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Discount Tire in Hermosa Beach did a great job mounting/balancing my new wheels and tires. I traded them the labor in exchange for my stock Potenza's, so it didn't cost me anything out of pocket.

Might as well use one of those extra buttons anyway - some people have also modified the buttons to have a fan / vent in the rear cargo area for pets I think there are actually 2 spare buttons that can be used for things like this

Wow...nice job. Did you already sell your STi side sills?

Yeah that's a trip...I had no idea the production numbers are that rare. "Limited" literally means just that...not a marketing ploy. I'd like to know what the other years are too.

Sign me up - just traded-in my Legacy wagon for a 2009 Outback 2.5i Limited. Only extended my payments by 2 years and $125 more per month...zero down.

911, Boxster + 1 Outback ??? Wowie you have quite the garage. Are you a doctor or lawyer? Nice...that would be my choices if I had the money. 911 at least and a Subie.

Yeah it's on the recommend schedule of maintenance...DIY or take it to mechanic. It is one of the essentials for your car, not good for the engine if one starts to go bad.

Add me to the list of people that had this problem. The dealer was able to inspect the front left bearing and found it was bad. They replaced it under warranty.

Those only fit the JDM versions that have different bumpers than the U.S.

Good call...did it fit "as is". I bet you can find one a wrecked Outback at pick-your-part for cheap and just re-paint.

Cabin filter replacement by Bosch p/n P3785 is near free addition worth mentioning for as little as $13 (I got mine at Kragen for less than $20 with tax): http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96226&page=4 For 2007+ models all you need to do is drop glove box/panels and remove metal bracket that holds the sound proofing pad. Then you can get to the cabin filter bracket which is behind the top shelf of glove compartment. At least $100 less than what the dealer charges for this DIY

My favorite so far has been the gas cap mod... Here are a few more threads that are DIY - almost free just require paint and sandpaper: Custom Badging and De-Badging http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76676 Painting stock wheels http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82945 DIY grilles - paint, mesh http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86186

Damn I was afraid of that...guess we'll have to go Timmons or the valley for now on. Irvine I hear is a good dealership as well.

Does anyone know if Santa Monica Subaru will ever re-open?

Don't do it. They want CRAZY $ for that and you're better off saving for a new Subie in the future that already has new stuff. Another option is try your luck at Pick Your Part junkyards. Occasionally you can find a few newer wrecks with decent seats, I've done it before.

What happened to Santa Monica? It said temporarily closed on the fliers but sounds like they will be done for a while???

Thanks for the tip...I knew there had to be an easier way than taking apart the headliner.

The strap is attached to the ceiling / headliner. So when I pull the rear seats down to use the wagon like a truck...the strap is still attached and gets in the way when hauling stuff. Although I probably use my wagon a lot more like a truck than the average owner.

what about left front wheel bearing replacements? mine has only 9K miles but the bearings are intermittently scraping.

For wagon owners: anybody remove the rear seatbelt assembly that is mounted in the headliner? I use the wagon cargo area so much that the seat belt gets in the way too much, not sure if I need to remove the whole headliner or if there is an easier way

The easiest way to swap is to go to junkyards and looked for wrecked '05 + Legacy's. Although I'm sure they're rare and might be a lot of damage to seats, etc. I've done that before on an older Subie wagon. Went to pick your part and found a couple decent seats for cheap that were a nice upgrade from what I had.

I know the shift plate and center design is different between U.S. and JDM models. However as far as those 2 side pieces that surround the center...the photo appears to be the exact same size/location no?

How hard is it to pull the console wood trim pieces? The door pieces look like a lot of work...but the console pieces can be pulled from retainer clips? There is also this K2 set sold at japanparts.com but is $700 shipped!

Does anyone have any interior part diagrams or photos of this? I am not sure where the retainer clips are and would like to remove these parts. The fake wood trim pieces that run along the side of the console...and the shifter panel to install a custom boot. I want to paint the fake cherry wood plastic pieces as well. Looks like it can easily break when trying to remove from the retainer clips.