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And on the fifth day, it was done.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:37 pm
by Phibs
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:45 pm
by chicken n waffles
nice. looks kinda familiar. hmmm... can't quite place it.
debadge that damned wrx logo!!#!%
AND SWAP YOUR TAILS WITH ME.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:47 pm
by Phibs
lawl hahaha. The car FEELS more stable without that damn wing too.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:09 pm
by chicken n waffles
who'd you swap w/? some ricer kid?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:10 pm
by thermobox
congrats. maybe it looks more stable with out the wing flopping around. but at higher speeds there's no comparison to the planting feeling the high wing gives. looks great.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:12 pm
by Phibs
Chicken: A guy from NASIOC. He has an STI and swapped for this trunk awhile back, but wants the wing back.
Thermobox: Agreed
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:13 pm
by chicken n waffles
it's the ass-pen white sti brigade up in nyuh. we should start a sub-club. screw these honkeys.
+1 to the planted...ness of the sti wing. but screw getting profiled by cops and always thinking someone's following you (due to seeing the giant wing out of the corner of your eye in the rear view).
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:20 pm
by Phibs
chicken n waffles wrote:it's the ass-pen white sti brigade up in nyuh. we should start a sub-club. screw these honkeys.
+1 to the planted...ness of the sti wing. but screw getting profiled by cops and always thinking someone's following you (due to seeing the giant wing out of the corner of your eye in the rear view).
Yeah agreed for sure. I'd love a wing that would come out for high speeds and hide during normal driving but if I have to choose it's Wing--.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:21 pm
by Phibs
Btw, was it your car that was driving with me on 495 the other night back from Vinnys?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:31 pm
by chicken n waffles
Phibs wrote:Btw, was it your car that was driving with me on 495 the other night back from Vinnys?
i don't remember seeing another subie on the drive home, but i was on 495 heading towards the rt. 1 exit.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:02 pm
by avriette
Phibs wrote:The car FEELS more stable without that damn wing too.
Well, provided you stick to the speed limit. Get the car above 120, and it makes an enormous difference. I don't get up to 120 that often, but I hit 110 probably twice a week. The aerodynamic pieces on the car are garish, but they're designed that way.
Ask Ross about the wing and its riciness.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:35 pm
by complacent
Looks good mang! Welcome to the "I don't look like I'm racing a shopping cart" club. It's nice, if not slightly bittersweet.
I was sad about losing the "big" wing on my STi, but I also felt
very happy to no longer have it...
The STi wing is definitely a love/hate thing.
(i like the look. is good)

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:43 pm
by Phibs
complacent wrote:Looks good mang! Welcome to the "I don't look like I'm racing a shopping cart" club. It's nice, if not slightly bittersweet.
I was sad about losing the "big" wing on my STi, but I also felt
very happy to no longer have it...
The STi wing is definitely a love/hate thing.
(i like the look. is good)

hehe yeah no more cart handle. The performance side of me misses it.... for a few seconds. I absolutely love the look and being able to see out the mirror again.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:04 pm
by drwrx
Yep, I agree, more stealthy = better subie.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:09 pm
by complacent
Phibs wrote:
... and being able to see out the mirror again.
It's like using your rear view mirror for the first time all over again.

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:00 pm
by Libra Monkee
complacent wrote:The STi wing is definitely a love/hate thing.

I hate the STi wing, but love the functionality.
S204 wing FTW!

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:46 pm
by bdub
i'm thinking i neeeeeeed to do a trunk swap asap.. or just bite the bullet and get the carbon fiber trunk.....(would that be considered ricey?) hmmm.....
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:51 pm
by spazegun2213
Libra Monkee wrote:complacent wrote:The STi wing is definitely a love/hate thing.

I hate the STi wing, but love the functionality.
S204 wing FTW!

S203 > *
wish i still had mine :tear:
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:19 pm
by avriette
bdub wrote:i'm thinking i neeeeeeed to do a trunk swap asap.. or just bite the bullet and get the carbon fiber trunk.....(would that be considered ricey?) hmmm.....
Not if you paint it.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:52 am
by Mr Kleen
bdub wrote:i'm thinking i neeeeeeed to do a trunk swap asap.. or just bite the bullet and get the carbon fiber trunk.....(would that be considered ricey?) hmmm.....
fiberglass trunk + paint to match:cheaper than CF, weighs the same as CF, has 0% rice quotient.

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:35 am
by Phibs
Ratchet + 20 minutes + Responder on NASIOC = much easier

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:39 am
by Mr Kleen
Phibs wrote:Ratchet + 20 minutes + Responder on NASIOC = much easier

unless you have a paint color that Subaru only used for a single model year. I love the black pearl, but I can't find a wingless swap after a few years of trying.
car looks great with the low wing, BTW.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:50 am
by Phibs
DOH good point

I wasn't sure I could find an Aspen white either. I don't see many white WRXs.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:07 am
by Sabre
Looking good!
I love the look, but won't sacrifice the performance

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:22 am
by complacent