allwheeldrift

if you vta without a tune you run rich - you risk running higher egt's , and if you have a cat in your uppipe, you can melt that, sending pieces flying into your turbo....

 

dont ask me how i know ...

managed to get this done

the mini ratchet set was perfect for removing the actuator

 

it was a pain in the ass

espically to reach the last screw in the bracket

its also a good idea to mark the actuator arm position

in relation to how its positioned in the black box

 

i didnt, and ended up having to open the box up 5 times to finally get it all to line up

correctly once back in...

 

ill say this... it takes quite a bit of finesse to get everything back into place

all at the same time

 

the actuator arm has 2 other arms that must go back on their respective tracks,

while lining up the black box with the bracket and the car

 

all in all it took me about 3 hours,

which included the trip to the store to buy the mini ratchet set

 

thanks for all the help

-awd

quite a bit of valuable information

in this thread

 

i need to get a mini ratchet set

in the meantime my HU is out as are most of the panels

 

since i have a custom double din made by HCA and not regular HU its a bit of pain to

plug it all back up, and sort out the actuator just to remove it in another 2 weeks and reinstall it again when my replacement dash finally comes in from subaru(been waiting 3 months)

 

im going to try the toggle key method

and see if i can find it that way

as soon as we get some better weather

otherwise ill have to wait a couple weeks untill my dash is replaced

before attempting this

 

Without my headunit ive been hearing it clicking away while im driving.

and its a million times more audible then when its packed away behind the dash

and without radio, its driving me crazy

 

thanks for all the help guys

so this is behind the panel thats to the left of my glove box

and to the right of my shifter?

thankyou for the link Scooby2.5

 

i followed the instructions... now i just need a pic with a giant red circle

showing me what to pull out, now that i have this whole thing apart. The pannel to the right of my shifter is off and the glove box is hanging down

hay fishbone can you please do a proper walkthrough for a vent actuator replacement

thanks for the concern ssbtech

Im located in Canada

 

i did contact subaru of Canada and they are assisting me through this

 

dealer contacted me, they said they were able to source a used dash

.... hopefully it all goes well from here

 

moral of the story.. always take pictures , be firm

and pray for the best

just had a horrible experience

brought in my 05 for airbags

 

they damaged my dash in the corners

and scuffed my steering wheel

 

when i pointed it out to them they said bring it back

and their interior guy will try to fix it

 

i agree to let them try and fix

 

i bring the car back in and they buff out my steering wheel

and try to fix the corners of the dash,

 

steering wheel looks alright, corners arnt perfect but i can manage as its not obvious

 

but upon further inspection i notice they had cracked my dash

right above my speedometer

when i pointed it out they said they would glue it back together as repair work

i told them that i was unhappy with that and they would need to replace it

because it would look as if it was glued back together...

 

they said they would not replace the dash and then they went on to say that i could not prove it was them that cracked my dash and that i could have cracked it myself

 

never have i ever had such a frustrating experience with anyone ever before...

 

if the dealerships break something they usually take care of it

you get a phonecall saying it will be longer then expeceted

this stops the customer from getting angry

 

but this is not what this tech did... he reinstalled it as if nothing was broken, and prayed that i didnt notice. When i did notice, the managers instant first response was that "you cant prove it was us"

.... wtf...

so shady...

 

they then went on to say its a 10 year old car and

you cant expect us to replace a new part on an old car

 

so first you damage my car and then you insult me by telling me my car is old

too old to justifty new parts ... even though you caused the damage when performing recall....

 

take pictures of everything

do not have faith that techs will take good care of your things

and if they do end up damaging your things

they will go to great lengths to cover their own asses

 

they will try to solve the problem without incurring any expense if possible

which makes sense (so make sure you have proof)

 

 

TL;DR

airbag recall

techs broke my dash and denied it.. offored glue as fix

told me car was too old to warrent replacement parts

05 lgt 122k miles

 

make sure you are very clear with them about damages and expectations

go over the car and any damages before and after and

take pictures and do not drive off the property without documenting everthing

today i was sent back without doing the airbags,

they said this was due to having gauges and aftermarket head unit

they were unwilling to work with anything that is not stock

 

i was advised to remove everything and re then book an appointment

ford f150 raptor