AkumaMax Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Akuma, i noticed your gas gauge on your videos from youtube. on the second one the red ring around the gauge is flashing. is that a normal factory setting or did you change that?? (im new to subies and looking into my first one. Just doing some research) I'm not sure if it's stock or flashed like that but ever since I owned the car it flashes the red ring as well as turn on the gas light to just say what the hell are you doing get some damn gas. adhonores - thank you for that picture. I was almost certain that the dash was different in the 08's and that confirms that. Also when you do your paddles can you take pictures of the contact points on the lower Dash panel. I was thinking of switching to an 08 Lower dash piece and since the 08 upper dash is different I need to know if the contact points(piece that pushes into the dash) is the same size contact point as the 05's. Reason for me possibly doing this is that the fact the 05 Lower dash piece where the column cover slides into is a tad small for the 08 Column cover since it is much bulkier than the 05 column cover. The contact points should be underneath the Wood trim that you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Ordered the Steering wheel controls and just waiting on Subaru to get and ship. Once they get here it is pretty much plug and play from there. Well after I solder the Green and white clips to the right wires. Should only take about an hour or so if that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellers66 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm not sure if it's stock or flashed like that but ever since I owned the car it flashes the red ring as well as turn on the gas light to just say what the hell are you doing get some damn gas. i like that, its kinda fancy haha. i work at a Subaru dealer & we've got an 08 legacy 3.0r with the same cluster that im looking at, but i never have noticed if it flashes with low gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhonores Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 adhonores - thank you for that picture. I was almost certain that the dash was different in the 08's and that confirms that. Also when you do your paddles can you take pictures of the contact points on the lower Dash panel. I was thinking of switching to an 08 Lower dash piece and since the 08 upper dash is different I need to know if the contact points(piece that pushes into the dash) is the same size contact point as the 05's. Reason for me possibly doing this is that the fact the 05 Lower dash piece where the column cover slides into is a tad small for the 08 Column cover since it is much bulkier than the 05 column cover. The contact points should be underneath the Wood trim that you have. I will check this out and post some picts once I get to that point. Note that it may take some days as; 1) Paddleshifter is B/O, dealer said. 2) My wife is about to deliver our second baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I will check this out and post some picts once I get to that point. Note that it may take some days as; 1) Paddleshifter is B/O, dealer said. 2) My wife is about to deliver our second baby. yea I'm in no hurry just would like to know how it connects to see if it's possible to use 08 panels on my 05 dash. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm not sure if it's stock or flashed like that but ever since I owned the car it flashes the red ring as well as turn on the gas light to just say what the hell are you doing get some damn gas. i like that, its kinda fancy haha. i work at a Subaru dealer & we've got an 08 legacy 3.0r with the same cluster that im looking at, but i never have noticed if it flashes with low gas. I'm not sure if it's the cluster that does that or the BIU(body integrated unit) the thing that controls a bunch of stuff for the car. It could also be that if it is part of the car that it was taken off on the 08-09 models and is just for the 05-07 models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellShadow70 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 That's IT? now more updates Since 10/23/2012, WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Sorry about that HellShadow70! I have been busy with work and the little one lately. I have been driving with this setup for about a year now and no problems. I have just been waiting on the audio SWC's to confirm that this all works before posting up more info about it. I Promise by the end of august you guys will have a full DIY with parts and info. This is mod is not for the weak minded and is a little pricey depending what you go with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhonores Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Got that installed since last March and runs perfectly... Course it's much easier to install on an 08+ as we just need to tap the paddle wires to the BCU attached to the steering column http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/99-do-yourself-illustrated-guides/15018-2008-outback-xt-5eat-paddle-shifters-2.html http://www.alexlamarre.com/IMG-20121105-00472.jpg With some trim wrapped -> http://www.alexlamarre.com/IMG-20130610-00699.