poompoom500 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I was going to get a tune up for my Subaru Legacy station wagon, 1998 so I went to the auto store an bought a spark plug cable set. When I opened it, I found out that the cables aren't matching the ones I have in my Subaru. I brought it back and the guy told me that the ones I have are after market cables. I wind up making my own cable from high performance products. I found out that you make your cables spark plug cables by ordering the cables caps separately, and the cables separately, and make it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara32013 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 What's your point? There's no question here? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara32013 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Also you're in the wrong section, this is the third gen section for 1999-04. Yours would be a 2nd gen 1995-1998 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnegg Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 the ej25 engines are usually pretty picky about plug wires. subaru only or NGK very high quality. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWILEG Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Also you're in the wrong section, this is the third gen section for 1999-04. Yours would be a 2nd gen 1995-1998 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Well mine is a 1998 yet is a BH5A legacy so what gen does that make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara32013 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 lol where are you from? ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara32013 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Also can you please tell me what the point of this was? Did you get your spark plug wires made? How did they work? Or did you just use the aftermarket one? Are you seeking advice? I just changed my plugs and wires with Bosche Platinum +2, and BWD Select wires. Scored them on rockauto for $28 shipped. I would check there. I'm having no issues with BWD wires on my 2.5. Most aftermarket parts will look different to some degree. Aftermarket parts are designed to meet or exceed factory performance, not replicate it. No one is allowed to replicate the factory product 100%, so aftermarket parts have to be different to some degree. It's usually something you can't see but occasionally, as long as it still does the job, it will look different. Just because the plug wires you bought didn't look the same, didn't mean they wouldn't work. You could've put them on and tried them before returning them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWILEG Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 lol where are you from? ^ New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBisson Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Every where but the US the 3rd gen legacy was 98-03 and in the US it was 00-04 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara32013 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yea I started looking into it after that comment. The fella who started the thread is from the US however, so his would be a 2nd gen, lol. Unless it was imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poompoom500 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 I just wanted to point out that if you want to replace your spark plug cables, you're better off getting them from E-Bay or somewhere else other than your local auto store since they do not have the kind of cable that comes with your ignition coil. And yeah, I realized that I am in the wrong thread, sorry. I should have posted at 2nd generation. http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/af261/poompoom500/subaru_engine_1_zpssrbtrrxu.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBisson Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 You could also upgrade the coil. It wouldn't hurt anything Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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