| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-22-2006 11:50 AM |
Finally Did It- Sedan Front End Swap! *PICS INSIDE*
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Well, I finally did the front end swap. It took me a total of 3 hours to remove the wagon fender panels, bumper cover, bumper beam and splitters and reinstall the sedan fender panels, bumper cover, bumper beam and splitters. It looks very hawt....first nice day I'm gonna take the baby to the washy washy and take some pics.
Next step, I gotta save the dough to pickup my C-West front spoiler.
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Next step, I gotta save the dough to pickup my C-West front spoiler.
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| VTSubieRS | 01-22-2006 11:53 AM |
looks schweeett
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-22-2006 11:55 AM |
Thank you!
| 280hpwrx | 01-22-2006 11:56 AM |
Looks great.......not so sure about that C-West though...:-(
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| Amazake | 01-22-2006 11:58 AM |
good work
any reason why you didn't bugeye?
any reason why you didn't bugeye?
| jmonty | 01-22-2006 11:59 AM |
Looks very sweet!!! I am also wanting to do the swap on my 02 wagon. Are those the only parts you had to swap out? what about the liners? or the bumper? I also want to put a CF vented hood on and have it painted WRB at the same time.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-22-2006 12:03 PM |
[QUOTE=jmonty]Looks very sweet!!! I am also wanting to do the swap on my 02 wagon. Are those the only parts you had to swap out? what about the liners? or the bumper? I also want to put a CF vented hood on and have it painted WRB at the same time.[/QUOTE]Well, the liners don't exactly mate up nicely....I'm thinking maybe some sedan liners will fix that.....
| jmonty | 01-22-2006 12:07 PM |
I see, and you didn't have to replace the bumber? where did you find the fenders...did you have them painted before the install?
| BraveUlysses | 01-22-2006 02:20 PM |
How much did it run ya for the swap?
| boost junkie | 01-22-2006 02:21 PM |
looks good! The C-West lip looks ghetto though, get a V-Limited.
| WingNut | 01-22-2006 02:32 PM |
c-west lip on a wagon is too big of a paradox -- wagon with an overly aggressive look. :confused:
c-west is too F&F for me. :)
c-west is too F&F for me. :)
| sonicsuby | 01-22-2006 03:28 PM |
How much did the moonroof cost ya? And does it leak?
| Blk_on_Blk_Wgn | 01-22-2006 04:18 PM |
Honestly, not to hate, but I just don't think the visual difference is big enough to justify the amount of money you have to spend to get here. That being said, as long as you like it then it is way sweet.
This is coming from someone who has contemplated the swap since I got my wagon......
This is coming from someone who has contemplated the swap since I got my wagon......
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-22-2006 04:52 PM |
[QUOTE=sonicsuby]How much did the moonroof cost ya? And does it leak?[/QUOTE]
$700 for power sunroof and it has NEVER leaked!
$700 for power sunroof and it has NEVER leaked!
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-22-2006 04:52 PM |
[QUOTE=boost junkie]looks good! The C-West lip looks ghetto though, get a V-Limited.[/QUOTE]
What's that look like?
What's that look like?
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-22-2006 04:54 PM |
[QUOTE=Blk_on_Blk_Wgn]Honestly, not to hate, but I just don't think the visual difference is big enough to justify the amount of money you have to spend to get here. That being said, as long as you like it then it is way sweet.
This is coming from someone who has contemplated the swap since I got my wagon......[/QUOTE]Part of the reason I did it was to gain the ability to pickup a nice lip for it.....as a wagon owner yourself, surely you must know how hard it is to find a nice wagon lip. Now I can use a sedan lip!
This is coming from someone who has contemplated the swap since I got my wagon......[/QUOTE]Part of the reason I did it was to gain the ability to pickup a nice lip for it.....as a wagon owner yourself, surely you must know how hard it is to find a nice wagon lip. Now I can use a sedan lip!
| MD04WRX | 01-22-2006 08:42 PM |
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=911002[/url]
| J-Rex2004 | 01-22-2006 09:02 PM |
V-Limited all the way.
[IMG]http://www.gruppe-s.com/Subaru/subext/Vlimited.jpg[/IMG]
[url]www.gruppe-s.com[/url]
[IMG]http://www.gruppe-s.com/Subaru/subext/Vlimited.jpg[/IMG]
[url]www.gruppe-s.com[/url]
| Monsito | 01-22-2006 09:36 PM |
Sweet car.
| zmaster | 01-22-2006 10:01 PM |
thats the way the wagons should be designed to begin with....i love it...if i had ever got a wagon that how i would have done it....by the way was it easy to do the swap? and how much did it end up running? i would like to know incase i ever plan to sell my sti to get a wagon!
thanks buddy...ps..i suggest the v lip too..the c west would be a mis match with the car..
thanks buddy...ps..i suggest the v lip too..the c west would be a mis match with the car..
| aspenw06sti | 01-22-2006 10:15 PM |
looks bad ass
| pdxsilverwrx | 01-22-2006 10:36 PM |
Looks really good, if wagons came that way I might own one.
| natoli4 | 01-23-2006 02:55 AM |
looks good! loose that bug shield! and forget the lip..go with the v-limited!
| garie | 01-23-2006 03:38 AM |
looks very very nice. big props to you for doing this mod yourself.
