Spent a bit of time on the wagon lately. I had a failed
windscreen washer pump which I needed to replace ($20 posted from Ebay same brand as original versus $100 quoted from Subaru). Fairly straight forward job but you have to take the guard lining out of the passenger wheel and then I had it out for a week while I waited for my pump.
Also when I bought my car it had an aftermarket
reverse camera install which goes through to the Sat Nav screen. Great feature but it stopped working years ago and would only come on intermittently. After ages trying to troubleshoot the issue it turned out to be the camera. I replaced it with a Autobarn ~$100 Parkmate item (
https://www.autobarn.com.au/parkmate-cd ... a-cdd-28kn) and now all working as it should - yey!
Took the opportunity to replace my
tailgate number plate globes with 5xSMD LEDs for ~$15 (also from Autobarn) and they look heaps better and not too bright. Also decided to get some LED globes for the
reverse lights (~$40) also from Autobarn and geez what a difference. Looks heaps better and very bright.
Have been wanting to do something more with my exhaust for ages, not for performance reasons but moreso to get a touch more noise out the back. I didn't want to replace the STI muffs and didn't want aftermarket 2.5" Y-pipe matting to a 1.5" muffler entry. In the end I spoke to a reputable exhaust shop who recommended I
replace the factory resonator with a Magnaflow 4" straight through barrel mid muffler, not glass pack hotdog but barrel, 2.5" in/out , 14" long and 4" chamber. Sounds really good, no drone, much deeper sounding and not much louder in the cabin than stock but enough for it to feel sporty.
Oh I also
replaced my steering wheel with a non-Momo out of a Gen4 Heritage with low Ks. I wanted a wheel that showed no signs of wear without spending $700 on an aftermarket one like a DAMD. I actually don't like the replacement it is too skinny and synthetic leather so I am planning to strip the factory PU coating from my MOMO and redye and finish in fresh PU coating. I am importing some product from the UK to do this.
Next mod I am considering is wheels. I have been in two minds. Want a change but love the stock GTB wheels on the white car. Looking seriously at Rota Gravel's in Hyperblack 18x8 +45s but just having troubles justifying the ~$1300. I am now
looking into 10mm spacers to get a better stance without needing to roll guards. Will keep things updated and once I find somewhere to host my pics now that Photobucket have fugged everyone I will put some up.