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External one, not a thing, didn't really know what i could do with that. Seen some saloons with it in the middle of the back window looks good. unfortunately between the high level brake light and the rear wiper on the wagon that wasn't possible so it is in the side window without a partner on the other side! 5t.

My exhaust was £150 secondhand + £40 to fit ay Hypertech. As a SS system rust/rot wasn't an issue (did have to go to Newcastle for it though) with the SIDC group buy on the remap and £90 for the Y pipe etc (plus some helpful free fitting from another member) Can be done on a budget if needed! 5t.

welcome! slippery slope the modding! 5t.

Really depends what you want to go for. I use the car everyday and do 50 miles a day so didn't want it too loud or mad power that might affect reliability. Went for second hand scoobyworld system with deresonated centre section but left up and down cats in place. Gt an intercooler Y pipe on Andy's recommendation and then had the map done. 273bhp and even more torque, better than an sti of the same year (standard) with the benefit of a dual map so i can knock the boost back on motorways. All in £750 Welcome btw! 5t

Interested in both. Sure the mrs will be too. what is involved at the shopping stage? is it spending what has been raised or getting out there and splashing the cash? 5t.

tyretraders are also good. It depends who the dealer has links with. Personally i was wondering about the Falken 452's on the Scooby. Very well regarded on my last two cars (FTO and Supra) but don't see much about them on Scoobies. £59 a corner from tyre traders too (£69 from MyTyres and £61 from Camskill) 5t.

Cheers chap. We're on the same lines - i was thinking blu tak! 5t.

Doddle. did mine in Halford's car park and put in the Forester pocket rather than gauges. Mine is 03 WRX but i assume most are similar. Remove the cup holder and pull the trim off. Happy to help if you want. 5t.

Anyone know what this rattle sounds like? I've got a buzzing from the steering wheel/front of cabin when going over certain road surfaces. Getting louder and annoying (actually got louder once the wheel had been off for inspection) Had the struts done but refused to refund the inspection fee (£40) what is the opinion on paying this? Obviously i'd rather not be out of pocket when there is an obvious fault and also a valid claim. Failing that, anyone know how to get the wheel off so i can check it myself? 5t.

300 is pretty standard for me post re-map. Before it was a rare thing but 340 is the best i've actually had from it. Spirited driving? 280 or so but no less. Car sits in traffic a lot as my daily driver too and still returns 28mpg on some occasions! Trip at 242 with over a 1/4 tank left (80 miles or so)

Hmmm Nokian or Snowprox at the moment then chaps. Informative debate thank you! 5t.

Thanks David. Always used Camskill in the past but finding a fitter has been tricky! Blackcircles can be either really good or not so fab i've found so was wondering if anyone has had anything done locally. I am going to ask at Grieve's and probably send her to Hypertech for alignment too! 5t.

Does anyone know the best place to get some decent winter or all weather tyres fitted around the central belt? needs two fronts but been advised that sports tyres like GSD3's don't work that well when it gets cold and you are better off with something that can take a lower temperature. Seen a few places online that will deliver but does anyone know a good place to get them fitted (preferably with SIDC discount heh) and any idea on a good tyre from said fitter? advice appreciated, 5t.

I'd love to only be doing 50 miles a month! Mine does 40 a day at least!! At least you know that when you do go out you'll be having a giraffe. Hang on, you know you want to! 5t.

London eh? At least they must be serious about her. Where did the sale come from? At least you have another one sitting there ready though chap. 5t.

SIDC works!!!! Had a PM from the manager, called him back and booked in for 17th Nov with an apology for not calling back. Result! wOOt! Does anyone know if you get the inspection costs back since the claim is valid?? cheers, 5t.

Cheers chaps. Not called Subaru UK as yet but will give that one a try. I need to jump up and down on a saturday morning unfortunately as i leave for work before they open and come back when they are shut! Just a shame as in the past the service has been great. 5t.

Hmph! They (Grieve) charged me for inspecting the strut mounts - reading the book it sounds like you can get that back if the claim is valid - would need to check that though. 5t. Edited as Grieve's are now sorting my warrenty issue thanks to the help of the forum!

