Back from the bodyshop..new bumper and 2" wider in the rear :-)

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I was being serious. hahahaha. Those Impreza lips really looks good on most cars.



As someone pointed out before, I need to stop laughing on my posts. hahahaha

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Dang it! Need to stop that!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I believe it's this lip that people are using:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I found this kit a while back (it's for the pre '08's tho), and if you're going for a VIP theme, I think it would fit the style

[puetato89]

+1 def a great bumper!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Here's Pur Blu's car:







Here it is being driven:

[Kioshi]

And we werent exactly going...following posted speed limits through that short windy road.

I think they are 8.5 or 9s..Pur Blu can chime in on it more~

Thanks Kaotic.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

np

[wildmongoose26]

Not bad. I know you can go ALOT wider on the rear. Cant remember the orange car guys name that had the c-one kit but i now he has 10" on the rear. Probably something like a 15x10+38 or something with factory bodywork. With the amount of extra width on the rear of my car I could probably do a 16x12+38 or something along those lines. or a 16x10+0. The fronts would be the fun part.

As for Pur Blu's car it looks good. Its what he wants. My wheels are 16x8+0 and have very little poke and very little stretch. That was the point. I wanted less mexiflush and more flush on mine. Props to him on doing it though. Also if you look at the pull in the rear it doesnt flow with the rear bumper. A pronounced different between the 2. Mine is a smooth transition. Looks pretty much factory. Different strokes for different folks.

If/when I get new wheels i have alot more options for the rear.

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by wildmongoose26

Not bad. I know you can go ALOT wider on the rear. Cant remember the orange car guys name that had the c-one kit but i now he has 10" on the rear. Probably something like a 15x10+38 or something with factory bodywork.

That's Peter(Daddie Y) you're talking about...and his c-one kit is getting prepped for my car as we speak. :)

Those rims he has were custom modded stock steelies. I forget the specs, but they are pretty slick and look great.

[wildmongoose26]

Not taking anything away from Pur Blu. Just a different route. Wider wheels, not as low, mexiflush and just a aggressive roll/pull rather then a wider rear end. Looks good just different.

[jekqmb]

Originally Posted by wildmongoose26

Not taking anything away from Pur Blu. Just a different route. Wider wheels, not as low, mexiflush and just a aggressive roll/pull rather then a wider rear end. Looks good just different.

+1

Yours is very well done man! I showed pictures of it to a few of my buddies, its a well thought out setup man, should def take pride in it!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Pur blu is just waiting to get coilovers or something that can lower him more. He's just on springs right now.

[jekqmb]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Pur blu is just waiting to get coilovers or something that can lower him more. He's just on springs right now.

Lol who would try to get a flush look on springs??? I was wondering why his car is in 4x4 mode

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Kongo-Otto, I think what you mean is cars that are hellaflush are harder to drive rather than undriveable.


And I thought the car modding scene out there was big?

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

And I thought the car modding scene out there was big?

It is. But it is very different, too. And more expensive because nearly any part needs an official certificate and many parts need to be examined at your own car after modding by official technicians. Otherwise you could get in trouble with the insurance, police and you will lose your operating license for your car. This means the car is illegal for street use.

To put in in another way: You can not buy some springs or coilovers, mount them and be happy. The car has to get an alignment (wheels and headlights) and has to be approved by an engineer (not an ordinary mechanic at your dealer). This engineer will write down some kind of certificate which tells anybody that your car is still legal for street use. If there is any tire rubbing or not enough ground clearance -> no certificate. Thats why i thought your VIP cars use airride, too. Many cars here use them if they are super low. Its just for the show and people are not allowed to drive them this way.

And of course there are some illegal cars in germany on the roads. But these people will risk their licence because major violations will be saved into a database. You get points and if there are too much of them the license is lost.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Kongo-Otto: That sucks about the certification process.

jekgmb: He's going the other way around, working around his fitment.

[hwnstyle21]

Originally Posted by wildmongoose26

Well...finally after 4 months of not having the car "right" I have it back and I'm happy.

Had issues with the original bodywork done to the car after the 1st accident and the day after we picked it up from the first (piss poor) body shop we got rear ended and the ings+ rear bumper died.

Picked up a c-one rear bumper and got to work fitting the wheels.
16x8+0 xxr 002 wheels in the back. Stuck out a good 1-1.5" past the fender. Add 3 degree camber shims. Roll and pull didnt clear it well enough. So widened the rear by 1". All factory sheet metal. Lemme know what ya think.

Any updates or mods added since the OP?

Also could you explain how the widening process using factory sheet metal is done? Thanks

Great looking car.