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Yep, order one from there and send that POS back to CarQuest.

+2 I made the mistake of buying Auto Zone rotors to replace my warped ones on my RS. The Auto Zone rotors were warped when I installed them and then had to have them turned. I could've got OEM rotors after all was said and done.

I would get my rotors from Subaru but you could get some higher performance pads to put on there. The common pads to go with on the WRX's are Hawk HPS brakes. If you are mechanically inclined you can save yourself a crap ton of money by doing the install yourself. This is a great place to buy OEM Subaru parts: https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html

I submitted a synopsis of my trip to the 100 Acre Wood rally. They were nice enough to put my on the news and events section. http://www.duffsubaru.com/news-and-upcoming-events.htm Here are some more pictures of the rally:

Just going to warn you if you post those anywhere else, you WILL get flamed. Now that you have them installed, you need to adjust them properly if you haven't already. They will need to be aimed quite a bit downward. You will also probably be getting bright-lighted by people too. I had HIDs in my car for two weeks and the people flashing their high beams got really annoying so I sent them back. Not to mention that I had a non-functioning high beam. I have heard good things about DDM and are good about standing by their product.

The catless up-pipe is a great idea. Do you know if they checked the intake side of the turbo or the exhaust one? I had ruled out the cat in the up-pipe disintegrating when you said the turbo had shaft play.

I checked that the other day. Couldn't really find anything saying that it would work with my gen Impreza.

Anyone know if a GD series Impreza keyless fob can be programmed for a 2000 2.5RS?

Upgraded? Probably just de-tuned.

You might be able to source a turbo for sale on http://www.nasioc.com They have a section dedicated to Bajas in general with stuff for sale. Maybe someone has a cheap turbo laying around since they are common to be upgraded to the VF series.

They have really helped in snow and rain at night.

Did you change your turn signal fluid?

Did you see my yellow fog thread? I got hella optilux XY yellows in mine, love em'.

I like the yellow fogs man. I put some yellow fog tint on my RS and really love the look it gave it. Not much for the monster 04-05 STi scoop. I think a JDM Forester STi one would like smoking hot painted to mach. My friend and I went and drove a white 04 XT a few months ago. We both really liked it except for the tranny shifted really hard each time. Plus I smelled oil everytime we stopped. I told him to pass.

You could stick to the turbo models.

They aren't as common on the newer ones as they were from say 96-02. I have seen a couple later model bajas where the gaskets blew.

Well said 3eyedwagon. Our police department at work requires attendance at the state's police academy. There they have a course in evasive and defensive driving as part of the core curriculum.

You need to also realize that government agencies buy vehicles on a "low-bid" basis. Have you ever been in the front of a police car? We have so many electronic items in ours at work that a person cannot even sit in the passenger seat. DVR, AVL, CB Radio, light bar controls, police band radio, laptop, plus a shotgun/AR15. Yeah, I agree that the Crown Victorias and Impalas are turds when it comes to cars. I do not see it feasible to put a turbo, AWD, MT car in a police lineup. They would be in the garage every week for smoked clutches and broken gears.

I knew exactly what the problem was by just looking at the picture. Since you're going to be in there replacing the water pump and gasket. Go ahead and do the timing belts and tensioners too.

I hope you had an accident report done.

Are you getting any check engine codes? If so, get them pulled and come back here with the numbers.

1000 points for recognizing blue ridge pearl.

I agree with this ^ You can't pay me to swap dashes in another vehicle again.

I'll raise ya with my 2.5RS. I've took out 4 birds with my car since owning it. 1 in the hood scoop.