Bout time I updated the profile.
Sold the old 2004 silver lib and now have a black 2006 6MT spec b GT .
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Had the car since about June 2012 and haven't done a whole lot so far but hoping to get some mild mods done over this year.
It was a bit of an odd car in that it had some interesting mods.
It had the 3 litre front bumper with lip and a facelift model grill. Also came with sat nav, reverse camera and reverse sensors which I thought were factory extras until I started my stereo install recently (that's a saga in itself). haha. Has WRX brakes which I'm not that keen on given that the front discs are smaller than standard GT brakes (the 4-pots are good but with smaller discs, fade will set in earlier..) so going to swap them over soon. Also had some billies so handling is pretty decent. Here's how I bought her (well, the bonnet was closed)...
Had a few things that needed attention before I could spend cash on better bits (wheel bearing, powersteering pump, cv boot, radiator hoses, worn tyres). Also got a knocking on acceleration from the right front which after reading some threads just now seems in could be a strut top bolt (about to check it out).
First thing I tackled were the aesthetics as I wanted the GT front, grill and lip. Grabbed a cheapish front bumper from a forum member that had been cut out for a front mount and had a few scratches here n there (it will do for now, I'll either respray it or source another that's in better nick). Grabbed the genuine sports grill from ebay (thanks great buys thread!) and had the guys at Dalcos respray it. Also grabbed a replica front lip from the US (2nd attempt as they sent a facelift spec B one initially. ARGH!). I needed new tyres so sourced a set of WRX rims with good tread and sold my GT rims to save cash
Gave her a wash today so this is the current look.
Spent a bit on the fascia kit and head unit recently (pics/details to follow) so I'm broke at the mo. The next thing I'm going to concentrate on is the handling side. Hoping to grab some coil-overs, swaybars, bushes, links, etc. and then maybe the exhaust (love the set-up stomps has at the mo, think they're prova mufflers). Also really keen on the kido tune, both ecu and auto transmission (which annoys me a bit).