Thread title edited as they saw this and have apologised for the service although the complaint was valid as scoobyseller has acknowledged. well done for posting though and addressign the problem out lined below. worth leaving up as an example of what SIDC can help sort! 5t. Bit sad really, having previously been in praise of the service from there i think it is only fair to share the bad with the good. Went in almost a month ago for them to assess the rear struts under my proven warrenty. Paid for the inspection time and was promised a call back the next day once the paperwork had gone through as they do need doing. A week went by so i called in with the warrenty card (which i didn't have with me at the time) so they could take a copy and get the policy number in case there was an issue. A sales guy took the copy and put it on the desk with a note to call me first thing on monday. Still no call. I called back a week later and was promised (again) they'd be back to me first thing monday - shock horror still no call so it looks like i need to ring and chase them again. As i need to take time off work to get the car fixed and my warrenty period is running out i need this sorted asap so they are going to be getting some well narcked phone calls very soon if things don't improve. As i said, i've praised them in the past where it has been due but the customer service on this one has been nothing short of appauling. Even if the problem is with Subaru they could call and say something! Can i take my invoice for the inspection to another dealer and get it sorted there? Not keen on paying twice for that. 5t.

I got mine done the other week too. The torque seemed to be the main thing that made the difference. more the car i expected - at least until this morning. Not really driven it a lot since the map and this morning the negine management light came on. Car sounds fine and isn't doing anything funny so i'm hoping it is something temporary. I don't want to go to a garage and have them flash the ecu and wipe the map! any ideas? 5t. oh and Andy reckoned about 270 bhp, more torque and 1.3 bar boost at 2700rpm

I think the point is fuzzy that the Dastek 'mapping' isn't mapping. A piggyback chip is just that, same as the official PPP upgrade from Subaru, it isn't mapped to your car, it is the best guess at how it will perform with the various PPP elements on it but no two cars are alike, you'll know that from rolling road sessions at Dastek, too similar cars will make different power etc. Andy actually does a unique map for the car and how your motor actually drives, something a piggyback chip can never do. 5t.

That was me chap! Note the much bigger exhaust? Sounds and goes a lot better now. Had to bring the car in as i had to collect the mrs from the train station. Don't normally do it as traffic getting out is a nightmare. 5t.

This is the view off the top of Stelvio. We came from Italy so this is heading back down the other side. You can see the road snaking below! the top is basically a set of shops selling t-shirts etc and weirdly what appears to be a chinese restaurant. From Switzerland you just follow Grindlewald pass into Italy. You can see the road in the distance. This is my mate on the Trophy he had at the time. Boiled the brake fluid coming down Stelvio. Would recommend it to anyone. 5t

I've been over Stelvio on a bike, brilliant. All the way through the feature i was saying "stelvio!" They may have closed the road though, when i did it the place was packed and the bends are very very tight. That said there are coaches and all sorts on the road so if you meet one of those you have to back up! The run from Interlaken to Bormio was ace too. 5t.

