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View Poll Results: Which useless cosmetic upgrade? | |||
Color-matched side mirror skins |
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8 | 61.54% |
STi black floormats |
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2 | 15.38% |
Prodrive grey floormats |
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3 | 23.08% |
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll |
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EJ205
Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 1,888
Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L
Class: RNP sometimes (see motto)
"Kids are ruining autocross."
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My wife is letting me pick up a few small items for my car for my b-day, and I figured that I'd keep with tradition (last year I got my STi shift knob) and spend it on mostly cosmetic bling. I have about $100-$150 to work with.
So here's what I'll definitely be picking up: Small "Subaru" chome badge. This is what you see on the '06 Imprezas just to the right of the trunk keyhole. I want to debadge the large S U B A R U and add this. Brake caliper paint. Yeah, I know. . . but I hate seeing my nasty plain calipers staring at me through my wheel spokes, and I can't upgrade my brakes in DSP - so I'm going to paint them gloss black. Unassuming, but much more attractive, I think. Now here's where the question comes in. Those two purchases only take up about $50 of my funds, and I can't decide on my final item. My choices are: 1) Painted side mirror skins. I've decided that I don't like the way the plain black mirror skins look on my RS, and I'd like to have a color-matched set like the WRX or STi do. 2) STi black floormats. These are heavy black floormats embroidered with the cherry-red STi logo. I'd like to make the interior a bit nicer to sit in, and I think these would help. The driver's mat also has a heel pad, which would be a plus over the crappy stock RS mats (which are already falling apart). These would also add to an "STi" interior theme by matching my shifter and shift pattern badge. 3) Prodrive floormats. These are heavier than the OEM mats and are grey with the Prodrive logo. These would be an amusing match to my Prodrive springs, but they are $15 more than the STi mats and I'd prefer black to grey. So. . . vote!
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EJ22T
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Reno
Posts: 9,445
Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red
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I vote mirror skins. I really like the Prodrive mats (I've been thinking of picking up a set for my coupe actually) but bare plastic anything on the exterior of a car looks crummy.
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EJ22
Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NW Reno
Posts: 372
Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.
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+1 to mirror-skins
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EJ205
Real Name: Khail Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 1,769
Car: 2016 VW GTI
Meets? We have meets?
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If your current mats are getting worn out, then I say the Prodrive mats. If you have perfectly good mats now do the mirror skins.
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EJ205
Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RNO
Posts: 2,367
Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra
Class: tvFree
Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.
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+1 Mirror skins
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Candy Mountain
Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005
Location: Californication
Posts: 7,751
Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink!
Class: TESP
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Someday I'm painting my calipers black too.
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Seņor Cheap Bastarde
Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003
Location: $99 Tire Store
Posts: 9,294
Car: $.04 STI
Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI
Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.
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Wher did you find the embroidered STI mats with heel pad, and aren't they Blue? Everyone with Official Subaru ones I thought had said the embroidery is no longer available... I want a set of embroidered blue ones, especially with a heel pad. My Grey WRX ones hurt my eyes.
![]() That said, having STI mats in a car with a NOTURBO plate is kind of weird. Prodrive! I vote for cleaning, and maybe polishing and synthetic "waxing" the calipers over painting, but that is just me. Either is going to get dirty again, and reduce thermal efficiency.
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Candy Mountain
Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005
Location: Californication
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Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink!
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I've been looking for some high temp thermal dispersant but as of yet, have only found a place that will coat them but you'd have to remove all seals and send them in.
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EJ205
Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 1,888
Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L
Class: RNP sometimes (see motto)
"Kids are ruining autocross."
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Well, part of the vote may be moot at this point. . . I don't have to choose between mirror skins or floormats now as my wife gave me the ok to do both.
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Here is the paint kit that I figured I'd get, if anyone else is interested (Cody). Dean: Black STi floormats Blue STi floormats, no logo, no heel pad. I don't think I've ever seen them in blue with an embroidered logo. . . ![]() For reference, here are the Prodrives: And just for fun, I really, really want to get one of these '07 Limited STi trunklid lip spoilers someday: ![]() Maybe next b-day. . . ![]()
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EJ205
Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RNO
Posts: 2,367
Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra
Class: tvFree
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Oh OK, I was thinking this badge:
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EJ18
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: reno,eNVy
Posts: 33
Car: 2000 subaru impreza 2.5rs
no regrets! take it as you get it!
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I personaly would go with the skins. I also wouldnt get a set os STI or Prodrive mats because I wouldnt want to get them dirty. Thats just me though.
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EJ205
Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 1,888
Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L
Class: RNP sometimes (see motto)
"Kids are ruining autocross."
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![]() Well, I got everything ordered. . . black caliper paint, white mirror skins, tiny SUBARU badge, and Prodrive mats. Bling! ![]()
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Candy Mountain
Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005
Location: Californication
Posts: 7,751
Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink!
Class: TESP
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That kit is inexpensive. Thanks for the link.
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EJ205
Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 1,888
Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L
Class: RNP sometimes (see motto)
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Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: RNO
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Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra
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