Brady

No issues with the ghosts yet. I'll have to keep an eye on it. For some reason I noticed it more on my drive home. Go figure. Could have something to do with the number of seams in the road or maybe stop and go traffic. Based on the appearance of the wire bundle, I think that was the problem. Time will tell.

Ah. Now I follow you. Yeah, I had the same issue first. Then it turned out they gave me the wrong gauge wire at home depot and I ended up running to RadioShack anyway to get the wiring.

Color coded differently? Which wires were coded differently? Rear of the HU, or under the steering column? If under the column, just use the pinout diagram Trabbic made up. That was much more useful than the color coded wires in my opinion. If the wires on the back of the deck, that's also relatively simple to figure out, but I'd need to look again to help you out on that one.

Well, I finally got around to checking this out tonight. I have no idea if I fixed anything, but we'll see over the next couple days. It was getting pretty bad, happening frequently, but oddly, the horn trick NEVER failed. Pulled the airbag cover off again today and the wire bundle for the controls was sharply bent and pressing against the back of the airbags. Possibly a kink in the wiring was causing it. I re-set the wires so they wouldn't be pinched and had a better arc and tested everything. Seemed to be working fine so far, so I'll keep driving and hope that it took care of the problem. If the problem persists, I'll check the wiring more carefully where it was pinched. I didn't want to pull any of the sheathing yet though. I'll try to remember to update. Brady

Black wire on the horn? I guess I'll have to check it out. I can't quite figure out why the horn would be affecting it, but it leads me to believe (I hope) that whatever it is that's loose is in the wheel. I'm hoping that I just need to remove the airbag again and check connections.

I had the volume up and mute buttons go out again today. Horn fixed it again. I'm somewhat hoping it's a wire in the wheel, because it would be preferable to tearing the car apart again. Any further thoughts on the matter?

If it was a wire in the wheel that might be loose, the horn might have done it. If it's a wire between the radio and the harness, the horn should have no effect since the horn and the controls both run through roll connectors. I think it might have been a wire in the wheel itself. Which is odd, but who knows. I've disassembled the car enough to know what I have to do if it ever happens again.

How do you explain honking the horn and then having everything work. It was literally immediately after honking the horn that it began working. I think I tapped the airbag cover shortly before they stopped working. If it happens again, I might be more likely to pull the airbag first and check for loose connections on the wheel itself.

If you snip the right wires, very little damage to be done. I really don't see the possibility of retaining both shifting and volume buttons though as some people have considered. Not without some additional fancy circuitry at least. If you use the shifter buttons much though, I don't think this is likely to work well. As for cost, I think retail on the button pods is like $80-90

I had my first weird issue with the controls tonight. I picked up the car from the dealer after it sitting there for a week while they fixed the radiator fan issue. Jumped in and turned up the volume with the controls. About 5 miles later down the road, volume wouldn't go up, and mute didn't work, but every other button did. So it wasn't a loose wire issue. Turned the radio off and back on, and the volume up started working, but not the mute button. Turned the car off and back on, no change. Finally, honking the horn made everything work again. No further issues since. A little strange. BTW ... I still absolutely LOVE my steering wheel controls! Took me about a week to get used to them, but now I can't imagine NOT having them. Thanks to Trabbic for figuring this one out.

Ok, got a few to add. Thursday evening about 5:30 pm on Bush Lake Road in Bloomington, just south of Bush Lake. ABP LGT Sedan crested the hill by the intersection just south of Bush Lake - I was heading toward the other direction, didn't even have time to wave. Tonight about 6:30? pm on Weaver Lake Road in Maple Grove heading west, right in front of Applebees. Beautiful Garnet Red LGT Sedan. I have heard a rumor that you might work at Medica in Plymouth. Anyone?

Time to get Jon from TDC to get out here! That's a sexy dyno!

I may have seen the same vehicle about 5 weeks ago. I saw an ABP Sedan on Baker ... that's VERY close to where you were describing. Also driven by a man. ???

Crazy! Yeah, I bought my Legacy in March of '05 with a September '04 build date. My car had badges that said "SUBARU", "LEGACY" and "2.5 GT" on the back. Interesting if they changed it.

And we also all know that dealers never know what the hell they're talking about!

Pillboy been spotted all over the place today. I noticed you debadged just the 2.5 from the back of the car. Lookin' good! (I was at the dealer this evening and spotted the car)

Kim, I'll keep my eye out for the Gal I met last week. I'll see if she'll join up some time for you!

I like the way you're thinking here! Hopefully next time we have a meet I won't be limping around anymore either! God, I'm going on 10 days and I don't think it's getting any better.

Yes, it was great meeting everyone! I know we all felt a difference in temp from when we got there and when we left. Did anyone else notice the 8-10 degree difference reported on the car's outside temp reading?! So our next meet has to be warmer out so we can actually take a little more time to see what's been done to cars. Maybe a picnic in a couple months.

Oh, I suppose I can bust out my Suby hat for this occasion.

ba-dum-BUMP

At lunch today, got Coffee at the Caribou on Old Shakopee and France. As I walk out to my car, there is another Red LGT Sedan parked next to mine and a very attractive brunette admiring my freshly washed car! She's not a member, but she loves her '05 GRP LGT LTD 5EAT. I invited her to the site, but I don't think from our conversation that she'll join. But I do at least hope to see her around again.

Same here. I did actually see a White LGT heading north on 494 near Hwy 55 this morning though about 7:15 am. First one I'd seen in a while.

I wouldn't call tint a "mod" so much. Too many fat old men and old women tint the hell out of their car simply for the anti-sauna effect. I don't think twice if I see a car with or without tint. It means nothing to me. Wheels I would call a real mod, but it's not something required to be on the car for it to be modded. My point is that what most people around here do for mods don't stick out too much. DP, UP, maybe exhaust, AP. Things that are owned by real enthusiasts, but not necessarily visual mods. Don't see too many Legacies with Body Kits and Windshield Banners. Every time I see an LGT, I wonder if they're on the site. LGT enthusiasts don't fit a stereotype of the average Sport Compact mold. Actually, the first thing I look for as a hint is disabled DRLs. Then other little bits. It's not the big stuff that gives away an enthusiast, but the little things.

Bobby O'Shea. Peter O'Toole. I'm ready to get drunk!