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alterian
12-24-2006, 05:06 PM
i took out the stock grill in my 98 legacy gt should i paint it silver and put it back or should i replace it with something different my legacy is red and im doing a red and silver scheme on it
d1giPhux
12-24-2006, 05:09 PM
Its really your call, but i dont think a silver grill on a red car would look too great. check out some JDM grills on ebay, they have some pretty sweet ones on there that would match with your car better than a painted grill. But in the end, its really what YOU want to do. Just make sure you use some good paint, and use LOTS of layers..rather than one big layer and making it drip! Clear coat is also good! Good luck man!
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 05:11 PM
some pictures of your car would help to get idea what you've done so far with the silver and red theme. I would go with an all red grill like i have
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/08/4d236f1a-1.jpg
But my opinion is a little biased :lol:
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 05:14 PM
+1 on many light paint layers and doing a clear coat if you decide to paint it
d1giPhux
12-24-2006, 05:18 PM
+1 on the red grill... i like that a lot! Looks very good. What did you paint it with?
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 05:20 PM
I bought the car with it like that, i thought they were all like that until i found this site and discovered ive got a Outback bumper/grille.
alterian
12-24-2006, 05:21 PM
i saw those grills on ebay i like them but at the same time im tryin to work with as little money as possible so i guess i just have to see what happens
d1giPhux
12-24-2006, 05:23 PM
You could always take your stock grill, or buy another stock grill, or a 'like jdm' grill off ebay pretty cheap and paint it red. Post some pics up of your car though so we could get a better idea of what it looks like currently!
^ BTW that is cool that you have a outback bumper / grill on your car! Makes it look unique!
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 05:24 PM
+10000000 on pics if possible
would make it alot easier to help out
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 05:26 PM
The bumper grille combo was one of the reasons i bought the car, looked sick and i love big foglights :smile:
d1giPhux
12-24-2006, 06:06 PM
Yea man, those foglights must help out a lot. When you put your highbeams on, do the foglights go out? I need to make my foglights stay on when the high beams are on.. gotta figure out how to do that, i dont like how they turn off, any extra light i can get is needed in these dark woods! :lol:
alterian
12-24-2006, 06:22 PM
yeah mine do turn off when i hit my brights did you see my pics
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 06:26 PM
I cant see your pics, i dont no how you put them on but you are probably going to have to use photobucket.com
my foglights go out with my brights as well which i dont like.
Ive got silverstar headlight bulbs that kick ass (highbeams turn a highway to daytime lol) and i wanted to get new fogbulbs to go with them but my drivers side fog broke so now that money will be put toward a new light assembly and hopefully ill have enough in the bank to do new bulbs at the same time.
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 06:34 PM
sorry my bad i saw the pics, i like the rims but not feeling the silver decals. I would go with an all red grille and color the front and rear lip and side skirts red. Will look really good in my opinion. All the painting maybe cost you $40 and 5 hours DIY labour. Not a bad price to pay for theresult you will get.
alterian
12-24-2006, 06:35 PM
i have photobucket so what am i doing wrong
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 06:38 PM
sorry i thought you were posting the pics under this topic. I went to the forum and saw you had posted them there and i saw them hence this quote
ah_alex_ sorry my bad i saw the pics, i like the rims but not feeling the silver decals. I would go with an all red grille and color the front and rear lip and side skirts red. Will look really good in my opinion. All the painting maybe cost you $40 and 5 hours DIY labour. Not a bad price to pay for theresult you will get.
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 06:40 PM
let me know what you think of painting the skirts and everything i think it would look awesome with those rims you have.
