TylerHartman's 2006 2.5i Wagon

[Tylerhartman]

I got stuck with my Honda Element since I couldn't find a decent Subaru for the money and I was sick of not having a car. But the whole time all I wanted was a Subaru wagon, Here's what I actually wanted when I ended up with that car My plan was to buy a GT Wagon, FXT or OBXT This year but since I ended up buying my 99 LGT Project car that i'm in the works of turboing I decided this 2.5i was the most grown up choice when I saw it on eBay and since I plan on Keeping this for a while and going with me into my journey of adulthood LOL

It's a 2006 Legacy SE 2.5i Wagon (BP) It's currently got 103k on the clock, One owner, Full-service history on the Carfax including timing belt at 75k, No wrecks, and a California car it's whole life, Even though it's an automatic I have the 99LGT For hoon time so A/T Is alright, It's even better being White (SWP) and having a sunroof.
It was a Total win after seeing the carfax, made an offer and set it all up. the car should arrive this week (first week of May 2016) at that time I'll update my Thread with better pics.


This car is going to be my Main/Daily So Nothing crazy will be happening here, so if you're looking for a Crazy Gen4 go elsewhere ;D
:: Plans (later on, This is on the back burner.)
-Whiteline W0506 Inner Control Arm bushings
-4Channel amp
-JDM Liberal Hood lip
-JDM Spec B Front bumper
-JDM dash speaker
-JDM mid-door speakers
-EZ30R? In a few years




Current

Suspension & Brakes:
-OEM STI Option Front strut Brace
-EBC Yellow Rear pads
-Centric Rear Rotors
-Centric Front Rotors
-05+ LGT front brake conversion
-Bilstein B6 HD Struts
-Avo Rear sway Bar
-AVO sway bar Brackets
-Audi B6 rear endlinks
-H&R Lowering springs
-Front Spec B Top hats
-1" ralitek Rear lift kit
-Alloy Control Arms W/ Solid Bushings
-Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings KSR207
-2008-2014 STI Solid Steering Linkage/Knuckle
-2008 Forester Sports XT STI Enkei wheels 17X7


Interior:
-OEM Fog Light Stalk
-OEM Limited Door Sills Plates
-OEM Underseat Sub
-Skar Audio TX65C
-Skar Audio TX65
-Custom sub box with Skar Audio 10"
-OEM JDM Macintosh upper door tweeters
-Weathertech All Weather Mats
-OEM 08-09(Facelift) Lower Dash
-Sony XAV-AX210
-OEM 08-09(Facelift) Center Console (Aux Jack)
-OEM 08-09(Facelift) Wood Dash Trim
-OEM GT/XT Rear Tailgate Sill
-OEM JDM STI Option Pedals
-OEM JDM Paddle shifters
-OEM JDM Foot puddle lights
-OEM JDM Rear carpet floor mat
-OEM JDM Auto headlight kit
-OEM JDM Cup holder lights
-OEM JDM Cargo Fan
-OEM JDM TBSTI Black visor mirrors


Exterior/Engine Bay Dress up:
-JDM Headlights with headlight leveling
-JDM S-Craft/Burnup Wing
-JDM Damd Strakes
-OEM Fog Lights W/ Plasti Blacked out Bezel's
-JDM Rev-D (facelift) Mirrors with LGT door harness's with 2 wires added for power folding
-JDM REV-D (facelift) Tail-lights
-JDM Front and rear Aero Spats
-JDM Rear LED Fog Light
-JDM Power Steering Cover
-PS and Oil Cap Dyed Black
-JDM Zero/Sports Engine cover carbon
-JDM Zero/Sports Air Intake Cover carbon fiber
-JDM CTI Carbon pillar
-JDM Valenti Tail lights
-20% Tint all Around

Engine :
-JDM Corazon Axleback
-JDM Kakimoto Intake chamber
-Inferno Fab Catted UEL Header
-Inferno Fab J pipe


Repair/Service work?
-Rear Diff Fluid change 107,167 (Feb, 14, 2017)
-Oil Change 107,167 (Feb, 14, 2017)
-Oil Change 111,165 (Sep, 4, 2017)
-Junkyard mirror visor (the cover was cracked and creaking)
-Rear Wheel Bearings
-Front Control Arms
-Ball Joints
-Hankook Ventus V2 Concepts H457 215/45R17XL 111,324 (Sep, 19, 2017)
-Centric Rear rotors and EBC pads 115,907 (July, 20, 2019)
-Greased rear Sway bar bushings 115,907 (July, 20, 2019)
-Headlights Restored 115,980 (July, 22, 2019)
(I need to upload my records for this, but I'm at 152K now as of 7/20/2023

Currently @152k


I'd love to find a wrecked Outback/GT Limited and swap the seats for Black Leather, I have a serious fetish for the Black BP Leather.... Awkward..
Day I bought it

Now

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[98legwag]

Swp ftw!!!!

[Tylerhartman]

Swp ftw!!!!

