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    Wagons beware - tailgate electricals

    in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)

    Posted

    If you look at the wires carefully there are duplicates of the wires, but.... They aren't exactly the same. Subaru uses two colour wires with different numbers of grey circles around the wire. Some have one and some have two.

     

    So it may be a white/black - 1 grey, or may be a white/black - 2 grey.

     

    Keep an eye out. That's why I cut each wire one at a time and quickly crimped them together.

    Wagons beware - tailgate electricals

    in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)

    Posted

    I was off too I guess, couldn't get a good measurement w/ the wires all bundled up. Most are 20awg, and there is one or two 16awg.

    I ditched my pipe dream of pinning connectors because I didn't want to wait/pay for them, so I got some super-flex wire from work and went to town.

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    It's nice and fleet now! And we sprayed some silicon in there for good measure.

     

     

    Nice job!

     

    I'm going to re-inspect mine when it's warmer to see if anything has started to break. I wanted to make up a new piece of harness but that's not happening in these weather conditions.

    Roof rack systems for the Legacy Wagon

    in Exterior/Aesthetic

    Posted

    I managed to get some when I picked up my wagon in 2010, but don't think they're that common any more. You may still be able to find a set though.

     

    I know I did some calling around for someone from the US and was told that they weren't stocked anywhere any more. Good luck with the search, you may get lucky.

     

     

    I like my oem bars for the looks but kind of wish I could go aftermarket for extra hauling space.

    Wagons beware - tailgate electricals

    in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)

    Posted

    Ok. Managed to get it all fixed. Here are some pictures of what happened. There are 14 wires in the bunch. Nine had problems. Two were broken outright, another two were almost gone. Fixed it all up. Hopefully I won't have these issues in the future, but now that I messed with it I probably will.. Usually the way my luck works.

     

    Strip the interior out of the car and look to the pass through on the passenger side. This is the side with all of the wiring. The other side has the washer fluid and the antenna connections. Pop enough clips off on either side to be able to give yourself a nice bunch of wiring to work with. Slide the pass through up out of your way (easier than going down due to the size of the wiring. I recommend stripping some of the electrical tape back so that you can get better access to the wiring in order to install the shrink tube.

     

    Fix the wires one at a time so you don't screw anything up. But it's pretty simple to join the colours and dashes. When you're finished hooking it all back up test everything to make sure it works properly. Wrap it with electrical tape to keep your wires nicely together and hopefully prevent as much movement. I sprayed a bit of fluid film into the rubber pass through to try to help slide it down due to the fact that the wiring harness is now bigger from all the shrink tube. I'm also kind of hoping that it will keep the wire casings softer but I doubt it. Put everything back together after you have ensured that it all works. Enjoy!

     

     

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    I also fixed the airbag light problem that some of you may experience on your dash. Usually the problem is due to the passenger LED panel (near map lights). There are three resistors (marked 331) on the panel that usually break due to cold solder problems. You may want to look into it. Re solder the three resistors and your problems should go away.

     

    If you have any questions, ask away.

    Wagons beware - tailgate electricals

    in Fourth Generation Legacy (2005 - 2009)

    Posted · Edited by 13fido13

    I am sadly now part of this group of unlucky souls. I noticed that if I would lock the car with the tailgate up it would beep 5 times to tell me a door is open, if I closed it slightly it would beep once telling me all doors would close. It now doesn't beep at all when the rear hatch is open. Pulled my wiring ends off and found that I've got one broken wire and several cracked wires. I've got to get the work done before it gets worse.

     

    Third brake light wiring could be next. Le sigh.

     

    I'll fill out the canadian problem website. Hopefully we can bitch enough to get this sorted out. Anyone have an email address for SOC that I can bitch to?

     

     

    EDIT

     

    Called SOC, they're on holidays. Left a message for them. Submitted the canadian defect form and asked them to contact me so I can send them pictures. Now the fun begins of rewiring the hatch....

     

    EDIT II

     

    Posted on a local subaru website for us canadian folk. Hopefully we can get some traction WRT this problem.

    Show Us Your Rack!

    in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)

    Posted

    ^^^

    Do you see that thing when you drive?

     

     

     

    It always amazes me how many different designs of top boxes there are. With my thule on top of stock aero bars I can't open my sunroof due to the tilt design of the front piece. It makes me sad that I may have to get aftermarket bars to be able to use it in the summer.

     

     

     

     

     

    This thread needs moar box!!!

    Official Deep Bronze Metallic Thread:

    in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)

    Posted

    Swapped over today... Jacked the coils up went from 12 3/8" to a height of 13 1/4". I feel like I'm driving a truck now. Don't scrape the mudflaps anymore. I miss being low...

     

    Blues are on, not sure how I like them. It really darkens down the car. It's good to have a change after three seasons on whites. Car is pretty much ready for winter, need to get an alignment now that the coils have settled after a season of driving and the car is properly leveled.

     

    Out with the old, in with the new.

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    Swapped out and sitting high!

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    Coils after a season of use. Looking forward to seeing them after the winter. Hopefully not too much for weathering. The KW stainless should be a big help up here.

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    Money shot!

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    Official Deep Bronze Metallic Thread:

    in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)

    Posted

    Washed the car last night to try to do the wheels justice. They looked good on a dirty car, look much better on a clean car.

     

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    Still need to adjust the coils. Waiting for the drive to and from ottawa with the trailer this weekend.

     

    Can't wait to get my winter rims back. Is it sad to say that I'm excited to swap out again?

    Official Deep Bronze Metallic Thread:

    in Legacy Photos (2005-2009)

    Posted

    Many updates for me in the past little while, still trying to bring it all together.

     

    Got my other present to myself today...

     

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    Nice detail work,

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    Obviously couldn't wait to get the old ones out and the new ones in. I think I managed to wait an entire hour before installing them.

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    Old setup,

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    VS

    New setup,

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    Much louder than previous setup, it'll take some getting used to. Need to have someone let me know just how low it is outside the car, the wagon tends to enhance the sound dramatically due to the hollow space.

     

     

     

    I've decided to put all the extra space where the old mufflers were to good use. I think I can easily smuggle 3 or 4 mexicans on each side. If they're small and under fed I should be good for 5...

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