| wrx2k4blue | 01-31-2005 03:00 PM |
What's your opinion on WRX's trying to look like STi's?
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Mind you, I'm one of the WRX's that is slowly morphing into an STi (on the outside at least). What is the general opinion on this? Is it looked down upon?
I've seen some STi's swap out their trunks for a WRX trunk and the look is HOT! Well, in about a month or two, I will look exactly the same. I already have an STi hood scoop, foglight covers, and the corner splitters. I will also be adding on gold BBS wheels and a rear apron.
Well, here's a poll for ya and if you have any comments, please post in this thread.
Thanks
DK
I've seen some STi's swap out their trunks for a WRX trunk and the look is HOT! Well, in about a month or two, I will look exactly the same. I already have an STi hood scoop, foglight covers, and the corner splitters. I will also be adding on gold BBS wheels and a rear apron.
Well, here's a poll for ya and if you have any comments, please post in this thread.
Thanks
DK
| Marx92x | 01-31-2005 03:06 PM |
Better to emulate the STi then buy some riced out body kit and Pep-Boys decals.
The only thing cooler than a WRX that looks like an STi is an STi that looks like a WRX
The only thing cooler than a WRX that looks like an STi is an STi that looks like a WRX
| Capt Crunch | 01-31-2005 03:08 PM |
I say go ahead, but leave the sti badges off. You're not an sti, so don't act like it.
And for all the idiots that are gonna yell that they have genuine sti foglights and they'll be damned if they take the sticker off, I'm not talking about that. If you have an sti on the trunk, you're not saying:
1 - that you're a fan of the sti
2 - that you have an sti short shifter
3 - that the wing on your trunk is from an sti
you're saying your car is an sti. take it off.
And for all the idiots that are gonna yell that they have genuine sti foglights and they'll be damned if they take the sticker off, I'm not talking about that. If you have an sti on the trunk, you're not saying:
1 - that you're a fan of the sti
2 - that you have an sti short shifter
3 - that the wing on your trunk is from an sti
you're saying your car is an sti. take it off.
| mcowger | 01-31-2005 03:09 PM |
I voted its acceptable...the car deifintly looks nice like that. However, I would argue that putting on the STi badging (at least in stock locations) isn't cool.
I did a trunk swap and have gold Rota's, and it looks reasonbly like the STi, but I am removing the STi badging.
I did a trunk swap and have gold Rota's, and it looks reasonbly like the STi, but I am removing the STi badging.
| kpmatt00 | 01-31-2005 03:12 PM |
What if you have let's say a JDM Ver. 7 complete Drive line, is an STI Badge warrented then?
| wrx2k4blue | 01-31-2005 03:15 PM |
I don't have any STi badges except on the foglight covers. If that is highly unacceptable, I would be glad to take them off...although they do look cool though...
| JGard | 01-31-2005 03:16 PM |
I have a wagon. My thought process was this:
I could buy an STi, but I won't have a wagon, and I can't make it into a wagon.
Or, I could buy a wagon, and make it comparable to an STi.
I went number 2. Accessport, exhaust, suspension, and some body bits, and it looks as hot and performs...well, acceptably close...to an STi.
I could buy an STi, but I won't have a wagon, and I can't make it into a wagon.
Or, I could buy a wagon, and make it comparable to an STi.
I went number 2. Accessport, exhaust, suspension, and some body bits, and it looks as hot and performs...well, acceptably close...to an STi.
| wrx2k4blue | 01-31-2005 03:22 PM |
I agree with Capt Crunch about having the STi badge on the trunk. I think that's a little different than having STi decals on the car. On the trunk, exactly where a regular STi would have it, is practically indicating the car is an STi. I'm not the one to say that's wrong, but I think that is indeed what the car is indicating.
I actually like the looks of the STi with the WRX spoiler. That is my goal. I have an Accessport and have done lowered the car on top of several STi exterior mods. Oh, I also forgot about my STi catback but this may be changed out sometime next year.
I actually like the looks of the STi with the WRX spoiler. That is my goal. I have an Accessport and have done lowered the car on top of several STi exterior mods. Oh, I also forgot about my STi catback but this may be changed out sometime next year.
| Chris Cuevas | 01-31-2005 03:35 PM |
Its the same thing as the ricers who buy Civic Ex's and put SI emblems all over them...