I agree...I'm not digging the bugshield visually and supposedly it'll mess up the airflow going into your hoodscoop.
The v limited, or cf replica is my favorite lip for the 04-05s.
I agree...I'm not digging the bugshield visually and supposedly it'll mess up the airflow going into your hoodscoop.
The v limited, or cf replica is my favorite lip for the 04-05s.
| Bishop | 01-23-2006 03:51 AM |
[QUOTE=ScoobyNubieToo!]Part of the reason I did it was to gain the ability to pickup a nice lip for it.....as a wagon owner yourself, surely you must know how hard it is to find a nice wagon lip. Now I can use a sedan lip![/QUOTE]
ask Blk_on_Blk_Wgn to show you his ride. now that is a sick ass wagon w/a lip! i'm a fan of the sedan fenders as well. but i jus can't bring myself to spend that much for them.
ask Blk_on_Blk_Wgn to show you his ride. now that is a sick ass wagon w/a lip! i'm a fan of the sedan fenders as well. but i jus can't bring myself to spend that much for them.
| mandangalo | 01-23-2006 04:23 AM |
sorry n00b here, but what exactly is the difference sedan-to-wagon?
| Bishop | 01-23-2006 04:32 AM |
[QUOTE=mandangalo]sorry n00b here, but what exactly is the difference sedan-to-wagon?[/QUOTE]
he installed sedan fenders on his wagon.
stock fenders on my wagon:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/jbishop98/DSC01170.jpg[/img]
he installed sedan fenders on his wagon.
stock fenders on my wagon:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/jbishop98/DSC01170.jpg[/img]
| kenny08 | 01-23-2006 05:05 AM |
[quote]Part of the reason I did it was to gain the ability to pickup a nice lip for it.....as a wagon owner yourself, surely you must know how hard it is to find a nice wagon lip. Now I can use a sedan lip![/quote]
negative.
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it looks weird without the rear flares.
negative.
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it looks weird without the rear flares.
| spoolinsuby | 01-23-2006 05:16 AM |
The wagon looks sexxxxy :) Get the V-Limited lip, it is teh hawtness ;)
[QUOTE=J*Bishop][img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/jbishop98/DSC01170.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I'd becareful with those ramps. A local guy had a set break and another set buckled.
[QUOTE=J*Bishop][img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/jbishop98/DSC01170.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I'd becareful with those ramps. A local guy had a set break and another set buckled.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 06:39 AM |
[QUOTE=zmaster]thats the way the wagons should be designed to begin with....i love it...if i had ever got a wagon that how i would have done it....by the way was it easy to do the swap? and how much did it end up running? i would like to know incase i ever plan to sell my sti to get a wagon!
thanks buddy...ps..i suggest the v lip too..the c west would be a mis match with the car..[/QUOTE]
It ran me about $600. $250 for the fenders, $250 for the front bumper cover and $100 for the bumper beam. It only took me 3hours and I'm car retarded.
thanks buddy...ps..i suggest the v lip too..the c west would be a mis match with the car..[/QUOTE]
It ran me about $600. $250 for the fenders, $250 for the front bumper cover and $100 for the bumper beam. It only took me 3hours and I'm car retarded.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 06:42 AM |
[QUOTE=J-Rex2004]V-Limited all the way.
[IMG]http://www.gruppe-s.com/Subaru/subext/Vlimited.jpg[/IMG]
[url]www.gruppe-s.com[/url][/QUOTE]
What do you guys think about the V Limited painted WRB to match the car?
