A little background on my STI: I purchased it in April 2021 new with 3 miles on it from Bill Rapp Subaru in Syracuse, NY. If you're in the market and in the area, definitely go see Ulas there, he's one of the top Subaru sales people in the state and nation. I knew I eventually wanted to mod my STI, but at first I thought I was going to run stock for a while to make sure I didn't do anything that would wind up causing a denial of warranty claim down the road. Well, that lasted maybe 1.5 months...c'est la vie! If I had to summarize how I choose to modify my STI, I'd say I try to keep it clean & classy, but better than OEM. Now on to the mods...
This will probably take a while, so I'll periodically save and then continue updating...
Exterior Mods:
This will probably take a while, so I'll periodically save and then continue updating...
Exterior Mods:
- Gtechniq ceramic coating on just about everything...Crystal Serum Ultra on all body panels and trim, C5 on the wheels and calipers, and G1 on all the glass. Josh at Rochester Auto Detail did all the prep work and application (with CSU you need a Gtechniq accredited installer whereas with CSL anyone can buy and apply themselves)...he's also done a few other things for me on this list as well as keep the car looking amazing...seriously, the best detailer in the Rochester, NY area (check his webpage linked above plus his Instagram for many examples of his work)
- Extreme Online Store carbon fiber CS style front lip and side skirts - chose to go with a less expensive brand for the ground effects because I figured being so close to the ground these parts were more apt to be damaged, so I'd rather spend a little money for something that looks good enough that I don't mind spending again to replace, rather than pay out the wazoo for Varis/Chargespeed/APR and absolutely hate myself if/when something happened. Good thing too, on the way home from Boxerfest this year I totaled the front lip by running over a wayward truck tire in the middle of the road...
- Subie Bros carbon fiber grill
- JDMS front and rear carbon fiber frameless emblem set (bought at Import Image Racing)
- SubieTrays emblem mounting kit - 3D printed specifically for aftermarket mesh grill applications
- Bill Rapp had already drilled the license place holes so I used BumperPlugs to fill those in
- WRXDaily carbon fiber oem hood scoop - was back ordered for a bit, and I got this after I put the car in storage, so I'll install this spring
- OEM JDM fog light bezels w/ sequential switchbacks
- Subie Bros carbon fiber side mirror caps (currently no link available at SB's, but they are full side mirror cap replacements vs a cap you stick on the OEM caps with double sided tape
- iJDMToy full LED side mirror indicator light assembly - sequential switchbacks and DRL functionality (still need to wire the DRL's), smoked color
- Subie Bros Convex Anti-Glare Switchback Heated Mirrors - these are awesome and work perfectly but I had been looking out for a set of the OEM JDM convex mirrors and was able to snag a set here on the forums recently, these are part number ST91039ST050 if you're interested in looking for the JDM mirrors yourself...
- STI Hyperblue Edition Black OEM Fender Emblems purchased from Subispeed but you can find them anywhere that sells OEM Subaru parts with the same part number
- SubiSpeed JDM Style Sequential Tail Lights - purchased through Import Image Racing, smoked color
- APR carbon fiber trunk garnish - purchased through Subispeed
- OEM black "symmetrical AWD" badge - purchased through Subispeed
- OLM OG Plus Rear F1 Style Fog Light - smoked, purchased through Subispeed
- WRXDaily carbon fiber v2 rear spats
- FactionFab alcantara steering wheel - purchased from Subispeed
- Idoing - Android Car Radio DSP DVD Player For Subaru WRX 2016-2021 Steering Wheel GPS Navigation 1080P Video 4G+64G Head Unit - built in wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, buy one of these to retain the center console USB ports for easy access to charging
- Overland Designs STI cup holder trim - black alcantara with red stitching
- Overland Designs handbrake boot - black alcantara with red stitching, pre-mounted on the oem trim
- Overland Designs STI shifter trim - black alcantara with red stitching, piano black trim, chrome ring and sides wrap
- Overland Designs MFD cover - black alcantara with red stitching
- Overland Designs flat dash trim - black alcantara (no stitching available)
- Overland Designs inner cluster trim - black alcantara with red stitching
- Overland Designs shift boot - black alcantara with red stitching
- Overland Designs upgraded middle dash garnish - red backing/black alcantara with red stitching
- Raceseng stratose shift knob - red with black alcantara and red stitching
- Cobb Tuning reverse lockout - red
- 3D printed AccessPort vent mount by @jostizel - met this guy selling his AP vent mounts and gas cap holders at a booth at Boxerfest, he saw an issue with the current mounts out there and took it upon himself to make these products, the fitment is 100%, he has a mount for just about every version of the WRX/STI plus some Forester and Outback models too
- OEM JDM red push button start - purchased from Subispeed, seriously, why didn't this come standard on the STI in the states???
- Cusco e-brake replacement button - anodized red, purchased from Subispeed
- RSP carbon fiber e-brake handle - black, from Subispeed
- Diode Dynamics interior bulb kit - stage 2, cool white, purchased from my friends down the road at Circuit Demon
- Cobb Tuning Redline Carbon Fiber Intake - installed by the fine folks at Dialed In Performance
- Perrin strut brace in red - installed myself, super easy
- Cobb Tuning Accessport - currently running an OTS tune, but have plans to have it e-tuned/pro-tuned in the near future
- Cygnus Performance classic edition X1 coilovers - these are essentially the same as Fortune Auto 500's, made by the same people, but with slightly different valving, and an upgraded camber plate, purchased during Black Friday, will be installed this spring, P.S. can't thank Geoff from Cygnus for all the help pre-purchase answering all my questions!
- Kartboy STI shifter kit (short shifter, front & rear bushings)
- Cobb Tuning STI redline carbon fiber alternator cover - also installed by the fine folks at Dialed In Performance
- Billetworkz zero series engine bay caps - anodized red with engravings
- Billetworkz dipstick handle - anodized red with dipstick included
- Subie Bros carbon fiber fender cover shrouds - vented version
- Dress Up Bolts stage 2 titanium hardware engine bay kit - anodized red
- Dress Up Bolts stage 2 titanium hardware engine kit - anodized red, these last two have very similar names, but are in fact different
- PasswordJDM power steering reservoir carbon fiber cover - these are rare, I don't think Tecnocraft Composites (who bought PasswordJDM) makes these anymore, I got mine used from Kouch Performance
- PasswordJDM carbon fiber fuse box cover - these are currently being produced new by Tecnocraft Composites
- PasswordJDM carbon fiber battery cover - the cover also serves as the battery tie down
- Dress Up Bolts titanium hardware trunk kit - yes, even the trunk hardware is titanium anodized red now!