I dont really mind.. Most people can tell the differences between an STI and a WRX pretty quickly...
The way I see it is if you bought a WRX, and wanted to put STI stuff on it, then rock the decals and emblems proudly !!!! At least with Scooby's you can buy stuff that is STI and put stickers on the car without being considered a poser or wanna be...
But I think it is all good..
I dont really mind.. Most people can tell the differences between an STI and a WRX pretty quickly...
The way I see it is if you bought a WRX, and wanted to put STI stuff on it, then rock the decals and emblems proudly !!!! At least with Scooby's you can buy stuff that is STI and put stickers on the car without being considered a poser or wanna be...
But I think it is all good..
| mmorningstar | 01-31-2005 04:01 PM |
whatever you want, it's your car, personally I would spend the money elsewhere...
| Snow Drift | 01-31-2005 04:02 PM |
I think its unacceptable in some/most cases. STi spoiler/hood scoop are performance oriented and people look for those things to see if you have an STi. So its rice, i guess. I dunno, its hard. i guess if u put on parts but not the sticker than its ok. Type R stickers are rice, but a Type R wing wouldnt be. hmmm.
I bought STi splitters, which im going to get painted and install them, but the STi doesnt come in red, and i dont really think its rice, i just think the WRX looks naked w/o them.
I also want to install the STi gold BBS rims, but thats cause i want gold rims that arent too expensive and i know i can get someones used rims/tires for around $1200.
I bought STi splitters, which im going to get painted and install them, but the STi doesnt come in red, and i dont really think its rice, i just think the WRX looks naked w/o them.
I also want to install the STi gold BBS rims, but thats cause i want gold rims that arent too expensive and i know i can get someones used rims/tires for around $1200.
| wrx2k4blue | 01-31-2005 04:07 PM |
^ You can get brand new Rotas for $650 shipped. That's plenty of dough left to buy a new set of tires (better than the Potenza RE070) and you'll still be under the $1200 you plan on spending
[url]http://www.subydude.com/parts/detailwheels.php?7171020[/url]
The reason I'm getting BBS wheels is for durability
[url]http://www.subydude.com/parts/detailwheels.php?7171020[/url]
The reason I'm getting BBS wheels is for durability
| Quack | 01-31-2005 04:16 PM |
[QUOTE=JGard]I have a wagon. My thought process was this:
I could buy an STi, but I won't have a wagon, and I can't make it into a wagon.
Or, I could buy a wagon, and make it comparable to an STi.
I went number 2. Accessport, exhaust, suspension, and some body bits, and it looks as hot and performs...well, acceptably close...to an STi.[/QUOTE]
i'm with you on that. got fog covers (summer use), hood scoop and VF30 power to back it up :D
no badging anywhere, except for the fog covers and the stock wheels that i'm using for winter.
[img]http://www.wrxfanatics.com/uploads/post-10-1100572967.jpg[/img]
I could buy an STi, but I won't have a wagon, and I can't make it into a wagon.
Or, I could buy a wagon, and make it comparable to an STi.
I went number 2. Accessport, exhaust, suspension, and some body bits, and it looks as hot and performs...well, acceptably close...to an STi.[/QUOTE]
i'm with you on that. got fog covers (summer use), hood scoop and VF30 power to back it up :D
no badging anywhere, except for the fog covers and the stock wheels that i'm using for winter.
[img]http://www.wrxfanatics.com/uploads/post-10-1100572967.jpg[/img]
| jmaluso | 01-31-2005 04:18 PM |
just don't put STi badges on it.
| wrx2k4blue | 01-31-2005 04:22 PM |
[QUOTE=Quack]no badging anywhere, except for the fog covers and the stock wheel that i'm using for winter.[/QUOTE]
Right on man! For some reason, removing the decals from the foglight covers make them look like something is missing. Personally, I don't like completely debadging the trunk. I think I'd at least keep the WRX emblem and remove the Impreza and Subaru emblems
Right on man! For some reason, removing the decals from the foglight covers make them look like something is missing. Personally, I don't like completely debadging the trunk. I think I'd at least keep the WRX emblem and remove the Impreza and Subaru emblems
| FaastLegacy | 01-31-2005 04:26 PM |
[QUOTE=Quack]i'm with you on that. got fog covers (summer use), hood scoop and VF30 power to back it up :D
no badging anywhere, except for the fog covers and the stock wheels that i'm using for winter.
