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Went to the dealership today. Yes, they confirmed seat does not need to be touched for Takata airbag replacement, they only take the dash out. The funniest thing is that the only one screw, is apparently how it is designed. Yes, there is a hole, but there is no thread under it. Only the rail that is close to the center is has the screw, the other one doesn't. They showed me on other Legacy they had on the lot.

So, it is necessary to take the front passenger seat off to replace the airbags? It's 2014 Legacy 2.4i.

Was just looking around and noticed that bolts that fix the passanger seat frame in the rear to the body don't look same as on the driver seat. First, plastic covers are gone, second - one of the screws is missing...??? I have never touched that myself But I had Takata airbag recall done couple of weeks ago, is that related??? As in - "... they just rushed to push the car out and forgot to put some parts back?" I also had 120K maintenance done, but I don't see anything done there that would touch the front passenger seat?? -Michael

As I said - I actually got glass replaced altogether at the dealer ~$35. But thanks for the FSM link - that's a treasure !, even though some of it is in Russian ??

OK, got the mirror glass replaced. Just called my Friendly Local Subaru dealer, they actually had the part in stock for less than Price+S&H from the above site. I went there to pick it up, and they just put it on my car for free. About 5 minutes job for a skilled person. The same as in the video - you need a screwdriver to reach and to unlock the clips holding mirror glass to the rest of the assembly to take the broken one off the car, and then the new one just snaps in place it's pretty obvious once the old one is out.

Yes, I would prefer to go this way, replacing just the glass and not the whole unit. Just the mirror element at the dealer not far from me costs a bit more ,and would take couple of days to get in stock. There it is even cheaper online here https://parts.subaruonlineparts.com/v-2014-subaru-legacy--2-5i-premium--2-5l-h4-gas/body--outside-mirrors How difficult is it to replace? I found just one video on YouTube, https://youtu.be/mjYPsYfwqHk for Crosstrek - is Legacy the same? Is there any other source of knowledge? A shop manual, or a write-up anywhere on the interwebs?

Driving thru COnnecticut got the passenger side mirror glass cracked. What are my options - do I have to replace the whole assembly, or is it possible to replace just the glass? It's 2014 2.5i Premium - mirror is heated. Thanks, -Michael

Yep, got a real heat gun - 2 stages $24.97 at my local Home Depot, and it was easy. Thick, but not too thick gloves are indeed essential, or some thick cushion to push thru at the bumper on the inside.. It's not up to the level of work I would accept from the professional body shop, the corner is no longer creased on the outside as before, although there is still a little dent visible if you know where to look and scratches needs buffing, But given where I drive and park, and as I am not looking into selling or trading it - it looks good enough. Overall for less than an hour of work + $25 investment in a heat gun is pretty good.

So how hot should the plastic be? Too hot for the touch with bare hands? I never got it to the point where I could not hold my bare hand to it.

Has anyone tried to right the dent in the rear plastic bumper cover on a Legacy heating it with the heat gun or boiling water as they show on Youtube videos? I have tried but never could get the plastic soft enough to yield. Having no previous experience was afraid to go too hard on it with heat. Perhaps I should have tried more heat? Or are 14' Subaru bumpers just made to be harder than the others?

Purely theoretical les than semi- educated guess - higher viscosity -> higher oil pressure, and higher heat losses -> higher temps for the rubbing parts. OTOH - there are other factors to play here - heat transfer properties of the oil, etc... Only the real data would tell, Anybody has experience running this engine on 5w30 for ~100kmiles or more?.

subaru engineers didn't have 500HP spec, they were designed to the crash tests, mileage, EPA, costs, qualified suppliers, serviceability, etc....

Thanks guys, if Mobil 1 is OK, next time it what it is going to be...

ANyhoo, it turns out that subarupartsandaccessories.com has original Subie oil at $5.83 which with shipping is still a bit more than mobil 1, but it'll come to my doorstep, hopefully with the filter and gasket

yes, they do not, but they may have soemthing special. Like for instance with synthetic AT for some cars (Volvos) plain vanilla mobil 1 synth AT would not do, there is a fine print...