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stupidchicken03 10-05-2017 07:11 AM

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!

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newyorkreload 10-05-2017 07:31 AM

I need to get me some WeatherTech mats, the OEM rubber mats just don't cut it for our winters.

stupidchicken03 10-05-2017 08:08 AM

[QUOTE=newyorkreload;3655072]I need to get me some WeatherTech mats, the OEM rubber mats just don't cut it for our winters.[/QUOTE]

Im surprised you dont have anything yet!

i<3dirt 10-05-2017 09:20 AM

Just stop it thomas, you are making me spend money i dont have!

newyorkreload 10-05-2017 09:26 AM

[QUOTE=stupidchicken03;3655083]Im surprised you dont have anything yet![/QUOTE]

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



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stupidchicken03 10-05-2017 09:57 AM

[QUOTE=i<3dirt;3655108]Just stop it thomas, you are making me spend money i dont have![/QUOTE]
But, its just money :D :lol:
[QUOTE=newyorkreload;3655110]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



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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.

stupidchicken03 10-09-2017 07:41 AM

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.
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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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stupidchicken03 10-09-2017 07:58 AM

Also had to pull the cars up next to each other for obvious reasons lol

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JourdanWithaU 10-09-2017 08:18 AM

That's kinda neat.

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

stupidchicken03 10-09-2017 08:33 AM

[QUOTE=JourdanWithaU;3655218]That's kinda neat.

You get 6 switches that feed into one fat cable that goes into a box with fuses and relays?[/QUOTE]

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...

JourdanWithaU 10-09-2017 08:55 AM

Ethernet cable is clever.

Could probably do something similar with 9 conductor speed wire.

stupidchicken03 10-09-2017 08:59 AM

I just hate wiring in general. So this was simple enough for me :laugh:

newyorkreload 10-09-2017 09:00 AM

Tell me more about this "compressor" you're puttign in.

Chris GTO TT 10-09-2017 09:03 AM

I like the switch box that's pretty cool!

stupidchicken03 10-09-2017 10:21 AM

^Thank ya

[QUOTE=newyorkreload;3655222]Tell me more about this "compressor" you're puttign in.[/QUOTE]

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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