Yes I'd say it does!Originally Posted by Wagonista
Glossy reflections seem to show imperfections much easier.
Yes I'd say it does!Originally Posted by Wagonista
Glossy reflections seem to show imperfections much easier.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Dude, looking real hazy on the headlights... rkrenicki cleared mine a while back, with a 3m kit, then used Opti-Lens instead of the 3m sealant, and I can not say enough about how awesome they turned out. If you do this, I'd use the opti-lens on the GT too, as a preventative maintenance measure.Originally Posted by In another thread, Navi271
Yeah the headlights are getting horrible... It's been starting to bug me, a lot. The GT is starting to haze over on the driver's side as well. I'll try out the 3M kit and OptiLens. Thanks for the advice!
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Get the kit for the drill. I did my Neon's lights with a Turtle Wax by-hand kit, and it sucked balls.
I looked into what I used last time to clear the headlight, and it was in fact the Turtle Wax by-hand kit. It seemed to work fine for me, but it has obviously worn off after time. So I borrowed that same kit from my friend like last time to clear them up. It's definitely not the best, but I couldn't justify spending that much on the 3M kit and OptiLens. Someday I'll buy the kit you recommended, but for now my cars will get average products lol. Thanks again.
I've recently noticed my headers have gotten louder, a lot of that sewing machine sound, and some of the wrap was in taters. Last weekend I took the wrap off, which was some crazy hazardous stuff. I mean like, long sleeves, pants, mask, eye protection, and gloves hazardous. It was just like insulating a house.
This made the noise problem exponentially worse. I didn't drive this car for a week it was so embarrassingly loud.
Today, I'm sicker than a dog, but that didn't stop me from installing my stock headers.
My 6 year old UEL headers finally bit the dust and cracked!
This is why it was so loud. The new/old stock headers are on, and it's nice and quiet up front.
However, I did forget how much the exhaust note would change switching back to stock... It's much different! I'm ok with this change though. It's something new.
Happy modding everyone!
Last edited by Navi271; 10-25-2015 at 12:22 AM.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Any noticeable decrease in power switching back to the stock header? I've thought about doing a full system on my car, UEL, High-flow cat, custom midpipe to a nice axle back but I bet all the increased volume wouldn't match up to very much more power. I think that money would be better saved towards a swap.
'95 Subaru Legacy L AWD Wagon - Original Owner lBBS l CUSCO l WHITELINE l SPT
'98 BMW E36 M3
'18 VW Alltrack SE DSG
'01.5 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro/Manual/APR Stage 2
If anything unequal length would take power away, not the other way round. But I wouldn't say it'd be that much of a difference. I'd run unequal purely for the sound, and funny enough that's exactly what i've done!
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Originally Posted by peugoby
I just put a stock cat pipe on mine, but otherwise it is the set-up you are thinking about. I notice exactly zero performance increase or decrease, it is all about having that classic Subaru sound
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'97 Legacy wagon (BK) TS-R wanna-be - Retired. Oct. 2007-Jan. 2015
I have to agree with everything that's been said here!
Switching back to stock has taken away the rumble and replaced it with a buzzing noise reminiscent of something more like a honda or an acura (or any other 4 cylinder I guess). My exhaust is also overall much quieter as well.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
We're getting some snow tomorrow. I took today off and had time to swap wheels.
The car is running fine, and I just hit 180k miles earlier this week!
I had one close call recently where I heard knocking from the engine, but only at idle. If I gave it any gas it would go away. A knocking 2.2L? No way... I started checking the bolts that connect the engine to the torque converter as I've heard it sounds similar when they come loose only to find that the crank pulley bolt was almost loose! No damage on the crank pulley key, so I cranked the pulley bolt down tight and checked to make sure the torque converter bolts were tight. They were. I haven't heard the knocking since, so I'm assuming it was the loose crank pulley bolt.
I don't have ABS right now. 1 or 2 sensors are dead. I can't tell because the car only stores 3 ABS codes at a time. 2 were for the FL, 1 for the RR. Ordered a new FL and I'll go from there.
On to the wheel swap, same winter rims and tires. 5th winter season on them!
^Sedan stalking in the background. lol
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2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
looks mean. love the OD. really fits the car. I would matte black the winter wheels! or maybe.. dare I say.. Plasti Dip just for the protection factor.
Ruby 2.0 1999 Legacy Outback LTD: Getting Ruby 1.5's drive train.
Ruby, 1998 Legacy Outback: officially a turbo car. Wounded, but being brought back.
Courtney, 1997 Legacy Outback: DD and off road fun. Going to my sister for a reliable beast.