alterian
12-24-2006, 06:40 PM
yeah i dont really like the decals either but they were free sooo... oh can you tell me where to get the paint for the grill and bumper and so on... also my right side fender is messed up do you know where i can get one dirt cheap
ah_alex_
12-24-2006, 06:51 PM
I went to Napa for the paint. Get the color code from your engine bay. There is a plaque that will tell you a bunch of info, its beside the drivers side strut tower. I do believ my color code is 946 (Rio Red) and yours should be the same. Also you will need some grey primer and some clear coat. This link should help https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?p=3 ... ght=#38138 (https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?p=38138&highlight=#38138)
alterian
12-24-2006, 06:54 PM
thx
AussieDan
12-24-2006, 07:30 PM
Yea man, those foglights must help out a lot. When you put your highbeams on, do the foglights go out? I need to make my foglights stay on when the high beams are on.. gotta figure out how to do that, i dont like how they turn off, any extra light i can get is needed in these dark woods! :lol:
Here is the mod for this
http://photos.phpwerx.net/cars/Legacy/Fog_Light_Mod/
d1giPhux
12-24-2006, 08:01 PM
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/12/picture002-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/12/picture003-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/12/picture004-1.jpg
d1giPhux
12-24-2006, 08:11 PM
Yea man, those foglights must help out a lot. When you put your highbeams on, do the foglights go out? I need to make my foglights stay on when the high beams are on.. gotta figure out how to do that, i dont like how they turn off, any extra light i can get is needed in these dark woods! :lol:
Here is the mod for this
http://photos.phpwerx.net/cars/Legacy/Fog_Light_Mod/
thanks for the link bro! =]
peugoby
12-25-2006, 03:53 PM
Dude this is just me, and my own opinion... but there are a lot of other things I would worry about before getting a huge wing put on your car or changing out the mirrors.
First and foremost, I think you should remove all the stickers or "vinyl" from your ride. Especially the silver flame things on the side. Stickers just add unwanted attention from ricers and clutter up the lines of the car.
I personally like the rims that are on there right now. If I had your Rio Red GT, I'd first wash the thing, then clay bar it, then do a paint cleaner, polish and finish with a carnuaba wax. It will look like two different cars!
Once you see how beautiful it will look all shiny without the stickers, I'd paint the sideskirts, and front and rear valances to better match your ride. Also I'd get that fender replaced. If you really wanted to keep going I personally think the red/white JDM taillights would do your GT some good.
It's your own ride and obviously your choice of what you want to do with it. I'm not trying to flame you, or tell you what to do, its just a suggestion. Everyone has there own style and taste, stick to your own.
Good luck with your ride I wish I had a GT!
Wiscon_Mark
12-25-2006, 07:37 PM
Agreed. It's funny to see all the ricers around here putting big unpainted bodykits on their cars when they have damage on the car that they could be fixing instead.
blackgtbeauty
12-25-2006, 08:52 PM
Where the heck is your exhaust tip?
+1 on removing the decals and cleaning the sucka up.
I'd do a H&R/KYB combo too (AFTER the fender).
alterian
12-26-2006, 11:48 AM
i cut my exhaust off in front of the muffler it sounds alot better
so where can i find all this stuff to clean up the car real good and does anyone know where i can find a fender
Huffer
12-26-2006, 01:04 PM
i cut my exhaust off in front of the muffler it sounds alot better
so where can i find all this stuff to clean up the car real good and does anyone know where i can find a fender
Good god. What a rice-ed out move, cutting the muffler off.
www.subarupartsforyou.com (http://www.subarupartsforyou.com) will have replacement fenders.
Cleaning products at your local autoparts store.
alterian
12-26-2006, 01:48 PM
may have been a riced out move but i like the sound and that website didnt have any fenders
badbasser98
12-26-2006, 01:48 PM
wow...
please take the advice of many people that have replied to this thread.
Hacking off the muffler might make it "sound better" but is in no way helping your engine... There are many aftermarket muffler options that would be better than nothing. Hell, you can get a straight through glass-pack on Ebay for $1.88, so it can't be lack of money behind your reasoning.
alterian
12-26-2006, 01:49 PM
how will it hurt my motor
badbasser98
12-26-2006, 01:52 PM
Not sure if the effects are as drastic on more modern engines (guess that depends on the ECU's ability to adjust the fuel mixture). When you cut off the muffler, you decreased the backpressure. Doing so can cause the engine to run lean, over a period of time you can fry the valves at the very least...
alterian
12-26-2006, 01:55 PM
so what kind of muffler should i put on to keep the sound but not f up the backpressure :wink:
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 02:08 PM
Oh man, thats GHETTOOOOO. Jeez man, u shouldnt be doing things like that to such a nice car. I mean, who the hell does that! HAHAHA. How old are you man? Is this your first car?
