Best Subaru OEM parts we can get

[PollosHermanos]

Originally Posted by BRZ?

Get the RED LED footwell illumination kit, just picked up my car a few days ago with it and it is awesome.

Where did you get those from?

I did the same on my old GTI. It was a great cheap mod.

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

Keep it for gaskets, bolts, pop-rivets and other consumable garbage. If you want STI swaybars, they're cheap on the used market as take-offs while using a voucher for a new one would be a waste given the cost (IMO anyway).

The problem is its a one time use voucher and no cash value so whatever is not used, is lost. I thought about getting all in filters and selling them, but that would be painfully slow.

[vroom4]

Oil and filters.

[gramicci101]

It's a shame you don't live out here; the Subaru dealer sells Motul fluids and GTSpec parts.

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

It's a shame you don't live out here; the Subaru dealer sells Motul fluids and GTSpec parts.

Wow... I would go for that!!

[sklimo]

Get shit ton of crush washers and oil filters. Coolant maybe also??

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

Wow... I would go for that!!

When I was buying crush washers the guy at the parts counter tried to argue with me that putting Motul 300 in the transmission would void the warranty and I needed to use genuine Subaru fluid. I go to the cashier to pay for my washers, and there's a big stand of Motul 300 and 300LS right there.

He also didn't want to sell me the crush washers to begin with. "The fluid shouldn't be changed out this soon, what does the Subaru maintenance plan require?" It doesn't matter what it requires, old man. I feel like changing my fluid. If I wanted to do it every week, I could.

[Floggin Tires]

I would agree with shit tons of oil n filters.

[OrbitalEllipses]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

The problem is its a one time use voucher and no cash value so whatever is not used, is lost. I thought about getting all in filters and selling them, but that would be painfully slow.

Well, make sure to get at least like 50 of those pop-rivets when you do buy everything else. I've only taken the engine bellypan off a handful of times and those pop-rivets are straight fucked.

[BRZtoni]

Pop rivets, gaskets and oil filters and possibly panel screws

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

I was wondering if the Impreza STI swaybars are actually an improvement over our stock ones... @CSG Mike

It changes the dynamics of the car, but it isn't necessarily an "improvement" per se. It really depends on what you're looking for in terms of how the car responds to steering input and which end breaks loose first at terminal cornering speeds.

If your local dealer can order STI catalog stuff, I'd recommend you get other things:

Metal oil filler cap (sucks when your plastic one breaks... it takes a long time, but they all eventually do)
1.3 bar radiator cap (more pressure before it flows into the reservoir)
STI shift knob, if you like it.

Maybe the STI strut brace bar (yeah, it's floppy, but it doesn't work by bending... its a torsion/compression bar)

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

It changes the dynamics of the car, but it isn't necessarily an "improvement" per se. It really depends on what you're looking for in terms of how the car responds to steering input and which end breaks loose first at terminal cornering speeds.

If your local dealer can order STI catalog stuff, I'd recommend you get other things:

Metal oil filler cap (sucks when your plastic one breaks... it takes a long time, but they all eventually do)
1.3 bar radiator cap (more pressure before it flows into the reservoir)
STI shift knob, if you like it.

Maybe the STI strut brace bar (yeah, it's floppy, but it doesn't work by bending... its a torsion/compression bar)

Thanks a lot man, very valuable info!

[gily25]

Does your dealer do a full line of tires? Can it be used on tires? My dealer promised me tire rack pricing on an upgraded set of Michelins...if I had one of those vouchers I'd be real happy.

[BRZ?]

Originally Posted by PollosHermanos

Where did you get those from?

I did the same on my old GTI. It was a great cheap mod.

Its an OEM accessory, I'm gonna do a review on it in the next couple of days, very useful at night and I feel like nobody knows its even offered...