Gothstone

Got it fixed. It was either a bad connection at the BIM/BIU which i unplugged and put back durring testing or more likely the courtesy door light which had a bad connection and was arcing. Killed the light and fixed the door to close all the way.

I'll try unplugging the combo meter today, but for clarity, this is fuse number 7 under the dash, not in the engine bay. I did check the dome lights, they are fine just burnt out. I also found some aftermarket BS tapping the mirror for power and ending in a phone jack? Removed that and fixed the wires. Didn't help, but makes me hope there is some addon garbage elsewhere causing the issue.

Best i can tell so far everything works with the fuse in except the dome lights, which i haven't played with yet but think are on a different fuse. I did specifically check the radio and hvac controls since thats a common failure, but they are all fine and work with out fuse 7.

Working on a 2005 Legacy with turbo with my brother on law. We picked it up used and have most of its issues sorted except the 3 amp draw that kills the battery. Narrowed it down to cabin fuse 7 which lists as "Combination meter, Integrated unit". Without fuse 7 the trip meter/odometer doesn't light up, and the shifter won't move. I'm failing miserably at reading the electrical diagrams. What else is on this circuit? Any suggestions what might be causing such a high draw? Any help is very appreciated!!!