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New 07 Owner - ebrake and hood latch issues ...

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Skemcin
I recently got my 07 Outback, selling my 02 Outback Sport (different, sad story) and I am not as happy (honestly) with this car - yet. Here are my issues.
  1. in cold weather, the hood doesn't close all the way. anyone know how to adjust the catch?
  2. passenger headlight has burned out twice in the three months I've had the, I think its related to how hard I have to slam the hood to close it (see issue 1) but anyone have this issue or an idea what to look for
  3. e-brake makes a loud clanking sound - like when a loose tension wire is hitting the under carriage when pulled tight. This only happens when the car is moving and I simulate the need to use the e-brake, or when I want to execute a e-brake turn in a snow filled parking lot. And the e-brake is "soft" in that it doesn't feel like there is any tension on it since it doesn't seem to do anything until it is almost pointing straight up.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated
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aftCG
Get used to the headlight issue. Consider bulk purchases at Costco, especially if you're attempting to run Silverstars. I gave up on them and run a slightly cooler bulb and I'm getting 6 months out of them.

The connector on my left one finally melted to mush at exactly 100k miles. Consider use of "bulb grease" (yeah I thought the guy was pulling my leg too) to increase contact patch
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