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  1. carfreak85
    I recently picked up some XT mirrors for an upcoming project and I'd like to repaint them. I'm thinking it would be simpler if I could disassemble the mirrors. Is there a simple way to get the mirror glass off the side-view mirror assembly? Can the mirror be disassembled to remove the rubber bellows at the folding joint?
  2. carfreak85
    Wheel adapters bad, converted hubs good...
  3. carfreak85
    A hot-air intake, eh? I'd be willing to wager that not only has that cost you power, but that your perceived increase in acceleration is just a placebo effect based on the louder intake honk.
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    Let me stop you right there. The first option you referenced is the correct avenue to go down. Proper 4x6" LED and HID lamps are expensive because there has been actual engineering and math put into the design and dispersion of light across your field of vision. These lamps WILL be an upgrade over your sealed-beam halogens. Cheaper alternatives are cheaper for a reason. They were "designed" around a halogen bulb, which is fine, but they were never intended to provide the correct beam pattern when fitted with an LED or HID "plug-n-play" bulb. The qulaity and legality of the PnP kits is enough for its own thread, so all I'll say about them is they are illegal for road use in all 50 states (IIRC) and are sold for "off highway" use only. These lamps WILL NOT be an upgrade over your sealed-beam halogens. The problem with slapping PnP LED/HID bulbs in these cheap lamp housings is that the shape of the light source from each of the three types (halogen/LED/HID) is different. The halogen lamp's reflector bowl shape and distance from the projector lens is different than that of a lamp that was intended to run an LED, which would also be different from that of an HID 4x6" lamp. There are other alternatives to the JW Speaker lamps, such as Grote and Truck-Lite, but you want to make sure you are buying DOT compliant lamps. That compliance testing and R&D costs money, no way around that...
  5. carfreak85
    Strikers are still available from the dealer!
  6. carfreak85
    I'll try to snag a picture of the procedure from my FSM tonight. There are several sets of reasonably priced EA82 FSMs on ebay right now.
  7. carfreak85
    Did a little recon yesterday after work and wouldn't you know it, that little sleeve on the striker was nowhere to be found! Looks like I need a replacement striker or two...
  8. carfreak85
    This is EXACTLY what I was hoping to find. If my memory serves me correctly, the striker doesn't have a sleeve on it, but this car is so new to me that I can't recall. Will pick up some spray lithium grease on the drive home.
  9. carfreak85
    I didn't have any trouble loosening the striker bolts, but I currently have it adjusted all the way in towards the center of the car, with no change. What part of the latch needs grease? I sprayed a bunch of WD-40 from the outside, but it sounds like the latch needs attention on the inside. The window glass is not hitting anything but the rubber seal and the latch doesn't seem to be catching prematurely.
  10. carfreak85
    I did a search, but most of what came back was about adjusting windows. I've got an EA82 coupe that doesn't like to fully latch the driver's side door. When the door is closed, you can push the trailing edge of the door in towards the body about a 1/4 inch and when you get up to highway speeds, the wind noise is pretty unbearable. I tried adjusting the striker closer to the driver's seat, but nothing seemed to change. I tried adjusting it outwards, away from the seat and still, nothing seemed to change. What am I missing? The 1987 FSM isn't much help either.
  11. carfreak85
    Did this wagon ever get finished?
  12. carfreak85
    Yes, exactly! And the EJ20G ECUs are a plug-and-play solution. I think you might have to re-pin a few circuits, but as long as you have a four-connector ECU, they will swap. There's been a lot of discussion about ECU swapping and ESL on the LegacyCentral message boards.
  13. carfreak85
    Have you looked into the Enduring Solutions products? Seems like ECUs are pretty interchangeable, as long as you stay within the same family of ECUs: 89-96 and 97-2001.
  14. carfreak85
    Sure they can, you just have to add a daughter board to the ECU, the same socket that RobTune uses for the EJ22T computers. I will be using the Enduring Solutions (ESL) daughter board on my EJ20G-swapped GL, after I buy a house of course...
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    My RX v2

    carfreak85 replied to rpholz's topic in Members Rides

    What are your plans for that TWE header?
  16. carfreak85
    Scott, I've got access to a 2015 Forester. Let me make an inquiry and see if I can get it up to you. If you don't hear back soon, message me as I may have forgotten.
  17. carfreak85
    3M Window Weld. Fill the voids in the factory bushing.
  18. carfreak85
    I too have used WRX stainless braided lines on my EA81 with rear disc brakes.
  19. carfreak85
    Yes, this is an old thread, gimme a break... Does anyone know if the bracket holding the EA81 oil pressure sending unit (attached to the blue anodized adapter) to the alternator bracket in the photo below is a factory part or one that HatchMonster88 made himself? I blasted past an image of something that looked VERY similar in an unrelated internet search earlier today and can't place it.
  20. carfreak85
    Any updates on this? Has anyone swapped a non-ABS booster/MC combo?
  21. carfreak85
    Just wanted to post here about these hubs. I was extremely impressed with the packaging, to start with. I didn't expect the hubs to be nested in a custom cut foam insert, or soaked with oil in plastic bags. I'm very impressed not only with the packaging, but the quality seems top notch too, if not OEM-quality. The machining looks nice and tight, sharp tools were used to make the cuts and all the studs look to be pressed in square. Dfoyl, thank you so much for taking on this project!
  22. carfreak85
    I just sent an email to Mill Supply thanking them for making the EA82 patch panels, but also made the case that there is a larger and more lucrative (for BRATs, at least) market for the EA81 body style. I suggest anyone interested do the same...
  23. carfreak85
    Naru, could you scan or take a photo of the page with those parts on it? Thanks!
  24. carfreak85
    Great, thanks!
  25. carfreak85
    1980-82 on at least the top-of-the-line BRATs and wagons. Once you find the center lamp assembly, the part(s) I need the number for are the linkage between the "grill door" and the motor, as well as any plastic cups that are part of that linkage.
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