98legwag's 09 3.0R Limited

[98legwag]

It makes a nice difference. More noticeable under heavy braking, but it is noticeable at all times. I think its 100% worth it. I feel its mainly a pedal feel thing, maybe shortens stopping distance a little. But the mush is gone from the pedal. It gives more confidence in braking.

[98legwag]

I forgot to mention that while I was installing the brace I noticed the inner cv boot on the driver's side front axle is leaking quite a bit now. I need to sort that out.

[98legwag]

Just ordered Rrev cree LED reverse lights. The cheap ones from ebay are not bright enough with my tinted windows.
http://www.rrevsports.com/p_pro_05lgt_LED_reverse.html

[Navi271]

I'm definitely interested to see how bright they are!

[98legwag]

They have pictures in the link, but I will give a review once I get them.

[Navi271]

Oh yeah, they look like reverse headlights!

[98legwag]

Well, they were delivered yesterday. It was too cold last night for me to want to install them. I will probably do that this weekend.

[98legwag]

I'm definitely interested to see how bright they are!

I didn't take any pictures, but they are in. They are pretty bright. A definite improvement. It also only took a few days for them to arrive after ordering.

[98legwag]

I have a day trip planned tomorrow to get some maintenance parts I need for this car from @dplacencia. I am also getting some fun stuff for this car as well tomorrow. A few people already know what the fun parts are.

[98legwag]

Today I went and picked up some stuff with @Rubie_25GT. First stop was in Conowingo, MD to get parts from a guy on legacygt.com. I picked up a set of Turbo XS mufflers. He was the second owner of them. They are prototypes Turbo XS fabbed up back in the day. The differ from the productions models by not having the burnt titanium style tips. These will get installed once it gets a little warmer outside.

After picking this up we stopped by @dplacencia's place, good seeing you again, and picked up a cv boot kit with grease, pcv valve, and the exhaust gaskets I will need when changing the mufflers. We also got some stuff Rubie needs.

[Lancaster6]

Oooh those look real nice. I can't wait to hear how they sound.

[98legwag]

Oooh those look real nice. I can't wait to hear how they sound.

Once they are installed I will post a video.

[geckoboy86]

If you like them, What do you plan to do with your stock stuff?

[98legwag]

If you like them, What do you plan to do with your stock stuff?

Keep them around in case I ever move on from this car. I try to keep most stock parts when possible.

[98legwag]

Well, I got a repair order for my tint this morning. Its 20% and legal limit is 35%. Looks like I get to waste time and money taking care of it.

[Lancaster6]

That sucks. Did you get stopped solely for the tint?

[98legwag]

That sucks. Did you get stopped solely for the tint?

Yup. 100% for the tint. The officer never mentioned anything else. First thing he asked was "do you know how dark your tint is?" I do have to say he was pretty cool about the deal and explained what I need to do in order to get the repair order resolved.

Edit- I knew the tint was too dark to be legal when I had it done. This Saturday, which I was planning on using to install the mufflers, I will be getting the tint removed. Then Wednesday I am planning on getting the RO signed and then going back to the tint shop to have it redone at the legal limit. Although MD is awesome and tint is not a "visual defect" so I have to get a state trooper to sign off. In my area this can only be done at the MVA on Weds between 830-1130 am which means I have to take some time off work.

[Lancaster6]

Yikes! At least he was cool about it though, and you don't have to pay a fine in addition to the cost of retinting.

Now that I think about it I don't think I've ever heard of someone in NJ getting stopped for tint alone. It's normally a "and by the way, your tint is illegal" thing when they stop you for a moving violation or something.

[dplacencia]

Well that sucks!!!!!

[98legwag]

Well, tint was removed today. The car looks naked without it. The repair order will be signed on Monday and the car will get new tint on Wednesday. I will probably stick with the legal limit. However, the owner of the tint shop I am using told me that Subaru used a dye in their glass the makes tint measure about 5% darker than the film is. So if I get 35%, which is the legal limit in MD, it would read as 30% if tested. I will probably still do 35% because the 45% they have looks really light.

[lord flashheart]

The popo always be F*ckin with the dark tinted brother. Talk to my friend chino. Hes serving a nickle for Rollin rould with 3M[emoji768] Sun Control[emoji769]

[98legwag]

Just got home from having the car tinted again. Since the glass has dye in it, I went with 45% to keep everything legal. The tint shop I went to was nice enough to also hook me up with a little tinted Lamin-x so I can tint the reflectors in the rear bumper. That will happen when the Turbo-XS mufflers get put on.

[dplacencia]

Nice!!!

[98legwag]

The Turbo XS mufflers got installed today. It sounds great. All that was needed was new gaskets and longer rubber hangers. The reflectors in the rear bumper got tinted with Lamin-x as well.

[WPEC]

The Turbo XS mufflers got installed today. It sounds great. All that was needed was new gaskets and longer rubber hangers. The reflectors in the rear bumper got tinted with Lamin-x as well.

Those are pretty shiny too. saweet!

[Navi271]

Sounds awesome!

[98legwag]

Thanks guys. Its pretty much exactly what I wanted. Quite at idle. I cannot really hear much of a difference inside the car. But it sounds good when given the beans.

[98legwag]

My new wheel bearing arrived yesterday. That will get done soon along with rebuild/regrease on the driver's side front axle.

[98legwag]

The wheel bearing got changed out today. The leaking cv boot was dealt with as well and the cv axle was re-greased. The car is quieter now, but still makes some noises. I am leaning towards it being the tires at this point.

[98legwag]

Well, after following me to Boxerfest today, @geckoboy86 pointed out that my exhaust had a good bit of movement. The cheap extended hangers I got for the mufflers are just too weak. I picked up some Kartboy XL poly urethane hangers from KNS Brakes while I was there today. I hope to install them soon. Also, I have noticed with the Turbo XS mufflers that the low end torque has been slightly reduced.