fwa's '08 Legacy 3.0R Limited - A new beginning

[fwa2500]

Few questions.

What dash cam did you go with and did you hard wire it?

I got one of these cheapies from Amazon a while back for the wagon and transferred it over to the 3.0R, I haven't gotten around to hardwiring it but I am debating saving up for a better unit.

And what "TapTurn" module did you use?

I got one of these. It also solves the hyperflashing issue with LEDs which was part of the reason I got it, but now I decided to go back to standard bulbs for the turn signals.

[soba noodle]

Is that TapTurn module direct plug'n'play? Cheers

[fwa2500]

Yep! Just unplug the stock relay and plug that in and away you go.

[geckoboy86]

Did you get the strobe package with yours? How would you rate this product? Does it work well?

[fwa2500]

I just got the basic one and so far I like it. The only issue I have had is my own not being used to just tapping the stalk, once you get used to how lightly you tap it isnt bad at all. A bit expensive, yes, but I dig the features and have always wanted one-touch functionality like this.

[fwa2500]

Now with 20% tint on the sides and rear.






I am also still trying to find something that will completely remove all the baked on brake dust, the stuff I have works great if you stay on top of it but not so well when it is as baked on as it is now. Next up: new tyres.

[fwa2500]

Hit 077,077 miles today and finally got the HIDs going. I had to order bulbs from a different manufacturer since the new Morimoto ones are too long for the stock caps.





Next up is swapping the turn signals back to standard bulbs, I never did get the switchback LEDs to work correctly...

[98legwag]

Sweet. I am assuming you had to drill into the caps for the wires? What brand bulbs did you go with?

[fwa2500]

Ya, same deal as on the wagon, I ends dup grabbing some 5000k "Kensun" bulbs off Amazon, they have the normal generic bulb base and clear the caps just fine.

Today a mystery box from Japan showed up…



Before:



After:




Still need to track down the cover for the other side but it is still a big improvement!

[SpeedmanRC]

looks real good, have always loved the 4th gen sedan. Going H6 will be a nice upgrade.

[geckoboy86]

Here is an idea for ya. One of the thing I did to detail my engine bay was go over all the yellow caps with a black sharpie so that anything raised in the cap was black.

[fwa2500]

Picked up a Whiteline 20mm rear sway bar from a local guy on friday and installed it today, the thing is massive compared to the stock bar.





While swapping the bars the mufflers needed to be disconnected…so naturally I had to see how it sounds. Holy crap exhaust has bumped WAY up the "to buy" list.

[soba noodle]

Haha that's what my one sounded like with the Kakimoto mid section
Noticed any improvements in handling? Don't think my stock bar was that small though O_o

[98legwag]

Haha that's what my one sounded like with the Kakimoto mid section
Noticed any improvements in handling? Don't think my stock bar was that small though O_o

Your car probably had the stock JDM 20mm rsb. Over here we got a 16mm rsb. And for FWA, I recommend adding a Tribeca front sway bar. It makes a big difference on these cars. But you will need to unbolt the headers to do the swap.

[soba noodle]

Your car probably had the stock JDM 20mm rsb. Over here we got a 16mm rsb. And for FWA, I recommend adding a Tribeca front sway bar. It makes a big difference on these cars. But you will need to unbolt the headers to do the swap.

I think mine was 18 or 19, noticeably smaller than 21mm Z/S that replaced it.
I'd recommend some good swaybar links too.

Dropping the headers wasn't too bad (with some help of a mighty breaking bar )

[fwa2500]

The bar made a massive difference, I'm sure the reinforcement and endlinks will help even more. I will also eventually get a beefier front bar (might as well go with a Tribeca bar again, loved it on the wagon) and endlinks too.

Some better photos with the tint and HIDs:









I'm still failing at getting all the brake dust off the wheels though...that is as clean as I could manage.

[fwa2500]

I got a thing!

[98legwag]

I think I know! Mainly because if its what I am thinking, I ordered that too a while back.

[fwa2500]

I got another thing! (or four…)



They will be going on a little later in the summer after doing something with the suspension (might just do springs for now and the struts in a year or so).

[98legwag]

Very nice. Details on the 4 things?

[fwa2500]

They are Andros Spec Ds (made for and bought from Tire Rack) in 18x8. They are pretty light for their size at 19.5lbs. I will be going with 235/40r18 summers and doing at least springs at the same time. The AVO bits are, as I suspect you guessed, rear sway brackets. I'm hoping to have all of this on and done in the next month or so. All the other cosmetic stuff like wingless trunk and "power bulge" hood I am shooting for next year though I am sure something will sneak into this year...

[98legwag]

Those wheels should look nice when they get installed. I was thinking they were the rsb brackets. Have you decided on which springs you will go with?

[fwa2500]

Right now I'm leaning toward Swifts, they seem to be the best option for the Bilsteins without being too expensive or hard to find like the JDM STi pinks.

[Wagonista]

Wait a minute, the Levorg is actually a thing now!?

[fwa2500]

It would seem so, yet another model we will never get here

http://www.subaru.jp/levorg/levorg/

[fwa2500]

Soon.



Getting closer...

[fwa2500]

Lip installed:




It definitely needs moar low...


AVO sway bar brackets installed:



The plan is to put the wheels and tyres on on Monday.

[98legwag]

Looking good. Which brand lip is that? I have been considering a lip for my car. Even found one local but passed on it.

[fwa2500]

Today's mission was a success.

Loaded everything up and went over to a friend's shop:





I am very happy with how they look on the car.



Up next: suspension.

[98legwag]

Looks good. What are you planning on for the center caps?