[img]http://www.wrxfanatics.com/uploads/post-10-1100572967.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
That's hawt!
-faast
no badging anywhere, except for the fog covers and the stock wheels that i'm using for winter.
[img]http://www.wrxfanatics.com/uploads/post-10-1100572967.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
That's hawt!
-faast
| Quack | 01-31-2005 04:30 PM |
thanks :)
| esper | 01-31-2005 05:02 PM |
Meh
People put STi parts in their car, and if they are serious performance parts (tranny, engine, suspension ie ver5 take offs) then it's not an STi model, but i wouldnt have a problem with an STi sticker either. Does putting a Greddy logo on the back of a silvia make it a Greddy car? lighten up.
Pre STi USDM era, nobody seemed to have much of a problem with it. Of course a stock WRX with an STi badge looks idiotic to me, who knows, could be an engine swap (probably not but I don't judge books by thier covers) and even so, if it's him looking like a poser, so how does that even affect me at all? Lets get real, if it makes him happy, *** do I care? If he wants to make everything yellow and make it into a gigantic driving "R" hey, it's not going to matter to him how much i stick my nose up in the air when he's around. Some people need to spend a little less time worrying about what other people's cars look like and dial down the superiority complex a little bit. Hey if theor car looks like crap or a knockoff, I'm sure it makes your more badass, completey pure ultra JDM super awesome ultra rare (can you sense the irony) STi look that much cooler by comparison. Most of them are just young kids who will grow out of it.
incidentally...
A freind of mine has every part in the STi catalog for his 99 RS, I personally think it's obnoxious of some guy who bought an off the rack USDM STi to tell him to take off one STi sticker... IT'S A TUNING COMPANY, and he owns all of the damn parts...
People put STi parts in their car, and if they are serious performance parts (tranny, engine, suspension ie ver5 take offs) then it's not an STi model, but i wouldnt have a problem with an STi sticker either. Does putting a Greddy logo on the back of a silvia make it a Greddy car? lighten up.
Pre STi USDM era, nobody seemed to have much of a problem with it. Of course a stock WRX with an STi badge looks idiotic to me, who knows, could be an engine swap (probably not but I don't judge books by thier covers) and even so, if it's him looking like a poser, so how does that even affect me at all? Lets get real, if it makes him happy, *** do I care? If he wants to make everything yellow and make it into a gigantic driving "R" hey, it's not going to matter to him how much i stick my nose up in the air when he's around. Some people need to spend a little less time worrying about what other people's cars look like and dial down the superiority complex a little bit. Hey if theor car looks like crap or a knockoff, I'm sure it makes your more badass, completey pure ultra JDM super awesome ultra rare (can you sense the irony) STi look that much cooler by comparison. Most of them are just young kids who will grow out of it.
incidentally...
A freind of mine has every part in the STi catalog for his 99 RS, I personally think it's obnoxious of some guy who bought an off the rack USDM STi to tell him to take off one STi sticker... IT'S A TUNING COMPANY, and he owns all of the damn parts...
| BLACK02WAGON | 01-31-2005 06:43 PM |
no matter what, it won't be an STi
| wrx614 | 01-31-2005 06:46 PM |
A freind of mine has every part in the STi catalog for his 99 RS, I personally think it's obnoxious of some guy who bought an off the rack USDM STi to tell him to take off one STi sticker... IT'S A TUNING COMPANY, and he owns all of the damn parts...[/QUOTE
I agree. Its no different than someone who has a mazda and buys mazdaspeed parts and puts a mazdaspeed decal on their car or someone who bought a ford :lol: and buys ford racing parts and puts a ford racing decal on their car. But before all of this, BMW owners were guilty of this long ago when the M3 came out and all the sudden everone with a 3 series had to have the /////M logo on their car. I did think this looked stupid though. A 318M is pretty lame.
I agree. Its no different than someone who has a mazda and buys mazdaspeed parts and puts a mazdaspeed decal on their car or someone who bought a ford :lol: and buys ford racing parts and puts a ford racing decal on their car. But before all of this, BMW owners were guilty of this long ago when the M3 came out and all the sudden everone with a 3 series had to have the /////M logo on their car. I did think this looked stupid though. A 318M is pretty lame.
| enewtabie | 01-31-2005 06:49 PM |
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I buy Sti junk all the time..cause I have no life.. :lol: I would like a twinscroll instead though..Really though..I fell in love with the JDM V7,thats why I like the bugeyes..and it was around before the USDM.
