Lancaster6's 04 USDM Lancaster6 - Stuff and Things

[Lancaster6]

What's up SL-i, this is my second Subaru and second Legacy Outback wagon. I picked up this BH from a dealer out in Ewing, NJ in the summer of 2012. She had about 90,000 miles and change on the clock when I drove it off the lot. This has been quite the journey with this car, and I have learned a great deal about what makes this car tick. This site has already been an invaluable tool as far as maintenance and knowledge goes, and I can't wait to learn even more!

Current (4/25/2017)
TNB1 by ConnorSouchek, on Flickr

Exterior:
-Hella Supertones
-Subaru Baja Wheels
-Lancaster Grille
-JDM Taillights
-Lancaster Badging
-S401 Headlights
-Color Matched Headlight Trim
-04/05 STI V Limited eBay Lip
-Yellow Laminx fog light film
-USDM Legacy GT Wing
-Honda Pilot wiper mod
-Independent Fog Lights
-Thule Sonic M Cargo Box

Interior:
-Sirius Radio
-Onstar Delete
-JDM H6 BFM with blue LED lit halos
-Momo airbag and black steering wheel with woodgrain
-Black/Grey Interior Swap from 2000-04 Legacy/Outbacks
-Bugeye WRX Front Seats
-Auto Up/Down Nissan Window Switch
-Interior LEDs
-Rexing V1 Dashcam

Engine/Exhaust
-Stock EZ30D Awesomeness
-After Cat Silencer replaced with Vibrant 12'' Bottle Style Resonator
-Magnaflow 12256 Muffler
-2.5'' piping from catalytic converter back

Wheels
-Current:2011 Subaru Impreza WRX OEM Wheels
17X8, 53 et.
Tires: General Altimax RT43 225/55/17
-OEM Subaru Baja Wheels
16X6.5, 48 et.
Tires: General Altimax HP 225/60/16

Brakes:
-Stock

Suspension:
-20mm Whiteline rear sway bar
-Whiteline rear endlinks
-BC Racing BR Series Coilovers


Random shots from throughout the car's life:

Der langsame Auto by ConnorSouchek, on Flickr







The day I got her and gave her a bath:


Rally armor flaps installed





Not very exciting, but it should get better!

Also, some of you may know me or have met me already! I was at the Long's Pond Meet in Lancaster, PA. (Jan 7, 2012)
Here's my old car for reference, the one that isn't Mr. Lancaster's

[rkrenicki]

That onstar delete is kind of a pain.. I found that the radio module made it difficult to remove the stack, and the onstar cpu module had short cables. It was the first thing I did to the car, but so far the button panel is still in there as its filling up the hole.

Having those modules out, make it significantly easier to work in and around the stack and dashboard.

[98legwag]

I'm digging the white and the 5 spoke wheels.

[amgarrety]

Oh awesome! I didn't know you were on here! Great looking H6

[Huffer]

Hey... those are 03-04 Baja wheels I think.

Damnit. All these new peeps with H6 wagons making me jealous.

[Lancaster6]

That onstar delete is kind of a pain.. I found that the radio module made it difficult to remove the stack, and the onstar cpu module had short cables. It was the first thing I did to the car, but so far the button panel is still in there as its filling up the hole.

Having those modules out, make it significantly easier to work in and around the stack and dashboard.

It looks like a pain, but I was able to track down a thread from subaruoutback.org with at least a few pictures detailing what needs to be removed. I'll tackle taking it out eventually. My buddy likes pressing all the buttons to see if he gets a response. Grrr lol

I'm digging the white and the 5 spoke wheels.

Thanks! They came with the car, but I don't think they ever came on the Outback as an option? Not sure.

Oh awesome! I didn't know you were on here! Great looking H6

I actually joined after the meet last January so I could see everyone's pictures, then I went back to school and forgot I joined! But thank you! I'm browsing your journal and it's impressive, can't wait to see what you do with the new gauge cluster.

Hey... those are 03-04 Baja wheels I think.

Damnit. All these new peeps with H6 wagons making me jealous.

That's what I was thinking Huffer, I've never seen an Outback come with them. I thought either Baja or Forester. There's a guy down the street from me with an H6 and his has the five spokes with the little spokes in between that all of the H6's seem to come with (if that makes sense lol). But I like these wheels a lot better.

[Huffer]

Yep, they're def Baja wheels - in 06 the Baja got those wheels in gunmetal. I have a set from my old wagon that I got as a trade. I like the look more - more truckish, purposeful, tough.

[Huffer]

I have some mods for you that are super simple and make such a difference:

1. Honda Pilot rear wiper mod - see the DIY section
2. Fumoto Oil Drain valve - makes oil changes a cinch, and basically tool-less
3. Tint the windows? 35% minimum on the rear windows, go for at least 50% on the front doors.
4. JDM outer tail lights
5. SL-i.net decal - PM me I'll hook you up!

[Dead91silvia]

Thats clean! And a nice color combo!

Would you mind posting pics of the Yakima basket mounts? I have the basket, but for the life of me cant figure out the mounts, short of getting them from Yakima.

[Lancaster6]

I have some mods for you that are super simple and make such a difference:

1. Honda Pilot rear wiper mod - see the DIY section
2. Fumoto Oil Drain valve - makes oil changes a cinch, and basically tool-less
3. Tint the windows? 35% minimum on the rear windows, go for at least 50% on the front doors.
4. JDM outer tail lights
5. SL-i.net decal - PM me I'll hook you up!

We have similar tastes my friend. Tint will be done over winter break most likely, just because it's pricey and I'll be working again. I'll certainly look into the Honda Pilot Wiper mod, and after doing an oil change I may just get that Fumoto valve. Anything to speed up the process is cool in my book. I want JDM tails so badly, they look so much cleaner than the USDM ones. I find them on eBay for around $100-$200 shipped so if I find a good deal I'll pick up a set. Are they plug and play? And PM will be sent in a second!

