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sti_steve

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How "interchangable" is the spoiler on a classic changing from versions? Also the rear bumper is that an easy swap too? Reason i'm asking is ive found a car I think has potential but the way it is now is a no go.

Jon B

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rear bumper is easy enough i think you just change em over mate...

as for the spoiler i'm pretty sure they all have a different amount of fixings...so at most you may need to drill some new holes/or extra's to fit certain ones..i.e uk turbo mid spoiler has less fixings than sti version six so you would have to either drill all new mounting holes or just drill some extra holes..

sti_steve

sti_steve

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  Jon B said:
rear bumper is easy enough i think you just change em over mate...

as for the spoiler i'm pretty sure they all have a different amount of fixings...so at most you may need to drill some new holes/or extra's to fit certain ones..i.e uk turbo mid spoiler has less fixings than sti version six so you would have to either drill all new mounting holes or just drill some extra holes..

:rolleyes:

Cheers for the info mate

StewartyBoy

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Due to hi and low level spoilers having a different distribution of weight, the holes are further apart for the latter. A drill and tiger seal to stop moisture getting in should sort that.

From experience, all bumpers and skirts are interchangeable. Rear lights (wagon to saloon) are not interchangeable.

sti_steve

sti_steve

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  StewartyBoy said:
Due to hi and low level spoilers having a different distribution of weight, the holes are further apart for the latter. A drill and tiger seal to stop moisture getting in should sort that.

From experience, all bumpers and skirts are interchangeable. Rear lights (wagon to saloon) are not interchangeable.

Thanks Stewart. The rear spoiler would be an easy change along with the rear bumper. I've been informed that the skirts have been smoothed on to the body I guess so that would be more difficult or ££ to change? How are skirts smoothed anyway? Would it be difficult to remove the skirts leaving little evidence of this if I took it to a bodyshop? I reckon nowadays they can work wonders eh? I'm not really a bodykit man and think the impreza looks good as is with addition of a front splitter.

Jon B

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a bodyshop wouldn't have too much trouble removing the skirts.... you would need to have the sides painted again and imho new skirts as well....

sti_steve

sti_steve

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  Jon B said:
a bodyshop wouldn't have too much trouble removing the skirts.... you would need to have the sides painted again and imho new skirts as well....

Yeah, put on the standard skirts with a respray. Can they blend the colour in or would that look like a dogs dinner? As there is no point in getting a FULL respray costing 1.5k+ :thumbup:

Jon B

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depends on how good a match they can get for the paint... imho i'd do both sides...doors wings and quarters to ensure a decent finish although there are bodyshops out there who will blend/fade old and new

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DR Motosport

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  StewartyBoy said:
Due to hi and low level spoilers having a different distribution of weight, the holes are further apart for the latter. A drill and tiger seal to stop moisture getting in should sort that.

After 10 years of selling Subaru spoilers, I've never heard that one before. :thumbup:

All Genuine, or good quality replica spoilers will fit using the original 4 boot lid holes. Low level, mid level STi 4, or high STi 5/6 spoilers all use the same fixing points. The STi 5/6 spoilers also use extra fixings in the middle, but the ends are all the same.

Cheap ebay rubbish, well just bond those on. ;)

Davy

sti_steve

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  DR Motosport said:
After 10 years of selling Subaru spoilers, I've never heard that one before. :thumbup:

All Genuine, or good quality replica spoilers will fit using the original 4 boot lid holes. Low level, mid level STi 4, or high STi 5/6 spoilers all use the same fixing points. The STi 5/6 spoilers also use extra fixings in the middle, but the ends are all the same.

Cheap ebay rubbish, well just bond those on. ;)

Davy

Thanks for the info Davy, just had a wee look on your website too :D

Jon B

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  sti_steve said:
Just had a look at the skirts and there is no way it would need much of a respray.

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are you sure there blended into the quarters????? if you can see the line between the skirts/quarters then there just bonded/screwed on......

they don't look blended in to me mate... :thumbup:

DR Motosport

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  Jon B said:
do the sti version six spoilers not have more mounting points than the v4 mid level???......

On a genuine STi 5 or 6, the fixings are bolts from the bottom of the spoiler, so you need the holes in the boot lid for them to fit through. So, yes there's about a dozen holes needed.

On a replica spoiler, the fixings are usually long bolts into captive nuts in the spoiler. So you can choose how many holes you want to drill.

Many owners (90%) don't drill extra holes and just use the 4 originals with either adhesive bonding or tape.

Hope you follow that.

davy

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StewartyBoy

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Those skirts dont look like they are blended, just fixed on as per the norm as Jon said.

As for my opinion on the spoiler. When changing a friends from low to high on the classic, the mounting points were wider apart. It may be that it was'nt an OE spoiler but it led me to believe that due to the overhang from its fixing point, it needed to have wider fixings. :thumbup:

DR Motosport

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  StewartyBoy said:
Those skirts dont look like they are blended, just fixed on as per the norm as Jon said.

As for my opinion on the spoiler. When changing a friends from low to high on the classic, the mounting points were wider apart. It may be that it was'nt an OE spoiler but it led me to believe that due to the overhang from its fixing point, it needed to have wider fixings. ;)

It's not been an original spoiler, or the holes would have matched. And as I said earlier the better replicas would match too. :thumbup:

StewartyBoy

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  DR Motosport said:
It's not been an original spoiler, or the holes would have matched. And as I said earlier the better replicas would match too. :thumbup:

So what your saying is my mates a tight barsteward. Slagging coming his way!!

sti_steve

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  Frank C said:
Same side skirts as this one ?

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Yeah this is the car i've been looking at but that bodykit is horrible :thumbup:

Standard spolier and rear bumper he still has which would make it alot more respectable.

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