Sea-Scooby's Foresters - Page 4

sea-scooby · 05-09-2008, 09:54 PM

He is on NASIOC and I'll get his name as soon as the site is up again. He use to sell parts here and there adn finally decided to become a vendor and go for it.

scans007 · 05-10-2008, 06:04 AM

Awesome man, it looks great.....the grill and the wheel, I'd love to upgrade my wheel!

sea-scooby · 05-10-2008, 10:35 AM

Thanks for the compliments!

The seller was Formerly known as Prodrive Rex, but he is now Prodriven Auto. I'm trying to get him to be a vendor here so we all have easy access to STi parts.

I'll probably get an 04 steering rack and 05+ shifter trim from him next.

satalac · 05-10-2008, 11:52 AM

i'm always happy to see such clean mods like this. i really admire the great work. keep it up and have a blast! how do those jl's sound in the back? i have 2 new in a box jl 6w0s and a jl e1200 that have been sitting in my room for a year. i thought about placing them under the front seats, but if it sounds good in the back, i might place them there.

nwroller · 05-12-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sea-scooby

It basically is a Forester wheel with red stitching. A local runs a business that specializes in parting out 04-07 STIs. I got an 06 STi wheel off him. It had a blown airbag but the XT airbag fits perfect. My stock leathe wheel went in to my wife's Forester X and it replaced the crappy rubber wheel she had.

I assume this would not work on an 04 wheel? I have a leather wheel but like the sti one a whole lot better - I think I need to get a wheel & airbag to make it work.

sea-scooby · 05-12-2008, 10:58 AM

You can get the 4 spoke WRX momo wheel with the red stitching. You would need a 03-05? wheel.

sirwilliam · 05-12-2008, 11:31 AM

Man, that new blacked out grill looks night and day difference better! Very nice! Is the STi steering wheel thicker than stock XT wheel or is it just bling?

zee lee · 05-12-2008, 11:33 AM

Black Grill looks nice!

sea-scooby · 05-12-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sirwilliam

Man, that new blacked out grill looks night and day difference better! Very nice! Is the STi steering wheel thicker than stock XT wheel or is it just bling?

The STi wheel does feel a little thicker. The main reason I got it was so I could put a leather wheel in the X. I almost put the STi wheel in the X since the red matches the car but I wanted for myself.

I put the black grill on the X, and I'm going to do the grill for the XT in a full gunmetal. If I don't like it I'll black it out with plasti-dip.

On the black grill I did I put an entire can of the plasti-dip spray on it. After letting it dry for 24 hours I took a screw driver to an unseen spot and I could not get a mark in it. It is a nice thick rubber coating that should take rock abuse very well.

sirwilliam · 05-12-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sea-scooby

On the black grill I did I put an entire can of the plasti-dip spray on it. After letting it dry for 24 hours I took a screw driver to an unseen spot and I could not get a mark in it. It is a nice thick rubber coating that should take rock abuse very well.

Wow, should have used that on my '04 XT grill trim...couldn't get anything to stick to the chrome trim w/o chipping off after a day or two. I have two cans of plasti-dip waiting to blacken my console trim...so many mods, so little time

sea-scooby · 05-12-2008, 01:18 PM

I bought 6 cans to do the interior interior on my 98 Impreza, but I sold the car before I could finish. I still have 4.5 cans of the stuff left so I've been thinking of doing some of the interior of my XT. I'm thinking of doing the hatch trim pieces all black to start with. I might blackout the headliner too with black fabric spray. I need to remove the headliner anyway to get to an annoying rattle up there.

For the chrome trim piece I wet sanded it with 400 before I sprayed it. Once it cured it seems to be holding up pretty good.

sirwilliam · 05-12-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sea-scooby

I need to remove the headliner anyway to get to an annoying rattle up there.

uhoh...I hope I don't have/get one of those...I notice a noise on bumps but I think it is the rear strap clamp from the back of my son's Recaro car seat clanking/hitting against the rear middle ceiling latch. It has been driving me crazy.

...but now that I think about it, it only happens when he isn't in the car seat so I could just detach it while he isn't in the car.

sea-scooby · 05-12-2008, 03:03 PM

I added a foam pad to the hook of my daughters car seat but the rattle didn't go away. If I bang on the headliner over the hatch I can hear something rattle, even when the car seat in unhooked.

sea-scooby · 05-14-2008, 06:52 PM

I picked up a cargo box for our upcoming meet/campout. It should come in very handy and best of all it doesn't block the moonroof.

tre36 · 05-14-2008, 10:39 PM

Looks good.

