My 02 Bugeye WRX Wagon

[SimonTuffGuy]

Rally Armor are also much stronger than the universals... And they don't require drilling or cutting to fit. I'm looking to buy the Rally Armor mud flaps and Rally Innovations skid bar/plate together when I find a vendor who offers them both.

[FastOrBust]

yea i wish there was a rally bar for the dsm, i was thinking about having something custom made but im lazy

[SimonTuffGuy]

Debadged the rear of the car... The SUBARU and WRX Impreza emblems have been removed and 8 year old gunk is gone; what a mess!

Friend dropped by and helped out with the gunk removal and helped get the area blended in so that it's not obvious that emblems were removed.

Also installed my new EBay rear strut brace, after picking up a new nut for one of the bolts that must've got lost in transit.

Ordered a Yakima Big Powderhound snowboard rack for the top... It'll mount to my factory crossbars and hold up to 4 snowboards. All I need to get now is a fairing for the front of it. Pictures once it's all up and mounted.

[IdealSociety]

if you ever get sick of the engine in it feel free to mail it to me here in MN so i can throw it into the back of my VW

subies are awesome cars for the money and are perfect for getting around in during the winter AND summer!

but then again im partial to wagons

[blkfordsedan]

Needs some nice, big round rally lights on the front! Maybe some stone guards for the factory lights as well. I bet they're not cheap to replace.

[SimonTuffGuy]

Going to add a Rally Innovations skid guard which has some light tabs. Small pic, but you get the idea:


Looking to get a set of STI fog light covers for the OEM fog lights too. It would be body colored and they could be removed when needed.

Car threw a check engine light on the way home last night. Cruising @ 70 on the highway with cruise on. I think it's because of the gas cap, but not 100% sure. Going to check prices on an OBDII code reader today, or stop by AutoZone or something, to get the codes pulled. It's a steady light, which is listed as "emissions controls" and it says safe to drive.

[perucho]

I would drive it for a couple days and see if the light goes out by itself. I think if the problem is not there for 3 consecutive times when you drive the car, it clears itself. Not a bad idea to invest in a code reader. I bought the VAGCOM software for my Audi and it has more than paid itself in three uses. Check Harbor Freight for OBDII readers.

[SimonTuffGuy]

Friend of a friend has the VAGCOM software too and swears by it. Wouldn't have thought about Harbor Freight for the reader... But great idea.

[perucho]

Go to your friends house and read your codes. VAGCOM also has an OBDII mode to read common fault codes.

[FestYboy]

betting on a p0420 or p014x code, typical on the subbies.

[SimonTuffGuy]

Didn't get out to do anything today... On the last fill up of gas, I remember only turning it and making it click like 2 little times. Pulled it off and reseated it clicking a bunch of times. It says it may take a couple trips until it drops off if it WAS the gas cap.

Still going to grab a code reader just to have in my toolkit.

Ordered an OEM boost gauge this evening from one of the forum members over on NASIOC. I think I'm going to just end up selling the Autometer pod and gauges that I picked up instead of trying to do any of that junk. All I really wanted was a boost gauge, since my mods on this thing will be pretty minor.

Remote control for the headunit should be in tomorrow. It has a steering wheel mount for "hands free" control... Hopefully it works, as reviews for this one were a little sketchy, unless you modify it a bit.

[SimonTuffGuy]

Pioneer remote control for "hands free" operation. Pretty slick and it works great. Volume on the back, allows me to change songs, inputs, etc. all fairly easily.

It wasn't listed as working with my headunit, but saw someone post that worked on theirs. Not sure what people were talking about having to modify, as mine works 100%.

[Roboskittle]

Easy on that transmission. I swear they are made of glass. I had an Outback Sport that ate second gear from normal driving.

[SimonTuffGuy]

Always reason to upgrade to the newer 6-speed STI transmission...

[SimonTuffGuy]

Yakima Big Powderhound installed (test fitted more like it, as I pulled them until snow hits). Can't wait! Next up is the fairing for the front.

Also picked up a code reader today, figured it'll pay for itself in the long run. Code was a P1443, which is the typical gas cap code. The light went off after a few trips and a fill up. Must've just not tightened it enough before it went on.