Tremblay posted:

Question for you guys. From the pictures I've seen the homelink mirror for Subies all look the same. For 08 and up on the tech site the part numbers are H501SXA200 and H501SXA201. However both install guides say that the part works for Imprezas. Have these things changed at all since the mid 2000s? I was thinking that a trip to the junk yard might be in order to try and find one.

Oh, car is a 2009 WRX sedan. Just picked it up last weekend!

toplitzin posted:

I tired calling them, they seem to be a bit swamped. I just got the coupon from my MySubaru account. According to my service manual, the only replace items are air filter, coolant, transmission, brake, and diff fluids.

rifles posted:

how would a basic Impreza be for a new driver? I'll be starting in 6 months and will be buying used, and want a manual AWD car

kaws! posted:

whereismyshoe posted:

Well they aren't paddle shifters, they're just standard up/down buttons that look like they should control audio.

Tiny Faye posted:

Oh man i think I might be able to fix it for realsies!

http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=11376


It's just the stopper/tab thingie on the right side. ...I think i'm gonna order it.

Qapf posted:

In the kindness of their black empty hearts the warranty is going to cover it.

Once I have my car in my hands im going to write a letter about how downright condescending these bastards are.


I am under 30, I own a performance oriented car, I am having to tolerate a dealership in Walnut Creek, CA, The median income here is number higher than I can fathom and I am only here for an internship.

They think mommy and daddy bought me this car so I need to be scolded not to break my toy that I didn't earn. When more correctly I've paid for everything automotive related in my life save for a first beater car, which I took care of, and sold to start my adventures in automotive insanity.

Qapf posted:

Santa Cruz Subaru sold me my car, I love those people to death and want to go back.

The car wouldn't go into gear, I didn't really have the towing to say take it 85 miles back to the dealership who sold it to me. I got hosed by the situation.

Tiny Faye posted:

New tires day! Just got some general altimaxes installed. Seems to be a popular go to all weather choice on the outback.org forums. Liking them so far, but I'll need to put them through the poo poo weather test. Since this is New England I probably won't have to wait all that long.

Tiny Faye posted:

There seems to be a lot of hate for Bridgestone Potenzas over there. I can't compare myself because my car came with a set of super worn down BF Goodrich advantages. The other recommendation I got was for an all season that didn't suck in the winter was Goodyear triple treads, but the general consensus was they the triple treads don't seem to last as long as they should. Plus they were 30 bucks more per tire.

Raymn posted:

Yeah, the entire description of the problems never made much sense to me even in my limited knowledge gleaned through this thread and the basic info I dug up when trying to research what he listed as wrong. Is fwd only mode really that potentially damaging to the transmission if left on and is it really only user enabled? The car can't throw some codes that causes it to automatically be enabled?

quote:

Front-wheel drive warning light (for AT vehicles)
This light comes on when All Wheel Drive is disengaged and the drive
mechanism is switched to Front Wheel Drive for maintenance or similar
purposes.

8ender posted:

I did a similar mod on my old Protege5 without the GLI and everything was fine and sounded great until I tried to plug my ipod into cigarette lighter socket charger, then I could hear the alternator spinning up and down in glorious stereo. I ended up getting a GLI and installing it.

8ender posted:

I bought a Radio Shack GLI like the one below and then used a combination of various converters to convert the stereo cable to RCA and back again. It was all stuffed under the console plastic and ziptied together.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062214

bull3964 posted:

On the plus side, I can't believe Subaru is still sending me free lift tickets at least once a year even after 8 years from buying my car.

On the minus side, Subaru, you need to send the email out more than 12 hours in advance. It's kind of too late for me to decide to go skiing tomorrow. Not that the conditions will be worth a crap anyways since it hasn't been cold until this week and we've had no snow.

8ender posted:

I put pinstripes on mine


and then some "white flames" on the side

swagger like us posted:

Got a 98 subaru impreza brighton here, and my rear windshield wiper fluid doesnt come out anymore. A few months ago it was very weak and would take a few seconds to squirt out a bit (with lots of noise) and now it just makes some noise and nothing comes out. Anyway I can fix this myself? Really its not that important but its nice to have.

bull3964 posted:

What recall? I didn't hear it get beyond TSB status.

Ah, found it.

Subaru Recall Campaign WVK-21
NHTSA Recall No. 09V-468

Issued in December.

You don't know how happy I am that they are finally taking care of this under a recall (though, it hasn't been quite as bad for me since managed to tighten one of the screws with a long screwdriver.) I can't say I have an answer for your question though.

MMD3 posted:

I guess I'm going with these regardless... $68/tire for these wholesale vs. $130/tire for the Bridgestones... Here's hoping they perform alright in rain and snow.

MMD3 posted:

so it's not something I should have expected would be fixed with an alignment job?

Fantastipotamus posted:

I'm not sure if newer cars are the same way, but in my old car, the wheel was just a splined shaft, so you get a steering wheel puller tool, straighten the wheels, pop the steering wheel, center it, and reinstall.

My old car didn't have an airbag though, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference in newer cars (it was an '84).

toplitzin posted:

Ok so combing the post and whats on that table, here is what I have come up with,

• Plugs - Replace, What Brand?
  
• Serpentine belt - Replace
  
• Trans/Diff - Replace with redline
  
• Coolant - Replace, OEM or Prestone?
  
• Brake Fluid - Replace
  
• Valve Clearance - Inspect
  
• A/C Filter - Replace
  
• Timing belt - Replace
  
• Tensioner - Inspect or Replace?
  
• Water Pump - Inspect or Replace?
  
• Pulleys - Inspect or Replace?
  
• Tire Rotation/New Tires
  

Am I missing anything? Any ballpark guesses on cost?

Cuntpunch posted:

Getting a slightly weird, but minor, electrical quirk in my '09 2.5i:

The rear wiper occasionally ignores the intermittent setting and runs constantly while it's not supposed to. Usually see this if it's set to the intermittent position while starting the car, though not every time so I'm not able to generate a specific way to reproduce the error. Can be fixed by turning the rear wiper off for a few seconds then back to intermittent.

It seems minor but is it worth mentioning when I take it in for 7.5 month service in a few weeks just to see if it's a known problem?

fletcher posted:

I've got a 2006 Impreza (non-turbo) with 77,000 miles on it. I noticed it was leaking oil so I took it in for service. They said the cylinder gaskets need to be replaced and it'll cost me $2400.

How the gently caress does a meticulously maintained Subaru with that few miles on it need that kind of major service? I've taken it to the dealership every time for service, never missed an oil change, and I saved all the invoices to back that up. I don't know a drat thing about cars, just that I needed to keep mine properly maintained, and I thought I did that.

I definitely don't have $2400 to pay for this so I'm not sure what the hell I'm gonna do. My warranty ran out at 60,000 miles. Anybody have any suggestions? Am I screwed?

8ender posted:

I have a 2002 Impreza 2.5ts with rod knock. Its been sitting parked for a while as I get together the ambition to rebuild it.

A wrecked 2005 Impreza 2.5rs just popped up locally. What kind of issues would I run into trying to put the motor from the 2005 into my 2002? Would everything just plug and play?

jamal posted:

can't just swap throttle bodies, but you can swap the whole intake manifold and wiring harness, which is what you would need to do for it to work right anyway. I think some of the n/a motors have avcs or avls or something these days so you would have to check on that.

Spider Crusoe posted:

How difficult is it to change the parking light bulb on the drivers side of a 2007 Impreza? I'm trying to reach the socket and twist it out, but the windhshield washer tank gets in the way of my hands. Will I need to start removing things to get at it?