Don't like the 04' hood
06-20-2003, 03:21 PM
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Don't like the 04' hood
It's cool to be able to see the external difference in the new car, but to tell you the truth, i am dissapointed with the new hood and that snorkle for a scoop. Is it just me?.
06-20-2003, 04:40 PM
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Re: Don't like the 04' hood
I personally love it. I like it better than the old design (not that the old design isn't good looking too).
Originally posted by wvjnky
It's cool to be able to see the external difference in the new car, but to tell you the truth, i am dissapointed with the new hood and that snorkle for a scoop. Is it just me?.
It's cool to be able to see the external difference in the new car, but to tell you the truth, i am dissapointed with the new hood and that snorkle for a scoop. Is it just me?.
06-20-2003, 08:35 PM
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Re: Re: Don't like the 04' hood
Originally posted by Chris04WRX
I personally love it. I like it better than the old design (not that the old design isn't good looking too).
I personally love it. I like it better than the old design (not that the old design isn't good looking too).
...says Chris04WRX...haha
I like the new design though, better then the bugeyes...even though the bugeyes can be made to look quite nice.
but the new design is not better looking then the original gc8 look imo..overall.
06-21-2003, 12:29 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Don't like the 04' hood
haha, yeah I may be a bit biased. 
Originally posted by dRu888
...says Chris04WRX...haha
I like the new design though, better then the bugeyes...even though the bugeyes can be made to look quite nice.
but the new design is not better looking then the original gc8 look imo..overall.
...says Chris04WRX...haha
I like the new design though, better then the bugeyes...even though the bugeyes can be made to look quite nice.
but the new design is not better looking then the original gc8 look imo..overall.
06-21-2003, 09:14 AM
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So far I've seen two black 04 sedans and I thought both looked ok (I personally like the 02/03 but then again that's what I drive), but I saw a silver 04 wagon yesterday and did a double take when I saw it's rear. WHAT THE HELL is up with those white reverse lights? It's like the car has friggin giant fog lamps on it's ***! How ugly!
06-21-2003, 08:36 PM
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I like them both sort of...lol
I like the 04's head lights but I am still in love with the "bug eyes" of the 02's and 03's. I can't stand the hood scoop on the 04's though for some reason it just looks a little weird to me, it extends forward to much.. I like the STI version of the 03's where it was an inch taller.. :-)
-Nigel
I like the 04's head lights but I am still in love with the "bug eyes" of the 02's and 03's. I can't stand the hood scoop on the 04's though for some reason it just looks a little weird to me, it extends forward to much.. I like the STI version of the 03's where it was an inch taller.. :-)
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06-21-2003, 11:27 PM
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Personally, I like the 04 hood better....the new headlights, and the"bulging" look of the hood (kind of reminds me of a latest gen mustang- but I'm going off of memory here). I think from the profile view of the 04 wagon, the hood looks more proportional because I think it stands taller a little. From a profile view of the 03 wagon, it kind of looks like the hood is too pointy (disproportionate) to the rest of the body. (Maybe I'm wrong, just going by my memory again).
Driveway,
I was going to get a silver 04 wrx wagon and you scared the hell out of me......ugly reverse lights? I'm going to have to do a search for a pic. How is it different from the 03 wagon reverse lights?
Driveway,
I was going to get a silver 04 wrx wagon and you scared the hell out of me......ugly reverse lights? I'm going to have to do a search for a pic. How is it different from the 03 wagon reverse lights?
Originally posted by Driveway
So far I've seen two black 04 sedans and I thought both looked ok (I personally like the 02/03 but then again that's what I drive), but I saw a silver 04 wagon yesterday and did a double take when I saw it's rear. WHAT THE HELL is up with those white reverse lights? It's like the car has friggin giant fog lamps on it's ***! How ugly!
So far I've seen two black 04 sedans and I thought both looked ok (I personally like the 02/03 but then again that's what I drive), but I saw a silver 04 wagon yesterday and did a double take when I saw it's rear. WHAT THE HELL is up with those white reverse lights? It's like the car has friggin giant fog lamps on it's ***! How ugly!
06-21-2003, 11:34 PM
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They are ENORMOUS!!! Take the 03 sedan's tail for example and notice how there is the strip of white above the red which covers the rest of the light. On the 04 (I think they were stock lights) that white part had a circle that went all the way down past the bottom of the red part of the tail. I was like "what the hell?!" when I saw it!!! They sure didn't look aftermarket...
06-22-2003, 02:12 PM
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I just saw my first 2004, and I have to agree... That hood scoop is ENORMOUS -- it looks like one of those bolt-on fiberglass ones that people used to put on Camaros and Mustangs back when a "T-top" was cool...
And I hate that the fog lamps under the front bumper are gone -- how can you have a rally car without giant lamps? Or is Team Subaru only going to race daytime events from here on out?
It looks to me like Subaru is actually trying to distance themselves from the WRX's rally roots, rather than embrace them. I noticed that none of the four STIs my dealer got (and pre-sold) were the Rally Blue...
And I hate that the fog lamps under the front bumper are gone -- how can you have a rally car without giant lamps? Or is Team Subaru only going to race daytime events from here on out?
It looks to me like Subaru is actually trying to distance themselves from the WRX's rally roots, rather than embrace them. I noticed that none of the four STIs my dealer got (and pre-sold) were the Rally Blue...
06-27-2003, 01:06 PM
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meilers: if you look, you will notice that real rally cars dont have the foglights in the same place. the sti rally cars always have the sti foglamp covers on them. the reason is because rocks would demolish any foglamps mounted in the stock location. when night racing they use several hood mounted lamps.
06-27-2003, 01:10 PM
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Originally posted by Driveway
WHAT THE HELL is up with those white reverse lights? It's like the car has friggin giant fog lamps on it's ***! How ugly!
WHAT THE HELL is up with those white reverse lights? It's like the car has friggin giant fog lamps on it's ***! How ugly!
Yeah my friend and I noticed that when we went to the dealership to check out the new models...how ugly...
06-27-2003, 01:10 PM
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furthermore, although i agree that the jdm foglamps on the new models are more asthetically pleasing, its proven fact the projector lights are superior in both light output and distribution. i only wish the headlamps were projectors as well.