05-09-2008, 09:54 PM	#46 (permalink)
sea-scooby The Sub kit guy Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Renton, Wa Posts: 7,686 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 41 / 100%	He is on NASIOC and I'll get his name as soon as the site is up again. He use to sell parts here and there adn finally decided to become a vendor and go for it. __________________ 05 Forester XTi Premium M/T (PRE tuned VF39)(his) 05 Forester X A/T (hers) My Journal page

05-10-2008, 06:04 AM	#47 (permalink)
scans007 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: All Over, MA Posts: 1,464 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 10 / 100%	Awesome man, it looks great.....the grill and the wheel, I'd love to upgrade my wheel! __________________ My Rides - My Journal

05-10-2008, 10:35 AM	#48 (permalink)
sea-scooby The Sub kit guy Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Renton, Wa Posts: 7,686 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 41 / 100%	Thanks for the compliments! The seller was Formerly known as Prodrive Rex, but he is now Prodriven Auto. I'm trying to get him to be a vendor here so we all have easy access to STi parts. I'll probably get an 04 steering rack and 05+ shifter trim from him next. __________________ 05 Forester XTi Premium M/T (PRE tuned VF39)(his) 05 Forester X A/T (hers) My Journal page

05-12-2008, 10:58 AM	#51 (permalink)
sea-scooby The Sub kit guy Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Renton, Wa Posts: 7,686 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 41 / 100%	You can get the 4 spoke WRX momo wheel with the red stitching. You would need a 03-05? wheel. __________________ 05 Forester XTi Premium M/T (PRE tuned VF39)(his) 05 Forester X A/T (hers) My Journal page

05-12-2008, 11:31 AM	#52 (permalink)
sirwilliam BLUE WASABI (#2 Info Provider) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Wild Serengeti Suburbs of NoVa Posts: 8,100 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 15 / 100%	Man, that new blacked out grill looks night and day difference better! Very nice! Is the STi steering wheel thicker than stock XT wheel or is it just bling? __________________ BLUE WASABI

05-10-2008, 11:52 AM	#49 (permalink)
satalac Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nashville Posts: 808 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i'm always happy to see such clean mods like this. i really admire the great work. keep it up and have a blast! how do those jl's sound in the back? i have 2 new in a box jl 6w0s and a jl e1200 that have been sitting in my room for a year. i thought about placing them under the front seats, but if it sounds good in the back, i might place them there.

05-12-2008, 11:33 AM	#53 (permalink)
zee lee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 480 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Black Grill looks nice! __________________ 2003 Forester X

05-12-2008, 01:18 PM	#56 (permalink)
sea-scooby The Sub kit guy Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Renton, Wa Posts: 7,686 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 41 / 100%	I bought 6 cans to do the interior interior on my 98 Impreza, but I sold the car before I could finish. I still have 4.5 cans of the stuff left so I've been thinking of doing some of the interior of my XT. I'm thinking of doing the hatch trim pieces all black to start with. I might blackout the headliner too with black fabric spray. I need to remove the headliner anyway to get to an annoying rattle up there. For the chrome trim piece I wet sanded it with 400 before I sprayed it. Once it cured it seems to be holding up pretty good. __________________ 05 Forester XTi Premium M/T (PRE tuned VF39)(his) 05 Forester X A/T (hers) My Journal page

05-12-2008, 03:03 PM	#58 (permalink)
sea-scooby The Sub kit guy Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Renton, Wa Posts: 7,686 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 41 / 100%	I added a foam pad to the hook of my daughters car seat but the rattle didn't go away. If I bang on the headliner over the hatch I can hear something rattle, even when the car seat in unhooked. __________________ 05 Forester XTi Premium M/T (PRE tuned VF39)(his) 05 Forester X A/T (hers) My Journal page

05-14-2008, 06:52 PM	#59 (permalink)
sea-scooby The Sub kit guy Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Renton, Wa Posts: 7,686 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 41 / 100%	I picked up a cargo box for our upcoming meet/campout. It should come in very handy and best of all it doesn't block the moonroof. __________________ 05 Forester XTi Premium M/T (PRE tuned VF39)(his) 05 Forester X A/T (hers) My Journal page

05-14-2008, 10:39 PM	#60 (permalink)
tre36 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 2,492 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Looks good. __________________ MY03X-AT

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