IKR? FTW! It matches my 99

[iampetro]

Nice. Having 2 white legacy wagons must feel great
There's a lot more '05 legacy wagons on the road than '06s
The '06s had more hp/tq, bigger brakes, clear/chrome headlights, and the 17" LGT rims
So much better then '05s. Good choice

I'm jealous you have the special edition

First couple things you should do
Change cabin air filter
And disable seat belt chime. still wear your belt, u just don't have to listen to the LOUD beeps

And I bet your BBS STi rims would look pretty good on it

[Tylerhartman]

Nice. Having 2 white legacy wagons must feel great
There's a lot more '05 legacy wagons on the road than '06s
The '06s had more hp/tq, bigger brakes, clear/chrome headlights, and the 17" LGT rims
So much better then '05s. Good choice

I'm jealous you have the special edition

First couple things you should do
Change cabin air filter
And disable seat belt chime. still wear your belt, u just don't have to listen to the LOUD beeps

And I bet your BBS STi rims would look pretty good on it

I cannot wait to get a picture of them both side by side, I know everything I saw was 05 and I didn't like the 05 2.5i Wheels at all... this was perfect when I found it. For some reason I thought it was the 07's with more HP, Regardless I didn't know for sure the bigger brakes we're on here, I saw the brakes filled up the wheels like a LGT so That's awesome then SCORE! My only settlement to myself was if i'm getting an auto N/A it needs a sunroof that was my only requirement. so SE = Awesome, I haven't read up on all the SE Add's but that's the most important thing to me, I can add Fog lights later on
I already planned on the Cabin Air right off the bat, Most people ignore it and I have allergies so it helps.
I'm an avid believer in wearing seat belts, I'm doing the same thing on my 99. I don't need it telling me to put it on, I'll read up on how to do it

Trust me I've had my thoughts of putting them on, But I'm leaving them on the 99 I think. Maybe i'll throw them on for giggles. but the BBS's are flowing well with everything i'm doing to it now

Now if I come across some Spec B Wheels cheap hmmm.. ;D

Quick question! Do the gauges do the sweep like the LGT/OBXT and 3.0R?

:Update

Nevermind you we're right it has the 175HP engine ;D Sweet! I didn't know the driver's seat was powered, Kind of a bummer it's powered but not heated but oh well
But that's awesome, Means If I decide to go thru and get Leather seats my job will be easier ;D

(For any lurkers, Here's what I've seen the 2.5i SE Adds over just a Base 2.5i)

Convenience Features Cargo cover ·
Storage: cargo tie-down anchors and hooks
Driver Seat Power adjustments: 8
Exterior Features Rear spoiler
Headrests Number of front headrests: 2 · Number of rear headrests: 3
Passenger Seat Manual Adjustments: 4
Roof Moonroof: power glass · Rear sunroof: power glass · Roof rack
Seats Driver seat power adjustments: height · Rear seat folding: split
Windows Rear wiper: intermittent

[iampetro]

Yes the gauges sweep.
You can turn the sweep on or off by hitting the trip odometer reset button while the key is out of the ignition.
So if yours doesn't sweep, it's been turned off and you can easily turn it back on

Are you certain that it doesn't have fog lights? I thought all special editions had them.
And again are you certain it doesn't have heated seats? I also thought special editions got those

My 06 is Canadian spec and every model had heated seats and windshield standard.

And once you have the car I'd love to see your '99 with the '06 rims and the '06 with the BBS's I bet that would look good on both cars.

The seat belt chime is easy, key to on position and buckle and unbuckle belt 20-30 times
YouTube search it and see what to do, it's the same for the legacy and WRX and there's lots of WRX how to videos

[Tylerhartman]

Yes the gauges sweep.
You can turn the sweep on or off by hitting the trip odometer reset button while the key is out of the ignition.
So if yours doesn't sweep, it's been turned off and you can easily turn it back on

Are you certain that it doesn't have fog lights? I thought all special editions had them.
And again are you certain it doesn't have heated seats? I also thought special editions got those

My 06 is Canadian spec and every model had heated seats and windshield standard.

And once you have the car I'd love to see your '99 with the '06 rims and the '06 with the BBS's I bet that would look good on both cars.

The seat belt chime is easy, key to on position and buckle and unbuckle belt 20-30 times
YouTube search it and see what to do, it's the same for the legacy and WRX and there's lots of WRX how to videos

AWESOME! I love the sweep, I was wondering about that. Thanks

I'm sure about the fog lights because that's one thing I always use on my car and upsetted me a little bit and was already looking into adding them. Good Hids/Retrofit and fog lights are a requirement for me personally after having both in my last car.

I'm going to for sure try them out for sure, I want to paint the Brake Calipers on the 06 since they'll be California rust free so i'll swap throw em on then.

Awesome! I'll give that a try once i've got it!
Here's a few more pics

[Tylerhartman]

She's here, Sadly the seller didn't send the title so that should be a fun freakin time.. but here's some picture's.

[Tylerhartman]

[Tylerhartman]

Loving the Leggy, Put a Very important sticker on today.

[Tylerhartman]

[Tylerhartman]

1,700 Mile update ;D

[Tylerhartman]

Junkyard finds

[98legwag]

The funny thing is I want to ditch all the fake wood interior bits in my 09.