Green Machine, 1998 Legacy L wagon: Only one I could not save... She is giving life to others.
Sapphie, 1962 Nova: Going to be my Daughters sweet ride.
haha.. one click back and I would have seen that your whole car is Plasti dipped. Nice job.
Ruby 2.0 1999 Legacy Outback LTD: Getting Ruby 1.5's drive train.
Ruby, 1998 Legacy Outback: officially a turbo car. Wounded, but being brought back.
Courtney, 1997 Legacy Outback: DD and off road fun. Going to my sister for a reliable beast.
Green Machine, 1998 Legacy L wagon: Only one I could not save... She is giving life to others.
Sapphie, 1962 Nova: Going to be my Daughters sweet ride.
Haha! Thanks, I've always been on the fence about dipping these wheels. I think I would do a color instead of black though, because there are plenty of people with black wheels around here. Idk, I'll think about it.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
maybe do the darker shade of green? The gray plasti looks awful on wheels. I did a set and hated how they looked. Basically looked like a 1980's primer job.
Ruby 2.0 1999 Legacy Outback LTD: Getting Ruby 1.5's drive train.
Ruby, 1998 Legacy Outback: officially a turbo car. Wounded, but being brought back.
Courtney, 1997 Legacy Outback: DD and off road fun. Going to my sister for a reliable beast.
Green Machine, 1998 Legacy L wagon: Only one I could not save... She is giving life to others.
Sapphie, 1962 Nova: Going to be my Daughters sweet ride.
A 4th gen sedan and a 2nd gen wagon. I know that feeling. Your wagon still looks great.
My cars:
2019 Impreza Sport
2008 Miata
2009 Legacy 3.0R Limited- Sold
1998 Legacy L wagon- Sold
2000 Outback- Sold
meepers - I was thinking like a dark bronze or gold, or maybe bright orange since theyre winter wheels.
98legwag- Thanks! Yeah I still like both of these cars, and I try drive them alternating every other day.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Small update, not much to look at but some stuff to read.
The wagon is sitting at almost 182k, and it's been running just fine.
I got a new head unit for christmas, double din to take up the wasted space. The ipod function stopped work on the old one, and now I've moved on to only using a USB drive. Since I'm still using an Alpine head unit it was only a plug and play swap, easiest install ever.
I think I had a very small brake fluid leak at the front left caliper since I installed it back in 2013. It was just now giving me problems. Air and/or moisture got into the caliper, and it was dragging causing my rotor to heat up. It even got a little red once! Replaced it and haven't had a problem since.
I took the car on a trip to East Iowa, about 250 miles round trip. Before leaving I topped off the fluids, and the engine still looks like it always does. Nothing has really changed with it.
A little shake in the wheels at interstate speeds but otherwise performed perfectly.
When I got back home I found this bumper in my trunk! I also have a new grill, not pictured. They will both be cleaned up, plastidipped camo green, and installed sometime this spring/summer. I'll also have some big ol' fog lights as well.
...and then SNOW.
Last edited by Navi271; 10-25-2015 at 12:24 AM.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
So this is what NOT to do if you're planning on eventually letting go and selling your first car...
Start off with the outback bumper I picked up recently, a grill that I got from a friend last year I never used, a leftover gallon of camo green plastidip, leftover cans of black plastidip, brand new fog lights, and a freaking perfect summer like weekend.
The bumper and grill setup here.
I did about 5-6 coats of camo green with the paint gun first, then taped off the lower originally unpainted part and plastidipped that black with spray cans.
Done!
The grill is all camo green except for the mesh which is plastidipped black.
Here's a before picture. Stock-ish and boring. Now it's time to take the front apart...
There are many plastic clips and screws all around the bumper you'll have to find. This isn't my first time taking it off however, so I knew where everything was. These bolts that hold the beam to the frame are tight as hell. I needed a breaker bar for them.
Once everything is unbolted, unhooked, and disconnected, the bumper with the beam should just slide off. It'll look something like this afterward.
You need the metal beam if you want the bumper cover to fit correctly with a swap like this. The outback beam has a dip in the metal where the grill sits (makes room for the larger grill), where my original beam is perfectly flat. The outback bumper cover would not fit on my original beam.
Then everything goes back together in reverse order, and there you have it!
The fender liners don't line up with the underside of the bumper, even the metal brackets inside the bumper by the front wheels don't line up at all either. So if you want this to be a perfect swap, there are more pieces you'll need. Despite that, everything went back together, and everything is secured to the car. I'll get some new pictures when it gets warm outside again.
So now I love this car again. I love the way it looks, and there's no way I'll be able to let go of this car anytime soon.
