Proud new owner - MY09 2.5i Heritage

[garthos]

Gday everyone,

Well, I joined up about a month ago, probably not the best idea as my ride was still 3 weeks away (the longest 3 weeks of my life....) but the forum has been a source of inspiration since I joined and I suspect my initial list of intended mods may end up doubling or tripling..... or worse!!!

Anyway to the point, my name is Garth Im in Sydney, just moved to Lane Cove, from Dee Why. I picked up my Lib about a week ago in the form of Obsidian Black, Manual 2.5i Heritage Sedan, Feb 09 model, from Subaru Lindfield.

I have to say the reason its taken a week to introduce myself, is because I haven't been able to drag myself out of the Lib since it arrived.... I just love it

So the options I added on the initial purchase:
*Front tints
*Mesh Grill
*Protech paint/leather
*Parrot bluetooth hands free (yet to be fitted)

The options I will most likely add first:
*Alloys (might need some opinions about what I have in mind)
*Exhaust (Phats canon mufflers have certainly caught my eye)
*Bodykit (Hippo Sleek has some good looking kits)
*Audio (Mcintosh system might need a little work, I'm not sure exactly what just yet, but it doesnt seem to pump out as much bass as I would like)


Cheers guys, happy to be a member of the forum.

(pics coming)

Garth.

[garthos]

See attached pics, but note I raced home afer these pics and removed the protech sticker, dealer sticker and dealer number plate protectors... cant believe that took me a week!!!

[Mano™]

Congrats an welcome!

[EJ25]

suprisingly the mesh grill looks good on the black.

[loweart]

Welcome to the forums Garth and congrats on your purchase, sweet looking ride !

Just wondering about some of your mods that you have listed, eg. different alloy wheels in particular. Are those 6 spoke factory wheels you have on the car now the 17"'s ? If so, I could be interested in either taking them off your hands for a direct swap with the GMAX Defiant wheels I have for sale ( see -> http://forum.liberty.asn.au/viewtopic.php?t=4112 ) or possibly working out an agreeable price to get them off your hands.

Anyways, hope you enjoy your stay here and enjoy the road ahead filled with mods !

Cheers,
Lok

[smythie]

Welcome. Hope you enjoy your new car.

[Subie Boy]

Welcome mate, I got some wheels for sale too if you're interested

http://forum.liberty.asn.au/viewtopic.p ... 61&start=0

[garthos]

Welcome to the forums Garth and congrats on your purchase, sweet looking ride !

Just wondering about some of your mods that you have listed, eg. different alloy wheels in particular. Are those 6 spoke factory wheels you have on the car now the 17"'s ? If so, I could be interested in either taking them off your hands for a direct swap with the GMAX Defiant wheels I have for sale ( see -> http://forum.liberty.asn.au/viewtopic.php?t=4112 ) or possibly working out an agreeable price to get them off your hands.

Anyways, hope you enjoy your stay here and enjoy the road ahead filled with mods !

Cheers,
Lok

Thanks Lok, those alloys look good, but actually Im leaning towards getting some black/dark looking rims (have a few ideas, might need some opinions soon though), and at this stage I plan to hold on to the factory 17"s. Ill definately give you a shout if that changes though.

Thanks anyways mate.

Garth.

[garthos]

Welcome mate, I got some wheels for sale too if you're interested

http://forum.liberty.asn.au/viewtopic.p ... 61&start=0

Cheers Subie Boy, see my above message to Lok.

But thanks anyways!

Garth.

[Arith]

Welcome Garth! Hope you enjoy the forum. I see you're off to a great start already! Once you get the mod bug it doesn't stop at just one. Beautiful pics you got there.

[loweart]

Thanks Lok, those alloys look good, but actually Im leaning towards getting some black/dark looking rims (have a few ideas, might need some opinions soon though), and at this stage I plan to hold on to the factory 17"s. Ill definately give you a shout if that changes though.

Thanks anyways mate.

Garth.

No probs Garth, thought I would ask - can't blame a guy for trying, hehe.

All the best for your future mods !

Lok

[gumbyy]

G'day Garth, very clean lookin car you got there. There are better looking aftermarket grille options though *hint hint

[Enigma]

Hey Garth, welcome! Nice car, looking forward to seeing the progress with that mod list!

[garthos]

G'day Garth, very clean lookin car you got there. There are better looking aftermarket grille options though *hint hint

Cheers Gumbyy, actually I was tossing up a few ideas about the mesh grille, firstly debadging was my initial idea, but after looking at this http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/mod_paint_subaru_star-t7659.html?s=cce0c78111ee73193fca559736984181&t=7659 I'm seriously considering the red repaint for both badges.

Also it would tie in with the Red pinstripes Im considering for the black alloys, but thats a whole other story that I'll be posting up for opinions soon

But out of interest, what are the better looking aftermarket grille options you are referring to?

Cheers,

Garth.

[gumbyy]

Ah the good ol' DIY badge painting, popular with the yanks but I havn't really seen any aussies do it - good luck im sure it will look awesome if done right!

Theres the ever popular Corazon or Zero/Sports grille option, though with the current financial crisis it may be a tad expensive - http://www.japanparts.com can help you with that. As a cheaper alternative, can't go past the CF grille T-REXX was (is?) selling, feedback has been very positive about that from members- check the For Sale thread. It is CF though so not to everybodys taste however it does go very well with Obsidian Black Pearl