[Burinski]

That's awesome! I'm gonna order a set today I think. Theres plenty of open fuse spots to use in there both hot and accessory so no worries there. Nice work though!

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Finally added her necklace DRLs that was such a pain to install alone. But overall pretty easy and I think the red looks really nice

The lights are red? Hope your local cops are cool with that. I know some places they will give you a hard time. Looks good though. If only they scrolled right and left. Be like Kitt in Night Rider.😆

Nono, just the frames are red. Lights are orange. My bad haha. Although I know most of the local cops, they don't really care about lighting. They're mostly after phones being used. And thank god, the trooper that harassed for tint retired this year

 

[Jmcg]

Just bought our third Outback on Tuesday--a 2025 Wilderness. So far other than a 75 mile drive home, have begun to learn the various systems and such. We will take it off road this weekend.
That turbo is darn peppy! We are still running our 2012.

 

[Burinski]

Better pic of the grille plates for the drls:

Ugh I'm excited to go to subiefest next year!!

 

[Grantt3]

Deleted a somehow double post.

 

[Grantt3]

This and in many places red lights on the front of a vehicle are illegal. Why? If you see red lights ahead, particularly at night, most, if not everyone, will think they are seeing the back of a vehicle, not the front.

I also thought only emergency vehicles can have red or blue lights. At least anywhere besides tail, rear signals and brake lights.

 

[SilverOnyx]

Even if the lamp is amber if it looks red because of how it illuminates the surround then it could be an issue, even if not illegal it could still confuse people. But photos don't always show how it looks in real life at night - if at night it looks amber and not red then it's probably fine and re-looking at the original photo my guess is that the amber pierces through the night and the red surround doesn't affect the appearance at night.

 

[Cascadia]

The Her necklace can look a tad red-orange. Here is my current setup, which is not always on. My border is a gold.

Early evening/late afternoon

Night

 

[JCtx]

They look clearly orange, like some F150 Raptors, so no issues IMO, especially if they don't strobe. Strobing lights are the ones that cops don't like, as they can be confused with LEO (or other emergency) vehicles, regardless of color.

 

[Cascadia]

I can clarify that they do not strobe; they are just stationary.

 

[MackDaddy1962]

Changed oil & filter. Stuck with Mobil 1 0w30 ESP. Ramps & ValvoMax drain plug made it easy. ‘‘Twas a nice day.. so my old a$$ got it done. 😂

 

[SteveRibbe]

Gave the car to dealer for a half day so they could search for oil leak, none found and fix the underbody tray they wrecked with the lift….

 

[Cascadia]

Both Subarus received new key chains for a smaller version of the badge of ownership.

 

[KnurledNut]

Installed:

• Heavy Duty floor liners & mats
• Yellow fog light optical film
• Back seat & door protectors

 

[blexann]

Strange thing happened this morning, received "Remote Engine Start Success" email this morning but I never remotely started my OB. Never happened before. Anyone experience this ? and I have no idea if it actually started because I wasn't close to the vehicle.

an update on this, I think it's actually an issue with delayed notification emails.

 

[blexann]

This happened to a few people earlier in the year.....what it was is delayed notifications. You may have started it days ago and the notification just came through. Happened to me as well (not recently though)

Just saw this - yes that's exactly what's happening.

 

[Drakxyfly]

Started sound deadening the doors and door panels. Not a lot of room to work, especially with the window track right there 😂.

 

[SpokaneJim]

Last week I had the dealer install the Subaru trailer hitch. It wasn't inexpensive but they remove some hardware to install the Subaru hitch, it is just not an add on like offered by eTrailer.com. I choose this option to avoid liability in the case of a rear end collision. Remember the Ford Pinto?

Besides is looks good too.

 

[Drakxyfly]

Car has had a slight rattle in the drivers door when the stereo hits certain frequencies since I got it. When taking apart the car last night for the sound deadening I figured out why. The plastic clip that the screw behind the door handle screws into was loose and came right out. It's a little square plastic retainer clip like the ones circled in the middle of the picture is located at the top right out of view. Took some construction adhesive and put let it cure overnight.

Edit : I was wrong. You can actually see the white clip in question at the top right of the pic.

