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Old Oct 5, 2017 | 07:11 AM
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The car came with the Subaru all-weather mats, and I was pretty disappointed in them. I had Subaru mats in my wrx and they were fantastic, these not so much.

So I ordered up the Weathertech liners for front/rear. They are the exact same as the 2017 Impreza. They came in yesterday and I swapped em out, so much better!


Old Oct 5, 2017 | 07:31 AM
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I need to get me some WeatherTech mats, the OEM rubber mats just don't cut it for our winters.
Old Oct 5, 2017 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by newyorkreload
I need to get me some WeatherTech mats, the OEM rubber mats just don't cut it for our winters.
Im surprised you dont have anything yet!
Old Oct 5, 2017 | 09:20 AM
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Just stop it thomas, you are making me spend money i dont have!
Old Oct 5, 2017 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by stupidchicken03
Im surprised you dont have anything yet!
Didn't have funds to get stuff before 2015 and car was not driven at all last winter.

I got floor mats they just lack in ability compared to weathertech



Old Oct 5, 2017 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by i<3dirt
Just stop it thomas, you are making me spend money i dont have!
But, its just money
Originally Posted by newyorkreload
Didn't have funds to get stuff before 2015 and car was not driven at all last winter.

I got floor mats they just lack in ability compared to weathertech


Gotcha. Yea full floor coverage is always a plus to me. I got the fiance similar stuff when she got the Sorento. Been really happy with them.
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 07:41 AM
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Got the main piece of the next project in the mail on Saturday

Ive gotten tired of running individual switches into the car every time I add an another accessory. It adds up to being a lot of wire being ran and individual switches all over the cabin, especially after running out of the blank slots on the drivers side dash.

I got this S-Tech system from Team Tech Offroad located in Colorado. Ill be making a bracket to mount the 6 switches below the HVAC controls. I might make another bracket for under the hood to mount the power block as well (unless I can get lucky and it will mount to two existing bolts, but I doubt it lol).

So here is the system, i just wired up 3 of the 6 toggle switches to get a feel of it.


Here are the switches I got. Dual LED so they will be partially illuminated while off and fully when switched on. All of them are red colored to match the Speedo/Tach. I got 4 of them labeled for the future plans, and 2 blanks as im not sure what i would want to fill them with yet

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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 07:58 AM
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Also had to pull the cars up next to each other for obvious reasons lol


Old Oct 9, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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That's kinda neat.

You get 6 switches that feed into one fat cable that goes into a box with fuses and relays?
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JourdanWithaU
That's kinda neat.

You get 6 switches that feed into one fat cable that goes into a box with fuses and relays?
Yup.

So now to power an accessory, I only have to run 1 wire for the power (to the distribution block), the other end just needs to be grounded wherever that accessory is.

I originally wanted an S-Pod that is basically the same thing, but instead of all the single cables (as 1 big one) going into the cab, they made it all work with an ethernet cable. But that system is over double what I paid for this... so...
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 08:55 AM
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Ethernet cable is clever.

Could probably do something similar with 9 conductor speed wire.
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 08:59 AM
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I just hate wiring in general. So this was simple enough for me
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 09:00 AM
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Tell me more about this "compressor" you're puttign in.
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 09:03 AM
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I like the switch box that's pretty cool!
Old Oct 9, 2017 | 10:21 AM
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^Thank ya

Originally Posted by newyorkreload
Tell me more about this "compressor" you're puttign in.
hehe.

Ive been thinking about putting in an ARB single tank compressor where the spare tire should go (I took it out since its pointless).

They are rated to fill a 35" tire in about 2 minutes
The dual tank ones are baller and I think you can run air tools off of them. But its more than I want to spend, and space might be too tight for it.



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