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I do the same thing with a constant voltage battery charger, several times a year. I'll connect the charger overnight (especially on a weekend when I'm not getting up early the next morning, and/or if I'm working from home and not driving the car for a period). Typically I'll let it float around 13.3V overnight, and in the morning the charger is down to .1A. Then I'll equalize charge which kicks it up to 14.2V or so, and do that for a few hours. Good to go. I had a Die Hard Gold in my Honda Prelude for over 7 years before proactively swapping it out of service, and then used that battery in my kid's power wheels jeep for another 2 years of heavy abuse. With my Legacy, I'm not about to rick going that long, no matter what, especially with my work schedule and 2 kids, but you get the idea. If you take care of your battery it should last longer.

good luck and keep us posted!

I actually like the black cladding. With 2 young kids and sports/bikes/toys, etc, I'm always trying to keep them away from the Legacy to avoid dents and scratches. And for work, I do a lot of driving to jobsites, both in the city and off-road sites. The plastic cladding should help to protect the car to some degree.

It has always amazed me that with all of the safety and protective & electrical devices and sensors on a car, that there isn't more protection for low oil level. I know the Subaru engines we have now, have a low oil level sensor, but I think that it's not common for other cars to have this. And other than a light coming on, the low oil sensor doesn't de-rate/limp home mode, etc. Believe me, I agree that Idiot lights are for, well, idiots. People shouldn't wait for a light or problem to pop the hood and check things out. Some issues and idiot lights are not preventable and can happen without warning. But running low and OUT of oil. 100% preventable.

Rgeo13 What was the cost of the parts on Rockauto? What did the shop charge for the rest of the work? thanks

Take a bunch of photos around the dash, glovebox, and all over the center console trim, all the way down to the trim around the shifter. Tell the dealer that you expect a perfect clean job with no scratches, no issues. Oh, I got my car back with the front bumper re-sprayed and its a poor job. Runs, drips, dirt in the paint, imperfections. And several broken off and missing tabs and plastic fasteners on the bottom. Total rush job. But it looks better than the 100K mile sand blasted bumper that I had, so I guess I have to live with the compromise...

I tend to agree with MrCobbs. I think with so few miles that either the engine or CVT, or both, had a "learn" and updated their settings based on that event. (similar to disconnecting the battery on an older car - there is an ECM re-learn. I recommend you keep driving normally for a couple weeks and see how it feels.

I brought my car in to the dealer for the pass airbag work this week, and yes, they had to remove some of the center console. I cautioned the service advisor that at a different dealer 5 years ago, when I had that steering column bushing recall, the tech did a crappy job on removing my steering wheel and I had a bunch of issues. I told him that I expect a PERFECT job on this. He ASSURED me that his A-tech is the best and not to worry When I pick up the car, the service advisor (kid) comes out to my car to inspect with me and sure enough, the trim has a gap by the shifter, where it wasn't installed back properly. I pushed and snapped it all back in front of him and told him I was pissed, and he needs to let the service manager know. Then, I notice a 12-14" long deep BLUE scratch/scrape horizontally along my front right bumper! I touched it and the blue paint rubbed onto my finger! Its Fresh! I grabbed the kid and said what the hell is this? I then noticed that all of their brand new lifts were blue... I asked him to show me which lift my car was on and he showed me. Sure enough, the front right stanchion on the lift had it's brand new blue paint scuffed off with the paint dust/flakes freshly sitting on it. Gotcha! He agreed and got the service manager. The guy was actually great and without a fight, offered to send out to get the front bumper resprayed at their certified Subaru shop, and they have me in a loaner 2019 Crosstrek Premium. ALWAYS inspect your car inside and out, when having ANYONE work on it.

Typically the Lafayette IN plant closes in June/July every year, to re-tool/re-train on the building the new model year. New model Legacy's roll out in late July/early August most years.

Before the short block replacement, I was checking and adding oil several times a month. Everything ran great, and I was even contemplating NOT swapping out the engine, as I didn't want my car and engine butchered. I went to a specific dealer (recommended by a member of this site) and discussed my concerns with the Service Manager. The tech did a nice job, and I inspected EVERYTHING. But adding oil several times a month actually didn't bother me. I have a garage and take really good care of my cars. My concern was long term ownership, if sensors or other components would fail or have issues due to the high oil consumption. From what I'm hearing, nobody seems to have those issues.