IBstiownerssaythereisnosubstitute
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/enewtabie/Picture114.jpg[/IMG]
I buy Sti junk all the time..cause I have no life.. :lol: I would like a twinscroll instead though..Really though..I fell in love with the JDM V7,thats why I like the bugeyes..and it was around before the USDM.
IBstiownerssaythereisnosubstitute
| culmination | 01-31-2005 06:51 PM |
this is interesting...
because im trying to make my STi look like the base 2.5rs. hahhaha get rid of the wing... no hoodscoop (FMIC).. getting rid of the STi badges etc...
maybe i should buy the 2.5rs badge and place it? it will be a sweet surprise to those who really think that it is the 2.5rs. :)
because im trying to make my STi look like the base 2.5rs. hahhaha get rid of the wing... no hoodscoop (FMIC).. getting rid of the STi badges etc...
maybe i should buy the 2.5rs badge and place it? it will be a sweet surprise to those who really think that it is the 2.5rs. :)
| wrx614 | 01-31-2005 06:53 PM |
Not crazy about the 04-05 wrx to sti, but I don't see the harm in a 02-03 wrx to sti since we couldn't have one back then. (bastards) If they would have brought us a bugeye sti I would have bought one, because I think the newer ones are kind of ugly. Especially the plain wrx. I don't blame the 04-05 wrx owner for wanting to make their car look better.
| enewtabie | 01-31-2005 06:56 PM |
[QUOTE=culmination]this is interesting...
because im trying to make my STi look like the base 2.5rs. hahhaha get rid of the wing... no hoodscoop (FMIC).. getting rid of the STi badges etc...
maybe i should buy the 2.5rs badge and place it? it will be a sweet surprise to those who really think that it is the 2.5rs. :)[/QUOTE]
Yeah..get a rs hood(weighs a ton)w/ a FMIC and a rs trunk and you have a nice sleeper..
because im trying to make my STi look like the base 2.5rs. hahhaha get rid of the wing... no hoodscoop (FMIC).. getting rid of the STi badges etc...
maybe i should buy the 2.5rs badge and place it? it will be a sweet surprise to those who really think that it is the 2.5rs. :)[/QUOTE]
Yeah..get a rs hood(weighs a ton)w/ a FMIC and a rs trunk and you have a nice sleeper..
| wrx614 | 01-31-2005 06:57 PM |
[QUOTE=culmination]this is interesting...
because im trying to make my STi look like the base 2.5rs. hahhaha get rid of the wing... no hoodscoop (FMIC).. getting rid of the STi badges etc...
maybe i should buy the 2.5rs badge and place it? it will be a sweet surprise to those who really think that it is the 2.5rs. :)[/QUOTE]
I seen a show on SPEED where they did this for someone. The owner was tired of people not want to race him because he had an sti, so they made it like a base model impreza. This is even better with the aps black fmic. I bet you could trade with a 2.5 owner and wouldn't cost you much. The trades would pay for a good portion of the fmic.
because im trying to make my STi look like the base 2.5rs. hahhaha get rid of the wing... no hoodscoop (FMIC).. getting rid of the STi badges etc...
maybe i should buy the 2.5rs badge and place it? it will be a sweet surprise to those who really think that it is the 2.5rs. :)[/QUOTE]
I seen a show on SPEED where they did this for someone. The owner was tired of people not want to race him because he had an sti, so they made it like a base model impreza. This is even better with the aps black fmic. I bet you could trade with a 2.5 owner and wouldn't cost you much. The trades would pay for a good portion of the fmic.
| Almost_there_1 | 01-31-2005 07:02 PM |
The only exterior sti pieces that are going on my car are the hoodscoop and mabye the front spliters. Im not a fan of the sti wing on wrx's. When i see it and ask someone what they have done to their sti, they say its only a wrx and it feels like a dissapointment.
| nexeradg | 01-31-2005 07:04 PM |
STI is a tuner for Subaru. There is nothing wrong with putting genuine STI parts on your car and then putting the badge on, wherever you like. You would only be a "poser" if you just put the stickers/decals on w/o actually installing any STI parts, be it the engine, splitters, spoiler!