NEWAGE . . .No. Name YEAR MODEL 1 Double Zero MY01 WRX 2 Mrs Jc scoob MY01 WRX 3 Keap_scooby MY01 WRX 4 Scooby Doom MY01 WRX 5 Aberscoob MY01 WRX 6 ScoUK MY01 WRX 7 Dietbruboy MY01 WRX 8 Sheep MY01 WRX 9 Seevers MY01 WRX 10 ANDYJSG MY01 WRX 11 Nitchiec MY01 WRX UK300 12 Big P UK300 MY01 WRX UK300 13 ScubaRoo MY02 WRX 14 steve_nairn_sti MY02 WRX 15 Cal MY02 WRX 16 moto MY02 WRX 17 Rhindpiece MY02 WRX 18 360ste MY02 STI 19 mjci7nt2 MY02 STI 20 Kev 580 MY02 STI Type UK 21 GaryD & lesley MY02 STI Type UK 22 hammy MY02 STI Type UK 23 SG MY02 STI Type UK 24 Dave (Helium) MY02 STI Type UK 25 Scooby-Girl MY02 STI Type UK 26 Westtra MY02 STI Type UK 27 KINGHORN MY02 STI Type UK 28 Reidzer44 MY02 STI Type UK 29 Spikkey MY02 STI Type UK 30 CYP_rock MY02 STI Type UK Prodrive 31 rallye 6 MY03 WRX 32 Stu_B MY03 WRX 33 Irish Al MY03 WRX 34 oobster MY03 WRX 35 bigbadboab MY03 WRX 36 DrewG MY03 WRX 37 mctwistuk MY03 WRX 38 ScOObarOO MY03 STI Type UK 39 Dean MY03 STI Type UK 40 MR Orkney MY03 STI Type UK 41 Scootmuldoon MY03 STi Type UK 42 bbigman2000 MY03 STi Type UK PPP 43 STi_Bandit MY04 STI Type UK 44 Fai 17 MY04 STI Type UK 45 Scoobymark MY04 STI Type UK 46 scoobyiain MY04 STI TYPE UK 47 scoob fae ork MY04 STI TYPE UK 48 bbigman2000 MY04 WR1 #92 49 Pav MY04 WR1 #472 50 Gogsie MY04 STI JDM 51 Rednosespeccltd MY04 Spec C LTD JDM 52 Ed-209 MY05 WRX swrt 53 Higgy MY05 WRX 54 st3ph3n MY05 WRX 55 Mako MY05 WRX 56 scoobysailor MY05 WRX 57 PECO MY05 WRX 58 jimser MY05 WRX 59 Snoopy MY05 WRX 60 Arch MY05 WRX 61 young-buch27 MY05 WRX 62 Paul C 555 MY05 WRX 63 Fraz. A MY05 WRX 300 64 Spaceman MY05 WRX swrt 65 Richie Cross MY05 WRX Wagon 66 G. Mac MY05 STI Type UK 67 Digital MY05 STI Type UK 68 Clutdav MY05 STI Type UK 69 Kebab Nemesis MY05 STI Type UK 70 Craig Mac MY05 STI Type UK 71 ali37 MY05 STI Type UK 72 COLZO MY05 STI Type UK 73 Billyboy MY05 STI Type UK 74 Dipsy MY05 STI JDM 75 NKWRX MY06 WRX 76 The Welsho MY06 WRX 77 Gordoncbr6 MY06 WRX Wagon 78 4hero MY06 STI Type UK 79 STI Pretender MY06 STI Type UK 80 dynamix MY06 STI Type UK 81 b16dmc MY06 STI Type UK 82 TheBlackSheep MY06 STI Type UK 83 IainC MY06 STI Type UK 84 lv-426 MY06 STI Type UK 85 sti.spec d MY06 STI spec D 86 Ian Coulter MY06 STI spec D 87 Mrs Big Den MY07 WRX 88 Big Den MY07 STI Type UK 89 Boyakasha MY07 STI Type UK 90 Dr H MY07 STI Type UK 91 markymark MY07 STI Type UK 92 Karps MY07 STI Spec D 93 Bought a Pup MY07 STI Spec D 94 Selkie/ex leper MY07 RB320 95 fivetide MY03 WRX Wagon CLASSICS No. Name YEAR MODEL 1 jodie typeRA MY92 Type RA 2 Donald MY92 WRX 3 Weeb MY93 STI 4 D.S MY93 WRX 5 scoobyfuzzy MY93 WRX 6 Todd MY93 WRX 7 Mako MY93 WRX 8 stevie 4 MY93 WRX 9 Damo STi MY93 WRX 10 John Stevenson MY94 RA 2.5 11 MY94 MY94 STI V1 Wagon 12 WRXMANIA MY94 WRX STI V1 13 Redscoobydoo MY94 