Guest flash Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 I tried to order a lift gate bar (horizontal grab bar that mounts under the rear license plate) for my "new" '97 Legacy Outback. My sources indicated it is no longer available from Subaru. That is real lame on Subaru's part. Has anyone tried a 2nd generation ('00-03) bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lesbaru Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Did you try http://www.1stsubaruparts.com? They just got me some lift gate parts for my "new" 96 wagon. Even though one part was a special order, I still got everything within a week. I was very happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flash Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 Yup...I tried them. Well, I ordered the 2nd gen part and it's on its way. I will let you guys know how it works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest remarcable Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 I think the bar just screws into sheet metal, so pretty much any lift bar type object should work. The subaru part will fit and work the best, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flash Posted June 29, 2003 Share Posted June 29, 2003 Well, I got the late model bar and mounted it on my old Outback. It worked out fine. The templates weren't correct obviously. It's not too hard to lay it out with a tape measure. I also mounted it 3.5 inches from the bottom of the gate. The instructions said drill at 3 inches, but that was close to a body line so I tried to be safe, since the instructions weren't for my car. Can't have a part like that not sitting flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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