Not content with spoiling the look of the Impreza, Subaru in their wisdom decided to paint the air vents at the bottom of the front bumper a nice orange colour (possibly to reflect the colour of the front indicators just above).

So, I decided to colour code them after seeing a how-to on the Scoobymods website.

- First I carefully prized the vents off the car using a flat-blade screwdriver covered in a thin cloth. There are two slots at the top of each vent; simply insert the screwdriver blade and push upwards and they should just pop out.
- I then gave them a good wash to get rid of the bug splats.
- I used some very fine wet/dry paper to give them a good sanding.
- Next I got some colour-coded paint from Halfords made-up. They use Holts codes and as luck would have it 86F (steel blue metallic) is listed in their book. It was £8.99 for the smallest sized can.
- I then gave the wedges about 5 light coats and allowed 30 minutes of drying between individual coats. Each coat only took seconds to do, so although you have to leave them to dry for a while, it's only taking about 15 minutes of your time. It's a bit tricky getting the spray in the vents, so I had to be extra careful not to put too much paint on with each coat.
- Some people have then given them a few coats of clear lacquer, but I never bothered.

The original wedges The finished result