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No (not even a FEW) HID insert kits are DOT approved.

argumentum ad hominem = ignore list.

Um, no, my Legacy was purchased with OEM HID's installed, with the included self-levelling. I sold the WRX that I had retrofitted. That said, a retrofit vs inserting HID lights into a halogen projector is second best, but at least I know the cut off is clear and the focus of the light is correctly designed for the output of an HID bulb. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/all-products/morimoto-retroquik-subaru-legacy.html?carDisplay=2016+Subaru+Legacy&preselect=&preselect_restrict=1 I don't work for the Retrofit Source, but I did buy my WRX D2S kit from them, looks like they offer a Mini-H1 kit for the Legacy and Outback... Worst is what you did (inserting a kit into a halogen projector). Best is what I just did, buy a car that has the HID lights properly installed, tested, and legal to use on the road. I would have also bought it with OEM LED low beams like the WRX has, but that isn't offered. PS: this information was already posted by me previously on this thread (post #155). As a double bonus, NASIOC has a thread or two dedicated to doing HID retrofits, including how to open and close the headlights and make it work if you are wanting to step up your game, still not legal, still 100% clearer cut off.

Because I have, unlike most of you here, apparently, actually opened a subaru halogen headlight with a projector lense, and tried bending the squirrel finders, and found that the cutoff was not accurate compared to the subsequent Morimoto D2S retrofit. If you dudes haven't even bothered to bend over the squirrel finders, or realized that they even exist, you cannot convince me that the bent piece of metal that reflects halogen light up, up and away does not do the same with a brighter, albeit differently emitting, HID bulb. I knew giving facts in a thread dedicated to installing HID kits into halogen projectors that are not designed for them would be unpopular, I just know that I am right, and the defensiveness here is because those installing them know it is not the correct way to do this, even if they had no idea previously that it was also not legal to do so.

People who install HID kits into halogen projectors not designed for them need to be defensive, because they know they are wrong. It is illegal to install HID kits into halogen headlights for a good reason, if you have lights not designed to focus a more intense and differently focussed light source, you are creating a danger to other drivers.

hope you don't blind other drivers because you are too lazy or cheap to do a correct retrofit.

Unfortunately what looks ok to you vis a vis glare for other drivers means very little because it fails the tests of science: https://www.hidplanet.com/forums/forum/general-discussion/general-discussion-aa/42907-hid-plug-n-play-fails-govt-test?44158-HID-plug-n-play-fails-govt-test= or http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/bulbs/Hid/conversions/conversions.html If you have opened a Subaru headlight, the stock halogen projectors have a bent piece of metal "squirrel finder". This pops some amount of light upward to illuminate street signs. If you look at a proper HID projector, ie a Morimoto D2S, there is a completely different focal point and a clear cut off with no squirrel finder. There is no comparison, just because you don't get pulled over does not make it safe for other drivers, or just because it looks brighter to you does not mean the light is actually focussed as well as the stock set-up for distance, and it that squirrel finder is there, there is no proper cut off, etc. It fails the smell test, even if it passes the seat of the pants test for you. Aftermarket sellers of kits that are illegal to install in your OEM headlight housing please speak up now... PS: I ordered an HID kit for the WRX, before it arrived I decided to open the headlight and bend down the Squirrel finders, figured out I should do a proper refit, and ended up with D2S. If you are going to do an HID upgrade, you should replace the projector. There is no comparison between the lightweight (and cloudy lens) stock halogen projector and a Morimoto version, and other than opening the headlight and doing a proper install, cost is not significantly more to do it correctly. Or do as I did, and only shop for cars with OEM HID or LED lights, which is one of my new criterias for my cars.

Installing HID insert kits into stock halogen projectors is actually not legal. For one thing, the halogen projectors in your Subaru have squirrel finders, which project some light up to illuminate street signs and squirrels. For another, there is no self-levelling feature on halogen projectors. If you want HID's, the second best way is to retrofit with a proper HID projectors, which at least have the correct cut offs to reduce glare, though still lack the self-levelling feature. Best: buy the OEM HID headlights and install them, with both proper cut off and self-levelling. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/all-products/morimoto-retroquik-subaru-legacy.html?carDisplay=2016+Subaru+Legacy&preselect=&preselect_restrict=1

or alternately not breaking in the engine properly, two different schools of thought. I didn't baby my car, and no oil consumption is evident. I will say that if you do a lot of mountain driving, engine braking, you probably will use more oil than if you are an around the town driver. That said, occasionally a new car comes out with bad rings, and they need to fix it. It is much easier now to get any problems fixed due to the class action lawsuits initiated with the 2012 Impreza's, a small percent of which had bad rings and burned oil like mad.

I know it is old fashioned but even new cars you should be periodically checking the dipstick (if one is provided, wife's X3 doesn't have one), this should be on your radar even if the dealer changes the oil for you. There is no way I would drive home from the dealer (or any oil change venue you go to) without checking the oil level first (though this does not apply to me or those who do their own oil changes). If you have never met someone who had an issue with a missing oil filler cap, drain plug, overfilled or underfilled oil, you probably don't do any work on your own car and don't discuss car maintenance with others. I can think of two situations, one a co-worker who's boyfriend had a 70's vintage muscle car rebuild that drove out of the oil bay without the drain plug, and siezed the engine, the other my parents who had a new (first year of ownership) Toyota Sienna minivan that left the dealer service dept without the oil fill cap in place, and had a huge mess under the hood very quickly. Seeing an oil warning light means either catastrophic failure somewhere or lack of owner attention, because the change in oil level via consumption/burning would be obvious to anyone who is regularly checking it, imho. I am at about 2k, 2 months of ownership, no noticeable oil consumption. I did clean the tailpipe with a papertowel/windex, and the carbonish buildup came right off, so even the tailpipe is easy to maintain = clean burning engine. Rowlette is correct about mpg's, if you want EPA numbers you have to operate the car in a way similar to how it is tested, and that means 55-65mph with gradual increases/decreases in speed, warm engine, not 65mph+, fuel consumption radically increases as speed increases. For the WRX, that meant keeping the turbo mostly quiet. If fuel economy is the highest priority, accelerate slow and anticipate braking, stay at 65mph or below, don't use Adaptive Cruise Control, or wait for the next generation which will probably offer Direct Injection, and a future of gummy valves (unless they do something to mitigate this), cause that redesign will definitely bump up the MPG's initially (WRX with DI is returning surprising mpg increase over the previous gen motor, much more efficient with just about the same power).