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Old 03-18-2016, 09:30 PM   #13847
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got my ambit's on and my gauge led's changed out
I really want to change out the lights in my car like that, overall difficulty?
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Old 03-18-2016, 10:01 PM   #13848
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Installed the SPC LCAs without the toe bushing.. and the toe was crazy! Not sure how you guys run without the bushing? It felt like I had 4 wheel steering. I've heard the alignment shop can dial it in a little bit.. but not sure how.


So I swapped the OEMs back on and I'll probably sell the SPC's. Honestly the camber wasn't that bad, even with Sportlines.

Then I installed the Nameless Axleback + Stock Midpipe to replace the Top Speed Pro1 Catback.



The Top Speed was way too loud with the UEL header. I do miss the deep bass it had, but I guess that was the problem. Super droney. The Nameless + UEL is nice and subtle.



The Nameless fit sooo well. Never had an exhaust fit like that. Nice rusty midpipe back on the car
You don't need the toe bushings in most cases, you just need to adjust the toe. I highly doubt anything will prevent an alignment shop from getting the rear toe dialed in if you put the rear arms back on.

If you weren't planning on taking it to an alignment shop (or doing the alignment yourself) then there was no point in buying the arms, IMO.
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Old 03-18-2016, 10:07 PM   #13849
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You don't need the toe bushings in most cases, you just need to adjust the toe. I highly doubt anything will prevent an alignment shop from getting the rear toe dialed in if you put the rear arms back on.

If you weren't planning on taking it to an alignment shop (or doing the alignment yourself) then there was no point in buying the arms, IMO.
Thanks for the feedback, it just seemed so far off that I can't imagine the bushing not being required. Maybe it is possible.
I was going to get it aligned in a month. The car drove really weird so I swapped the OEMs to be safe
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Old 03-18-2016, 10:13 PM   #13850
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Thanks for the feedback, it just seemed so far off that I can't imagine the bushing not being required. Maybe it is possible.
I was going to get it aligned in a month. The car drove really weird so I swapped the OEMs to be safe
Yeah if you weren't going to get it aligned right away it would just chew up your tires. They're an easy install so you may as well wait.

FWIW I settled on -2.0 camber in the rear and my toe adjuster is pretty close to centered.
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Old 03-18-2016, 10:17 PM   #13851
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Yeah if you weren't going to get it aligned right away it would just chew up your tires. They're an easy install so you may as well wait.

FWIW I settled on -2.0 camber in the rear and my toe adjuster is pretty close to centered.
Cool thanks for the info
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Old 03-19-2016, 01:48 AM   #13852
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Installed the SPC LCAs without the toe bushing.. and the toe was crazy! Not sure how you guys run without the bushing? It felt like I had 4 wheel steering. I've heard the alignment shop can dial it in a little bit.. but not sure how.




So I swapped the OEMs back on and I'll probably sell the SPC's. Honestly the camber wasn't that bad, even with Sportlines.

Then I installed the Nameless Axleback + Stock Midpipe to replace the Top Speed Pro1 Catback.



The Top Speed was way too loud with the UEL header. I do miss the deep bass it had, but I guess that was the problem. Super droney. The Nameless + UEL is nice and subtle.



The Nameless fit sooo well. Never had an exhaust fit like that. Nice rusty midpipe back on the car
Any exhaust video clips of your nameless + UEL? I'm torn if I should jump on UEL, I find stock header kinda loud already with nameless haha.
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Old 03-19-2016, 02:10 AM   #13853
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Any exhaust video clips of your nameless + UEL? I'm torn if I should jump on UEL, I find stock header kinda loud already with nameless haha.
I'll see if I can get one Sunday.

It's deep and mellow, I would recommend it for sure.
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Old 03-19-2016, 02:35 AM   #13854
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I washed my car tonight, somehow I became the owner of two 3" long scratches on the front bumper. I go out of my way to park away from everyone at work. I kind of wonder if it was the touch-less car wash? I doubt that though. Subaru paint is horribly thin and I think WRBP is a color that makes all scratches stand out.


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I really want to change out the lights in my car like that, overall difficulty?
Not hard at all. Just practice on a random board at home so you can get the feel for soldering. It was my first time and it came out alright.
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How did you do rpm gauge into white light? That's what I wanna do. I want to keep all other part red, but rpm gauge into white til redline.
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How did you do rpm gauge into white light? That's what I wanna do. I want to keep all other part red, but rpm gauge into white til redline.
I just did all white led's and since the brz gauge face is tinted red at the redline it comes through as red.
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