| Carbon888 | 01-31-2005 07:10 PM |
why copy the look of a STi all the time? WrX's should have their own unique look that stands out better then a STi. what's fun about seeing 10 wrx's or sti's that look exactly alike?
| quentinberg007 | 01-31-2005 07:14 PM |
[QUOTE=BLACK02WAGON]no matter what, it won't be an STi[/QUOTE]
Some people (not me... but [i]some people[/i]) would argue that the overweight new age chassis isn't really what an STi should be.... but I digress. ;)
~~Quentin
Some people (not me... but [i]some people[/i]) would argue that the overweight new age chassis isn't really what an STi should be.... but I digress. ;)
~~Quentin
| teknisa | 01-31-2005 07:16 PM |
*****
| SPIDEYWrX | 01-31-2005 07:26 PM |
so whats the difference in sti owners putting rs/wrx trunks on.. they trying to be like wrx's/rs? :confused:
can't we just be one big happy family..
can't we just be one big happy family..
| WRBlueMeanie | 01-31-2005 07:30 PM |
STi is a tuning company. If you got the stickers, badges, whatever you should have the parts. If thats the case then STi badges are ok. If you don't then you really shouldn't have them. Putting S202 badges on a WRX is ricey if it's not a S202. Ricey is having a Type-R badge if the car isn't a Type-R. But Mugen stickers on a Honda is not ricey as long as they have the parts because Mugen is Honda's tuning company. Unfortunately STi is Subaru's tuning company and the name of some of Subaru's performace edition cars so stuff like this is going to happen.
| Quack | 01-31-2005 08:13 PM |
a real STi has a 2.0L not this 2.5L crap :lol:
| skyhawk | 01-31-2005 08:16 PM |
I don't see what the big deal is. People with WRX's who want it to look like an STI, like me, or people with STI's who want it to look like a WRX. Do what you want, it's your car and it shouldn't matter what other people think. I have a STI scoop and a V8 STI spoiler on my car. Personnaly I love the way the STI's look but didn't want to spend the money for one, along with the insurance premium every 6 months. I still got an awesome performing car in my WRX and couldn't be happier. Although I wish I had a STI, I am still very happy with what I have. Either way you go, you still have a very nice looking car.
As for the debate on the stickers and badges, it's still your car, do what you want. Personally I wouldn't put any STI badges on my car. If I had some STI performance parts I might consider a sticker or two, but I wouldn't put any STI badges on my car since it isn't an STI, and it never will be as I couldn't afford the conversion for all of the driveline systems and motor. It shouldn't matter what's acceptable to other people but everyone is allowed their opinion.
As for the debate on the stickers and badges, it's still your car, do what you want. Personally I wouldn't put any STI badges on my car. If I had some STI performance parts I might consider a sticker or two, but I wouldn't put any STI badges on my car since it isn't an STI, and it never will be as I couldn't afford the conversion for all of the driveline systems and motor. It shouldn't matter what's acceptable to other people but everyone is allowed their opinion.
| Quack | 01-31-2005 08:19 PM |
does a shift knob count??? i forgot i have one of those too :lol:
| DUBLURX | 01-31-2005 08:51 PM |
i just like the rally inspired wrx/sti. i dont see anything wrong with your choice of badges. its your car build it like you want it. who cares what others think. bottom line. we are all subie owners. act like it. :):)
| Carbon888 | 01-31-2005 08:59 PM |
[QUOTE=WRBlueMeanie]STi is a tuning company. If you got the stickers, badges, whatever you should have the parts. If thats the case then STi badges are ok. If you don't then you really shouldn't have them. Putting S202 badges on a WRX is ricey if it's not a S202. Ricey is having a Type-R badge if the car isn't a Type-R. But Mugen stickers on a Honda is not ricey as long as they have the parts because Mugen is Honda's tuning company. Unfortunately STi is Subaru's tuning company and the name of some of Subaru's performace edition cars so stuff like this is going to happen.[/QUOTE]
i agree. STi is subaru's tuning company but unfortunately it's one of subaru's model name as well. STi= Subaru Techical International.
i agree. STi is subaru's tuning company but unfortunately it's one of subaru's model name as well. STi= Subaru Techical International.
| Snow Drift | 01-31-2005 09:08 PM |
::cough::Technica::cough::
sorry, dont want to be a dick.
I think the problem is that STi has become a car model in the US instead of a tuning brand, like SVT, Shelby, MazdaSpeed, Saleen, etc etc
sorry, dont want to be a dick.