Thats clean! And a nice color combo!

Would you mind posting pics of the Yakima basket mounts? I have the basket, but for the life of me cant figure out the mounts, short of getting them from Yakima.

Thank you! And I don't have the Yakima Basket anymore, I sold it to a friend. However I'll look and see if I have any pictures or parts leftover from the basket. If I dont I'll ask her to snap some photos for me.

[98legwag]

Yep, they're def Baja wheels - in 06 the Baja got those wheels in gunmetal. I have a set from my old wagon that I got as a trade. I like the look more - more truckish, purposeful, tough.

I've seen those wheels on other 03-04 Outbacks around here. Could be a dealer option.

[Yamazaki]

That's cool, so you went from an Outback BH9 to an Outback BHE...

You say you'll do some little things (and some not so little things) to it, what all do you have in mind?

[Lancaster6]

That's cool, so you went from an Outback BH9 to an Outback BHE...

You say you'll do some little things (and some not so little things) to it, what all do you have in mind?

Well my Hella Supertones just arrived at my house, so I'll be installing those this weekend I'll also see how the car looks with plasti dipped wheels. Tint is coming eventually, with some other things here and there that I'll figure out as time goes on. I'm not good at planning, as seen in this post lol.

[chrish8r]

Very nice looking H6!! I was at that meet with an H6 of my own.....not a Legacy but an SVX that was parked awkwardly by the entrance. Welcome back to the forum

[Lancaster6]

Very nice looking H6!! I was at that meet with an H6 of my own.....not a Legacy but an SVX that was parked awkwardly by the entrance. Welcome back to the forum

Thanks! I was flipping through the pictures I have from the meet, and there are two SVXs parked awkwardly by the entrance! Haha I think I met you though. But I'm so bad at remembering names and faces so please forgive me

So I was playing around in Photoshop and decided to see what the wagon would look like with tint and dipped wheels...here is the result:

I like it!

[amgarrety]

So I was playing around in Photoshop and decided to see what the wagon would look like with tint and dipped wheels...here is the result:

I like it!

+1

I love white cars with blacked out windows.

[Lancaster6]

+1

I love white cars with blacked out windows.

Sweet! So do I, it looks so good. I need these windows tinted asap lol

[Huffer]

Yeah!
35% fronts, 25% rears and 35% back window for backing up at night time.

[Lancaster6]

Yeah!
35% fronts, 25% rears and 35% back window for backing up at night time.

I'm definitely thinking 35% for the fronts. I had 18% on my last BH and it was perfect. Slightly tough backing up, but the brake/reverse lights made it doable.

[Lancaster6]

Excuse the horrible cell phone quality pictures (dust got in between the glass and the lens -_-) but my Supertones arrived today! I shall be installing them shortly!

[chrish8r]

Where did you get the wiring harness for them?? I made my own but I need to redo it because it needs wire loomed and the connection redone.....

[Lancaster6]

The Hella's were mounted and they are amazing. I giggled like a schoolgirl when I first honked them. I kept one stock horn to balance the high pitch of the Hellas and it's perfect. Install was super easy too
I mounted the Hellas in the stock horn mount for the BH and it worked like a charm

Mounted, seen through the grille

Video (I hope this works) and the second clip is of the supertones. There's only one beep because they scared my dog (who was in the house!)

These were bought with the relay from subimods.

[Lancaster6]

Sorry these aren't very awe inspiring mods School keeps me pretty busy so the weekends are really all I have, which are normally pretty busy too. Anyway Huffer hooked me up with some decals so I can represent the forum, thanks man! They look great!



I think my tensioner bearing is going out, I started her up after a few days of sitting and it sounded like an angry cricket under the hood. This is apparently and issue for the EZ30 engines so I'll be looking at replacing that soon!

[amgarrety]

I kept one stock horn to balance the high pitch of the Hellas and it's perfect. Install was super easy too

I did that too! It sounds so mean with 3 horns.

[Lancaster6]

I did that too! It sounds so mean with 3 horns.

Holy crap it does! And I accidentally set my car alarm off today...yeah. Loud is an understatement

[amgarrety]

Haha I was working on my car this past weekend, and I laid on my horn by accident and nearly gave this poor girl a heart attack.

[Lancaster6]

So I get back on campus from a short drive today, and as I park I press the button for the front sunroof to go down. Well one "ker-thunk" later the sunroof is closed, and now stays closed. I hear the motor working when I press the "open" switch, and the back sunroof opens without fuss. It sounds as if the front one slipped off the track . I'm going out to try to see what happened and if anything could be done to remedy it. Not a huge problem, I'd rather this go than something major (even though I'd like nothing to break in the first place...) Anyone else have any issues with this?

[Lancaster6]

So I finally got around to plasti dipping my wheels over the weekend. I've never worked with plasti dip before this so the front wheels were subjected to my amateurness first. They came out alright, I'll be looking to redo them soon though. The back wheels, however, look like sex, and I was very pleased with how they came out lol. By the time it was finished the sun had gone down so I got an alright night shot, I hope to get out and take a few photos of the car soon!

Plasti dip action:

[Lancaster6]

Today, my fancy and shiny new to me L7 grille arrived at my stoop. Fresh out of Japan! I wasted no time in installing it. The look, well is awesome in my opinion. It also shows off the supertones a bit better





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[RobE30]

Damnit man. Seeing your car makes me want an OB even more now. I was hunting for one when I found my GT wagon (which I love but cant really go offroading w/ it). I think you need a little lift....