Look into some new muffler options PRONTO! The stock LGT muffler is nice.. i mean, its not RICE loud.. but hell, ur car isnt exactly super fast either, so why do you even want it to be loud? If you want some loud shit can, check out ebay, there is all sorts of cheap options.. but man, thats just ass backwards from the woods redneck ghetto! almost as bad as drilling holes in the exhaust! HAHAHA.
alterian
12-26-2006, 02:14 PM
no this is not my first car but it is the first car i have had that i liked this well im just kinda bummed about the lack of options that these cars have my accord had so many things you could get for it, it was unbelievable and im 20 years old y?
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 02:17 PM
well honda's have a lot of stuff you can put on them. these are not hondas.. they are expensive cars. Maybe you should sell it and pick up a honda instead.. because then you could do a lot more to it. I know when i owned a crx there was TONS of stuff to do, thats half the fun with those cars! You can do a lot to these cars, but its going to cost you time + money + research. Good job on selling the accord though, out of all the honda's i owned, i hated the accords. I loved my crx and civic.. but accord. *PUKE*.
Wiscon_Mark
12-26-2006, 02:19 PM
Did you email them? They may not have it on their site, but they likely have bodyparts.
Huffer
12-26-2006, 02:21 PM
that website didnt have any fenders
Let me find another one...
EDIT.
https://www.1stsubaruparts.com/keyword.html
alterian
12-26-2006, 02:21 PM
dont get me wrong i love my legacy and im willing to put the time and money in to it i just have some learning to do about the car i have only had it about 2 months oh and i totaled my accord i didnt sell it but i wish i could have that money could have went into this car and it would be paid for
Huffer
12-26-2006, 02:22 PM
no this is not my first car but it is the first car i have had that i liked this well im just kinda bummed about the lack of options that these cars have my accord had so many things you could get for it, it was unbelievable and im 20 years old y?
Lack of options? Hardly. Rule of modding is before you start ghetto-fying, RESEARCH!
alterian
12-26-2006, 02:22 PM
Did you email them? They may not have it on their site, but they likely have bodyparts
ill try that thx
alterian
12-26-2006, 02:23 PM
sorry damn i just asked a question
Wiscon_Mark
12-26-2006, 02:24 PM
Hey now...Accords are good cars.
The Legacy might not have a whole lot of aftermarket labeled to its name, but you can do a lot with Impreza parts (suspension, performance) since Subarus are all so close in build. You also have to be creative. JDM is the best way to go for cosmetic modifications.
alterian
12-26-2006, 02:35 PM
whats jdms website
alterian
12-26-2006, 02:42 PM
where can i get a new or used armrest for my center console mine was gone when i bought it and it gets kind of anoying puting your arm in a hole
Huffer
12-26-2006, 03:15 PM
whats jdms website
JDM= Japanese Domestic Market
USDM = US Domestic Market
Not companies. Acronyms to specify the origination of a specific part.
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 03:19 PM
Hey now...Accords are good cars.
The Legacy might not have a whole lot of aftermarket labeled to its name, but you can do a lot with Impreza parts (suspension, performance) since Subarus are all so close in build. You also have to be creative. JDM is the best way to go for cosmetic modifications.
Yea, they are okay if you like bloated, fat cars, that dont go very fast without massive amounts of modifications. They are pigs. Out of all the honda's ive owned, i only had one accord, and i hated it. I think the older accord were nice, up until 93, and then when the 94 models came out, i think they just became crap. I had a 97, it was a fun car for a while, then i just got sick of it. After almost being stolen 4 times (because they are so easy to steal), i was just sick of it, and GLAD i got rid of it. NEVER-EVER again will i think about buying an accord. Its the most pathetic car honda has ever made in my opinion. the crx.. well thats another story.. now THATS a car to rave about! :grin:
alterian
12-26-2006, 03:32 PM
sweet look what i just won on ebay well i like it
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &rd=1&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBI%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300063410194&rd=1&rd=1)
badbasser98
12-26-2006, 03:54 PM
auction doesn't end for another 12 hours...
alterian
12-26-2006, 05:09 PM
yeah but trust me i got it
warrior
12-26-2006, 05:42 PM
..why :cry:
"SLi nOOb" FTW!!
alterian
12-26-2006, 06:49 PM
itll look good
Reason
12-26-2006, 06:59 PM
OMG lol, this is too easy. I'll just wear the flame suit for him. Dude if you just do some reading, you know what, I'm just going to leave this alone.
alterian
12-26-2006, 07:06 PM
what now
Plays_with_Toys
12-26-2006, 07:49 PM
If you hack off the muffler like you've done, I would HIGHLY suggest at least getting some pipe bent and get the exhaust exiting from behind the bumper. It'll also improve the sound as I imagine it is resonating quite a bit. There's a hand ful of people running mufflerless exhausts, and it does sound good I think, but exhaust fumes entering into the car is no bueno.