I think the problem is that STi has become a car model in the US instead of a tuning brand, like SVT, Shelby, MazdaSpeed, Saleen, etc etc
| ChrisL2 | 01-31-2005 09:49 PM |
Didn't vote cause there isn't a 'I don't give a crap option'
| e11ys | 01-31-2005 10:12 PM |
If you think about it though, STI really isn't a car model, it's just a "version" of the WRX. After all, it is the WRX STI. I don't have any problem putting STi parts on my WRX, since I'm not trying to imitate another car, just buying parts from the best Subaru tuner. However, I don't think I would put the STi badge on the rear of my car, that is still a little too ricey for me :D .
| wrx05 | 01-31-2005 10:54 PM |
How about an "I" badge for the front grill?
| turboscooby13 | 01-31-2005 11:18 PM |
Actually, if you think about it, there's nothing wrong with making your car look like an STi or badging it like an STi either. STi is basically Subaru's "in-house" tuner. Much like Ford's SVT (before they cut that line), Nissan's Nismo, and Mazda's Mazdaspeed. The only difference is STi created their own car off of the WRX platform, hence the "Subaru WRX STi". It's just like adding in-house performance parts to your WRX or 2.5 RS.
| Capt Crunch | 01-31-2005 11:36 PM |
um, all you guys with the "in house tuner" argument.
so if you see a ford v6 mustang with an SVT badge but only an exhaust, what do you think? I think rice.
I could put an sti badge on, but I don't want to, because it's pink :)
so if you see a ford v6 mustang with an SVT badge but only an exhaust, what do you think? I think rice.
I could put an sti badge on, but I don't want to, because it's pink :)
| YourMother'sLover | 01-31-2005 11:58 PM |
[QUOTE=Capt Crunch]
I could put an sti badge on, but I don't want to, because it's pink :)[/QUOTE]
Ha Ha Ha :lol: That's my biggest complaint with STi! I want to get the STi strut bars...but I'll be painting the bases some other color! Either that or get the Cusco's.
I look at it this way though, STi is in house and if you get parts with the stickers on them (ie: foglight covers) sport it. If you want to put badges on your trunk, be prepared for both positive and negative feedback from people. Everybody is spending their hard earned money (or someones money) on their car. If you want to put pink racing stripes and an APC wing on an STi with some "cool" neon and 4 nitrous bottles.....so be it. You fix up cars for you, do what you like! If you don't like the feedback you get then consider a change.
Their has to be some stupid ass Scooby owner out there to make the rest of us talk! :rolleyes: ;)
+$0.02,
YourMother'sLover :banana:<-----Cuts it up like a ginsu!
I could put an sti badge on, but I don't want to, because it's pink :)[/QUOTE]
Ha Ha Ha :lol: That's my biggest complaint with STi! I want to get the STi strut bars...but I'll be painting the bases some other color! Either that or get the Cusco's.
I look at it this way though, STi is in house and if you get parts with the stickers on them (ie: foglight covers) sport it. If you want to put badges on your trunk, be prepared for both positive and negative feedback from people. Everybody is spending their hard earned money (or someones money) on their car. If you want to put pink racing stripes and an APC wing on an STi with some "cool" neon and 4 nitrous bottles.....so be it. You fix up cars for you, do what you like! If you don't like the feedback you get then consider a change.
Their has to be some stupid ass Scooby owner out there to make the rest of us talk! :rolleyes: ;)
+$0.02,
YourMother'sLover :banana:<-----Cuts it up like a ginsu!
| NickVu | 02-01-2005 12:07 AM |
if it says sti and does not perform on par with a stock sti. it will be a disservice to subaru in general by giving the impression to other drivers that the subaru sti isn't really that fast. you are encouraged to put that sti badge back on once it has reached baseline sti performance. .02
| BlackAndBlue | 02-01-2005 12:33 AM |
[QUOTE=Marx92x]Better to emulate the STi then buy some riced out body kit and Pep-Boys decals.
