STi Posers?

What do you guys think about people driven WRX's n just putting STi badges on? do u think its ok and not a big deal at all or do you think it aint cool? I dont really care cept for those who drive a stock RX or in the states i think u guys call it RS its the one lower than the WRX anyway putting STi badges on that is a bit :eek7:

it's just dumb. It's sad that they are trying to be cool by putting different badging on their car :disappoin . It's also really easy to tell an RS, WRX, and STI apart, so everyone knows that they aren't driving the real thing.

I don't see the point of putting badges on your car to make out it's something it isn't.

Yea eh, i saw this guy at my work he drives a RX (aus) or RS (us) and he's got STi badges, i reakon ppl like that driven Subarus give them a bad name but oh well

I have STI foglight covers that say STI on them. That doesn't mean I claim that my car is an STI.

So not EVERYONE is a loser ricer. But yea, there are some that have sti emblems on WRX's, but then again, some of them have extensive work done, and actually rival STI's.

I have STI foglight covers that say STI on them. That doesn't mean I claim that my car is an STI.

So not EVERYONE is a loser ricer. But yea, there are some that have sti emblems on WRX's, but then again, some of them have extensive work done, and actually rival STI's.


that just means you are using STi parts, because STi is subarus tuning arm.....they are talking about badges, like the WRX STi badges on the trunk and the STi on the grill and what not.

on my rex, im getting the STi hood scoop, and the STi wing, but it will be completly debadged. only reason im gettung the hood scoop = larger volume of air to the intercooler, and the wing...well everyone knows the STi wing is just dead sexy.

and the wing...well everyone knows the STi wing is just dead sexy.

Many people would disagree :D

if you have everything that would make your car an sti then by all means do it, whatever. Only ones that i dislike are the ones that are RS's and have badges, no work done, and have the STi badges. At least the subaru community is a little mroe sensible than the others. I went to the movies a few months ago and saw a civic GT-R........

Thats what i mean those people that cruise round in a totally stock RS n stick n sti badge and bullshit to people bout their 'mods'....this is what i call a poser. If someone has a mad car and you can see that theres a lot of work under the hood then i dont see a problem with sti parts. Its just those guys i said before i have a problem with but oh well, sorry if anyone misunderstood what i meant i didnt mean it like that.
Cheers

Yeah... not a big fan of STi badges on non-STi cars (or TypeR badges or ///M badges or whatever). I am, however, a proponent of putting an STi decal on the side racecar style if you have STi parts on the car. I hate it when people say stuff like, "That guy shouldn't have STi stuff on his car if it's not an STi." The car may not be STi trim level, but it has STi (the company) parts. It's like putting Tein or Stoptech labels on stuff. It's acceptable if you have the parts. Or, if your RS or WRX can smoke an STi because of all the mods you've done to it, by all means re-badge it. There's a guy that shows up at some of the autocrosses I go to with a C5 Corvette, and it has a C5R decal on it. It didn't come from the factory as a C5R, but now it is worthy of the sticker so it doesn't bother me. I guess it's a subjective thing for me. I think on a branding level (not performance), I put the Impreza WRX STi in the same category as the Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer, since STi is a separate entity within the Subaru umbrella, unlike Redline which is part and parcel of the Saturn name brand or MazdaSpeed which is part and parcel of Mazda.

Yeah... not a big fan of STi badges on non-STi cars (or TypeR badges or ///M badges or whatever). I am, however, a proponent of putting an STi decal on the side racecar style if you have STi parts on the car. I hate it when people say stuff like, "That guy shouldn't have STi stuff on his car if it's not an STi." The car may not be STi trim level, but it has STi (the company) parts. It's like putting Tein or Stoptech labels on stuff. It's acceptable if you have the parts. Or, if your RS or WRX can smoke an STi because of all the mods you've done to it, by all means re-badge it. There's a guy that shows up at some of the autocrosses I go to with a C5 Corvette, and it has a C5R decal on it. It didn't come from the factory as a C5R, but now it is worthy of the sticker so it doesn't bother me. I guess it's a subjective thing for me. I think on a branding level (not performance), I put the Impreza WRX STi in the same category as the Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer, since STi is a separate entity within the Subaru umbrella, unlike Redline which is part and parcel of the Saturn name brand or MazdaSpeed which is part and parcel of Mazda.

same with me. i totally agree with you, and thats what i was trying to get at in my reply. decals are acceptable, but i think the badges should be left to the trim level.