[IMG]http://www.gruppe-s.com/Subaru/subext/Vlimited.jpg[/IMG]
[url]www.gruppe-s.com[/url][/QUOTE]
What do you guys think about the V Limited painted WRB to match the car?
| J-Rex2004 | 01-23-2006 09:29 AM |
If you are going to paint it, then get a replica.
| Siper2 | 01-23-2006 10:07 AM |
Pretty cool job with the fenders. Looks a little odd without the sedan rear ones, but I guess that's a bit complicated. :)
| sonicsuby | 01-23-2006 02:09 PM |
[QUOTE=ScoobyNubieToo!]$700 for power sunroof and it has NEVER leaked![/QUOTE]
I'm thinking of getting one for my wagon. I think I can talk the wife in to letting me :o
I'm thinking of getting one for my wagon. I think I can talk the wife in to letting me :o
| Bishop | 01-23-2006 02:13 PM |
[QUOTE=spoolinsuby]The wagon looks sexxxxy :) Get the V-Limited lip, it is teh hawtness ;)
I'd becareful with those ramps. A local guy had a set break and another set buckled.[/QUOTE]
thx! don't know if i can get myself to spend that much on a lip. it is sexy as hell though. :p
wow!! that's the first i've heard of the rhino ramps breaking and buckling....:eek:
I'd becareful with those ramps. A local guy had a set break and another set buckled.[/QUOTE]
thx! don't know if i can get myself to spend that much on a lip. it is sexy as hell though. :p
wow!! that's the first i've heard of the rhino ramps breaking and buckling....:eek:
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 05:38 PM |
[QUOTE=sonicsuby]I'm thinking of getting one for my wagon. I think I can talk the wife in to letting me :o[/QUOTE]and I've never noticed any frame twisting or anything but then again I never off road or autocross.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 05:39 PM |
[QUOTE=J-Rex2004]If you are going to paint it, then get a replica.[/QUOTE]I'm hoping to order from a vendor who can have it painted for me.....
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 05:40 PM |
[QUOTE=Siper2]Pretty cool job with the fenders. Looks a little odd without the sedan rear ones, but I guess that's a bit complicated. :)[/QUOTE]
I would love to do the rear flares but that is just way outta my budget.
I would love to do the rear flares but that is just way outta my budget.
| w0rx4me | 01-23-2006 05:47 PM |
[FONT=Comic Sans MS]if you blacked out your headlights, the bug guard would flow a little better. (visually, not physically) :banana: [/FONT]
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 06:13 PM |
[QUOTE=w0rx4me][FONT=Comic Sans MS]if you blacked out your headlights, the bug guard would flow a little better. (visually, not physically) :banana: [/FONT][/QUOTE]
I plan to do that....just not feeling too good about my abilities to disect my headlights.
I plan to do that....just not feeling too good about my abilities to disect my headlights.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-23-2006 08:56 PM |
So nobody digs the C-West....hhhmmmm....
| SILVERBACK | 01-24-2006 08:17 PM |
[QUOTE=ScoobyNubieToo!]It ran me about $600. $250 for the fenders, $250 for the front bumper cover and $100 for the bumper beam. It only took me 3hours and I'm car retarded.[/QUOTE]
OK...This thread encouraged me to register and post! Where did you order these parts to do the swap..the dealer? Are they prepainted? Is that the original bumper? Is it now actually wider up front than stock wagon? Please let me know. By the way....very nice job!
OK...This thread encouraged me to register and post! Where did you order these parts to do the swap..the dealer? Are they prepainted? Is that the original bumper? Is it now actually wider up front than stock wagon? Please let me know. By the way....very nice job!
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-24-2006 08:38 PM |
[QUOTE=SILVERBACK]OK...This thread encouraged me to register and post! Where did you order these parts to do the swap..the dealer? Are they prepainted? Is that the original bumper? Is it now actually wider up front than stock wagon? Please let me know. By the way....very nice job![/QUOTE]
Glad to hear that! I picked up the parts off fellow NASIOCers on here. I got the fenders and bumper beam from a guy who's WRX got rear-ended from behind and totaled. I got the sedan bumper cover from someone else on this site. And thanks for the complement! I'm glad to see so much positive feedback on this. In fact, I think I'll post some before and after pics.....
Glad to hear that! I picked up the parts off fellow NASIOCers on here. I got the fenders and bumper beam from a guy who's WRX got rear-ended from behind and totaled. I got the sedan bumper cover from someone else on this site. And thanks for the complement! I'm glad to see so much positive feedback on this. In fact, I think I'll post some before and after pics.....
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-24-2006 08:39 PM |
Before + After...
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| Thumper23 | 01-24-2006 09:41 PM |
[QUOTE=spoolinsuby]
I'd becareful with those ramps. A local guy had a set break and another set buckled.[/QUOTE]
I've never heard of that happening before with Rhino ramps. I use mine all the time to change my oil.
And yes, the V-limited lip is pure sex. But I would like to see someone get it painted to match. I would think that would look pretty good.
I'd becareful with those ramps. A local guy had a set break and another set buckled.[/QUOTE]
I've never heard of that happening before with Rhino ramps. I use mine all the time to change my oil.
And yes, the V-limited lip is pure sex. But I would like to see someone get it painted to match. I would think that would look pretty good.
| Bishop | 01-24-2006 09:59 PM |
[QUOTE=Thumper23]I've never heard of that happening before with Rhino ramps. I use mine all the time to change my oil.
