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  • Birthday 10/23/1948

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    Montreal Canada
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    17 Legacy 2.5i LTD, was 05 Legacy GT LTD
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    Photography, touring, aviation, Miata club
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    Retired

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  1. My 2017 Legacy has a lot of condensation or a water leak in one of its headlight housings. I’m wondering if this is a common problem, if the most likely cause is known and if a fix is described anywhere in these forums.
  2. Out on the -9*C ice-covered driveway, I pulled a flat snow tire and wheel off to take it for repair. So as not to leave the car on the jack for hours, I took the compact spare out and put it on. Have you ever seen a nicer looking compact spare wheel?
  3. My best effort at measuring this morning give me 15.5" to 15.75" in front and 14.25" to 14.5" (362 mm to 368 mm) in the rear. The driver's side rear is definitely 0.25" to 0.5" lower than the passenger side. But that looks to be within the specified range. Has rear spring sag been an issue with this Gen? Mine has only 70,000 km.
  4. Thank you XT-sub and silverton. I'll take some measurements tomorrow morning.
  5. Can someone point me to a reference for the factory ride height of my 2017 Legacy 2.5 Limited? I've been searching this forum and others without success. The reason I ask is that the rear appears to be even lower than it was new and I'm wondering if the rear springs are sagging.
  6. Do your tires have a directional tread pattern? If so, you would need to be rotating 6 tires. Unless you live in an area where tire punctures are common, all this may be overkill. In 53 years of car ownership I’ve only had one tire fail to the point that it’s irreparable and that was because it was worn almost to the point of replacement. I will continue to rotate my tires but I’ll take the chance on having to replace all 4 prematurely because of a road incident.
  7. It's the original keys, not duplicates. A remote starter was installed when the car was new, has been no problem until now.
  8. So no replies in almost 24 hours but I went out and took a couple of photos of the security indicator light. One is taken with just ambient light. The security indicator icon is clearly visible, when no other warning lights are visible. The second shot was taken with the instrument lighting on and the engine running. The security indicator icon is still visible but not bright, like the much brighter seatbelt light, which I activated by taking off my seatbelt. When I first unlock the car and get in, the security indicator light flashes as brightly as the seatbelt light but it goes off when I start the engine. All I'd like to know is if this is normal. Can anyone confirm that their car also shows the security indicator icon when the engine is running? If it's normal then my starting problem was not necessarily a defective immobilizer.
  9. After a short drive to the store today, my 2017 Legacy would not start. Every warning light on the dash lit up but the starter wouldn't even engage. Got some warnings displayed on the dash, too, like "AT OIL TEMP" and "VEHICLE DYNAMICS". The battery is strong and I'm thinking it was an immobilizer/remote starter glitch. After trying several times, I spent a few minutes trying to think of what I was missing. Then without doing anything different, the car started perfectly. But I did notice now that with the engine running the Security Indicator light is constantly on but at very low intensity; maybe 10%. Not flashing, but constant low intensity. Is this normal? I've only owned the car for 4 years, you know, so maybe I never noticed it was always on. I can't find anything in the owner's manual.
  10. I'd like to bump this post. I see there are no responses to the original post and I need information on how to update the maps on my 2017 Legacy factory navigation system here in Canada. I found a web site that offers a free update by download but I have to do it directly on my OEM micro SD card. I don't like that risk. I asked the dealer if they do the updates and they flatly said NO. They said I'd have to buy a new SD card which they quoted at $700 CAD!!!! Has anyone done a successful update?
  11. Just got an update on my old '05 LGT; the guy who bought it 2 1/2 years ago texted me to let me know the engine was "shot". He says the valves "on one side" were finished and he thought it wasn't worth rebuilding the engine. The car now has 260K km (162K mi) and 15 hard Canadian winters on it and he claims the body is still rust-free and everything else still works well. A local enthusiast is buying it to rebuild so I may still see it on the road.
  12. One of the best so far... seen on an Infinity...NBEYOND
  13. Did you consider the weight of the SC38s? The 20” is 13.5 kg (29.8 lb)! The 19” is only slightly better at 13.0 kg (28.7 lb). How does that compare to the OEM 18” Wheels?
  14. Just measured mine at 14 7/8” (14.88”) in the back and 15 5/8” (15.63”) in the front. Those measurements might be plus or minus 1/8” (0.125”) so it’s probably within spec. If the rear has sagged, it’s not by a lot.
  15. I was thinking of going to the dealer to measure the rear ride height of a new Legacy in the showroom but they usually don't have any; only Outbacks, Foresters, Crosstreks and Imprezas. Does anyone have the Subaru specs for the rear ride height? Is it measured wheel arch to hub center?
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