WRX STI 14 Road Warrior MY94 WRX 15 Tichy MY94 WRX 16 Euan_r MY94 UK Wagon 17 Kenny. S MY95 STI Type RA 18 Tommystira MY95 STI Type RA 19 James666 MY95 STI WAGON 555 LIMITED 20 WRX Haz MY95 WRX Type RA 21 z1000 MY95 STI V2 22 Gambler MY95 WRX 23 andy findlay MY95 WRX 24 neilswrx MY95 WRX 25 sammot MY95 WRX 26 Gordyq MY95 WRX 27 FastScooby MY95 WRX 28 johnh MY95 WRX 29 Ac!D MY95 UK Turbo 30 billyyoung MY95 UK Turbo 31 banffie boy MY95 STi Type RA 32 micra_wrc MY96 STI Type RA V-Limited 33 Pongo MY96 STI Type RA 34 TheSquirrel555 MY96 WRX STI LIMITED 555 35 Gus the Bus MY96 WRX STI 555 36 coulty MY96 WRX STI V2 37 Oz *sti* MY96 STI V3 38 Methodman555 MY96 WRX 39 Pugpaul MY96 WRX Wagon 40 jonnyb80 MY96 UK Turbo 41 ScottySTI MY97 STI V3 42 B9RY C MY97 V3 STI 43 Ross9 MY97 STI Type R 44 butcher boy MY97 WRX 45 WRC No1 MY97 UK 46 Catalunya80 MY97 UK Cat No. 80 47 Duncatr MY97 UK Cat No. 99 48 Ryancat-85 MY97 UK Cat No. 132 49 Jamis MY97 UK Turbo 50 Simmie MY97 UK Turbo Wagon 51 John Stevenson MY97 UK Turbo Wagon 52 tosh32 MY96 wrx 53 fraz692002 MY97 Catalunya 54 Arbroath Smokie MY98 22B 55 John Stevenson MY98 Secret Project 56 Carl Davey MY98 STI Type RA 57 Seafar99 MY98 STI V5 Wagon 58 RubyTheScooby MY98 Sport 59 Zanders MY98 Type R 60 Darryll MY98 Type R 61 scientific steve MY98 Type R 62 Chris Reside MY98 Type R 63 scoobykev MY98 UK Turbo 64 RRS 555 MY98 UK Turbo 65 Thebluedragon MY98 UK Terzo No. 54 66 Terzo Neil MY98 UK Terzo No. 306 67 scoobyscoop MY98 UK Turbo Wagon 68 MrBadger MY98 UK Turbo Wagon 69 John Stevenson MY98 UK WR PPP 70 SCOOBAY MY99 22B Type UK 71 Col 666 MY99 Type R 72 Chris_C201 MY99 STI V5 73 mslorach MY99 RB5 No.41 74 Boris B MY99 UK Turbo Wagon 75 ChemX MY99 UK Turbo Wagon 76 Bigdavie MY99 UK Turbo 77 Jasonb MY99 UK Turbo 78 Frank C MY99 UK Turbo 79 Stripe MY99 UK Turbo 80 RS Grant MY99 UK Turbo 81 philip_w MY99 UK Turbo 82 Greenmonster MY99 UK Turbo 83 Ian Coulter MY99 UK Turbo 84 jae MY99 UK Turbo 85 Haribo1187 MY99 UK Turbo 86 Rabie2412 MY99 Uk Turbo 87 Shep MY99 Sport 88 Smiler AS MY99 Sport 89 graemegj MY99 UK Sport Wagon 90 craigwrx MY00 P1 91 Jcscoob MY00 P1 92 Whitelaw MY00 P1 93 Hepy MY00 P1 94 H4AFY MY00 P1 95 Katie MY00 P1 96 Rossco MY00 Type R 97 SergeantScooby MY00 Type R 98 ScoobySounds MY00 WRX 99 Iqy MY00 UK Turbo 100 thefastone MY00 UK Turbo 101 Nanaki MY00 UK Turbo 102 Cullenmin MY00 UK Turbo 103 Marky.t.s MY00 UK Turbo 104 Ally-b MY00 UK Turbo 105 Kloon MY00 UK Turbo 106 Vicki MY00 UK Turbo 107 Dtabbit77 MY00 UK Turbo 108 fiestajohn MY00 UK Turbo 109 Fiefster MY00 UK Turbo Wagon 110 Tazman MY00 UK Turbo Wagon 111 Bryhp MY00 UK Turbo Wagon 112 Big Del MY00 UK Wagon 113 lb6jmy my99uksport wagon 114 Rossibarr MY96 Mcrae Series #142 115 Miss Scooby STI MY98 STI Type R 116 ur.a.bus MY99 UK Turbo