Decals, badges...all the same. Rebadging when you have enough mods to beat an STI?? C'mon, if you want to have the STI badge that badly, buy a F***ing STI.

Decals if you have parts on them?? I really don't get the point of that. Are you putting the parts in for the performance, or because you just want to put the decals on to let people know that you've got them?? I personally like those cars that look subtle without a bunch of F***ing decals but still kick you butt. Decals and rebadging are just juvenile in my humble opinion. I'm sure a lot would disagree...go ahead...put your decals on so that you can let other people know that you've got them.

well....decals are a good way of making a clean car, cleaner. were not talking about outrageous vinyl, but stratigically and tastefully placed brand logos. and STi is subaru's tuning arm, not a trim level. if youve got STi parts in the car, toss an STi decal on there. badging is just stupid.

Many people would disagree :D

that STi wing IMO is hot, but in my humble opinion, nothing beats the EVO 8 wing :D.

well....decals are a good way of making a clean car, cleaner.

I'm not sure what you mean... making clean car cleaner by putting decals on...I would imagine that it would look "cleaner" without a bunch of crap on it.

IMHO, only people who should put decals are pepole who have sponsors, meaning that they have to put them on. But that's where our opinions part...

I'm not sure what you mean... making clean car cleaner by putting decals on...I would imagine that it would look "cleaner" without a bunch of crap on it.

IMHO, only people who should put decals are pepole who have sponsors, meaning that they have to put them on. But that's where our opinions part...

im not talking about rediculous ammounts of decals on a car, or anything like that. like i said....stratigically and tastefully placed decals like such.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v32/punkerjon/third1.jpg

granted the car would look good without em, but the decals really put the finishing touch on it.

thats a nice evo. decals look good if they're placed right like nismo power stated.

It's a good looking car with or without decals. I just personally prefer without... that's all.

I'm happy to remove any badging/decals/whatever from my car to make it as anonymous as possible.

I removed the "SUBARU" and "2.5RS IMPREZA" badges from the trunk lid.
I removed the "2.5RS" decals from the wing.
I removed the stars badge from the front grille. But since there's an obvious gap left, I replaced it with a black "i" badge. Next to nobody around here will know what that means.
I've considered removing my wheel centercaps that say "SUBARU," but I don't think I will without a blank replacement.
I've also considered changing out my steering wheel or maybe the aribag to remove the "SUBARU" from there, too...

Just about the only other thing, which I left, was the "AWD" decal near the taillights. And that's staying only because I've heard horror stories of old Imprezas getting towed without flatbeds and taking huge drivetrain damage.

It's my car; I know what it is and what it isn't. I couldn't care less if anyone else knows, and in fact, I'd prefer they don't.

i watched a tow truck try to take a wrx off before (non flatbed) he back up maybe 1/2 a foot before he hit the brakes and jumped out of the truck. a flat bed was there about 30 mins later.all i heard was a loud pop and thought "at least $6,000"

all i understood was tow truck and at least 6,000. type logical sentances.

I don't mind giving free advertising when I see fit to do so. I thought about taking the SUBARU and the WRX off the back of my wagon, but then I thought, "Well, if more people see it and like it and buy one of their own, that means more aftermarket." I feel that way about decals on the side of the car, too. Although I personally prefer my own car to have no decals, I think it looks good on some cars when it's well-done and actually reflects the parts extant on the car.

Jay, you the man. I wouldn't go to extremes to remove what's already there, however...

In regards to the tow truck...I remember reading that automatic transmission has to go on a flatbed, but a standard can be towed in neutral. Does anyone know?

