upnorthguy

The A/C button bulb is definitely replaceable...I've done it! Once you slide out the A/C button assembly (the long rectangular piece with the button) you need to carefully separate the housing. There are four little tabs that hold the two halves together. You need about four hands to try and get them all at once, without re-engaging, but it is possible with a few small screwdrivers. Once you separate the halves (be careful, as I recall there is a spring in there that wants to go flying) you can access the bulb. I replaced mine with the 12V Radio Shack standard bulb. It is in a similar housing with the twist base like any of the other small dash bulbs. The RS bulb was a mm or two longer, which caused it to catch on a small nub of plastic once the two halves were snapped back together. The button would still function, but it would get hung up and not fully push back out because of the friction. I took the housing apart again and ground down the nub (three seconds with my Dremel) a few mm and that was enough to gain clearance for the bulb. Reassembled and it works good as new.

Update: I found a local pick and pull near me in northern VA. It had a same year/model sedan that matched my wagon ('95 LS). I dove into the sunroof removal. Gpetrowich is not kidding...it is quite involved and tons of screws! I was trying to figure out how to get at some of the fasteners. I was not able to remove the glass like Gpetrowich did as this salvage yard car did not have power and I couldn't figure out where the screws were for the glass. It probably took me close to an hour to get the sunroof assembly removed as one unit. I was going to try and just get the drip rail out (all I need) but then I found out the price for the entire unit (glass, frame, and motor) at this yard...$26!! I just hauled the entire thing home. I may try and figure out how to swap out the sun shade as my interior is a different color, but that is pretty minor. The instructions in this thread are excellent and made this happen for me. The only really tricky party I'm not sure how I will solve is removing a couple of plastic snap in fasteners that hold up the headliner at the rear of the car. I could only get them out by breaking them, so I'll have to be more careful on my wagon. Little things I came across as I was getting at the headliner: Don't forget to pull out the trim piece that lines the inside edge of the sunroof opening. Took me a while to figure that out. 1. Pop out the ceiling light (the clear cover pops off) then 2 screws to remove and disconnect the wire. 2. Each of the "oh shit" handles need to be removed. Carefully pop off the little plastic cap at each end (they are secured by a little tab in each long side) and then slide in towards the center of the handle. 1 screw on each end of the handle. 3. The door/pillar trim needs to be snapped off. I just grabbed an edge and gently pulled and the fasteners started popping. (Not a good idea if it is cold out!). You need to undo the edge all the way around the ceiling. I left the A-pillar piece in place where the seatbelt is and it being loose was enough play to get the headliner free. 4. Pop out the clear lens of the front light next to the sunroof motor controls. There is a screw above there. After that, the entire motor control housing pops out (it is held in place by a couple of metal spring clips) and undo the wire connections. 5. A couple of the screws holding in the motor control frame were really stuck. I did not have my impact screwdriver with me so I had to improvise (BFH and a flathead screwdriver to punch out the metal round one of the screws above the windshield). Impact screwdriver may be needed. There were three round plastic fasteners at the rear of the headliner. I couldn't get them to pop out so they were broken on removal. I tried dual flathead screwdrivers but the plastic circle was not stiff enough to facilitate removal. Be ready for that. Happy sunroof removal!

Here is what my broken pieces look like (as attached the kinked drip rail I found in the back of my "new" wagon):

Thanks for the reply and excellent photo of the unbroken pieces. Looks like I'll be making a run to the local salvage yard to try and find those pieces as I do not see them sold separately on any Subaru parts sites (I don't want to buy the whole assembly, of course!). I'm thinking the drip tray got kinked somehow and hung up and the sunroof was powered forward or back and broke off those pieces, freeing up the tray. I was hoping to avoid diving into the headliner, but I have an assistant that is 11 so maybe he'll be as good and helpful as yours was!

Bringing this thread back to life. I just acquired a '95 LS wagon and noted that there was a piece in the back when I bought it. I just figured out that it is the drip rail...with a little bend in the middle. I have now determined, thanks to your excellent pics, that the plastic pieces in pic 2 were broken off (and still attached to the drip rail). The part I am talking about is at the arrow in the pic and circled. Do you know if those plastic pieces on each side in the track just snap into the track or something?