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Old 03-24-2013, 02:15 AM   #1
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What were your first mods?

Hitting 1k miles in the car, thinking of a few inexpensive mods but was wondering what you guys chose first.

Planned:
opti coat

Theoretically next:
K&N drop in
6.5 speakers replace the stock (suggestions wanted)


Maybe soon:
Axle back nameless
Lathe werks shift knob
summer wheels, stock rubber until they are fine, relegate stock wheels to winter

Taking suggestions on other easy mods


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Old 03-24-2013, 02:21 AM   #2
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LED lights, JDM clear sides probably> Some stuff only my build thread but not really much I would say is on the "easier" side
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Old 03-24-2013, 04:30 AM   #3
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Clear side markers were my first. Rally Armor flaps were second. Then came the JPM stuff. Little by little, 1 piece at a time haha. Wheels and cat back exhaust are next.
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Old 03-24-2013, 10:22 AM   #4
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The first thing I did was remove the sound tube coming back into the cabin. Everything else I did was appearance only. I added the Subaru trunk lid liner, a full size arm rest/cover to the open cavity in the console, an aluminum plaque in the console indent and a 2" stubby radio antenna. At present I'm very happy with things just the way they are.
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Old 03-24-2013, 10:59 AM   #5
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Clear side markers, debadging, front lip, short antenna, window tint, & exhaust all done in the first month I owned the car.
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Old 03-24-2013, 12:23 PM   #6
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Invidia Q300 catback exhaust with catless/no res front pipe and also Cusco front and rear strut bars.
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Old 03-24-2013, 12:53 PM   #7
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I went with:
Debadge - I threw the badges at my Finance Mgr
USDM Impreza Sport Rims
JDM Clear Side Markers
JDM Exhaust Cutter Kit
JDM Rear Bumper Cover
JDM Engine Cover
Chrome Turn Signal Bulbs

All were "relatively" inexpensive.
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Old 03-24-2013, 02:28 PM   #8
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First mod: Because I was getting that 'burnt smell" so many of us have been complaining about, a neighbor (and an auto engineer) here in southeast Michigan, recommended I get a pair of exhaust extensions that would extend out beyond the bumper. The thinking was that in certain conditions such as direction of breeze when car is stopped might allow fumes to penetrate the interior.
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Old 03-24-2013, 03:18 PM   #9
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Perrin Cat-Back Exhaust and 18"x7.5" SSR Type-C Wheels and tires
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Old 03-24-2013, 03:35 PM   #11
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JDM exhaust tips


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First mod: Because I was getting that 'burnt smell" so many of us have been complaining about, a neighbor (and an auto engineer) here in southeast Michigan, recommended I get a pair of exhaust extensions that would extend out beyond the bumper. The thinking was that in certain conditions such as direction of breeze when car is stopped might allow fumes to penetrate the interior.
I think those were factory oils used in manufacturing that take time to completely burn away. The Subaru dealer told me to expect this smell and I later read it somewhere on this forum. Also some exhausts have material that leaves soot in the tips until its completely burned away and the soot deposits greatly reduce.
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Drop the crappy tips and replace with the JDM tips, unless going to put on new exhaust. Just added the trunk liner and rear diffuser. (looks just like switchlanez, lol)
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Debadged it the day it got home. Dipped the wheels black a day later.

Not much has changed except now it has 18x8.75 XXR 527's.
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So far:
DC Sport Exhaust Tips
Perrin Shorty, Grimmspeed 86 Oilcap and Battery Tie Down
Painted my Engine Cover
Perrin Inlet Tube and Sound Tube Delete
JDM Underbody Panels
Beat-Sonic backup camera

To Do:
FnA Rear Fog/Brake kit 3 (ordered, and on the way)
Flossy custom shift knob
Custom camera recording system for my Back-Up camera (and forward camera eventually)
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