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  1. Steering, Suspension and Handling
    Will I need to buy wrx struts when I get wrx lowering springs for my forester I’m wondering if it is necessary or not?
  2. Cooling Systems
    the car blew the upper radiator hose last week, took me a few hours to replace the upper and lower hoses when refilling I couldn't leave the cap off to see when the thermostat opened, coolant was surging out of the radiator... I closed it up and drove it for an hour + temperature level was...
  3. Interior and Electronics
    My 2006 Subaru Forester is having a problem I can lock and unlock the car with the keyfob But I have to wait 30 seconds to open the car door or the alarmwill go off Once it goes off it's hard to get it to stop locking and unlocking again won't slience it Getting in and trying to start it...
  4. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    I have a base model 2006 Forester. It has 123,110 miles on it. The airbag light comes on intermittently but only when the outside temperature is 43° or less. It happens once the engine has warmed up a little bit, between 10-20 minutes after I've been driving. Once the car's been turned off it...
  5. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    Hello My 2006 Forester X had an engine code P0031 pop up. I replaced the O2 sensor with a BOSCH 15169 (Daily Driver) Bosch Validated Oxygen Sensor off RockAuto.com The engine code went away for about a day, but it's now back. Is there something else wrong? Is there a fuse I can check to make...
  6. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    So as listed, I have an 06 forester X, it’s lowered w parts from an 03 wrx, has a dc muffler (sounds decent btw), but thats as far as I’ve gotten so far. I’m looking to really up the anty on this car and eventually make it a sleeper but everyone on the nasioc and other forums are just saying...
  7. EJ25 - 2.5L Turbocharged (2004-2013)
    I recently encountered an issue with my new tomei downpipe, it wont fit my 2006 forester sti because the steering u joint damper. So im wondering if that's a normal issue. Is there a after market or other model of subaru solid steering u joint that will fit my car(I ordered a USDM 2006 sti...
  8. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    I was doing some car work and other stuff and began noticing spilled coolant on the ground. So took off my plastic cover sprayed everything down with cleaner and found a Subaru Blue coolant drip on the Drivers side bottom of the engine. Would anyone have any idea where it's leaking from? seems...
  9. Steering, Suspension and Handling
    Hello all, A few questions before I purchase my suspension for my 06 Bean Forester. Atm, I'm leaning towards stock height, but I'd be ok with a 1" lift. I'm going for the Rallitek springs. 1 - Will I encounter any problems with the 1" lift? Would I need to worry about other parts wearing out...
  10. Sourcing Parts & Accessories
    So we have a 2003 Forester parted out.. and a guy hits me up asking if the front door panels will fit.. a quick google search became a 2 day 'will or won't' fest. The OEM sites say NO, but is that because color? Because I'll be damned if they don't look EXACTLY the same to the eye... anyone...
  11. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    After months of looking and hoping to find "performance" parts I found a CAI. It's from a company from somewhere in Eurasia called COSMORACING. It's 148.50 plus shipping which doesn't sound like a bad deal to me...
  12. New Member Introductions
    Hi everyone, My name is Seth and I just bought a JDM Forester here in Germany. I don't have any drastic plans for the car, I don't want to dump a ton of money into, just want to bring it into the next decade lol. I already purchased an Apple Carplay headunit and backup camera. Later in the year...
  13. Australia / New Zealand
    Looking to replace my cracked sunroof but it is really expensive to do in Australia. Have found some replacement parts in the US that are cheaper to get a hold of and thinking of replacing it myself. Will the parts in the US fit or will they be different to the Australian models? One of the...
  14. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    About a month ago my 2006 Forester overheated on the drive home, the radiator had cracked near the cap. I swapped the radiator after waiting a week for the part to come in and the engine misfired afterwards when I started it. A few codes came up (P0303, P0137) for a cylinder misfire and a faulty...
  15. Forester Shopping
    Anyone know of any 06-08 manual trans foresters for sale?
  16. Forester Shopping
    Hey guys brand new to the group really looking into buying a forester. Locally there’s an 06 forester ll bean with 155k miles on it for $4,000 he has replaced the timing belt on it and just had a general tune up. I’ve been doing some research and I know that the non turbo engines during those...
  17. Wheels and Tires / Tyres
    Hello, I have recently installed a combo of 06 wrx factory struts and Mach v lowering springs. I just want to find some wheels that would look good on my forester while still clearing the bottom of the strut tower and also not removing the liner/rolling fenders. It is already pretty low on the...
  18. Exterior and Body
    Does anyone know if a Subaru forester 2005 front right fender will fit on a 2006 ?
  19. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Hi, Guys, I'm new to the forum but I wanted some input about a code I'm getting on my 06 foresters. I've had this car for about a year, I bought this car from a family member at 96k knowing it needed work. I pulled the engine and replaced both head gaskets, as well as the rest of the engine...
  20. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    I noticed recently that when pressing the throttle in anything more than ~30%, and sometimes less than that, rpms will surge from ~2000 to ~2500 almost immediately and stay there as long as throttle is held down. This happens mostly in 3rd 4th and 5th, starting acceleration at cruising rpm, and...
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