AlderB

Well it was the bulbs. Kind of makes sense now. If you think about all the times you blow a lightbulb in your house it's typically when you load the filament by turning on the switch. I imagine that the old bad battery wasn't full voltage and once the new battery was installed the old, tired filaments finally saw a full load and popped. Took this opportunity to clean all the grounds. Combined with the new battery it has solved my problem with the headlights dimming when pushing in the brake. Now after a full degreasing and cleaning I have a CEL on. Guess I'll start tracking that problem down.

'97 OBW Had a new battery installed today and now I don't have low beams. High Beams work and so do the Fog Lights. All of my fuses are functional. It seems odd that both bulbs would go at the same time. Searched through the forum and didn't find anything similar. Any help would be appreciated. Also, how do I check the relays with a multimeter? Thanks

Sooo glad I found this forum. I rely heavily on a similar forum for my VW Vanagon and have been looking for a Subaru one of the same quality. My '97 Outback with 147000 miles is starting to require attention (leaking front crank seal AGAIN!, fogged headlight exteriors, valve noise etc). I do all my own repairs so this will be a great resource. Glad to be on board. '97 Outback wagon '88 VW Vanagon Wolfsburg