My advice, since I went through this on my 2013 (and ended up getting a replacement short block under that lawsuit letter) When the dealership does the oil change for the oil consumption test, walk out to your car, pop the hood and check the oil level yourself on the stick. (make sure the car has been sitting for a few mins, and is parked on a level surface, etc) VERIFY FOR YOURSELF that the oil level is 100% even on the top F mark, and NOT OVERFILLED. The dealership that I went to for this oil consumption test OVERFILLED the oil like an extra 1/2 a quart or more. Like almost a 1/2" over on the stick! And they did this TWICE - I caught them both times and the Service Manager made them drain it and HE checked it with me. You would think that the dealership would WANT the short block replacement warranty work... Either the guy changing and filling the oil was simply told to do an oil change (and he normally overfilled every car) because of many cars burning a little, and the dealership doesn't want to deal with complaints from customers, or they are just idiots. So again, my advice is, in addition to having the dealership monitor the oil consumption, YOU should also be accurately and regularly doing the same. For any more advice/questions on this, please let me know

When you say cold, what is the outside temp? And I'm assuming the car is outside, not in a garage? How many minutes/seconds do you wait to drive, from initial startup?

That youtube video is interesting. I noticed that he had the air on recirculate and not fresh air in. I'm sure if he had fresh air coming in that he wouldn't have the fogged windows with the AC on. Based on the dirt inside his car and on the dash, maybe he does a lot of off-road driving and he doesn't want the dust/dirt blowing in.

It sounds like you have the "AUTO" feature ON. Turn off AUTO and you can run without the AC on, except for defrosting the windshield.

Yeah, I noticed the same thing a while back. What a shame. That site actually helped me to "sell" 2 Subarus to family members, when I needed to help them see and compare specs/options, etc. (I'm not a car salesman, but the resident "car guy" in the family, and pro-Subaru) Subaru should actually consider buying that site and updating it. If it sold 2 more cars for just me, I'm sure it's done the same for many, many others.

Very good photos and troubleshooting, this helps all of us! I would also recommend replacing that connector plug that melted. As to why it would melt: 1. Loose connection. - hard to believe since you have a 2011 model and it has probably worked fine all these years 2. gradual or sudden increase in resistance (amps), but not enough to blow a fuse. But why? Hard to say. Was there any debris restricting the blower fan from spinning? You mentioned some rust. I wonder if the fan motor is starting to fail and it has higher resistance?

those are very good prices

My OEM Ford Fogs didn't require any adjustment. I just made sure the outboard mounting tabs were secure and the inboard 2 mounting screws were firm. Fortunately no adjustment was needed. I like these light more every day (or should I say early morning and night)

Yes, I have, and ironically we had some heavy fog for a few days here, right after I installed them. as GTEASER said, it's not like instant daylight from some monster LED off road flood lights. I feel like the Subaru OEM fogs gave more of a FLOOD, whereas these FORD LED Fogs have a very sharp and defined cutoff below the headlights, bbut honestly, that's what they are designed to do, and supposed to do. My understanding of fog lights are to actually throw light low and wide, onto the ROAD head, so that you can see the road and painted reflective lines on the road, to safely see and drive in FOG. Fogs lights aren't meant to be FLOOD lights that throw a ton of light at everything in front of you, including blinding the drivers in front of you, or other drivers in the other direction. What's amazing to me is how far to the SIDES these fogs throw the light, and very bright. Easily 20-30' to the left and right of my car, there is bright white light! I don't recall every having that with the stock fogs. What probably helps this with the 2013 fog trim bezel, is that they cut out to the sides so the light isn't just thrown forward, it kicks out to the sides, which is awesome. The 2010-2012 Legacy fogs/trim are much more covered and appear to be more forward-facing and may not let out as much light to the sides. Overall, in summary, I am VERY pleased, and thank everyone on this thread for their input, especially GTEASER.

I recommend ordering the 3.75" circles AND NOT the Mustang Fog films.

I just did the Ford OEM LED fog install on my 2013. Piece of cake. They pull out on an angle through their mounting hole (carefully). I took photos and can post if anyone wants to see. The only difference is the 2013 has the larger surround/trim so you see more of the lens. I'm glad I got the 3.75" diameter film from Laminx - the stock Suabru fogs have are heavily pitted and have a clear line around the outer 5% where the lens was blocked by the trim, and the lens is still clear, compared to the heavy pitting on the rest of the lens! So the new 3.75" Laminx film that I have wrapped around the bezel of the lens will be perfect and fully cover the exposed lens (which is about 95% of the open surface area) Initial impression in my garage.... NICE! I was used to the Subaru fogs giving a FLOOD light appearance as they were large. The Ford LED's are only centered in the inner 50-60% of the lens - the rest is just blacked out. The IMPORTANT test will be night driving and hopefully improved visibility, which is honestly why I got them. Hopefully I don't have to play with aiming them, but we'll see. Thanks to everyone here for their input!

