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  1. I hate to say it but it really seems like if you press they do it - if you don't they don't. Good luck with it. ss
  2. Subaru OEM add-on alarm for 95-99 Legacys. Requires car to have OEM keyless entry as standard or also added. $45 shipped to the Cont48 ss
  3. Up for sale is a 1st gen single DIN pocket with spring cover. I used this pocket below a single DIN unit as well in my 2nd gen Legacy. Subaru seems to like to hold onto design elements. I have heard of these installed in WRXs as well. $20 shipped to the Cont48 others please ask for shipping. Thanks ss
  4. Gonna try to make sense of this as best I can based on memory. I have owned 6 subies so bear with me plz and I apologize ahead of time if I misstep. I may not know what it is exactly so ship at your own risk if it is not clearly identified. Please see the pics. Most of these are going to be second gen parts - engine seals gaskets etc that were left over from a larger full 2.5L NA engine gasket kit. 2nd gen weird hollow bumper bolt/nut has coarse almost looks like wood screw threads on the outside with a machine screw threaded center. Holds foglight assembly IIRC. 2nd gen clutch install tool. There is a Crutchfield branded 70-8901 Metra radio wiring harness adapter. It fits 1993-2013 Subarus(some Saab and Suzukis too.) Hope they help somebody. ss
  5. The two outside tails - red/amber. Harnesses were tapped for trailer light harness but were fully functional when removed. Your harness should be PnP. Used but in very good shape. Minor scratches - no cracks. $25 + shipping/PP fee. I have the matching center section sorta concerned on the shipping cost there but if anyone has an interest I will unbox it for a pic as well. Thanks for looking. ss
  6. On my to do list was to put a period at the end of my version of this topic. Subaru warrantied the brake lines after a bit of spirited discussion. I would advise any of you facing a similar issue to avail yourself of the following linked data. https://subaru.oemdtc.com/62/wqk-47-brake-line-corrosion-2005-2014-subaru/2 Short version - if the lines fail later at an area deemed "OK" in the recall inspection Subaru seems inclined to warranty the issue. If you look at their TSB their included pic is the specific location my lines failed. If they agree to replace one line as it states in the TSB they replace them all. Unfortunately near simultaneous to all this we found a 100% leak down failure at cylinder 2 on my OB. I sold the car to a young man anxious for a project. I have pulled and rebuilt three Subaru engines in my shop over the years but my shop and more importantly time is currently otherwise occupied. ss
  7. The smart money saying its already making 350 and Audi nerfs their numbers to save the rep of the 4.2 expensive option engine. It should make 400 easy with mods and as important plenty of torques(sic Clarkson.) it handily outruns the 4.2 V8 stock. ss
  8. So with all those options there in Europe - if you weren't buying a Subaru what wagon would you buy? Audi A6 Avant of some variant is my favorite 2nd choice here - what about there? Audi stopped bringing the A6 Avant here several years ago so a new one is a nonstarter. I have a hunted a used 09+ A6 with the 3.0TFSI off and on for years. Good ones something something hen's teeth. ss
  9. Yea no biggie, I was on the Buick but I understand your point. The list of cool rides we don't get here is so infuriating sometimes I avoid the topic. Yea in the 05-09 Legacys the auto was not a really good option IMO but autos are getting better(more gears quicker shifting,) don't know about the one in the Buick but again just happy it exists as a wagon option. The wife avoids driving the manual anyway - so an auto would help the family overall in certain ways. I like the size, the engine and the fact it is pretty much a wagon. Buick dealer is 7 minutes away. The Subaru and Audi dealers - over and hour away. ss
  10. If we were wishing yea I could build you a list of wagons we can't get here that I would take over the Buick/Opel. Those are all just fantasy unless you want to wait out the grey market import clause. If you are a wagon junkie(I am,) you will go to the sketchiest neighborhood to get your fix. We have a handful of legit wagon choices here in the US of one of the most popular platforms elsewhere in the world. Anybody know why? Yea some studies have be done I hear. ss
  11. Uh yea - check the stats: 2.0L(the "perfect" displacement for a four) Ecotec, AWD as close to a real sport wagon we will likely get from Buick. There is of course a better version they won't bring here. Technically I should call it an Opel probably. Lowish and long, more capacity than an Outback thank to the length. Length does not hurt mileage. The CoG is prolly 4 inches higher than the OB but an inline four is a f**k all of a lot easier to work on every day of the week. I will make it turn rest assured even at 4K+ lbs. It's in my opinion a well-engineered piece. And that's no joke. ss
  12. I didn't think you were questioning my credentials(I question my credentials btw - I have important looking papers with my name on it but I do really stupid stuff daily) and wasn't tooting my horn just seguing into the fact that I had a straight talk with a tech in the garage outside the service manager presence. Coupla minutes is all it takes to see where each other are and I think I got as straight an answer as was possible given the circumstances. He knows I take car of my car personally. It has been subtly modified from the outside but he obvious caught the changes from the underside. He likes my coilovers for instance. Yea I have a pic of the block if I can find it - barely rusted at all. How does a distribution block rupture anyway? ss
  13. I wish I could but I am 99.9% sure it is at the top of the line pictured right there and thusly impossible to get a pic of with the line on the car. The first line of disinformation I got at the dealership was the problem was at the distribution block and that was all that was covered in the recall. Not only is that fundamentally illogical, that is not what the recall says. I think these lines are failing in those gaps in the black coating at these plastic looms, there are 2 locations in the rear lines. For clarity, other than the head machine work, I rebuilt the engine in my 1997 Legacy GT in my shed. I have been on the forums as far back as i-club - pre-NASIOC. I am not as active now - life and all but I am a Subaru old timer. I wrote a Subaru brake tech article that was published as far away as Japan(that netted a valuable friend there and allowed me to start buying parts direct from Japan) and got me props from DBA Brakes directly. Point being, I have more than a passing understanding of cars generally and how they work as pretty much all of us do here. But the Subaru dealer started the same exact place most dealers start when trying to avoid responsibility - BS. Again I guess I expected more. It may be that the car dealer part overcomes the quality car manufacturer part. IDK ss
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