I know a guy in SoCal w/ an '01 RS (almost positive it's an MT) which was once two-wheel-towed, and they had to do major replacements in his drivetrain. Like, all the differentials, IIRC.

Even on an MT in neutral, spinning the rear wheels while the fronts are tied down will fry at least the center diff. (right?)

all i understood was tow truck and at least 6,000. type logical sentances.

Well, if you want to be like that....learn to spell.

Your post is no better than Ragnarok's ;)

Yeah, the M/T is no good for regular towing, either. Gotta flat-bed it.

Actually, according to Subaru, the M/T can be towed if all 4 wheels are on the ground and the car is in neutral.
The A/T on the other hand always has to be flat bedded.
Whenver I park my car(M/T), I always leave it in gear so it can't be towed anyhow.

In any case, I leave the "AWD" decal so if some jerk-off tow truck driver thinks it's a Sentra or something and doesn't bother to look underneath, it'll be doubly his fault.

When the WRX was towed on a standard tow truck, it destroyed the center diff along with the transmission i believe. Hence why i thought of a $6,000 price figure. My statement before made plenty of sense, not my fault tools like nismo power cant understand it.

Well, if you want to be like that....learn to spell.

Your post is no better than Ragnarok's ;)


i wonder what i mis-spelled.

"all" "i" "understood" "was" "tow" "truck" "and" "6,000" "type" "logical" "sentances"

perhaps you ment puncuation. in case you didnt notice, i dont capitalize except on manufacturers names, and i dont use appostrophies. sue me. and if you want to get all technical on me, you shouldve capitalized "Learn". seeing as how it comes after a period....at least i had something to contribute to the kids story, that i cant understand a word he said....and he should type so we can at least understand what hes saying. you just want to get on my ass....for something i didnt even do. great job, captain jackass.


now back on topic :D.

type logical sentances.

Sentences :rolleyes:

Captain Smartass. :p

If you noted the smiley at the end of my post, I was only kidding around with you. ;)

haHA! i knew there was something wrong with my "sentences", it just didnt look right! well i made myself look like an ass. hahahaha.

haHA! i knew there was something wrong with my "sentences", it just didnt look right! well i made myself look like an ass. hahahaha.


Because you are an ass. Congrats, you realized it.

Laides, please. :rolleyes: Move along.

If people want to look like a dumass with wrong decals that they choice to put there. Who cares what they did. Its not your car your not the person driving it around.
There are so many cars out there that are mis-badge.The people who do, do this may thinks it makes there car faster and cooler.:loser:
Just let them do what ever they want dont have to have a big thing on such a little thing.Yes i know i hate seeing those cars to but what are you gonna do.

Your command (or lack thereof) of the English language is outright atrocious.

Everone has to be ass about my spelling.

time to let this thread die everyone, if ya want to bicker and fight take it to a honda thread or something.....

It wouldn't be so painful if it were just the spelling...

i have a quick question for anyone who can answer......you know how you can take the scoops off the rex and sti hoods? well....would an 05 scoop fit on an 03? just wondering....because before i went to an FMIC conversion i would like to feed some more air to the 'cooler to get a bit more power out of it.

If you just want to eliminate the scoop, get an RS hood.
The 2004 hood scoop won't fit the 2003 hood without some slight modification.

i dont want to eliminate the scoop, i wanted a bigger scoop :D. its ok if the 05 scoop wont fit the 02/03 hood because i found out that AeroSync makes an 05 scoop replica that fits the 03 model. they sell it on gruppe-s.com.

I would have directed you to gruppe-S if you hadn't already found it :)

Just let the thread die, and stop dissing each other!

Shit when i started this Thread i didnt know it would carry on this far!

Who really cares what other people do to their WRX or whatever. Just leave em alone, if you dont like it dont do it to your car, let other people have their fun. Plus, at least STi is Subaru..ive seen Skyline badging on a Mustang.....now, if thats not a bastard of a car, i dont know what is.

-Chris

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