Thank you. I agree, I cant believe they put this lumpy pos into cars. Just a terrible, clunky design. My 2005 Impreza RS has the lower version and I love it. So when I bought the 04 WRX and hit my elbow on it right away, this was the very first thing I hated about the car. It has driven me nuts for the 10 months I have owned the car.
Probably. Still a bad design. I don't think they are offered anymore in these cars.
I hit my elbow on it all the time. I agree these extra tall extensions are worthless. Just my opinion.Id be worried about hitting my funny bone on that edge
My dad had one in one of his MR2's that looked like this:
They are completely useless IMO
The company that worked on my car last year never fully installed the bolts in the driveshaft! Very lucky I found this problem! Now the vibration is gone but it could have been real bad. 
Ridiculous now that I think about it...I use 3 different oil manufacturers.
Yeah that C clip gave me the most problems because this is a 5 speed transmission and the c clip is UNDER the car. The 6 speed has the C clip inside the car just under the shifter. Other than that it wasn't too bad.That did not look like a fun install, but its always good when a purchase makes a nice overall experience!
I also see that we use the same oil, at lease for the subies.
Only took a few minutes. Also sanded and polished my rear stainless steel tail pipe. I use this compound on the ENTIRE car. Been using it for many years for gauges, headlights, tail lights, plastic, glass, and especially the clear coat.
Unless you are a professional painter or detailer, most wont know about this product. This is what many professional paint companies use after they have painted a car, then wet sanded it with 2,000-3,000 grit wet sandpaper. This is the final cut / polish that makes a car even more shiny than from the factory. This last step removes ALL factory orange peel. EVERY car comes from the factory with orange peel texture in the paint, this final step creates the ULTIMATE paint finish flat as glass. I do this to every car I own. BUT you have to be VERY careful. I personally would only recommend this 3m product to polish your existing paint. Only use this product to polish your existing paint, plastic, gauges, and clear coat.
Ty.
What are the holes in the exhaust fir again?Thanks for all the replies and advice. Greatly appreciated. Yes this will be a year round daily driver. Especially in winter and comes with a set of wheels with winter tires.
DD, I have some wax I will use for a while that was a christmast gift. Once that is gone or if I am not happy with it then I will try out the product you suggested.
Plans changed last night for the exhaust. Instead of running one solid pipe we went with a flex pipe after the down pipe and re-used some of the existing pieces. All 3" stainless steel. Still only 1 gasket as planned which is the gasket after the turbo. Moved the muffler back about 2" to avoid cooking the back bumper like it has been doing for a long time.
The car does run a little better. But I STILL have a flashing check engine light and its still running rough with a miss on WOT. The check engine code says the miss is from cylinder one. So I will start checking the coil packs and plugs. I have learned recently that this car has no plug "wires". Its just coil pack to plug. Interresting.
The bottom of the car looked fairly rust free. I didnt find any bad rust at all which is quite surprising for a northern car of this age. Its a little dirty from the recent rain. I noticed the driver side front sway bar end links is missing. Cheap easy fix.
So the current list of problems after looking the car over from front to back top to bottom.
1. Flashing check engine light (Misfire in cylinder 1 at WOT)
2. After filling gas tank, car will run rough for about a minute then smooths out. (guess???)
3. Turning heater or ac on will cause car to run a little strange.
4. Slight whine in transmission
5. Very small oil leak
6. Sway bar end link (easy)
7. Could use some new brake pads in the near future (easy)
So overall thats not to bad so far after almost a week of daily driving. I will just keep taking baby steps and fix one thing at a time. I have a 4 day vacation coming up so I will be able to get a lot done this weekend on the car.
Here is a picture of the Accessport I mentioned yesterday.
Wide band gauge?
Prodrive lowering springs
Holes for new bungs
Flex pipe with censors installed into bungs
Downpipe to flex pipe.
Final exhaust with Magnaflow muffler moved back about 2"
I still plan to clean the entire bottom of the car, remove any rust, and undercoat it.
Ty
Ty Very fun car for sure.
Ty it only takes about 5 minutes with 2,000 grit sandpaper and the 3m cut polish compound by hand. Very easy and anyone can do it. No power tools required at all.
1st hole I believe is for the oxygen sensor. O2 sensor.
Oh, alright.
Awesome car! I love the WRX even though it is a step down from the STi. I also think that year was one of the best body styles for the Impreza.
Ty. I agree I would love to have the STI but finding a blue 04-05 STI as a "premium" model with moonroof and heated seats is next to impossible in Michigan. I have been looking for 10 years. This blue premium WRX is the closest I could find for a reasonable price.Oh, alright.
(Not my car)
Thank you. I know how meticulous you are with detail so the compliment is greatly appreciated. 👍
