slunk33

My 92 Legacy has a built-in function that part of the seat belt pulled apart and revealed a tag that says the seat belt needs to be replaced. The problem is I have the motorized shoulder belt and a manually operated lap belt. The lap belt is the one that says has failed. Subaru wanted $150 or so for a new one. I will call them and see if it is covered under a life-time warranty, but I doubt it.

There is the possibility you are running too much bass to the OE speakers. Without a proper crossover, the radio will send the highs and the lows to the speakers. If the speaker is not capable of handling the lows, you will get distortion. I remember someone telling me of a way to implement a cheap crossover by adding a capacitor to the positive terminal of the speaker, but I do not recall the correct specs on the capacitor. It was just a small part from my local radio shack that cut the lows from reaching the speakers. Otherwise, you can spend $50-100 on crossovers. Anyone else have info on that setup?

I would agree, only if the Subaru has decent tires. I have a 92 Legacy SS and the tires were bad. We had our one significant snow storm of the year last month it did not perform like a true Subie. My wife got stuck on a hill. I have a 05 VW Passat, and sorry to say, it's front wheel drive traction control system kicked the Subie's butt up and down the street. I have since gotten 4 new tires on the Legacy, but I don't think we Western Washington people will be fortunate enough to drive in the snow again. On a side note, the ABS worked great (albeit noisy and a little scary sounding).

My 92 leg was having starting issues lately. I would try to start it and it would do nothing, no clicks, nothing. The starter needed replaces, I was able to get it done at wholesale so wasn't too bad, around $250. I don't know if that is the same problem you are having, but that was my solution.

I called Gregs Japanese Auto in Puyallup, and they said it would be $256, just for the labor! I guess I can live without tach lights. [update] The Subaru dealership said $150 for the labor. Getting better. He said its not hard to do yourself, just time consuming. Need to find a Haynes or Chilton manual... Thanks for the info.

Sounds too difficult. This is a daily driver, I don't know if I can have it out of commission for a couple of days. I thought it would be a couple of screws, but of course not... Blah, if gas wasn't so expensive I'd drive my 66 Mustang. Don't get me wrong, I love my Subaru, I just wish it was easier to repair myself.

Does anyone know how to take the instrument cluster out? I could only find two screws, and they looked too low to be holding the cluster in. Sounds like I should just take it to Subaru. I wish we could fix more things ourselves, but the auto manufactures do this on purpose so we'll spend more to have them do it. I have a 2005 VW Passat and I couldn't replace the headlights myself or buy the windshield wipers at my local auto parts store. Sorry for posting a new thread, I did a search for Dash removal and found nothing, didn't search for Dash Lights. Sorry! Brent

Hello, I have a 92 Legacy. Over the last few years, a couple of the lights in the dash have gone out (all of the ones behind the tach). I was wondering how I take the dash board off to access these lights. What lights do I need to pick up at the auto parts store to replace them? Thanks! Brent