Subaru Forester vip style build

Hi Everyone
 
Im From Sydney Australia and currently drive an A/T 1999 FORESTER ej20T
 
I am trying to make it as VIP as i can
 
i have already ordered number plates VIPWGN !
 
So far i have fitted:
 
CORAZON BODYKIT (i believe its vip styled)
 
Zerosports front grille
 
JDM tail lights with chrome surrounds
 
20" AME rims on 225 35 20 rubber 
 
Limo Tint (5%)
 
(also lots of interior mods like LCD visor screens and upgraded seats -woodgrain wheel gauges etc)
 
Custom Engine bay covers etc
 
FUTURE MODS are a airbag suspension setup, leather retrim and a respray in Midnight purple III from r34 GT-R
 
AND IF i win lotto some 20" Leonhardiritt Waffe shoes -lol this wont happen...
 
 
I was hoping to get any advice on making this as VIP styled as possible. I was thinking a junction produce sticker on the back window :D
 
 
I just love the VIP style i hope i am worthy!
 
 
Here are a few pics of my ride
 
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Sorry for the STi styling...it is on its way from being "JDM SPORTS" style to VIP style i promise
 
Thanks for reading
 
Dane

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thats right gangster look is intended!

Well under the hood can be as sporty as you want it to be... Kudos to going there with a forester. It's definitely different. I think it'll look like a mini-escalade / similar when you're done.

that is definitely different styling but i have to give it a lot of respect.. i would have never thought of a subie being vip styled in anyway.. and you are pulling it off pretty well.. i think with a little better offset of wheels and it would be cool if they had some sort of polished or billet grill i dunno if they make anything like that for the car

[quote=20inch;241745]
I was hoping to get any advice on making this as VIP styled as possible. I was thinking a junction produce sticker on the back window :D
[/quote]
 
Junction Produce stickers do not make it vip styled.
 
Start with the wheels, thats the biggest change you could make to change your car from sex-spec to vip-styling. Since you probably cant fit very wide/low offsets onto your car, perhaps some classy monoblock wheels would look good. Would cost less than the leather retrim + respray.
 
Then i would add some tasteful chrome bits (without going overboard). Grill is a good idea, maybe wingmirrors, doorhandles etc
 
But thats just me. :biggthumpup:

good luck.
 
dont really know if you can vip the sti wagon, but hell, worth a shot.

Another Aussie here. Good on ya for having a crack mate. 
I have to agree, first step is the wheels! piss that cheap chrome crap off and get yourself some nice wide offset 20" rims. But expect to pay upwards of $3,500 for them... :( 

Ya subbie can def be VIP styled.

Thanks for comments guys

Wheels are def something to think about.....i wish i could find something with the right PCD and offset for this!

New plates :D
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love the plates mate! i do agree at the moment its not looking VIP yet but i know you will live up to those plates... see ya tomorow mate!!

Thanks Denis! Glad you joined here!

Guys what do you think of these wheels, readily available here. Dont have to import anything.....is it VIP ? they come in 20x8.5

[url]http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/Content_Common/pr-race-wheels_Fatboy-Machine-Face.seo[/url]

AND 

[url]http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/Content_Common/pr-race-wheels_Fatboy-Matt-Black.seo[/url]

Thanks

And if those last links arent any good ,is anything here worth my while ?

[url]http://www.tempetyres.com.au/products.asp?index=20+Inch+Packages[/url]

or

[url]http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/Content_Common/pc-bling-wheels.seo[/url]

Thanks, Dane.

quick photoshop of some 20x8.5 rims that are readily available here in australia, they are a new wheel never seen anyone use them
 
ozzy tyres have them on special too, for 5x100 fitment do you think they are worth selling my AMEs for them?
 
i lowered the car as it will sit when i get my airbag kit
 
comments?
Dane
 
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those wheels actually look good ( center cap kills it thou  ) with photo shop , just add a new grill and that's looking pretty nice and Fast ;P

Welcome , reminds me of the rx300

not feeling it... at all

lol plates are very premature i have to say...maybe try looking at some of the japanese wagons like the Accords, take some tips from those guys..

Lavinhard? Interesting immitation of Lowenhart.
 
You wont get decent looking dish on anything from Tempe tyres. And anyway, you DONT need 'deep dish' to make it look vip... the 1/2" lip that you would get from 20x8.5" rims will just look pitiful. In fact, just stay well away from Tempe tyres or any of the wheel shops that supply wheels for all the Autosalon cars.
 
Try something like the Estelle or Eleanor from this place [URL]http://www.bbosswheels.com/range.htm[/URL]
 
This is the Australian distributor for the Cosmic Hereborrani line of wheels. No dish, but classy wheels that will look fat when tucked.

Estelle or Eleanor wheels from that site in 19" would look good IMHO.

i would suggest reading more before buying anything drastic since it seems you need to learn more

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[quote=khanhdom;243090]i would suggest reading more before buying anything drastic since it seems you need to learn more[/quote]
 
+1
 
slow down, do some research, and [I]then[/I] buy. do vsc proud and learn the stye cause right now... way off.

