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It's for the cruise control. You might have an aftermarket one, so the knob for the cruise control had to be reattached to the steering column? If so, it's probably a universal aftermarket, the OEM one sticks out from the steering wheel at about the 4oclock position and to attach/remove you have to take out the drivers airbag.

06-07 WRX TD04s supposedly have 5psi wastegates, also people have swapped out the stock wastegate actuator for a GL-10 one link Have fun, I had a 93 Imp that I was going to turbo, I had everything for it including a Leg-T crossmember, up/down pipes, and Greddy eManage but ended up having to sell it when I got a killer deal on a RS and my gf wouldn't let me have 3 Subarus.

I had my old Subaru pass inspection in PA with a spacer, once it gets dirty you can't tell. Both of my current Subarus have P0420s fixed with spacers.

Probably a 18mm or 20mm from a WRX, RS had the same 13mm as OBS. Some of us on SLCsubaru are into off-road, I had a 93 Imp wagon lifted with For struts/springs until Jan.

Just wanted to add another data point. 93 Impreza wagon, 195k miles, trans flushed last summer. Delayed forward/reverse engagement (only for about 2 seconds), hard shift between 2-3, and pretty severe torque bind (went away with FWD fuse). I added Trans-X about a month ago, drove around for a few miles but had to go out of town so didn't get a chance to really drive it until last week. Have to say I'm impressed, it seems to have gotten rid of all the problems.

I towed my "new" Impreza that way, I also took off the protector and used some rope and zip ties to hold it out of the way even more.

Nope, rear one is just for monitoring the cat(s). Messing with the front one will affect fuel/air ratio, etc.

Hella Supertones Huge difference. Though they are pretty directional so they are not as loud when you aren't directly in front of the car.

I do have extra axels, even a rear LSD that I was planning on putting on my 00 L wagon. What's a blue wrench? No truck, just a 93 and 00 Impreza wagons, once I get this RS home I'll have 3 Imprezas, and will have owned 7:) I could ask the former owner to drag it out to the road with his tractor but while it's a country road it's still a fairly busy state highway so I don't know if I'd want to be working on the shoulder. Isn't the driveshaft held to the rear diff with 4bolts, and you have to be able to rotate it to get all of them? I didn't spend too much time looking but I don't know if I can rotate it at all. Engine won't start at all, just kind of turns and grinds like it stalls immedidately. So I guess as long as I can get it off, just getting it on a flatbed would be the quickest/safest way to go and deal with it at home. Any idea what would be a fair price to offer, would be about 100miles/4hours round trip? (I figure I'll try advertising on craigslist first)

I just bought a 2000 RS but it's currently non-drivable since the transmission is "seized" up in 2nd gear and the clutch doesn't seem to do anything, can't even start the engine. The car is still on the former owner's ranch (maybe 1/4mile up a dirt road) and I need to figure out a way to get it back to my city 100miles away. Any thoughts if I can get it rolling at least so it will be easier to load/unload from a trailer? It's also sitting on the side of a grass/mud hill right now so I don't now if I could actually jack it up or not. Maybe I could remove the axels one side at a time?

Should be a black thing, like a brake booster, on the passenger side strut tower. No?

Legacy wagon rears (I think 95-99?) will fit in an Impreza wagon, seen a couple threads where people have done it. All fronts can interchange. You can swap the passenger side seat rails on 02-03 Impreza seats to get rid of the extra height. My 00L Impreza wagon has 02 WRX wagon front and rears, the rears aren't a 100% fit but I modified that brackets so that they can fold down. Much better than the old, I just need to work on swapping out the tan seatbelts.

Nice! Was it more than a 93-99? I've seen the top spoiler go for $50-100 and the mid-waist go for $50-150. I got a top at the junkyard and a replica STi mid waist that I need to paint and install.

I think it was an option in 1999 (my old OBS didn't have one and was thinking about adding one), then standard in 00-01.

Like this one?

I have a Forester stalk with the rear intermittent position on my Impreza but it doesn't work either. From what I've read, cars with rear int have additional wiring and a relay, and they aren't easy to add. link to NASIOC thread, they talk about rear int near the bottom

By valve, do they mean the valve that is on the low side hose? The hose itself is only like $200 from the dealer and should come with a new valve.

No need to remove the headliner, the bolts are on the outside (Legacies and GG imprezas need to remove headliner). At both ends of the rails (not the crossbars) there is a rectangular plastic sticker, take that off and there should be two screws holding the rails into brackets that are attached to the roof (8 screws total for the 4 ends). Taking the crossbars off are impossible, the bolts attach to nuts that are very lightly welded to the rails. Any rust and the turning force will break the nut off and allow it to turn freely. Depending on whether you want to keep the stock crossbars or not, you can either take a dremel to the plastic brackets and just cut/rip it off, or cut a hole in the bottom of the rails and use needlenose pliers to hold the nuts. If you remove the stock crossbars, you'll have a gap in the rubber moulding on the rails (asthetics only, doesn't affect anything), if you can find junked Impreza with rails you can take the rubber moulding from it and cut it to make it complete. If you take off the rails completely, (again for asthetics) you can take off the gutter moulding from a impreza wagon without a roof rack to make it look complete. Lowriders won't work for these rails, Yakima doesn't officially make anything that will fit other than the Qtowers (you might be able to get attachments made for a different rack to fit, not sure if I would trust it at high speeds), though Thule's TK2 feet and trackers will attach to the rails.

Nope, I don't think anyone has unless they did it in the first few months. The problem is that the nuts are very weakly welded into the rails (they aren't adjustable), any rust and when you turn the bolt the nut gets ripped off and they start to turn freely. Depending on whether you want to use the stock crossbars anymore or not, you can either cut off the plastic brackets with a dremel (faster) or cut a hole in the bottom of the rails and use needlenose pliers to hold the nuts.

1. Not sure if it has lift blocks (tranny and diff blocks like Outback), never checked, but the springs are taller than standard Imprezas 2. They have standard impreza gearing

For the most part, yes it is the same (although the cc connectors are lacking in certain models, like 00/01 L) In addition to the connector under the hood, there should be another connector under the dash, right under the plastic trimming that is next to the dead pedal, this is where the main unit goes. Also need the switch from the brake (and clutch if manual).

99 OBS didn't come with cruise control stock, just as an dealer installed option, I think they were stock starting in 00. The good news is that all the wiring should be there, so all you need to do is source the parts (subaruparts.com had it last time I looked) and plug them in, steering wheel even has the outline of the cutout for the stalk. I've been looking into it since I want to install it on my 00 L wagon that doesn't have the wiring (have all the parts and wiring diagrams, just need the time). One way to check is to look at the wiring near the passenger's side firewall, up by the strut, there should be a connector that isn't connected to anything. What you need: steering wheel stalk underhood unit + bracket (different from Legacy) main unit (installs under dash, right next to the dead pedal, under the plastic trim) brake sensor (replaces the one that's on the brake pedal right now) clutch sensor (if you have a manual)

Are they tapered like the 04 Imprezas?

Thanks. Off to Autozone! I love the one by my house, open until midnight. I'd rather keep the axel I have on the car since I know it's ok, rather than use one that is of unknown condition and have the joints fail. Plus I can return it to the yard and get the $30 credit;)

Doh! Should have thought of that, I've been there almost everyday on the weekends for the past few months (I think they are starting to hate loaning tools to me since I'll return it thinking I'm done then have to go back to rent it again the next week). This one work?