I found a 2000 hood with scoops I'd like to get for my plain Impreza L.  In the pics, it is not the long station wagon, it looks like the hatchback style. Will it swap? Because the description in the new hoods for sale on the net state "except L"  anyone know why?

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?searchType=global&N=0&Ntt=1999+Subaru+Impreza+Hood

I don't know about this this hood, but a buddy of mine put the same hood (from an 2.5 RS similar year) and it fits and everything. But at the front of the hood, where the grill is, it's kinda pointy on the RS hood and it seems to be exactly the same on the hod in the link. It will fit, but it won't look right on an Impreza L unless you swap over the headlights and grill from an RS (maybe even bumper...?) 

The 98-01 impreza L has the exact same headlights as the RS of the same year, the hood will swap over just fine. They list them like that because scooped hoods were not standard for the L model.