Last edited by Navi271; 10-25-2015 at 12:27 AM.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Looks awesome. Can't wait for the weather to get better here so I can dip all my faded black plastic.
Like the golden arches would say, I'm lovin it!
My cars:
2019 Impreza Sport
2008 Miata
2009 Legacy 3.0R Limited- Sold
1998 Legacy L wagon- Sold
2000 Outback- Sold
It just gets better and better =) wish i had a garage (so jealous)
1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Sedan - Lucy
That looks amazing. I have considered swapping my front OB cover for a GTB LTD bumper, but I dont think anything is as tough and to the business looking as an OB front cover.. Loving your ride.
Ruby 2.0 1999 Legacy Outback LTD: Getting Ruby 1.5's drive train.
Ruby, 1998 Legacy Outback: officially a turbo car. Wounded, but being brought back.
Courtney, 1997 Legacy Outback: DD and off road fun. Going to my sister for a reliable beast.
Green Machine, 1998 Legacy L wagon: Only one I could not save... She is giving life to others.
Sapphie, 1962 Nova: Going to be my Daughters sweet ride.
Thanks all!
Yeah I didn't think the OB bumper would look very tough, but I was pleasantly surprised after everything was all put back together.
The garage is sooo crappy, haha. The door doesn't shut, it was leaning last summer and we had to add some braces, and there have been mice in it! However, it is much better than not having one at all and it's made a lot of DIY car projects achievable.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
The Hella fog lights looks crystal clear and very nice. What are you going to do with the old setup?
'95 Subaru Legacy L AWD Wagon - Original Owner lBBS l CUSCO l WHITELINE l SPT
'98 BMW E36 M3
'18 VW Alltrack SE DSG
'01.5 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro/Manual/APR Stage 2
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
If you don't plan to use it again you should sell it
'95 Subaru Legacy L AWD Wagon - Original Owner lBBS l CUSCO l WHITELINE l SPT
'98 BMW E36 M3
'18 VW Alltrack SE DSG
'01.5 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro/Manual/APR Stage 2
A few changes! I no longer have the Stromung catback exhaust. Whenever I took it on a long drive on the interstate, I'd get a headache. There was some droning around the 3k range. Probably could have added a resonator, but I liked how quiet the sedan is and miss that with the wagon. Also since it was a sedan exhaust there's now a big hole in the bottom of my rear bumper cover. So I went back to stock... I like the Subaru sound, just not on my cars lol.
The grill didn't really work out either. The plastidip didn't stick in a lot of places, and the quality wasn't that great, kinda deformed. So I bought an SUS grill! I think it's the nicest grill I've had on this car. It has rubber on the sides to prevent water from coming through, and a shield behind the emblem to cover the hood latch. It also fits over the hella horns perfectly, unlike the previous grill.
The stock tailpipe was looking pretty wimpy, so I added a cheap muffler tip. I also got the summer wheels on now that the sedan has its own set.
Last edited by Navi271; 10-25-2015 at 12:28 AM.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Hey everybody, long time no see. I've been lurking around a little bit, but had a major life change back in August of 2016. For a job at Caterpillar, I moved from central Iowa to Rapid City, SD. I decided to sell this car and keep the 2005 Legacy GT because it was more likely to survive many trips back and forth. There were other problems with this car like a leaking fuel filler neck, rust on the rear strut towers, needed new brakes and tires. Here are a few for sale pictures...
It was sold in July 2016.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
I want to say a full year passed and then one of my friends from Iowa contacted me. They said they saw I on the back of a tow truck with the front end messed up! The info seemed pretty reliable since there's only one Camo Green 95 Legacy wagon in central Iowa, so I was feeling pretty bad about it. Months pass up til recently when I saw a post on here from codyiscody. He said he looked up his VIN number to find his old car wrecked by the next owners. I figured I give it a try to and sure enough...
It looks repairable, no airbags deployed, runs and drives. It's sad to see though. I'm not sure what to say about it. It's an end of an era for me at least. It's weird to see lots of hours of my work broken like that.
I seriously doubt I'll try to pick it up at auction, but it will be available soon. More pictures are on the auction page here:
https://erepairables.com/salvage-car...egacy-20890340
I'm glad I could share the life of this car while it was with me here at sl-i! I still have the 2005 Legacy GT, so I'll probably update that very soon.
2005 Subaru Legacy GT Ltd. Brilliant Silver - 148k
1995 Subaru Legacy L Green Winter Metallic - Plastidipped Camo Green - 189k - SOLD
Sorry about the old wagon but it's good to see you check in. Your car was an inspiration for my '97 L project.
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