Afternoon all.
My name is Mike - recently came into possession of a 2004 2.5i NA Liberty Wagon in pearl white. Rear passenger central locking doesn't work, boot stuts need gas, sunroof doesn't work, there is a slight vibration coming from the front passenger wheel but I have already fallen in love with the car. The lines, the colour, the leathers, the ride. She's mine. Yesterday afternoon the missus slammed the boot a little too hard and I don't know what came over me but I let her have an ear full. She says it wasn't her fault, that it's because there is no gas in the struts and the door got too heavy. A likely story I told her.
Looking through the forums have left me with more questions than answers.
To start, I believe mine is a pre FL model (vin starts with JF1BP), anyway to confirm?
I'd like to change the head unit but at the same time keep the factor look (even with the cassette tape player) - I have seen posts regarding "macintosh" and I assume this has to do more with the type of plug and nothing to do with a fruit company? Are there plug and play options in regards to a factory unit (with more options like Bluetooth) from another model? The missus drives a Mazda 3 Neo and I know you can take the Boss units from the SP23/25 and install them into the Neo.
I would like to get a tune, nothing aggressive, just to make it more zippy and fun to drive. Is my ECU tunable? How do I confirm? I know that there is a tuning specific sub forum so this post is more to find out about my car from the people who have a better idea than I do. I will make a better and more informed decision once I have the right information.
Regarding the sunroof - I assume this is a common issue (and not just with Subarus). Has anyone successfully self fixed their sun roof? when I try to open it the front glass tilts up and the rear glass doesn't roll back. Then when I close it the front glass doesn't close. I've taken the glass off and manually closed it (no the shade doesn't close all the way
) but it would be good to have a working sunroof.I would imagine that a wheel alignment is required - it would be the most likely answer. She's done about 260,000KMs (ex fleet it seems). Any known issues with wheel bearings? The vibrations start at around 50-60km/h.
I'd like to turn this car into something that looks nice and fun and enjoyable to drive. Not after a track car or anything. I have a R33 GTST that sits in the garage that the missus wants me to sell. Don't want to get into all that again. Don't have alot of time or the budget for it.
List of mods will be;
- * window tinting
* CCFL and HID lights
* chrome rims
* nice OEM stereo system (nothing doof doof worthy though)
* GT bonnet
* front lip
* front and rear sway bars
* bilstien shocks from the GT?
* 7inch android caddy mod
* and possibly a smallish exhaust - nothing too rice, just enough so you can hear that distinctive Subaru sound
As you can probably tell, I'm not big on after market. I think the wagon itself has great lines, it just need a few bits hear and there to make it look more aggressive.
Hope to hear from you all.
- Mike
. A sports grille of some kind will give you a more aggressive look, or even consider plasti-dipping the chrome bits on the grille for a budget option.
