters worse my low beam on my drivers side stopped working today. It is not the ballast or the light bulb, it seems that the issue is somewhere between the plug and the fuse box. The passengers side works fine (they use the same fuse). I tried my HIDs on the passenger side and both the ballast and the light work. Also tried an OEM bulb, which did not work. Tomorrow I guess I am going to see what I can find.

GRRRR - problems suck

 

Cheap HID's. Just buy another set.

 

Not cheap HIDs. Lifetime warranty. Who else out there will replace broken parts for free for life? Thanks for your educated opinion.

Also, you didn't read what i wrote... The fog issue had nothing to do with the HID or their quality. It was a rock that caused the issue. A rock broke my glass and bulb.

The low beams is also not the HIDs. It's an issue from the OEM plug - fuse box. All my low beam parts from the HID side work fine.

 

It's just my opinion. Sorry if it makes you mad.

Good luck troubleshooting your wiring issues.

 

I've tried after market hid kits. To make it short, if you want hid's that bad just get a vehicle that comes with them from the factory.

 

Don't get Derek started on this.

 

I was asked, "How many RPMs does that scoop add" by the lovely parking lot attendant at the corn maze

 

What? I have had them for two plus years... Do people really not read? I have no issues with the function of my HIDs. I love them. They work great.

Just the fact that you posted it... It's just weird. What did you accomplish? How does that help? My post has nothing to do with HID issues, just saying i checked the parts to make sure it wasn't HID issues. So why bash my parts?

 

^ Lol at the bickering.

 

Not as many as a sweet shift knob!

 

Drove mine (yesterday), after a quick wash, to cousin's wedding. Then, saw other cousin's 2011 WRX, now with his winter wheels on, which are just bad ass looking (all black 6 spokes. Got slightly jealous, and fell even more in love with the newer body styles. Still love my car, but man, that is a mean looking car!

 

Pulled out the PCV valve. Pretty sure it was leaking boost into my crank case. Either way, it fixed it! No more oil out of the dipstick while boosting uphill...

So, FYI, if you're running the 02-03 style OEM PCV valve (the one that screws into the intake manifold), it might leak at 25+ psi.

 

Put these in the front. Sure beats my $30 Pioneers that I did have!

 

Unable to find the problem with my headlight. I have it narrowed down to no low beam power at the last clip after the fuse box. However, the high beams and corner light still have power in that clip. I followed the wires, nothing appears strange, broken, fused, cut, exposed. No evidence of hot, melted, or broken clips. Fuse box looked fine. Found the negative connection split from the wire grouping, cleaned it up, still no luck.

Back at it after work tomorrow ... I hope i can snag some time and knowledge from family. Either way, pulling more of the car apart.

 

Not my Subaru, but today my sister smelled "something burning" under the hood of her 02 WRX.

Yep, something was burning!

 

I'm not knocking your HID's, but when ever I ran the after market kits I would always have electrical issues down the road. I always used DDM tuning kits so they weren't junk. But it just seemed that when I did the hid kit that some time down the road I'd run into an electrical issue involving my head lights. Will your reg low beam bulb work off the harness in that side?

 

No, that was an early test. There is no power to that clip or for the low beams at the larger clip. I do have power for everything else though. The issue is somewhere earlier than the large headlight clip.

Other low beams work, so not a fuse issue.

 

Installed Flapatax mud flaps. No pics yet.

 

Turn your lights on, and with a circuit tester probe the hot wire on the light harness. See if it has power right behind the clip. If not, keep probing back till you find power. Could be a break in the wire or possibly the connector itself is fried.

 

Ran the Legacy 21x's down the track back-back no resting it. Ok twice but they were cleaning the track

 

LoL, that is what i did today. Thanks for the ideas though... It never hurts.

 

new spark plugs bosch platinum +4 spark plugs, new oil (Shell Rotella 6) and stp oil filter now she is happy finally and not wanting to die all the time.

 

I did the H9 & 9011 hir bulbs conversions for my stock headlights, WOW I can see the light. Winter is comming so I put on the winter blades as well. Derek good luck finding the weak link!!!!

 

Well mine is in the shop still , but its got a new wheel bearing and they replaced a faulty lower control arm .

 

Got a new windshield put on...thank you insurance!

 

I prepared my car for a 6 speed swap!!

 

^jealous! I am trying to get my self a 6mt soon

 

I truthfully wanted a built 5 speed dog box but this one was just to easy to pass up

 

Embarrassed it by bringing home something that can haul more than a cooler...

 

sold the forester,
got aluminum control arms and a new walbro for the wrx.

 

Ordered up some snow tires and red rally armors.

 

dropped it off at the bodyshop again.

i am not having great luck with this car.

 

manifold, injectors, and old turbo out. VF39 is in and the clutch material has been cleaned out of the bellhousing.

hoping to get the LWFW, clutch, transmission, driveshaft, exhaust, and front suspension together tomorrow. itll be nice to see her on the ground again...

also picked up some STi aluminum front control arms to install at a later date, once i get whiteline bushings and anti-lift kit to compliment them.

 

Picked up some goodies for the gf's WRX. Installed the head unit today, waiting on some spacers/supplies for the components.

 

Put in LGT rear calipers and Centric Premium Blank rotors, and front SS lines. My Rear SS lines didn't fit, so those will be added later!