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@WRX USA I was lucky and did get the whole set up( braket as well). I just connected the power for now( makes all the gages peg to the right like she's about to die). The color coding makes it easy. Wish I had another set to give to you..best of luck on your hunt.

test fitted the radio with the gauge pod. Waiting on a Mc'amp to complete the wiring and a nifty unit (first pic below) to pair with newer tech thanks to @Georgeikm . Once the new motor is in I'll connect the gauge's and revisit the stereo with a few new bits to make it all work. I have had the double din option in my 08 LGT and enjoyed the Pioneer pop-up stereo that was in the dash of the SpecB.- but I have enough screens in my life. The gauge set isn't what an S402 would come with from factory, but they are from the STI catalog so it's not too far out of bounds for the project..

@WRX USA makes sense-yea, I wouldn't say audio wise the benefit for the little guy is worth it( though I do like hazelnut and peach). I could just add the speaker cover for the sake of the S402'S unique character, but I'm not into "stick on" gear that doesn't work (besides the fake brake vents in the fenders-ha) I'll probably just shelve it for now..

The internet council says: Typically when cars have this as standard they use something called an Upmixer, which reads the signal coming through for left and right channels and when it "sees" there is an equal signal going to both the left and the right channel, it stops it and redirects that signal to the centre speaker only.

Revisiting the S402’s center dash speaker. The tweeter is small but the space to mount the speaker under the dash is smaller. I’m still hesitant to cut thru. Also found out the McIntosh head unit has no sound without the McIntosh amp it came with( was hoping to use the stock amp) I haven’t found an adapter from the McIntosh’s 20pin cable..

@WRX USA thanks for the tip- received the Killer B high flow water pump housing. They never disappoint with the quality of their gear. Love it.

Took some time but sourced a low mile alternator. Good to check that off the list. Question that came up regarding tuning down the road:: the S402 headers don’t have an O2 sensor in them like USDM ones ( JDM has the O2 sensor in the downpipe-at least on mine). We can port a sensor in the headers, but the piping is already pretty skinny and the sensor would def disrupt some airflow. We’ll see soon enough. (pic is a usdm sti header then mine sans the sensor)

Looking for some time tonight to put a few bits in to distance myself from the mirror mishap..

@DoctorDaveLGT the bulbs are halogens and came with the fogs( not sure what they are but def’ not bright like an LED-I like the old school look.I would have opted for halogens anyways but looking forward to your pics-thanks) Aaaamd I thought I could remove the Prova mirror overlay from a donor rear view mirror. I wanted to keep my original rear view mirror mount and not switch to a whole new unit. Even with a blow dryer to heat the adhesive and a trim tool slowly working its way behind it “pop” and were done. (The edges are easy to come off-it’s the giant middle Prova adhesive piece that did me in). So mad at myself-should have installed the whole thing-ah well, next time. Boo. if you come across a Prova mirror and it’s attached to a unit-remember this pic. Don’t try and remove it please.

but they look cool instead of a Nav unit...

Powder coated parts has come back from the shop and look great. (They’ll also last longer and be highly visible in the engine bay-worth the wait and not terribly expensive to do.)

Installed some JDM rainbow fogs without taking off the bumper-( a friend with small hands was able to reach up and make the swap underneath) very pleased that there were no mods/wiring issues that usually come with JDM parts swapped into the usdm Leggys.

Installed some JDM rainbow fogs without taking off the bumper-( a friend with small hands was able to reach up and make the swap underneath) very pleased that there were no mods/wiring issues that usually come with JDM parts swapped into the usdm Leggys.

Happy Easter’ (the bunny put a 1/43 S402 in my basket this morning-I’m hoping it’s grows if I water it)

@s402legacy ha-saw your post on Modified Legacy’s- such a nice car you have there. As the video says, enjoy that 3rd gear! (I almost forgot the logo in the shifter-so that’s lucky 13 for the s402) enjoy that BP-lucky man