MY 2008 STi

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Hines

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ok, so its been a while since i posted anything here. after some misfortunate events my 05 sti was lost in an accident. 2 weeks ago i picked up my new 08 STi. Last sunday i detailed in but just now getting around to posting. here is a list of the process.



Wash with Excel Sheepskin mitt & Opt car wash

menzerna PO106FF via PC w/CCS white

menzerna FPII via PC w/ccs blue

Sealant - Werkstatt AJ Trigger x3

Wax - Pinnicle souveran x2



being still failry new paint i didnt want to cut into the clear to heavy, this process removed aprox. 80% of swirls (Damn dealership detailing...lol)and light scratches.



i dont have any before shots......sorry.



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heres a few shots of the blue metal flake in the black pearl paint.



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if you would like to see all the pics of the detail just follow this link

hines360 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
 
Nice job, I really love the 08's...should be putting a down payment on one in September hopefully:xyxthumbs
 
Looks great!! I see you're in MD, where did you buy it?? I picked up my '08 WRX in Frederick back in November... I love those wheels...
 
Awesome, this car is definitely growing on me. Any plans to mod it and how would you compare it to the MY05 STi?
 
It's quite a departure from the previous model.

I'm still on the fence with the new body style.

Congrats on the new car and nice job on the detailing.
 
Nice ride, love the flake! Good work!



If it weren't for that new Camaro coming out I would have traded my 02 in on one!
 
jshillin said:
Looks great!! I see you're in MD, where did you buy it?? I picked up my '08 WRX in Frederick back in November... I love those wheels...
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Im on the east coast. elkton, i got mine at a dealership in deleware. closest one to me. but yeah i actually like thoes wheels better then the 2000.00 option bbs wheels. especially since i plan on putting volk time attacks on it eventually ;).



shoulda gotten an evo... haah.. good job
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truthfully, i dont like the new evo's i like the evo 9 much better then the x. plus they cant get out of the hole stock worth nothin. hopefuly they make a transmission that isnt made with toothpicks soon....lol im really loving the hatchback Subie too. plus after totaling my car an walking away from the accident, i will probably always own a subie.



Looks good. Black metallic, when clean, is hard to beat.



How's the new STI compare to the 05? same performance and better interior?
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thaks, yes i agree, the black metallic is a tough combo. actually i love the 08 sti, even better then my 05. the interior is alot different but now has suede leather seats. i just like the light/dark grey combo in the new cars. the performance is close, i think the 08sti is a bit quicker then my 05 was stock for stock. but i did have a bigger turbo (element tunning GT52) on the 05 that will eventually go on the 08, but im wating a lil bit, just to see if there are any bugs in the 08's before i go mod crazy....lol



thanks all for the compliments, keep em comming ;)
 
artikxscout said:
great job on the car. You don't have to use FPII after 106FF, it should finish down pretty nicely.
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thanks!, and the 106FF did finish down real nice, but the FPII seemed to add a bit more gloss to the car. I probably should have just done the 106FF and been done with it, but i was being picky.....lol
 
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