Build thread round 2. I recently sold my Stage 3 2004 FXTI to another member to get something a bit more civilized for the Wifey and baby. As fun as that was, the suspension was rough and it was loud. Not exactly family friendly.
We looked in options from an A4 Avant to a 2014 Outback 3.6. The A4 just didn't have the necessary room in the backseat, as I'm 6'4", it didn't leave much legroom. After going back and forth on potentially getting a larger SUV, which I didn't want and Wifey made it clear that she didn't want to give up her 2010 FXT Limited. We decided at that point another Forester made sense.
We found a 2010 FXT Limited with 28k miles in California, with no salt states in its history, so we jumped on it. Thankfully, it was only about 50 miles from my best friend's house and he was abke to drive out to inspect it and do the test drive. If you read my other build, he's the one who helped me with 90% of the work, so he knows Subaru's well. He gave it a resounding thumbs up, so we went ahead and bought it. The car was delivered this afternoon and despite being filthy, looks great.
With the acquisition of the new car, we now have his and her's 2010 FXT Limiteds in silver and black. I'll be taking over her car, as I prefer black and it has more mileage. Albeit only 36k, it's still more miles. It is quite amusing, but it works perfectly for us.
Yesterday I installed a 2012 STI swaybar and must say that I cannot believe how long it took me to do it. The silver will be getting on shortly. My current intentions are to eventually put it onto Swift springs and acquire a set of black wheels. It looks great with the black winter steelies and I want to carry that along. I'll either do that or powder the OEM wheels black and swap winter tires. I just need to figure out some cost/benefit there. I am not really a fan of the oem wheels though. It will not be getting any power mods. Ever. I've ridden that train before.
I'll add pics as it gets along.
Current:
Suspension & braking
Wheels
- OEM wheels mounted with Conti ExtremeContact DWS06
A/V
Exterior
Interior
Pending
Might happen
Miscellaneous
We looked in options from an A4 Avant to a 2014 Outback 3.6. The A4 just didn't have the necessary room in the backseat, as I'm 6'4", it didn't leave much legroom. After going back and forth on potentially getting a larger SUV, which I didn't want and Wifey made it clear that she didn't want to give up her 2010 FXT Limited. We decided at that point another Forester made sense.
We found a 2010 FXT Limited with 28k miles in California, with no salt states in its history, so we jumped on it. Thankfully, it was only about 50 miles from my best friend's house and he was abke to drive out to inspect it and do the test drive. If you read my other build, he's the one who helped me with 90% of the work, so he knows Subaru's well. He gave it a resounding thumbs up, so we went ahead and bought it. The car was delivered this afternoon and despite being filthy, looks great.
With the acquisition of the new car, we now have his and her's 2010 FXT Limiteds in silver and black. I'll be taking over her car, as I prefer black and it has more mileage. Albeit only 36k, it's still more miles. It is quite amusing, but it works perfectly for us.


Yesterday I installed a 2012 STI swaybar and must say that I cannot believe how long it took me to do it. The silver will be getting on shortly. My current intentions are to eventually put it onto Swift springs and acquire a set of black wheels. It looks great with the black winter steelies and I want to carry that along. I'll either do that or powder the OEM wheels black and swap winter tires. I just need to figure out some cost/benefit there. I am not really a fan of the oem wheels though. It will not be getting any power mods. Ever. I've ridden that train before.
I'll add pics as it gets along.
Current:
Suspension & braking
- Bilstein B6 struts
- Peddler lowering springs
- KYB front tophats
- Whiteline Front Roll Center/Bump-steer Correction kit
- Whiteline 22mm front sway bar
- Whiteline 22mm rear sway bar
- Kartboy front and rear end-links
- Hawk HPS 5.0 pads on Hawk Talon vented/drilled rotors
Wheels
- OEM wheels mounted with Conti ExtremeContact DWS06
A/V
- Alpine iLX-W650 head unit
- Alpine S-S65/S65C speakers
- Metra double din surround
- Dynamat sound deadening: 4 doors, hatch, and cargo area
Exterior
- Subaru fog light lens replacements left & right
- Primitive Racing front and transmission under body armor plates
- Yakima roof rack with box (during winter) or bike racks (during summer)
Interior
- LED interior lights bulb kit
- Replacement rear seat angle adjust buttons left & right
Pending
- Fix paint and rust on rear hatch and other small spots on hood
- Replace windshield *scheduled with Safelite in 2 weeks
- Whiteline subframe bushing inserts *pending installation
- Whiteline rear sway bar mount support brace *pending installation
- Alpine HCE-C1100 rear-view camera *pending installation
- Morimoto retrofitted headlights *pending delivery and installation
Might happen
- JDM shifter paddles
- Camber plates
- Adjustable lower rear control arms
- 3M clear bra after paint repair
- Cobb Accessport
- Intake w/ box
- Catted downpipe
- Subaru SPT exhaust
Miscellaneous
- Curt 1.25" hitch
- 16" steelies mounted with Blizzaks (winter wheels)
- Subaru oem all-seasons mats