Member Profile - Laps

[Laps]

Member Profile - Laps

Member - Laps (Alex)
Vehicle - MY08 Liberty 2.5i (Sedan)
Color - Obsidian Black Pearl

Introduction

Hey all, just thought I would post a list of current + future planned modifications for my Libs.

Basically I am 20 years old and have owned three cars, all Subarus (a 2006 Subaru Impreza Sedan, 1992 Subaru Liberty, 2008 Subaru Liberty (Current ride)). After some unfortunate things happened to my Impreza...:

- Before 1
- Before 2
- After 1
- After 2

...I bought a cheap 1992 Subaru Liberty to get me from A - B. After having this car for a while I decided I wanted to buy a newer Liberty as I loved to look of them. Unfortunately though, I could not afford a GT as insurance quotes were through the roof for me.

When looking for my car and doing some research, I decided it had to meet several criteria. It had to be black, manual with leather, a sunroof and without a tow bar or rear spoiler (boot lip was A OKAY!). I also decided I liked the look of the post facelift model the most (the tail lights and front end are much smoother/sexier to my eyes ). I was planning on saving for the car, and casually browsed car sales/classifieds at work. One day, a car popped up on the classifieds at work. It was perfect and met all my criteria, except for having a sunroof. I decided that not having a sunroof wasn't that big a deal, I had one in my Impreza and rarely used it anyway. The car had fairly low KMs (32,000) and was very cheap compared to those listed on car sales. After test driving it I fell in love, and took out a small loan so I could get the car right away. Following are pictures of the car stock:

- Stock Front
- Stock Back

Modifications

Suspension
- Pedders Sports Ryder Extreme XA Adjustable Coil Overs [Before, After Front, After Back, After Side]

Exhaust
- STI Quad Tip Mufflers [Picture 1 Coming Soon, Picture 2 Coming Soon]

Wheels
- Tenzo R Cuzco Black (19x8.5, 5x100, +45 Offset) [Picture]
- Toyo Proxes 4 Tyres - 225/35/19
- STI Valve Caps [Picture]

Cosmetics
- STI Front Lip [Picture 1, Picture 2]
- Tail Light Tint [Before, After]
- De-badged Stock Mesh Grill [Picture 1, Picture 2]
- Side/Centre Cargo Nets (boot) [Picture 1 Coming Soon, Picture 2 Coming Soon]
- White on Black Plastic Number Plates (With Black Number Plate Covers) [Picture]
- Paint Chrome Strip under Tail Light (Black) [Picture 1, Picture 2]
- Ultrex Mesh Grill [Picture 1, Picture 2]
- Eyelids [Picture 1, Picture 2]

Lighting
Exterior
- Low Beams: HID H7 6000K [Picture]
- Fog Lights: 9006 LED [Picture]
- Parkers: T10-13SMD (5050) [Picture]
- Number Plate Lights: 5 SMD [Picture 1, Picture 2]

Interior
- Map Lights: 6 SMD [Picture]
- Vanity (Mirror) Lights: 6 SMD [Picture]
- Cabin (Doom) Light: 16 SMD [Picture]
- Boot Light: 36 LED Panel [Picture 1, Picture 2]

Audio
- AUX Cable (From Subaru Dealer) [Picture 1 Coming Soon, Picture 2 Coming Soon]

Future Modifications

- Paint Callipers (Black or Red)
- Subaru Rubber Boot Mat
- Exhaust (Increase Note (but not too much ))

Pictures










More Pictues 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10

[Sentinel]

Finally! We've got some pics of the wheels!

Looks good mate. Well done.

Just need a lip on the front and she'll look complete.

BTW - is it just me or do the wheels (front) sit slightly proud of the guard? Looks like it from your shots, but I can't really tell. [shrugs]

[Laps]

Hey thanks,

Nah the wheels sit within the guard, although you are right, the pictures do make it look that way...

[Arith]

Ahh, finally a profile!

Looks great Alex! Those new wheels really set the car apart. I expect quite a few people to follow suit once word gets out, especially now since the Connoisseurs are no longer available in 19's for the Liberty (not to mention these are cheaper). At a glance those wheels look almost exactly like the Connoisseurs, albeit a darker version.

Looking forward to your future mods. I always like watching people mod their cars from the start because it's like I'm on the same journey they are.

[Laps]

Thanks Jim!

Yeh I am thinking that a lot of people will buy, however, these are pretty hard to get. Not many people stock, and those that do are out of stock. Everyone I found in australia last week (prior to deciding on just getting the black) reckons they would expect a shipment in about 8 weeks, which probs means its a fair bit longer than that lol...

Only bad thing about these wheels is I had to raise the front coils a little bit to stop the scraping when going down gutters etc (even with guards rolled). Although I don't think its sitting too high at the moment, looks okk...

[Arith]

Only bad thing about these wheels is I had to raise the front coils a little bit to stop the scraping when going down gutters etc (even with guards rolled). Although I don't think its sitting too high at the moment, looks okk...

Front numper scraping or wheels hitting the guards scraping? Wait until you get a front lip! Fun!

[THERB3]

First of all Alex well done, the car and wheels look great.

For the scraping is it the rolled lip gaurd or the plastic lining that's being scrapped ?
If it's the plastic bit just see what's scraping and cut that portion out if you want your car extra low that's what a few people do.
Be careful cause there is wires under there and they look like for the side airbags......( I think )

[Laps]

First of all Alex well done, the car and wheels look great.

For the scraping is it the rolled lip gaurd or the plastic lining that's being scrapped ?
If it's the plastic bit just see what's scraping and cut that portion out if you want your car extra low that's what a few people do.
Be careful cause there is wires under there and they look like for the side airbags......( I think )

Yeh at first it was the lip, thats why the guys that rolled it put it up a bit. It only really scrapes now if i do a full lock (ie left or right) or something, and im fairly sure its the plastic that it scrapes against. A bit of the plastic has been cut away already. Not to worry though, I might try lower it a bit more eventually...

[nytrojen]

Damn man... your car is looking mean and hot as! Great work

[Laps]

Oh and BTW, for all those out there wondering, I'm fairly sure these wheels would fit over Brembos, as the spokes are quite pronounced...

[Digital]

yeaaaah finally see the wheels.....they look awesome!

in your profile i see u've put '25' profile tyre...... is that a typo or is it meant to be 35?

[Laps]

in your profile i see u've put '25' profile tyre...... is that a typo or is it meant to be 35?

Yeh I did that on purpose to see if anyone was paying attention

Nah I stuffed up lol, its meant to be 225/35/19. Thanks for picking that up!

[Digital]

haha nah im just wondering cos they dont look like a 25 tyre, and im paying extra close attention cos i am keen on some new rims too!

anyways love the wheels, nice job!

[hamish_023]

nice! definitely in need of some eye lids.

looks great!

[Laps]

]definitely in need of some eye lids.

Mate when tax time comes around Ill be laughing lol...

Bit upset I missed out on K Rudds $900 bonus last year. I had just finished school an started working so had not earnt enough to be eligible lol.