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I am finally the proud new (to me) owner of a '99 Outback wagon! I have had it about 3 weeks now and I absolutly love it, but now comes the fun part - Customizing! I was at my local 2004 Auto Expo the other day and was looking at the Subaru's (of course), I was excited to see that the WRX was equipped with a MOMO leather wrapped steering wheel with an airbag. I immediatly thought how cool that would be to have in my outback and have been on the search for one since then. My question is: has anyone ever done one of these swaps? And is it even possible? The dealership here in town dosen't have a clue but some of the custom shops have told me the hubs are compatable but the plugs may not be. Any ideas? I would appreicate any help - Thanks! I'm also attaching photo's of the MOMO wheel for anyone who is interested.

It's a smaller, family owned dealership. And it will have a limited warrenty but it only covers the first 3 months/3000 miles. After that I'm on my own, but I like the idea of writing into it lifetime coverage for the headgasket. I will see what can be done. Thanks for all the advice! I plan on checking out this message board alot more! Cheers & Happy New Year!

Perhaps I could just ask nicely? I think demand may have been too strong a word, I'm just worried about having a serious problem that looks to be a recurring theme with these engines. Did Subaru ever do a recall on this?

Hey all, I'm new to this but am thinking about becoming the proud owner of a '99 Outback Wagon. This is the DOHC 2.5L engine that I'm reading horror stories about. It's a manual trans (which I love!) and is in great shape with 90K miles on it. The dealer is very cool and is having the timing belt replaced with an overall check up as well. I've done everything but sign on the dotted line for this car but am now reconsidering because of all the head gasket problems that I'm hearing about. So, my question is should I demand that it be replaced as well before I buy it? Is there a particular gasket out there that is the best? And finally if he refuses to replace it, should I just walk away? I really do want to buy this Subaru ( it's a beautiful silver that I don't see very often ) and at $9200 it seems like a good deal. Any advice? Thanks!!!