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Great detailing job & I enjoyed reading your journal!

Bobby...

 

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Some new leathery goodness. Thanks, Silke. :biggrin: Shifting through the gates feels much more solid now.

Funny... I prefer the rubber shifter in my '03 over the leather one in my '07. :frown: My son wants to switch, so problem solved! :biggrin:

Was it east to remove the old shifter?

BTW, you really got the trim looking like new! :wink:

Bobby...

 

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Thanks, I didn't think it would be that easy to remove the shifter knob. :smile:

Sooooo... whatcha doing to your ride now? Of couse, "must have pictures"! :biggrin:

Bobby...

 

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Sounds like you have lots of MODs in progress! Don't forget to take pictures. Sometimes I get so involved in the MOD, that I forget to take pictures. :frown:

If you haven't used an OE/factory switch before, they're a PIA to connect to. You might want to get a plug from a wecking yard so you can splice to it, or even the entire switch with the plug (with wires attached) :wink:

Bobby...

 

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Zach,

If you stop detailing your ride, the mud would have a chance to stick to it. :wink:

Bobby...

 

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^^ More! Must have more pictures! :icon_eek:

Bobby...

 

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You had me worried at first, thought you were going to leave the pipe white. I have to admit that plasti-dip looks very good!

Bobby...

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Looks pretty decent.
It'd be nice if they had engine covers for the NA Subaru engines though... I've always found the coil pack ugly to look at.

Funny you should mention that. :wink: On my new to me '07, I pulled off the engine cover & I'm thinking, where the heck is the coil pack? Then I remembered they're near the spark plugs. I still haven't found the sparkplugs! :shake: I'm going to miss having pretty sparkplug wires. :frown:

Bobby...

 

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Alright, goodies for the "MOD" box!

Bobby...

 

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Thanks Bobby. Now I can have Aux Input! :biggrin: As well as a spare for either the BattleWagon or the Foz!

No problem! It looks pretty good on the picture... maybe I should have charged more! :wink::wink:

Header wrap

Hey, where'd you get the header wrap? I had the dealership steam clean the '03 engine & they blasted off some of the heat wrap.

Bobby...

 

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I could have gotten it from my local auto parts place (same stuff), but saved $10 and got it on Ebay instead. :shrug: I didn't mind the wait. Free shipping on mine too.

Thanks for the link! Is that stuff fiberglass? I like the darker color. The one on the '03 down pipe is off white & it looks dirty to me. :frown:

As to spraying it. I never sprayed the one on the '03, but I've heard it sheds water better if it sprayed with a silicone wrap spray. :wink:

Bobby...

 

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Thanks again for the info! I've got some PayPal moola to burn, so eBay is calling me! :biggrin:

Bobby...

 

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Always a pleasure to help the MOD king!

Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not the MOD king, just trying to get the '07 to where the '03 is :wink:

Bobby...

 

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Looking good! Glad to see you have your wheels back!

Bobby...

 

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How about some tint to go with the higher stance? :wink:

Bobby...

 

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I know... it needs it BADLY. :lol: I actually saw a stock '00, birch white, like mine with tint the other day. Looked really nice.

I'll get 35% on the back 5 and something a little lighter on the front two. 35% is the TN maximum... still need to check on Kansas and Minnesota (since it's registered in MN). Won't be until spring though, need to save pennies, and buy a laptop. All of the mods waiting to go on were purchased before my computer died. I'm on my parents' now. lol

35% tint isn't that dark. I have that on the back on the '03 & '07. I don't tint the front passenger or driver windows. Once the back is tinted, the front will look darker. IMO, it retains more of the "stock" look when the fronts are left at the factory tint. :smile:

Sorry to hear your laptop croaked! I know you were saying it was on its last leg. :frown:

BTW, great job on the headlights!

Bobby...

 

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It sounds like you're trouble shooting corectly. Remove the wiring that was added & get the OEM lights working right first. Then back to the Hella's. Were you working off the Subaru wiring diagram? The generic stuff that come with lighting kits don't always work for every application. In addition, Subaru uses some funky power switching! :frown:

Bobby...

 

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On your lighting problem.

Before digging in too deep, double check for blown fuse. Inside the cabin fuse panel & also the fuse box in the engine compartment. :wink:

Bobby...

 

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The low beam bulbs blew.... which would explain why there are no low beams.

Headed out to get new bulbs, but we still don't know why they blew. If that doesn't work (or they blow again :chair, we'll troubleshoot some more.

Just for the heck of it, check your battery voltage with the car running to see if it's too high. It should be 14V or less. I don't think it'll be an alternator problem, but it doesn't hurt to check it. :wink:

Bobby...

 

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That's really odd... the Outback is the same way. I wonder if it's a US built Subaru thing. Our '05 FXS is still on all original bulbs... everywhere... with almost 149k miles on it. Probably could use new headlight bulbs, but they still seem much brighter than our other cars. Only ones that have burned out (and I haven't replaced yet) are the license lamps.

I disabled the DRL's on the BattleWagon to save my new bulbs. H1's are hard to find locally, I finally got WalMart (of all places) to dig through some boxes and found a couple. Gonna order some online as spares.



13.2v @ idle, 13.5v @ 3,000RPM

New bulbs fixed it! :biggrin: I think it had something to do with the ground being the way the high-beams are switched. The line to the HB's is always hot. The switch just connects and disconnects the ground when you move the stalk to turn that bulb on or off. Didn't know that before. Live and learn, I guess.

I'll play with the Hella's some more next week. I've had my fill of electrical stuff for this week now. :lol:

Your votage is perfect. Yes, Subaru likes to switch the ground side, not the battery (+12V) side like others do. :frown:

Some vehicles just have a tendency to go thru light bulbs. I've never replaced one in my '03 & just a couple fog light blubs in our '95 Neon. :smile:

Bobby....