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#1 Mosti

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 02:11 PM

Hey guys, can someone help me out with a part number. As some may already know, I recently purchased a 07 TB STI Liberty Wagon and the other day I notice the chrome headlight washer cover had fallen off. I've tried Import Monster but quickly realised the JDM models are different.

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 02:41 PM

http://opposedforces...ad_lamp_washer/

Expensive for what they are.

 

Thread on liberty.asu sort of about them too;

http://forum.liberty...php?f=6&t=25429


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Posted 01 September 2014 - 03:28 PM

I've heard subaru doesn't like to give part numbers out, to the general customer anyway.

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 03:52 PM

Thanks for the links bobbyjimmy. Looks llie a few people have bought them through partsouq.com

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 06:35 PM

I give parts numbers out ;)

... to friends anyway.

It's not good business ethics to give them out normally. Means you can look them up online and shit and try and get it cheaper. Idea is to encourage you to buy the part from us.

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I'll have a looksie at work tomorrow, if you want?

I like to think of it as borrowing someone's car and driving it better than them.


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Posted 01 September 2014 - 06:47 PM

Thanks but I ordered one through www.partsouq.com
Hopefully it shows up.

Could you price me a 6spd gear knob and cubby door if you want ;)

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Posted 01 September 2014 - 06:57 PM

Haha. Sure thing man!

I like to think of it as borrowing someone's car and driving it better than them.


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Posted 02 September 2014 - 08:24 AM

Use Opposed as a loose guide as its wrong on a lot of stuff as its not vin specific.

 

Dropping the VIN and 'building' the car is the only way to get some part numbers to come up anyways.

Part numbers end up the same as opposed forces - if you know what your doing.


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Posted 03 September 2014 - 04:17 PM

Dropping the VIN and 'building' the car is the only way to get some part numbers to come up anyways.
Part numbers end up the same as opposed forces - if you know what your doing.


Yup, has worked for me in the past too.

Nothing I hate more than going to my local Subaru dealership, asking for some bumper clips and trim clips and being asked for a VIN number.

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Posted 03 September 2014 - 05:07 PM

I know what you mean Tim, it's a pain in the arse when you just want a simple every car item.

The whole thing is your VIN enables us to be specific to a T. Just due to facelift changes and supersessions and all that shit, sometimes building a car can get you the completely wrong. It's more of a way to save our own arse, that way if the part is wrong, we can forward to blame to Subaru or so on.

I like to think of it as borrowing someone's car and driving it better than them.


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Posted 03 September 2014 - 05:34 PM

Yeah I totally understand why they ask and to make sure that the parts they supply are spot on. I once spoke to a legendary guy at subaru who gave me all the information about what parts I needed for my single mass flywheel kit - didn't even ask for my VIN.

The issue you run into after a conversion is that the car configuration is totally different to what the VIN says, and the parts catalogue doesn't recognise the JDM VINs - That's when online catalogues like opposed forces and Subaru FAST come in handy.

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Posted 03 September 2014 - 11:43 PM

I've got part numbers from Subaru Australia for the majority, if not, the entire range of STi products for a Gen IV if anyone is interested.


Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 10:50 AM

I've got part numbers from Subaru Australia for the majority, if not, the entire range of STi products for a Gen IV if anyone is interested.

 

A few years ago you couldn't buy STi parts from Subaru without a STi VIN, so unless that's changed people can't buy STi for a non-STi from Subaru, part number or not



 


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Posted 04 September 2014 - 10:54 AM

My girlfriend's sister works for a dealership. She can get me any of the STi parts she listed so I'm sure I can go through her for them. She was the one that sent me the parts list.

Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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#15 Niko

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 11:31 AM

Wouldn't advertise that Gaz, depending on what Subaru's policy is at the moment, could get that dealership in trouble.

 

I'm only going off what the dealerships were doing a few years ago when WRX owners tried to order STi parts.



 


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Posted 04 September 2014 - 11:37 AM

Fixed.

Fair enough. Either way, I've got the part numbers in case people wanted to know them.

Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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2006 Liberty MY06 3.0R SpecB wagon


#17 Niko

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 11:39 AM

Yeah, I know it might have been just the policy of the dealership at the time, but Google shows most Aus dealerships are assholes if you are trying to get parts without a VIN, and I can imagine them not giving you a part for an STi Lib if your VIN matches a Spec-B, because technically, it would be the wrong part for that VIN.



 


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Posted 04 September 2014 - 11:43 AM

I know what you're saying. I just asked one day out of curiosity and she said she could help me out, no problem. She gave me the parts list for my generation Liberty and that's how I've got them.

Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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2006 Liberty MY06 3.0R SpecB wagon


#19 Niko

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 11:59 AM

Carsales. STI car. Normally they have Vin on the ads ( for the bull.... data gathering of your cars history that they sell at a later date)

 

Problem solved

 

Yeah I saw that.

 

Not too comfy with having my VIN broadcast to the Internet. Also saw guys on forums trading STi VINs from cars they walked past.



 


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Posted 04 September 2014 - 12:08 PM

I'm a bit funny sharing my VIN number as well. Whenever I have sold my cars, I've only given the VIN to potential buyers. Not that they were Subaru's, but I assume the same thing stands? Anyway, enough about discussing the issue as it's slightly on a different topic.


Wanting to buy/looking for: single genuine STi rim, genuine STi front lip, Corazon or Zero/Sports grille and another OEM grille

Can you hook a brother up? Please contact me now. I have cash ready.

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2006 Liberty MY06 3.0R SpecB wagon





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