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[stewbiee]

Hi Guys, 

 

This is my MY07 forester XT, Ihave owned this for about 3 years now and loving every minute of it.

 

Mod List

Engine/ECU:

* Aftermarket pod filter (soon to be replaced)

Power Output:

* may have lost a few horses on the way

Drivetrain, Suspension & Brakes:

* Pedders SportsRyder Coilovers

Exterior/Wheels:

* Stock 17inch XT rims painted black

Interior:

* Stock

In Car Entertainment:

* Pioneer 2450BT DVD unti
* Polk Audio 500 watt amp
* Polk Audio 8inch Sub

Ordered\Purchased
GDB STi intercooler

 

I'll post up photos later on....

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[stewbiee]

Hi & welcome to SubyClub.

 

Tidy. I like it.

 

Thanks dude, I have been on the forum for awhile off and on.

[Morgan]

Love this car!

[stewbiee]

Love this car!

 

Thanks dude 

 

I really need to get modding on this foz hey... 

[aekOne]

sweet rig mate. get to it

[Niko]

Looks nice, Like the black on black. Sits a bit low. Plates are wicked, liking those new Q plates, might need to update mine.

[stewbiee]

Looks nice, Like the black on black. Sits a bit low. Plates are wicked, liking those new Q plates, might need to update mine.

 

Yeah i really like the Q plate (signature series), the previous owner bought them. The foz does sit low but its still driveable, its riding on coilovers at 105mm at the lowest point. 

 

sweet rig mate. get to it

 

Thanks dude

[stewbiee]

Little update..

Just replaced the front brake rotors for some stock standard ones (no slotted brakes lol), plus replaced the front pads as well with some bendix pads. The rears didn't need to be replaced as of yet, so I just scuffed up the rotors and pads to remove some of the shiny side. :thumbs:

About a month or so ago, we were hearing some grinding sounds coming from either the drivers or passenger side when turning right on a semi full lock. Plus noticing some other sounds as well. So myself and my brother in law did some testing to see where the noise was coming from but the problem was that it would only do it some of the time, most of the time was in Maccas drive-thru (dont you judge me!!). We thought it might have been either the control arm bushes or the bolts around the sway bar and suspension.

So we started to the drivers side first, tested the load on the control arm with using a crowbar and push up on the bottom of the wheel to see if there was any noise, all good no problems. Checked over all the bolts around the control arm and found that some of them were or have come loose over time so tighthened all them and tightened all bolts on the strut housing as well and then did the rear. Now started to do the passenger side, we tested out the control on this side and there it was, we noticed a noise coming from the control arm. As we started to remove the wheel nuts from the wheel, the wheel moved. Looked at the wheel nuts, and they were only finger tight. So if we drive the car any more or over time..we would have lost a wheel.

The last time we serviced the car, we always double-check and triple-check our work and make sure that everything is buttoned up tight. So we are shocked on how it would have happened, or if there was an attempted to steal the rims from the car but the license plates have been attempted to be ripped off before. So who knows.. it was an eye opener as well and a scary one. :shock:

Going to get some lock nuts this week...

People can't have nice things.....

The car is now back to normal with all its bolts tightened up. Now the foz wants to stop with the new rotors and pads.

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