UPDATE
 
hi guys just wanted to let you all know i found myself a set of 19" work eurolines that are on their way from japan. Also ive begun my tan leather interior transformation with woodgrain highlights, it definately looks alot better! 
 
As soon as i get over this obstacle it will be a set of airbag suspension and the final cruncher,,,,the PAINT!!
 
Pics up soon of current progress!

my eurolines arrived and if fitted some nankang 215 35 19 " tyres!!!

heres a fancy pic me and my mates took heheheh

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Just sourcing some KICS brand hub adapters and ill be bolting these bad boys up!

Dane

Nice work... these should look great on your car... What width/offset are they?

pretty dope pic , nice wheels lets see them posted up

[QUOTE=Dominik;281763]Nice work... these should look great on your car... What width/offset are they?[/QUOTE]

19x8 +40 (bought intentionally that high because the hub adapters will make the offset a +30 ,yes 10mm kics hub adapters) and +30 will max out my subie gaurds...

Did well i thought, got them for approx $1400 aud Landed....in nice condition!

[QUOTE=Bippu PxrLex;281766]pretty dope pic , nice wheels lets see them posted up[/QUOTE]

Thanks ! as soon as i get my hub adapters they are going on!!
Hub adapters were sent from japan a day or 2 ago... :)

looks like you've changed up your approach some... a positive I'm sure.... keep it going, and surprise yourself with this...

really nice.. 
 
put them one already!!
 hehe

Man, 8" +30 sounds incredibly conservative... Were you factoring camber into the equation? Stretched tyres? Or just based on what others have tried? Might need to put some spacers on there in the end, to get the real vip flushness i think...

Looks like you are off to a great stat so far!! Keep it up!

Yo, i changed your thread title for you, to be a little more descriptive and less open for attack

[QUOTE=Dominik;281928]Yo, i changed your thread title for you, to be a little more descriptive and less open for attack[/QUOTE]

Thanks mate :)


as for offset being conservative trust me on a subaru +30 on 8" is past Or at LEAST flush with the guardsl lol

I want my airbag setup to come over the tyres and sit on the rim edge...which are as stretched as i could get (215 35 19) ,,,,,i wish i could have found 8.5" wide rims for more tyre stretch but thats the best i could do on my budget at the moment


IF for some reason, with the KICS hub adapter the +30 offset is too conservative, i will go get the right hub adapters, or a combination of spacers to make it sit right ;)

CAMBER is something i am looking into too,,,,the coilovers i am about to borrow to trial have camber tops and my airbag kit doesn't have camber tops...if i can get camber tops them put on the bags i should be laughing,,,,im just hoping the amount of camber available on adjustable strut tops is going to be enough!!! Which is why i am borrowing some coilovers first..
R + D here i come

Well to give you an idea, this is when i had my first eurolines:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/dbloemhard/Cedric/CIMG2596Medium.jpg[/IMG]
Hard to see but thats actually more than an inch outside the fenders. Conservative wheel fitment logic says that is simply the wrong wheel for the car, will never fit etc. But this is what it looked like with the required lowering and a bit of additional camber:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/dbloemhard/Cedric/Camber/CIMG0547.jpg[/IMG]
 
But i'll wait to see pics of them mounted on your car first. Good to see you are doing the required research!

[QUOTE=Dominik;282008]Well to give you an idea, this is when i had my first eurolines:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/dbloemhard/Cedric/CIMG2596Medium.jpg[/IMG]
Hard to see but thats actually more than an inch outside the fenders. Conservative wheel fitment logic says that is simply the wrong wheel for the car, will never fit etc. But this is what it looked like with the required lowering and a bit of additional camber:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/dbloemhard/Cedric/Camber/CIMG0547.jpg[/IMG]
 
But i'll wait to see pics of them mounted on your car first. Good to see you are doing the required research![/QUOTE]

Much appreciated,,,,i figured that was the sort of - camber required for serious offset,,,,im currently finding out how much camber is achievable on a forester!
Do you know how many degrees of - camber that Cedric was running at all ????
Dane

Of course! I got wheel alignments every 2 months when i was running that. It was between 6 and 7 degrees depending on my ride height. That was quite extreme, but the recommended lowest offset for my car by Japanese vip magazines was 10J +20. The Eurolines were 10J +5, so it was 15 mm more than even the vip guys recommend.
 
I wouldnt be surprised if you could get another 15-20mm under there if you factored normal camber into the equation.

[QUOTE=20inch;242697]And if those last links arent any good ,is anything here worth my while ?

[URL]http://www.tempetyres.com.au/products.asp?index=20+Inch+Packages[/URL]

or

[URL]http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/Content_Common/pc-bling-wheels.seo[/URL]

Thanks, Dane.[/QUOTE]

From the first link i would have gone with these [B]20*8.0 KSpeed Biaggi Black[/B]

[QUOTE=Vlad B.;282260]From the first link i would have gone with these [B]20*8.0 KSpeed Biaggi Black[/B][/QUOTE]
 I bought them and didnt like the look
[URL=http://img526.imageshack.us/i/71529582.jpg/][IMG]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/363/71529582.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

It needed to be dropped on bags but still, they didnt look so great, much happier wit my euroline DH :)

Ok new update...

just bought some 1" thick adapters this will make the offset..... +15.

sticking out 52mm further than a stock wheel....i estimate about 25-35mm past the guards, then will dial in - camber till they sit right

Dominik you are the reason behind the purchase of thicker adapters... just so you know :)

Yay :) I assume that being a subaru you have aftermarket camber arms etc available to you right? Stock camber will only get you so far...

