DrD123 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Lots of folks have had issues with this as the low beams aren't readily accessible from under the hood. I read some of the posts about taking off the bumper, etc. and decided to follow what's in the manual first, then would pull the bumper if I had to, but was pleasantly surprised - I think I know where folks who have had troubles have gone wrong. First, for the first time you try, I would lift the front of the car and take off the front wheels - probably not necessary, but it gives you space. Next - pull the pop-its from the fenderliner - pull the three along the bottom that hold it to the bumper, then undo the two little ones that hold it to the undercover, then undo the large one inside the wheel well and one on the front inner surface of the wheel well liner (I marked the ones to remove on the figure) Now pull the fenderliner out from under the fender, and fold it inwards out of the way (easiest to do if you grab and the front and sort of slide it backwards - there are two metal "hooks" on the edge of the fender you need to lift it up and over) - you don't want to be shy here - make sure it's out of the way (it might not stay there, so you'll need to hold it when you are in there) You'll now have a clear view of the back of the headlights - you want to be reaching straight back, rather than from down below - I think that's where folks go wrong - not pulling the mudguard back enough, then reaching up from below to get to the headlight. Unscrew the dust cover over the bulb (it only turns about an eighth of a turn) - now you can clearly see the bulb. Remove the connector (it pulls straight off) Remove the metal clip (the clip releases from the left side - you push the end down a bit and it releases from the latch) Pull out the headlight bulb - now look at the back of the headlight at where the bulb goes - the bulb only goes in one way - note where the key is, so that you can put the bulb back in properly. Insert the new bulb (make sure you don't catch the clip) - it should seat flush with the light housing and not rock around. Once you are confident it's flush, pull the clip back over it (push it down to engage it on the hook) then look to make sure it's seated properly Plug in the harness replace the dust cover put the fenderliner back Done! now do the next side. Took me about 10 minutes per side, and I was taking my time - as with almost all repairs, having the room to work is key in getting this done easily. First time out, give yourself as much room as you can - once you know what you need to do, you can try working with less room. I think you could do it without removing the wheels (just turning them) so maybe next time, I'll do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscogtlimited Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Cool....need to do my PS tomorrow. Also dropping in some nokya yellow in the fogs. Any write-ups on process for fog bulb replacement on 5th gen legacy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testa422 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 pull each side of the lower splashgaurd from in front of each wheel under the car...that will give you easy access to the back of the fogs without having to deal with bumper removal/wheel well liners/etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscogtlimited Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Fogs are very simple.....actually easiest of any legacy gt I've owned (05 and 01). On the flip side headlights are not hard but involve lots of knuckle scraping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Thanks for the write-up. Middle son has 2010 OB and I have to say, changing bulbs on it is major royal pain in dabut. Subaru definitely missed mark on that part of the design. 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 248K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 258K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platinumdetail503 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Lots of folks have had issues with this as the low beams aren't readily accessible from under the hood. I read some of the posts about taking off the bumper, etc. and decided to follow what's in the manual first, then would pull the bumper if I had to, but was pleasantly surprised - I think I know where folks who have had troubles have gone wrong. First, for the first time you try, I would lift the front of the car and take off the front wheels - probably not necessary, but it gives you space. Next - pull the pop-its from the fenderliner - pull the three along the bottom that hold it to the bumper, then undo the two little ones that hold it to the undercover, then undo the large one inside the wheel well and one on the front inner surface of the wheel well liner (I marked the ones to remove on the figure) Now pull the fenderliner out from under the fender, and fold it inwards out of the way (easiest to do if you grab and the front and sort of slide it backwards - there are two metal "hooks" on the edge of the fender you need to lift it up and over) - you don't want to be shy here - make sure it's out of the way (it might not stay there, so you'll need to hold it when you are in there) You'll now have a clear view of the back of the headlights - you want to be reaching straight back, rather than from down below - I think that's where folks go wrong - not pulling the mudguard back enough, then reaching up from below to get to the headlight. Unscrew the dust cover over the bulb (it only turns about an eighth of a turn) - now you can clearly see the bulb. Remove the connector (it pulls straight off) Remove the metal clip (the clip releases from the left side - you push the end down a bit and it releases from the latch) Pull out the headlight bulb - now look at the back of the headlight at where the bulb goes - the bulb only goes in one way - note where the key is, so that you can put the bulb back in properly. Insert the new bulb (make sure you don't catch the clip) - it should seat flush with the light housing and not rock around. Once you are confident it's flush, pull the clip back over it (push it down to engage it on the hook) then look to make sure it's seated properly Plug in the harness replace the dust cover put the fenderliner back Done! now do the next side. Took me about 10 minutes per side, and I was taking my time - as with almost all repairs, having the room to work is key in getting this done easily. First time out, give yourself as much room as you can - once you know what you need to do, you can try working with less room. I think you could do it without removing the wheels (just turning them) so maybe next time, I'll do it that way.Awesome write up [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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