[Tylerhartman]

Grass is always greener on the other side I guess :P I think it breaks up all the silver and looks better but that's me, shift knob is fine either way. I'm totally loving the two side pieces though

The funny thing is I want to ditch all the fake wood interior bits in my 09.

[Tylerhartman]

Outback Grille

[Tylerhartman]

Just did a Full Synthetic oil change and Changed my rear diff oil.

Also Got some JDM, Heated and power folding mirrors with Turn signals on the way from a 2.0GT. It'll be a while before I see them though.
JDM Battery and Washer Covers as well.

[MaroonRoo]

Just did a Full Synthetic oil change and Changed my rear diff oil.

Also Got some JDM, Heated and power folding mirrors with Turn signals on the way from a 2.0GT. It'll be a while before I see them though.
JDM Battery and Washer Covers as well.

Let me know how the mirrors work out, can quite figure mine out on my 02, sure the wiring isn't much different.

[98legwag]

Which engine oil did you go with?

[Tylerhartman]

Mobli-1 5W-30 Full Synthetic. Walmart special Then I got a 5 pack of OEM Filters for both the cars off eBay. I'll Probably End up keeping the rest of the filters for this car though and start running Mazda RX-8 Filters once I feel the engine on that car is cleaned out good. (Plan on doing a few oil changes in the next few months to clear out any shipping grit there possible could possibly be) What are you running?

[Tylerhartman]

I deff will, Look up Universal Smart Vehicle Side Mirror Auto Folding/Unfolding Controller Module on eBay. That's what I plan on using for the folding part. as for the rest well the signals will be fairly easy after I route wires to the sources or just run them are running lights? Not sure yet. the heating part looks to be the biggest challenge by a long shot. i manged to get the JDM Door hanress's so I should have all the plugs and wire I need. if it's too hard i'll leave that stuff unplugged till I do something crazy with this car in a few years lol

[Tylerhartman]

Update: You know that moment when you say your not going to mod your daily? Ummm...

It's Getting tinted Tuesday afternoon. thinking 20% all around or 35% Front and 20% Rear doors and windows.

Also de-badged the trunk today

[98legwag]

Mobli-1 5W-30 Full Synthetic. Walmart special Then I got a 5 pack of OEM Filters for both the cars off eBay. I'll Probably End up keeping the rest of the filters for this car though and start running Mazda RX-8 Filters once I feel the engine on that car is cleaned out good. (Plan on doing a few oil changes in the next few months to clear out any shipping grit there possible could possibly be) What are you running?

Currently in the 3.0R is Castrol Magnatec, but it looks like that was discontinued. I will likely start running either Castrol Edge or Pennzoil Platinum. I use OEM filters.

[Tylerhartman]

20% Done!

[MaroonRoo]

I have the interior switch for my folding mirrors, the oem one from the JDM car... Haven't had much time to mess with it. I tried to just wire one up and was only able to achieve the mirrors to fold in, or if i swapped the two wires, it would fold out. Ordered a new switch, haven't had much time to mess with it. If I could bored enough I will go with the relay route etc.. Tint looks great! Definitely changes the game in appearance.... As much as I hate wal-mart they sell Castrol dirt cheap...can't beat 5 qts for 25 bucks.. considering its close to double at a /qt cost or another 15 bucks extra from the parts store...

[Tylerhartman]

I have the interior switch for my folding mirrors, the oem one from the JDM car... Haven't had much time to mess with it. I tried to just wire one up and was only able to achieve the mirrors to fold in, or if i swapped the two wires, it would fold out. Ordered a new switch, haven't had much time to mess with it. If I could bored enough I will go with the relay route etc.. Tint looks great! Definitely changes the game in appearance.... As much as I hate wal-mart they sell Castrol dirt cheap...can't beat 5 qts for 25 bucks.. considering its close to double at a /qt cost or another 15 bucks extra from the parts store...

I think the Universal Smart Vehicle Side Mirror Auto Folding/Unfolding Controller Module Will slove this for me, maybe you should read up on it. It could help you out

Thanks, Its going to look even better with the package coming early next week. Castrol is awesome, You can't beat the prices on oil at Walmart. I also not a Walmart fan, but cheap good oil? winning.

[Tylerhartman]

Okay well I decided to swap the old Legacy grille back today, Might Plasti dip this week, Baked and removed the amber marker in my OEM Lights today and polished them.

I have JDM Tails and Rear fog in the mail, Might pick up a 05 Outback fog light stalk and relay this week so I can get fogs installed soon.

Started on Cutting up my spare dash vent for my Nexus Car PC Project.

Also unsoldered the plug off the spare control head so I can put the MPG screen in the glove box with my extender cable

[Tylerhartman]

Went to the junkyard today and got some parts in the mail.

[98legwag]

The steering wheel is out of an Outback, right?

[Tylerhartman]

The steering wheel is out of an Outback, right?

Yes, Found a 05 Outback Sedan 3.0R at the Pull and Pay lot. Got it first of the week so it was untouched before I got there. $10 dollar mods ftw