PrelateBishop

2009 Outback XT Limited 5MT

Bone stock with a brand new motor, courtesy of Subaru. I badly want to mod her a bit, but am a bit clueless of where to start (was wife's ride, now mine if I decide to keep her). In the interim, I'll likely start a thread requesting the combined wisdom of this forum regarding upgrades. However, feel free to PM me if you think you've got time to talk mods.

Just did this today, took about 10 minutes. First, unhook the white connector from the DRL module.

http://twinke.com/Pictures/DRL/DRLModule.JPG

 

On the back side(flat end) there are two indents on the outside. Put a screwdriver in the indent and pop up the tab that goes all the way across the connector. Before:

http://twinke.com/Pictures/DRL/ConnectorLocked.JPG

 

After:

http://twinke.com/Pictures/DRL/ConnectorUnlocked.JPG

 

Remove the electrical tape that's closest to the connector so you can move the wires around. Now it takes a little effort. Push the blue with black stripe wire forward into the connector(only goes a little bit) then put a small flat screwdriver into the end of the hole below the metal connector. Push the screwdriver towards the metal connector and the wire should just pull out. Tape it up and you're done.

http://twinke.com/Pictures/DRL/PinOut.JPG

 

If you don't push the wire forward into the connector, the wire won't unlatch from the connector and you'll just waste your time.

This FTW! Took me longer than I care to admit, but the end result was the desired outcome. Patience is a virtue when performing this mod, especially if you don't want to make any cuts. I like that it is easily reversed, for the sake of resale.