The only thing cooler than a WRX that looks like an STi is an STi that looks like a RS[/QUOTE]
fixed it for you
The only thing cooler than a WRX that looks like an STi is an STi that looks like a RS[/QUOTE]
fixed it for you
| colinrobinson | 02-01-2005 03:23 AM |
i say just stop worrying so much and do whatever you want. you paid for the car, dont let other people tell you what you can and can not do. i.e. don't take a decal off because someone on a forum in internet cyberspace who you have never seen/met told you to.
| hitman912 | 02-01-2005 04:03 AM |
ok i have an 02 wrx and lets say i have EDM headlights, STi cf blinker covers, STi hoodscoop, STi v.7 intercooler, STi engine mounts, STi tranny mounts, STi intake filter, s202 wheels, STi e-brake, jdm STi shift knob, and STi seats - front and rear.......could i then have this badge for my trunk? [url]http://fastwrx.com/sticarfibem.html[/url]
and oh, i'm just saying hypothetically if i had that stuff, cuz those s202 10 spokes are going to hard to get, especially at like $650 each.
and oh, i'm just saying hypothetically if i had that stuff, cuz those s202 10 spokes are going to hard to get, especially at like $650 each.
| ilivas | 02-01-2005 07:37 AM |
JDM STi baby!!! :banana:
I did the JDM Sti front and back with the spt side skirts.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/ilivas/ATT00076.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/ilivas/ATT00074.jpg[/IMG]
I did the JDM Sti front and back with the spt side skirts.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/ilivas/ATT00076.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/ilivas/ATT00074.jpg[/IMG]
| MikalsWRX | 02-01-2005 09:12 AM |
Yeah I have an STi top mount, Injectors, Seats Turbo, I had the exhaust and sideskirts too. EVen a few STi stickers, But I still wont put the Badge on my wagon. Thats reserved for STi's :D
| volleybrad | 02-01-2005 09:19 AM |
To me, it depends on the circumstances. If someone has a MY04 and just did a trunk swap, put in an STI shifger trim, or STI door sills...badging it STI would be teh ghei. (Foglight covers are an exception, cause they look weird w/o the decals)
If someone has a MY02-03 or a wagon, and did a lot of work modding/upgrading and have quite a bit of STI powertrain/suspension pieces (actual TUNING parts), then sure, it's ok.
There are a lot of gray areas in between, but I just put out two extremes.
If you want SOA's stance on the subject, then try this link:
[url]http://www.logos.subaru.com/guidelines/STiSpecs.pdf[/url]
[QUOTE=Snow Drift]::cough::Technica::cough::
sorry, dont want to be a dick.[/QUOTE]
Neither do I, but there's no "H" in Tecnica
[QUOTE=wrx05]How about an "I" badge for the front grill?[/QUOTE]
That's fine. The "I" stand for impreza, so it's acceptable on any.
If someone has a MY02-03 or a wagon, and did a lot of work modding/upgrading and have quite a bit of STI powertrain/suspension pieces (actual TUNING parts), then sure, it's ok.
There are a lot of gray areas in between, but I just put out two extremes.
If you want SOA's stance on the subject, then try this link:
[url]http://www.logos.subaru.com/guidelines/STiSpecs.pdf[/url]
[QUOTE=Snow Drift]::cough::Technica::cough::
sorry, dont want to be a dick.[/QUOTE]
Neither do I, but there's no "H" in Tecnica
[QUOTE=wrx05]How about an "I" badge for the front grill?[/QUOTE]
That's fine. The "I" stand for impreza, so it's acceptable on any.
| SpaceGhost | 02-01-2005 09:28 AM |
Who cares what others think, it is your car and THAT is all that really matters.
| volleybrad | 02-01-2005 09:32 AM |
[QUOTE=SpaceGhost]Who cares what others think, it is your car and THAT is all that really matters.[/QUOTE]
Obviously whoever started this thread cares, since they're asking everyone's opinion on WRX's trying to look like STi's :p
Obviously whoever started this thread cares, since they're asking everyone's opinion on WRX's trying to look like STi's :p
| HUnterD | 02-01-2005 10:18 AM |
wrx is the mother of the sti anyway same look chasis wise,
hell do what you want, i swapped trunks with a sti
just havent debadged it yet but i dont front when asked if its a sti. :)
hell do what you want, i swapped trunks with a sti
just havent debadged it yet but i dont front when asked if its a sti. :)
| wrxited | 02-01-2005 10:21 AM |
I see no problem with this, what I see a problem with is Hondas trying to look like something they will never do , Rice!!!. Also there was a thread few weeks ago, where someone had a Mitsubishi Lancer, asking how the STI wing will look on it. What are you crazy?!!!
