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Old 10-25-2006, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Diablo99V,Oct 25 2006, 03:41 PM
Well I got the STI Limited in the Dark Silver (Looks like Silverstone) picking it up on Friday. I got it for $33K plus a few goodies for free like the gauge package, diff. cover and the rear window wing (not the huge fugly thing). Now the thing I need to do is swap those tail lights because Im hating them with my life, can someone point me out where can I get good looking aftermarket tail lights for the STi. Thank You guys for all the help and I will post pictures soon. Stand By.
congrats on the new car

the evo's and sti's deliver amazing performance for the dollar. now go get some mods

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Originally Posted by Spartikus,Oct 25 2006, 11:44 AM
^^^ Aha! Someone agrees that it's not an understeering pig!
On the track it understeers a lot. Big sway bar and new springs, better ratio front and back are my first mods.
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Originally Posted by Diablo99V,Oct 25 2006, 03:41 PM
...Now the thing I need to do is swap those tail lights because Im hating them with my life, can someone point me out where can I get good looking aftermarket tail lights for the STi.
afaik there isn't much in the way of aftermarket taillights. Get on iwsti or nasioc and you should be able to find someone to trade you for 04/05 tails pretty easily.

Also, check this thread out. If you get the car and it seems to be running like crap, well, you aren't alone. A lot of unhappy '07 owners.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1117467
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^ I will post about that. Althought it wouldn't be valid since I don't have much experience from previous STi's. To be honest I guess it won't affect me much anyways it ain't staying stock for long so that won't matter much. I have to do somethign about the lights, so going back to the old ones is the only answer? I liked the ones used in the older UK version (maybe are the same used here I dunno).
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Originally Posted by Diablo99V,Oct 25 2006, 08:02 PM
^ ...so going back to the old ones is the only answer? I liked the ones used in the older UK version (maybe are the same used here I dunno).
Not sure if JDM/EDM are different, but if they are I have not seen any mention of it anywhere. '04 added the little bump-outs on the bottom, so anything prior to that won't fit. The only solution I have heard of is the 04/05 swap, or adding smoked film.

edit: I forgot about the Morette kit.
http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog...&showprevnext=1

this would be one place you could check on the JDM ones:
http://www.jdmpartstx.com/
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Originally Posted by Diablo99V,Oct 25 2006, 03:41 PM
Well I got the STI Limited in the Dark Silver (Looks like Silverstone) picking it up on Friday. I got it for $33K plus a few goodies for free like the gauge package, diff. cover and the rear window wing (not the huge fugly thing). Now the thing I need to do is swap those tail lights because Im hating them with my life, can someone point me out where can I get good looking aftermarket tail lights for the STi. Thank You guys for all the help and I will post pictures soon. Stand By.
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^ already did thanx.
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www.iwsti.com is sti specific and a great forum.
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As a former WRX owner I would go for the STi
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Loving it so far. As for the tail lights I will get them tinted because I can't stand them until I find something worth putting on it. Bare with me guys the pics are coming up soon.


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