Tye300's 86

[Tye300]

Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

Looks awesome! Love that TRD exhaust!

[Tye300]

Installed some bolt-ons this sunday. Parts came in last night.

HKS Premium suction and TRD Push start






screwed on a shorty antenna...

Installed the TRD Push Start Button

[Tye300]

Had time to take some pics while I was installing my intake. Might as well do a mini DIY here...
1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery.

2. Stock engine bay. Loosen the clamps holding the tube to the throttle body, sound changer tube, blowby hose, and airbox.

3. Take out the stock hose.



4. Put on the hoses on the HKS intake and the airbox. Screw on the nut where the blowby hose will attach to. Put the intake on, but don't tighten the screws yet.

5. Take out the stock air filter and replace with the HKS filter


6. Once you got everything set, tighten everything and reconnect the battery.
Fire up your engine, and enjoy!

[armythug]

Nice mods man. Black has to be the best color for Body kits. Because it just blends in a lot better.

[Demandred7]

HKS premium suction kit looks better than stock (keeping it clean might be fun). Do you find much difference performance wise?

TRD exhaust looks way better the version we get in North America. I am betting that it is a better price than the astronomical one they ask for here.

[Tye300]

Originally Posted by armythug

Nice mods man. Black has to be the best color for Body kits. Because it just blends in a lot better.

Thanks bro. Black is also a bitch to keep clean!

Originally Posted by Demandred7

HKS premium suction kit looks better than stock (keeping it clean might be fun). Do you find much difference performance wise?

TRD exhaust looks way better the version we get in North America. I am betting that it is a better price than the astronomical one they ask for here.

Performance wise, the car seems to pull harder from a standstill. Also seems to add more power in the midrange, not earthshattering power, but you can feel it. High end of the rev band seems to be the same.

[zoomzoomers]

Awesome! That HKS tube looks really well made and high quality.

[Tye300]

Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

Awesome! That HKS tube looks really well made and high quality.

[R2RO]

Love that HKS piping

[Tye300]

Well I've been thinking about replacing my oem foglights which are a dissappointment really. To be honest, the 25W bulb is useless, you can't even tell if they are on or not. I've read here that the HID would melt the housing because of the heat, and some say HID is not that hot. There's only one way to find out, and I'll take one for the team to find out. So here goes.

Took the housing out by taking the clips out in the front fenderwells. You can access the foglight housing by pushing the fenderliner out of the way. It's pretty easy to take out with 4 screws. Sorry wasn't able to take pics of these, but you guys can wing it.


I then took out the bulb from the housing by pressing on the tabs on top and below. Pretty straightforward. As you can see, the bulb is nothing but a glorified corner lamp.


Here's the HID set I used. I opted to get the slim ballast. More on that later.


Here's pic of the replacement HID bulb. It's a lot longer than the stock one. It's not a drop in replacement, but the H1 bulb would fit the diameter of the stock hole.

Here's the bulb seated on the stock mounting point.


Since the bulb won't lock in, I just used some heavy duty sealant to keep it in place. The bulb is pretty much tight, but to make sure no moisture would get in, I used the sealant.



Here's the slim ballast I used. I positioned it below the windshield washer and radiator on the other side.




Connected everything and bolted everything up. Tested the bulbs. I used 3000k bulbs to keep that JDM look and all-weather usage.


Here's a nightshot with just the 3000k fogs on.


Here's a shot of the 4300k headlamps with the fogs.


Here's a front shot.

A little bit to the side shot.


Big improvement from stock as the output is far stronger than the stock fogs. Sadly, the HID makes a lot of heat and I noticed that there's a slight deformation in the middle of the plastic lens. It's barely noticeable, and using it for a few days now, it has not worsened. I'll update you guys if there's more deformation or if I straight melt my lens covers.


Update:
Do not do this. The stock plastic foglight housing will melt and deform. The light output from the HID bulb will also be scattered and useless. Go straight to the Outback housings.

[Tye300]

My coilovers arrived the other day after close to a months wait.


Here are some pics of the hardware:







Some pics of the install:







Some before and after pics:

Stock ride height(front):

After:


Stock ride height(rear):

After:


Before:

After:

[DIM]

Damn... that looks really good!

I'm still debating which color to get, and looking at these is making it even harder. I'm deciding over the whiteout, ultramarine blue and raven. Maybe asphalt, but most likely not.

Any more plans in store?

[Tye300]

Originally Posted by DIM

Damn... that looks really good!

I'm still debating which color to get, and looking at these is making it even harder. I'm deciding over the whiteout, ultramarine blue and raven. Maybe asphalt, but most likely not.

Any more plans in store?

Hey bro. Good luck on your purchase! Just some audio upgrades coming soon. And maybe some more suspension upgrades. Thats it for now.

[Beyer Subaru]

Uhhhmazing! Your car looks great. Keep up the good work.