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellShadow70 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 nice! we still need a full DIY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Yea it must be nice for the 08+ owners. Trust me it took me 6 months of research since I had no knowledge of electrical wiring on this big of a system. I traced out all the wires and did what I could to make everything fit. Like I said I will not let you guys down. I will have a writeup for this with pictures and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellShadow70 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Got that installed since last March and runs perfectly... Course it's much easier to install on an 08+ as we just need to tap the paddle wires to the BCU attached to the steering column http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/99-do-yourself-illustrated-guides/15018-2008-outback-xt-5eat-paddle-shifters-2.html http://www.alexlamarre.com/IMG-20121105-00472.jpg With some trim wrapped -> http://www.alexlamarre.com/IMG-20130610-00699.jpg Nice write-up, But we are trying to do this in a 05-06 Legacy GT or outback xt. so this is very hard to do in our cars. your cars steering column has the option for the 08+ paddles, so column covers don't need any modification. In our cars it's a full mod and i don't even know if the 08 Top & bottom cover for the steering column works right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhonores Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I know that for a 07 and - that mod is a real challenge. Note that even for the '08 I had to replace the colomn cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Nice write-up, But we are trying to do this in a 05-06 Legacy GT or outback xt. so this is very hard to do in our cars. your cars steering column has the option for the 08+ paddles, so column covers don't need any modification. In our cars it's a full mod and i don't even know if the 08 Top & bottom cover for the steering column works right. My 05 LGT has had this mod on it yes it does require some cutting here and there but it's all for a good cause. I have this list of parts on my car. 08 Steering wheel with airbag and SWC(soon to be working audio controls) 05 Clockspring(modded wires to make audio and shifting work) 08 Column cover(lower and upper modded to fit 05 lower dash panel) 08 Paddles and Turn signal piece( you need the 08 turn stalk or to buy one to mod your 05 since the 08 uses a longer canceler{for when you turn the wheel to make the turn signal cancel the turn} not that hard at all to do) That is all that is really needed besides a set of balls to do some wiring stuff but to be honest it is not that hard at all. Once I wire up the audio controls and confirm that they work(hopefully this weekend) I will start doing the writeup as well as complete my DIY writeup for an OEM navi install into a NON-Navi car. Yes this also works and there is several ways to go about this. My last trial with this project is to one day order a lower dash panel from an 08 and put that in to see if cutting the Steering column cover is really needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkumaMax Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 I apologize to everyone for not getting you this write-up by the end of August. My car was in an accident in august and I haven't been able to do anything since then. I promise that once the car is back first weekend I will have a DIY put up with details and pictures as well as my navi install into my 05. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frkkevin Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 bringing back from the dead.. thought about doing this mod but have not luck finding the paddles now :-/ 512whp/465ftlb 2005 5EAT Legacy (Build Log) Videos - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I3eXa Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Dang. Was really hoping to find a DIY writeup at the end of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenstorm321 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I found this on a website... does anyone know if it will work with 05-06 5EAT Legacy GT http://www.avojdm.com/product_info.php?cPath=64_69&products_id=309 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legos_2.5i_3.6r Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've got a wheel ready to go. From a 09 legacy . It's JDM so the lights and washer arms are reversed Asking $ 220 shipped http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNTk5/z/QY0AAOSwEetV-uaY/$_57.JPG http://legacygt.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=216856&d=1442898095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trini legacy Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Anyone ever figured out which covers to use for the steering column? I did this mod which was fairly easy, I just tapped into the stock harness for the shifter buttons on the steering wheel before the clock spring. My only problem is I can't get the column covers to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battelready Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Anyone ever figured out which covers to use for the steering column? I did this mod which was fairly easy, I just tapped into the stock harness for the shifter buttons on the steering wheel before the clock spring. My only problem is I can't get the column covers to fit. you can trimm the covers or get a forester one and trimm it. I used a jdm forester cover and trimmed it to fit. http://i.imgur.com/NX4Uy6s.jpg I bought an auto be more involved in my uninvolvedness . 200k+ Club If you can't blind them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit. My high mileage turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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