| esper | 02-01-2005 10:27 AM |
[QUOTE=wrx614]I seen a show on SPEED where they did this for someone. The owner was tired of people not want to race him because he had an sti, so they made it like a base model impreza. This is even better with the aps black fmic. I bet you could trade with a 2.5 owner and wouldn't cost you much. The trades would pay for a good portion of the fmic.[/QUOTE]
People ask me to trade hoods quite a bit, but in BRP and WRB, you'd have to repaint both, whoch is expensive. works better if you have any color besides blue, and I don't particularly want the hood scoop either, I just want a lighter hood
People ask me to trade hoods quite a bit, but in BRP and WRB, you'd have to repaint both, whoch is expensive. works better if you have any color besides blue, and I don't particularly want the hood scoop either, I just want a lighter hood
| IMPRZV1 | 02-01-2005 01:50 PM |
IMO, the STi parts are an upgrade for the WRX. I have an STi i/c, so I bought the scoop to match. I have fog light covers that I use in the summer when you don't really need fog lights. I also have the STi shifter trim and muffler. I wish I had the brakes! Finally, put the Gruppe-S replica lip on the front. I don't want the STi spoiler, but I would love a RA wing from Japan (looks like a WRX with the risers). Its not rice if it is from the factory, it just isn't.
Oh yeah and if you had enough money you could make a Honda an STi if you really wanted!
Oh yeah and if you had enough money you could make a Honda an STi if you really wanted!
| nexeradg | 02-01-2005 04:19 PM |
[QUOTE=Capt Crunch]um, all you guys with the "in house tuner" argument.
so if you see a ford v6 mustang with an SVT badge but only an exhaust, what do you think? I think rice.
I could put an sti badge on, but I don't want to, because it's pink :)[/QUOTE]
I really think calling an American car "rice" is really silly, since the term came from rice burner (japanese).
so if you see a ford v6 mustang with an SVT badge but only an exhaust, what do you think? I think rice.
I could put an sti badge on, but I don't want to, because it's pink :)[/QUOTE]
I really think calling an American car "rice" is really silly, since the term came from rice burner (japanese).
| ej20love | 02-01-2005 04:49 PM |
[QUOTE=wrx614]Not crazy about the 04-05 wrx to sti, but I don't see the harm in a 02-03 wrx to sti since we couldn't have one back then. (bastards) If they would have brought us a bugeye sti I would have bought one, because I think the newer ones are kind of ugly. Especially the plain wrx. I don't blame the 04-05 wrx owner for wanting to make their car look better.[/QUOTE]
i agree....im trying to make my 03 wrx to a v7 sti look....its completely acceptable :D ...JM
i agree....im trying to make my 03 wrx to a v7 sti look....its completely acceptable :D ...JM
| G3Red04WRX | 02-01-2005 06:46 PM |
I think its just fine adding some parts to your wrx that come standard on the sti.
More or less they all have some benefit, except maybe teh fog covers.
Only part i have now is the sti scoop, and after looking at it, i think thats as far as im gonna go on mine. I hated my fogs at first, but now i barely ever drive with them off in the morning on my way to work (pre sunrise) and at night after the suns long gone.
I do have an sti shifter trim, but to be different, i airbrushed it with the color coat leftover the shop gave me after repainting my vandalized door. I didnt put any clear coat over it because the matte finish of the color coat reflected about the same as the rest of the interior trim and it looks more subdued.
I "may" end up buying the sti splitters thou at some point because i really want one of those diffuser lips, and it seems like they all need the sti splitters to mount to the car correctly, from what ive been told and have seen anyways, but i may be wrong.
More or less they all have some benefit, except maybe teh fog covers.
Only part i have now is the sti scoop, and after looking at it, i think thats as far as im gonna go on mine. I hated my fogs at first, but now i barely ever drive with them off in the morning on my way to work (pre sunrise) and at night after the suns long gone.
I do have an sti shifter trim, but to be different, i airbrushed it with the color coat leftover the shop gave me after repainting my vandalized door. I didnt put any clear coat over it because the matte finish of the color coat reflected about the same as the rest of the interior trim and it looks more subdued.
I "may" end up buying the sti splitters thou at some point because i really want one of those diffuser lips, and it seems like they all need the sti splitters to mount to the car correctly, from what ive been told and have seen anyways, but i may be wrong.
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