I work for a company where the Corporation maintains the tight relationship with the dealers (that are privately owned) and the dealers manage the relationship with the customer/end users. The Corporation knows that each dealer knows their customers the best, and wants the DEALER to build and maintain the relationship. The Corp. would never get between/exclude the dealer and communicate with the customer. The DEALER is as much a part of customer loyalty to the PRODUCT/BRAND as it is a loyalty to the dealer. Subaru seems to want to build/maintain the loyalty for their PRODUCT directly. There never seems to be a message/feeling by Subaru OR most dealers, for growing/maintaining customer loyalty. Like I said, 2 out of 8 dealers that I have been to, actually care and show an interest in customer loyalty of their dealership. Both did right by me and showed interest in keeping me, which is why I continue to recommend them and use them. 1 of these dealers had a sign behind the counter, centered on the wall: "IF YOU DO NOT TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMER, THEN SOMEONE ELSE WILL" Well said and true. Too bad most dealers honestly don't seem to care, for some strange reason.

I've been following lots of posts on here, including other threads with Subaru gifts over the years. Nobody has seemed to determine the reasoning/method/logic for gifts, myself included. Heck, I had my engine replaced under the class action lawsuit/oil consumption in 2016 My brake master cylinder failed, YES FAILED, and I lost 95% of my brakes and had to pump them to limp to the closest dealer, 150 miles from home. Subaru covered some good will on that, out of warranty. Subaru covered good will on my steering wheel button repair, just 5000 miles out of warranty, and that was over $300 in labor. So... Subaru has been fair with me. And I've notified them when I've had issues, and I've been fair with them. I've also personally (and with the help of Ambassador coupons) been responsible for 3 family members buying brand new Subarus in just the last 2 years alone. (2) 2017 Outbacks Limited and (1)Crosstrek Limited. I've never received any gifts. But I'm not expecting them either. Honestly, the goodwill money that I was able to negotiate to cover 2 out of warranty repairs, was worth much more than some swag/gifts in the mail. ...Although that Bose speaker looks nice on Amazon and would be great on my kitchen counter It's interesting that these things come from Subaru Corporate and not from the dealers. The dealers are the one who SHOULD be trying to build the relationship and satisfy the customer. They are the ones receiving the good will money from Subaru, to repair the cars for the end users. Subaru is basically bypassing the dealer to build loyalty, trust, relationship, goodwill. While this may help customer loyalty to the brand, it is doing nothing to build/bridge a better relationship between the dealer and the customer. Another common theme on these forums, and something I have also personally experienced as stated above, is that if a customer is not happy with a dealer/dealer repair/price, experience, etc, that Subaru seems to encourage that the person try another dealer, rather than try to help resolve any issues between the customer and dealer. And the dealers seem to be the same way. It's a "take it or leave it" mentality. And I've been to 7-8 Subaru dealers in my travels for work over the last 6 years. There are only 2 dealers that stand out and genially cared about me and my experience. And to them I am loyal, and I recommend them to others. Wow, this comment got long. Sorry. I don't think anyone here ever discussed any of this before and it was on my mind.

UPDATE: I emailed Lamin-x the photos and description.... and waited.... and waited.... Finally I called and asked if they received my email. Oh, there it is. I didn't see it until now... They agreed that the film does not fully cover the lens, as they are designed to be installed ON the car without removing any trim. (I'm guessing the Mustang trim may cover more of the lens, similar to how the 2010-2012 trim seems to cover more, and the 2013-13 Legacy trim is a larger diameter, allowing more of the lens to be shown. I said it would be beneficial if this was called out in the description and/or the installation tab, so people would know what they are getting and could opt for FULL lens protection with a larger film. He agreed. And then he agreed to send me out 3.75" films at no charge. He was very nice about it. So now I'm waiting for them to arrive. I'll take some photos of the install. Hopefully I didn't go too big with the film, so that it will take a nice shape on the bevel of the lens. I can always trim if I need to.

GTeaser I took another look at your photos and yes, I do see the film and tabs and how it doesn't fully cover the lens. It's interesting why Laminx does it this way. My only guess is to make it faster & easier for people to install on their car without removing any trim. Of course, the trim on my Legacy takes about 20-30 seconds to pop out, and that was even the first time, having never removed it before. But some cars might be much harder to remove. Driving in the NE, with the amount of sand and debris on the roads, you can see how pitted my OEM lens is on a 2013 car. So for me, if it's worth adding the Laminx, it's worth adding it over the entire lens. I've also seen a few youtube videos where the film on fog lights started to peel and collect dirt and debris around the edges after only 1 year. If Laminx doesn't offer me a replacement set, I'll have to shell out another $14.95 plus shipping to order the "custom" set of circle films for the 3.75" size that I need. I just wanted to share with this group in case anyone else is looking to do the same thing.