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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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Cool Converted my 2004 STI into a bugeye
















I'll be installing the FMIC this weekend and probably adding a bigger turbo+ w/ in the next month.


Modifications:
ViS Racing Carbon Fiber Trunk Lid
Aqua Wide Front Fenders
ZeroSports Front Bumper
OEM WRX Side Skirts
Bronze Rota Tarmac II Wheels
STi/Cusco OEM Rear Lower Diffuser
OEM WRX Aero Guards
Seibon CW Style Carbon Fiber Hood
Defi-Link Control unit II
Sony Xplod : Head Unit
Bazooka Bass Tube
Prodrive Shift ****
Defi-Link BF Imperial Boost Gauge
Polk Audio : Compnent Speakers + Tweeters
Cusco Rear Strut Tower Bar
Whiteline Rear Diff. Bushings
Cusco Front Lower Arm Bar type II
Cusco 22mm Front Sway Bar
Kartboy Front Shifter Bushing
Cusco Rear Lower Arm Bar/ Diffuser Mounting Bracket
Cusco Zero2R Coilovers
Cusco Front Strut Tower Bar
Cusco Rear "Triangle" Strut Bar
Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings
Cusco 22mm Rear Sway Bar
Kartboy Rear Shifter Bushing
Bridgestone Potenza RE070 Tires
HKS Carbon Ti Exhaust
APS Cold Air Intake
APS 525 Intercooler
Prodrive Mid-pipe
Cobb Access Port
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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... it would've been a lot cheaper the other way around :P ... but clean non the less
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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Bugeye love!
Looks great!
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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Sick. You should get EDM/JDM lights because they rock.
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by View Askew
Sick. You should get EDM/JDM lights because they rock.
As much as I like those I'm sort of sick of how common they've become... Some Prodrive projectors would be nice though.
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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As much as I like those I'm sort of sick of how common they've become... Some Prodrive projectors would be nice though.
+1

PD for the win
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 01:14 AM
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+1

PD for the win
Where can I get them and for how much($)?
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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Where can I get them and for how much($)?
I acquired mine off e-bay. It took me hitting it up every day for about a month before a pair came up for sale. They are in very short supply. Only 300 cars came with them and Prodrive only sold them off the shelf for about 2 years. (01-02) I won my bid at $550. And they each had a small crack on the base where it bolts to the frame.

But I still think I lucked out, mine came pre-wired. Some don't, so make sure they are off an U.S. spec car or you're stuck doing the wiring game.
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 03:03 AM
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awesome looking car man, bugeye FTW
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 04:08 AM
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did you have to change the radiator support? i'm guessing yes but...
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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did you have to change the radiator support? i'm guessing yes but...
Radiator supports(2) and front upper tie bar(1). Not really much to it.
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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Awesome. I was wondering if anyone was going to do it.
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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nice! Looks clean. Ultimate sleeper!
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Very nice look. Nice job
Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by XkrazyAsianX
... it would've been a lot cheaper the other way around :P ... but clean non the less
Not sure if it would have been cheaper to build a bug eye to a full USDM STi.......
You would have had to have gotten a very good deal on an 02-03 WRX.



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