 

[bob0Z]

Car has had a slight rattle in the drivers door when the stereo hits certain frequencies since I got it. When taking apart the car last night for the sound deadening I figured out why. The plastic clip that the screw behind the door handle screws into was loose and came right out. It's a little square plastic retainer clip like the ones circled in the middle of the picture is located at the top right out of view. Took some construction adhesive and put let it cure overnight. View attachment 618315

Had the same noise in my previous 2023 with HK, I thought this is by design, like a cheap speaker

 

[lbwilliams44]

Today/This week I finally got around to getting my Perrin Lightweight Alternator & Water Pump Pulleys, Fluidampr Crank Balancer, and Invidia UEL installed. I also put my Grimspeed Trails trim pieces in a couple weeks ago, can't remember if I posted pics on those either. I will try and get a good audio clip of the UEL (HS22SW4HDUEL) Header in the next day or two. I also have a clip to upload of the exhaust before, as it already has the Nameless Dual Chamber Catback installed (SUCB20OBXT-5MU-DC). The quest to make my FA24 sound like my 05 OBXT is heading in the right direction, I am still working with a manufacturer to produce a GESI catted J-Pipe for our car. The only option at the moment is the I-Pipe from Rae Motorsports to my knowledge, but that does not include the catted J-Section.

Some notes and mini-reviews of the parts installed:

The Grimspeed Trails pieces look great, but do not feel very secure in their installation. You have to be EXTREMELY careful around them when you are working in the engine bay. Buy they look nice, and the fender pieces remove the gasketing that seals the hood to the fender. This does let in more water and and dust, but also allows for better air extraction from the engine bay. I have noticed lowered engine bay temperatures from this, I have the thermostat readings somewhere and will post them if I can find them. It was a relatively substantial difference. The Pulley Cover would have no issues on a standard engine bay, but it really wants to touch my AOS and will need to do something in the future to make some space between them.

I installed all 3 pulleys at the same time, and I am genuinely shocked how noticeable of a difference it was. The low end throttle response was greatly increased, much snappier, with my heavy tire/wheel package (LP Adventure LP1 wheels 17x7.5 20ET & Mickey Thompson Baja Boss 245/65/17 65.25lbs total or 5.25lbs more than stock) makes the throttle feel like it did with the OEM wheel package. Additionally, the Fluidampr makes the engine rev much smoother, as it has with any other fluidampr I have installed. 12/10 couldn't be more pleased with these upgrades.

Invidia UEL, meant as an installation for WRX only, can confirm fits the Outback just fine. I would be a little concerned how close the longer tubes would come to my splash guards, but that do not appear they would touch if I can get them back on. Which I plan on attempting to add back onto the vehicle very soon. These sound SO GOOD with the catback exhaust, very pleased, and the Dual Chamber exhaust system still cuts down the cruising drone. The downsides, yes you lose a very small amount of low end torque under 2500 rpm. It is noticeable, with the first tune from Dmann the low end is still a little better than it was previously with the addition of the lightweight pulleys. If I did not have those pulleys it I think it would have been much more noticeable, and a bit more of a negative.

I did not have time to try and fit my aFe Terra Guard Bumper (79-27016) back on, the passenger side under-brace runs dangerously close the the UEL. I am almost certain I will have to do some fabricating to make it fit. I will either need to lower the brace down a bit and lose some ground clearance, move the bar out towards and possibly lose wheel turn angle, or cut that section out entirely and lose some of the recovery and crash functionality of the bumper itself. Hoping to get under there today or tomorrow and at least figure out if it is going to be an issue at all.

Sorry for the pic on the header, accidently cracked my screen protector while working on it so the pics are a bit blurry. I Ceramic coated the Header before installation to try and help with some of the heat mitigation since you cannot install the OEM heatshield from the header onto the Invidia UEL, and just for overall protection since I live in the PNW. It gets wet here and the overall consensus for long term header wraps are just bad, even though I have never had an issue with them here, but I never wrapped the headers on my older Subies, just the downpipe. curious if others have different experiences. I may try to slide some sort of thermal blanket between the header and oil pan, HOWEVER, initial driving tests under light/normal driving load have shown reduced oil temps across the board. Though it has cooled down a bit in the last few days so it could be that, but my oil temps have stayed under 200 on my commute. Where it typically would have been 205-21. Installation was not easy, but not so difficult that I couldn't do it by myself. But I would highly recommend a helping hand, and with any header work on these cars, BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH MANIFOLD STUDS. For a few weeks prior to install I applied PB blaster to each manifold stud at night, and for 2 days before the actual install. No accidental stud removal and zero damage to any threads, but the Invidia kit comes with new turbo flange studs so I replaced the factory studs anyways. I also disconnected the Cat from the I-Pipe to give some extra wiggle room on the turbo for install and removal which made it much easier.

Nameless Exhaust I may have done a small writeup on already, 10/10, its only downsides are it doesn't clear the rear skid plate on the OBW. Also makes a weird whistling noise at WOT, but the new header has lessened that effect. I just pretend they are turbo sounds.

Invidia UEL (Header got a little bit scuffed during install, most of what you see is anti-size I couldn't quite get off at the time):

Water Pump Pulley and Fluidampr Crank:

Alternator Pulley:

Grimspeed Trails Pulley Cover and Fender Trim.