As for the gauges they are pretty cool. Mark has a write up on his set. But when there's still time on the auction, they aren't yours yet.
As for your car in particular, I agree on the silver wing rip flame whatever doo dads are pretty strange. If its a rip scheme it could be cool, but its not large enough and pulled together well enough and right now looks kinda scatter brained.
As for cleaning supplies, clay bars, carnuba wax, all that is at any auto store. Hell, some places are even carrying Zymoel which is some pretty great stuff.
I think its kind of rediculous that SL-i is supposed to be friendly, but you're getting quite a bit of flaming. This is what I think you should do. Make an entirely new post, with pictures of your car. Then put what you want out of the car, and some of the ideas you have to get there. Right now you have your ideas all over the board. Give one place to make it more concise.
Subarus are not hondas, they sound and look much better, even if they do both things at a slower rate :lol: I would suggest really thinking through your mods. I've done a few and then regretted them later and switched back (or am in the process of).
alterian
12-26-2006, 08:05 PM
thank you for the advise ill do that but i do have one question i know how to post the link for my pics but i dont know how to make them visable on the board without having to go to a link could you tell me how
blackgtbeauty
12-26-2006, 08:26 PM
whats jdms website
I'm not sure...
Oh wait, hold on, I have Japan's phone number here somewhere. 85-8333-838-1248.
If Japan isn't home, Just call up one of the Korea's, they'll have it. :roll:
Seriously though. read up, it's the best thing you can do. I do it as much as I can. From suspension to stereos. Don't just jump to things.
Wash the car and get rid of those decals... PLEASE... Man this text is small. I wonder if anyone will read it? "Attention. Testicles. That is all."
*Edit* - I have spent hours in photoshop calculating and predicting what y
our car will look like if you keep these shananagins up...
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/12/RiceARoni-1.jpg
But never fear, we will not let this happen to you. We give you shit because it's for the better. As you see, we've giving you shovels full of crap, but we've been helpful at the same time. All in good fun. :grin:
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 09:09 PM
thank you for the advise ill do that but i do have one question i know how to post the link for my pics but i dont know how to make them visable on the board without having to go to a link could you tell me how
You post the image like this.. just take the space out inbetween and http://blah blah and also take the space out of the end.
just replace the url i have in there with the url to your picture then remove the spaces so the code is all together.
[img]http://www.yourpictureurl.com/yourpicture.jpg
alterian
12-26-2006, 10:00 PM
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/ ... ure001.jpg (http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/alterian1967/picture001.jpg)
alterian
12-26-2006, 10:01 PM
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/ ... ure001.jpg (http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/alterian1967/picture001.jpg)
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 10:03 PM
no man. :lol:
you need these https://sl-i.net/FORUM/
one goes BEFORE the LINK (URL), and one goes AFTER.
like i showed you
link
alterian
12-26-2006, 10:25 PM
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2006/12/picture001-1.jpg
i cant seem to get this man
Reason
12-26-2006, 10:27 PM
HEY you got it!!! :wav:
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 10:36 PM
yea, now thats how we do it!
Reason
12-26-2006, 10:37 PM
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/alterian1967/picture001.jpm
If you notice at the end it says.jpm when it should say .jpg but you got it now.
d1giPhux
12-26-2006, 10:38 PM
^ Yea yea, file extensions are a must =]
Huffer
12-26-2006, 11:59 PM
I guess he hasn't noticed the post EDIT button yet...
Wiscon_Mark
12-27-2006, 12:34 AM
Good post Dan, thanks.
Wash the car and get rid of those decals... PLEASE... Man this text is small. I wonder if anyone will read it? "Attention. Testicles. That is all."
quoted for posterity, Rob :grin:
Plays_with_Toys
12-27-2006, 02:43 PM
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/alterian1967/picture001.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/alterian1967/picture001.jpg[img]
Now just add a / in front of the img at the right side of the address above so it looks like:
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