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here is more info on the ramps: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926496[/url]
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here is more info on the ramps: [url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926496[/url]
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-24-2006 10:07 PM |
[QUOTE=Thumper23]I've never heard of that happening before with Rhino ramps. I use mine all the time to change my oil.
And yes, the V-limited lip is pure sex. But I would like to see someone get it painted to match. I would think that would look pretty good.[/QUOTE]That's what I'm thinking about doing since everyone seems to hate the C-West lip. Do you think the replica carbon fiber v-limited lip will look ok if painted WRB?
And yes, the V-limited lip is pure sex. But I would like to see someone get it painted to match. I would think that would look pretty good.[/QUOTE]That's what I'm thinking about doing since everyone seems to hate the C-West lip. Do you think the replica carbon fiber v-limited lip will look ok if painted WRB?
| Roamin'Coyote | 01-26-2006 09:09 PM |
I love the V-limited lip. It's perfect for wagons. If you're going with some black accents, wouldn't hurt to leave it black. If you're going to paint it, then loose the bug guard and get some rock blocker. Leeberbs next to AZP did mine on the SAAB. I'll show it to you next time. It's not up close pretty, but it's fine from far away/pictures.
-wylie
-wylie
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 01-26-2006 09:16 PM |
[QUOTE=Roamin'Coyote]I love the V-limited lip. It's perfect for wagons. If you're going with some black accents, wouldn't hurt to leave it black. If you're going to paint it, then loose the bug guard and get some rock blocker. Leeberbs next to AZP did mine on the SAAB. I'll show it to you next time. It's not up close pretty, but it's fine from far away/pictures.
-wylie[/QUOTE]
I would definately wanna see how the rockblocker film came out.
-wylie[/QUOTE]
I would definately wanna see how the rockblocker film came out.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 02-12-2006 08:37 PM |
I gotta get the sedan fenders linings.....
| bonkers | 02-12-2006 09:03 PM |
[QUOTE=ScoobyNubieToo!][img]http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7295/1001873small0ep.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I don't reckon you need to worry about changing the rear - looks pretty darn cool with just the front swapped out.
:)
I don't reckon you need to worry about changing the rear - looks pretty darn cool with just the front swapped out.
:)
| Blk_on_Blk_Wgn | 02-12-2006 10:18 PM |
So..are you going to get the V-limited or what?....I think a CF replica would look great.
| phoenix_wrx | 02-12-2006 10:29 PM |
Nice job. Plz post pics once you do the C west lip... I personally am waiting for some options for my 06
| jmonty | 02-12-2006 10:36 PM |
I have my parts on Order my Swap will start next week! i will post some pictures when done!
| vf22-wrx | 02-12-2006 11:04 PM |
I agree with the s203 style lip...I LIKE IT THOUGH GOOD WORK!
| Blk_on_Blk_Wgn | 02-13-2006 12:49 AM |
[QUOTE=kenny08]negative.
[img]http://myspace-783.vo.llnwd.net/00431/38/70/431370783_l.jpg[/img]
it looks weird without the rear flares.[/QUOTE]
I second this, I have a nice lip with no front flares...wothout the rears it looks a little unbalanced, but as I said before..as long as you like it
[img]http://myspace-783.vo.llnwd.net/00431/38/70/431370783_l.jpg[/img]
it looks weird without the rear flares.[/QUOTE]
I second this, I have a nice lip with no front flares...wothout the rears it looks a little unbalanced, but as I said before..as long as you like it
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 02-14-2006 06:48 PM |
[QUOTE=Blk_on_Blk_Wgn]So..are you going to get the V-limited or what?....I think a CF replica would look great.[/QUOTE]
I was really leaning towards the C-West but evryone is hating on it....I think I will go with the s203 replica and paint it WRB....
I was really leaning towards the C-West but evryone is hating on it....I think I will go with the s203 replica and paint it WRB....
| Blk_on_Blk_Wgn | 02-14-2006 07:28 PM |
Why get a CF lip and paint it??? If you want to paint it I would suggest the E-auto regular V-Limited replica...either way it is going to look great...
| johnnyb | 02-14-2006 08:06 PM |
Nice wagon.
Get the STI v-limited. Looks so good.
Get the STI v-limited. Looks so good.
| ScoobyNubieToo! | 02-15-2006 06:25 AM |
[QUOTE=Blk_on_Blk_Wgn]Why get a CF lip and paint it??? If you want to paint it I would suggest the E-auto regular V-Limited replica...either way it is going to look great...[/QUOTE]
'cause I can get it pretty cheap.......but thanks
'cause I can get it pretty cheap.......but thanks
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