What did you do with your 4th Gen Outback today?

[JAvendan]

firesail, nice job.

what is that above the clock on your dash?

joel

[Scoobie13]

Originally Posted by firesail

I got around to remounting my phone charger today. I had it in front of the shifter by that open space, but every time I shifted I hit it. Ive seen a few people make use of the storage box on the dash and thought Id do the same with my phone charger. Really like the outcome! I Bought an extra storage box off ebay and I kept the original. Took apart around the radio and ran the charging wire through the box to hide it. Plugs right into the plug in the center console.

Are those WeatherTech all-weather mats? I wanted to get that color because it hides the light dirt better than black. Not an exact match for stock beige but close. Also it seems that the WeatherTech mats catch more dirt / rocks than the Subaru mats too.

[OBnube]

Originally Posted by Jim_KT

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Perhaps not what you were asking, but this is a good start (straight from a site sponsor):

http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/684...1saj000100.pdf

Very nice. It answered my question about the wiring and height adjustment. I still hope we can get a dedicated thread of real world use and operation. It would be nice for people searching. It will get lost here.

[firesail]

The gizmo above the clock is a fire department emergency warning light.

They are weathertech mats. I just cleaned them today too. First time in 9 months. They did a great job keeping dirt and snow off. I didnt like the color at first since it didnt blend with the carpet. I dont even notice it know. I didnt want the digital fit. Im sure they help to keep everything clean, i didnt like the feel they would give to the car

[Avamedic]

Finally had my puddle lights and interior LEDs delivered, 2 hrs later...

[Scoobie13]

Gave my 2013 its first wax job today. Looking clean. Lots of gunk from bearing grease? or something was caked onto the wheels, near lug nuts. That stuff is a real pain to clean.

[jogosub]

You have to take all lug nuts out, one by one, wash them in cig. lighter fluid (or similar) because they are treated with some kind of a glue grease to prevent rusting. You don't have to hoist the car, if you take them out one by one! While at it, apply some no-freeze paste inside to the thread (similar that you would put on spark plug thread) so that you can easily remove them in case you have a flat tire...

[lrjet55]

What's the best way to get that crap of the rim itself? I tried scrubbing but it's like wax - doesn't easily come off. I don't want to scrub too hard and scratch the rim.

[mrdirosa]

Originally Posted by lrjet55

What's the best way to get that crap of the rim itself? I tried scrubbing but it's like wax - doesn't easily come off. I don't want to scrub too hard and scratch the rim.

Goo Gone takes it off super easy - just throw a coat of wax on afterwards...

[lrjet55]

Ill give that a shot. Thanks a bunch