Hey Dominik
 
for the front they said camber pins and adjustable tops...
 
for the rear, same as above ,but also....this was recommended to me
 
[URL]http://whiteline.com.au/product_detail.php?part_number=KTA108&page=1[/URL]
 
trying to find out what it is/how it works... :)

i like it. ive seen some bad ass ones out here in san diego but its a great start. its your style

Damn i'm sure there must be some cheaper options than that!
 
Something like this:
[URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DRIFT-LATERAL-LINK-95-01-IMPREZA-RS-02-07-WRX-STI-RED_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem19b574ce72QQitemZ110418513522QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories[/URL]
 
 
Then 2 of these
[URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Subaru-Camber-Kit-Legacy-Tribeca-Baja-Forester-Frontset_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a4e6a0105QQitemZ250423673093QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories[/URL]
 
Plus camber tops 
[URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Camber-Kit-Caster-Plate-Subaru-Impreza-RS-2-5RS-93-01_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53db33f33aQQitemZ360159900474QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories[/URL]
(could get them modified to lengthen the slots so you can add more camber)
 
would give you a good 5 degrees up front i'd say (not that i think you would need that much)
 
All that for less than the price of those whiteline arms

Dominik

thanks so much for the links they seem very reasonable

a question

the seller of my hub adapters contacted me and said they made an error and there is no 1" adapters available, they only have 1.5"

this will bring my +15 offset up to like +3 ..............

so hard to know where they will sit.....

I would start to think thats pushing it a bit much lol, maybe just go back to the 10mm ones, and then work with that. If its still sunken, then get some 10mm slip on spacers and use both...

looks good. real good

[img]http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu96/phatascustoms/BNO02Z/PalmTrees.jpg[/img]

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[img]http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu96/phatascustoms/BNO02Z/Foz01.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu96/phatascustoms/BNO02Z/Foz02.jpg[/img]

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coming up next....

BLACK FMIC
CHROME GRILLE
CHROME HANDLES
NEW GLOSS BLACK PAINT JOB ALL OVER
LESSS STICKERS LOL they are just for fun atm
SOME NUMBERPLATES THAT LOOK BO$$

I like it, good job.  That thing is slammed

Wow, that looks nice

hellllllll yeaaaaaaaaa I love a well pulled off Forester!!!!:biggthumpup:

THANKS GUYS!:dance:

I like where this is going! Great job!

wow dude it looks cherry!  im lovin it so far!

Looks good but you need bigger wheels!!

Looks awesome. Good job. If im not mistaken they do make flat black paint for that front mount, That should save you quite a bit of cash. 

Heres what i used awhile back on my evo. 
[url]http://www.eastwood.com/ew-radiator-black-paint-gloss-aerosol-12-oz.html[/url]

You can read about it here on the nasioc forum...
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=976485[/url]
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1919242[/url]

That's so official:biggthumpup:

nice!  so much better than 1st pics, good job.

definitely took it in the right direction.

looks so awesome, definitely the right wheel choice!  i dont think many of us expected it to turn out THIS good.  space the rears a bit and your goldennn (depending on your camber adjustability)

god, I love the flow of your car man.  Great job!  I like that sticker too, haha.

this is interesting...I've seen my share of STi Foresters' online and can dig the STi Wagon concept...this is very different. 

GOOD LUCK

Chrome the FMIC, not black lol. Make that bling show!

looks amazing! what kit is that? do you have the bumper trim pieces for it? if so that would totally set it off when you paint it.

Hi guys thanks heaps the car now has a black Front mount (as i dont want to show it too much ,if the police here make me take it off thats a huge headache... ) new gloss black  guards and bonnet, upgraded front end to 2001 headlights (crystal) and the front bar has been professionally repaired after some fire damage (long story)

Ive also added some guard flares, i can add another half inch - camber with these on :) 

The turbo and or head gaskets are playing up i need to get it back on the road ASAP

but thanks for the comments, much appreciated :)

Shawn, what bumper trims are you talking about? the bit that sits inside the number plate hole?

[QUOTE=20inch;327850]
Shawn, what bumper trims are you talking about? the bit that sits inside the number plate hole?[/QUOTE]

its the ones that go around the side of the bumper....

This thing looks pretty awsome now, a big improvement over the first page pics. New paint will really help it out. How about some interor pics?

a vip fozzy, very nice man.    we dont see too much of this kinda stuff in the suby scene

Looking Great!! Any more progress?

These are so koo...

if i had account permissions to subscribe to this thread i would.
doing subys proud ^_^
looks really good and has come REALLY far since page one!

That is really freakin cool man. not what I expected coming into here

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This is clean on a much different level!