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03-27-2012, 02:23 PM | #76 | |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/H16-White-LE...item415ed6938d Remember you'll probably have to shave off the little tabs on either side to get them to properly seat in the housing.
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03-27-2012, 02:52 PM | #77 |
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I wasn't planning on using the OEM housing for this as it is relatively small. My other car is a 2004 Tundra and I have had HID's in the fog light housing with no issues. I have not yet had a chance to compare dimensions but that would be more of the route that I plan on taking.
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03-27-2012, 03:07 PM | #78 | |
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03-27-2012, 03:39 PM | #79 | |
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Even with the OEM bulbs, I do not believe visibility increased much so with the LED's it's more of an aesthetics mod. |
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03-27-2012, 03:44 PM | #80 | |
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03-27-2012, 03:53 PM | #81 |
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03-27-2012, 04:39 PM | #82 |
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Oh okay, I bought some yellow film and was planning to put it on the inside on the fog light lens while I was at it, that shouldn't be a problem right?
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03-27-2012, 05:10 PM | #83 | |
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If you are looking for yellow light output you might try this instead: http://www.amazon.com/Nokya-Hyper-Yellow-Foglight-Bulbs/dp/B003YE53BK Before I attempt a fog light housing retrofit, I plan on trying a bulb style similar to the one in the link. I suspect it should offer a much better light output then the factory bulb and LED bulb. |
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03-27-2012, 11:24 PM | #84 | |
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I've got a Sport Limited on the way and I'm interested to see some pictures and detail on how you did the 6k HID. I'm considering the exact same mod. How did you like the kit you ordered, which one was it? And do those reflectors swaps for brake lights still function as reflectors? |
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03-28-2012, 12:14 AM | #85 | |
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As far as the HID's go, I purchased those off Ebay as well. Here is a link to the same kit that I got: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Slim-XENON-H...92309f&vxp=mtr I went with the 6K color and H11 bulb. I was a little hesitant at first because generally there is a lot of light scatter with non projector headlights. I had a similar setup on my Tundra and would always get flashed by other cars. There doesn't seem to be too much light scatter with the Impreza which is nice. A projector retrofit might be a possibility farther down the road. Yes, the reflectors still function as reflectors. Essentially what they are is the OEM reflector housing with a strip of SMD LED's. My list of mods that I have planned keeps growing so I might just create a journal. I have pretty much sourced everything, just need the money to buy them..... |
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03-28-2012, 12:28 AM | #86 |
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Just thought I would report that old model impreza seats will not fit in our cars. I tried swapping leather WRX seats tonight and it isn't possible.
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03-28-2012, 01:16 AM | #87 | |
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03-28-2012, 10:14 AM | #88 |
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Thanks for the info Subupreza
I was hoping for some seat swap info to come along. |
03-30-2012, 01:58 PM | #89 |
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Hitch Yet?
Anyone got word on a hitch for the 2012 hatch?
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03-30-2012, 03:33 PM | #90 |
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...9#post36378259
apparently the draw-tite 24849 is a perfect fit....see the thread above complete with pictures of the hitch installed |
03-30-2012, 09:09 PM | #91 |
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Anybody throw 18s on a 2012 yet? Fender rolling needed?
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03-31-2012, 12:52 AM | #92 |
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04-01-2012, 01:11 AM | #93 |
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Oh Yess,
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04-01-2012, 02:43 AM | #94 | |
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Rallisport Racing currently has UEL headers for the 2.5i. I have been talking with Mike and he said he might build the UEL headers for the 2.0 if the demand is there. If I had the money, I would order the 2.5i headers....I'd like to think that they might just bolt up but I need to get underneath and take some measurements and send them over to Mike. His website is http://www.rallisportracing.com if you want to take a look at his work. Maybe if enough of us "bug" him, he will start prototyping earlier. |
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04-01-2012, 05:55 PM | #95 |
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So I drove around for a bit today with the muffler disconnected and have to say I love the way the car sounds. The only gripe I have is that it has a bit of drone. I believe the drone is a result of the exhaust exiting while still underneath the car. So to remedy this, after I got home I ordered a Vibrant 2 bolt 2" exhaust flange and Vibrant gasket to go along with it. The next thing I ordered was a U-J bend stainless steel 2.125" I.D. pipe. I'll post pics when I get the parts and the mockup when completed. I'll try and get a video with the muffler disconnected and with the new setup.
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04-01-2012, 09:03 PM | #96 |
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That will hopefully fix the drone lemme know how it does. .. My car came witha spt cat back I put a down pipe on it from Perrin performance and it opened it up 3in from the turbo back ... Sounds great .. Did you remove the muffler because the diff was hitting it ?? Mine rubs on the diff driving me nuts ...
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04-01-2012, 09:16 PM | #97 | |
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On a side note though, since you upgraded your dp, did you reflash your ECU to stage 2? |
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04-01-2012, 09:59 PM | #98 |
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will all the talk of headers and exhaust....i would like to know what impact if any it has on your gas mileage....supposedly the new Impreza is tuned to optimize it for MPGs.....not sure there is much room if any for pure performance upgrades on this one.......will be curious to see what the true tuners do with this car....and the impact on MPGs overall....
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04-01-2012, 11:08 PM | #99 | |
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For the intake, I have plans for modifying that as well but not in the sense of adding a cold air setup. I have a couple of ideas that I am tossing around and not sure which one I want to go with yet. I spoke with the guys at EFI Logics a while back and they told me that it's not worth while to change it, especially since the car cannot be tuned at this time. The Impreza was not intended as a performance car but that does not mean that simple bolt on improvements here and there wont' net a slight increase in performance at the cost of a few MPG's. That's worth it to me. |
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04-01-2012, 11:59 PM | #100 | |
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