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Old 11-23-2020, 12:10 PM   #18817
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Thankfully it will always look black contrasted on white.
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Old 11-23-2020, 07:09 PM   #18818
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Have you tried any of the products for black plastic trim on it like Black Magic or one of the others? That should darken it right back up. You’ll need to reapply periodically though. Agreed that it seems like that should not happen to that degree with the car garaged. Still beautiful car though!

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I loved it in the showroom, it looked so black. But now, two years later it's more of a charcoal grey. It doesn't even match the colour of the rear lower filler/exhaust surround. Even more maddening is that my car lives in the garage, (only 14,000 kilometers) so I can't blame it on the sun fading it.
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Old 11-24-2020, 10:49 AM   #18819
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Thankfully it will always look black contrasted on white.
Yes! Mine probably isn't any different than any other it's just that against the Black Pearl it is so noticeable.

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Have you tried any of the products for black plastic trim on it like Black Magic or one of the others? <snip >
No, not yet. I'll drop a hint to Santa that I need something like that...
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Old 11-24-2020, 01:28 PM   #18820
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I’d deal with the grayscale for that Black Pearl.
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Old 11-25-2020, 12:19 AM   #18821
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[QUOTE=Stephen W.;3387147]Yes! Mine probably isn't any different than any other it's just that against the Black Pearl it is so noticeable.


No, not yet. I'll drop a hint to Santa that I need something like that... [/QUOTE


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Old 11-26-2020, 04:13 PM   #18822
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Old 11-26-2020, 04:44 PM   #18823
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'they say' baby oil is a cheaper alternative.

25k on this transmission oil. not bad on the fuzz.

I changed it a 5 and it has 30 now.
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Old 11-27-2020, 12:59 PM   #18824
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Researched tire options for the new BRZ that is arriving soon. Plan is to mount new AS-3+ Michelin's.
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Old 11-27-2020, 06:44 PM   #18825
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Custom revlimiter center cap inserts for RPF1 wheels. Found the caps on eBay and commissioned Adam to make center caps inserts for them. I wanted an OEM+ look and he took it a step further and got a hold of an Emblem and matched not only the colour but the little checkered pattern of OEM emblems.

Hit him up as he now has the file on Subaru Emblem Blue OEM emblems and can make any insert for any size cap. And these aren't just stickers... these are OEM quality inserts.

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Old 11-28-2020, 04:48 PM   #18827
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Looked at it and thought...'it looks way better than the new one'
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Put it in quarantine. Throw out bearing stated squeaking last week. Not going to drive it until I change it, do not want to cause more damage. Never use the throw out bearing that comes with the ACT clutch. Ran across those posts about a week after I made that mistake.
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Changed my oil @4500 as I had a mild track day on it and will have two next weekend. I don’t have a sense of smell from a brain injury but my brother remarked he could smell fuel in the old oil. He asked his neighbor if that was what he was smelling to make sure and he could smell it a couple feet away. Concerning?

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Old 12-12-2020, 08:56 PM   #18830
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sounds like you need to send it in for analysis
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