Slegacy96

Really you were with me at Napa this morning? Funny, I didn't see anyone else in the store. I dunno, car is running better than ever with properly gapped plugs. Don't plan to keep it long enough to justify spending $12 a plug when I don't have to. No to mention that my NGK plugs only lasted 30,000 miles. That is far from spectacular. I'm not convinced that they are all that great.

I ended up getting Champions as they were about $10 cheaper per plug than the NGKs. I had never heard of using them in a Subaru before, but the owner's manual reccomended them. Also, last time I had the plugs done at the dealer. I looked at those plugs today and they had a gap of .040. Specs call for .044. Interesting.

So I'm doing plugs for the first time today with a buddy of mine who is a BMW guru. Anyway, we differ in opinion. So I'm looking for yours. My view: 1. Subarus (like most Japanese cars) require NGKs. No question. I've had misfires before due to Bosch plugs that the previous owner installed. No good. 2. As the car ages you should install higher grade plugs. Not necessarily iridiums in a car like a 2.5L Legacy, but platinums. And that goes for all cars. His view: 1. You can put any plug in any car. 2. You should always put the standard, stock plug in. Anything else is a waste of money.

FWD eh? What kind of gas mileage do you get with that?

I too once wanted to invest in my Legacy, though at the time it was only 5 years old. Not saying that you shouldnt if you intend to hold on to it, but keep two things in mind. 1. Be prepared for unexpected maintence costs as your car is reaching that special age. 2. Your future. Im glad I held off as I am using the money I would have spent to go to grad. school.

Autos are good for new drivers as they have less to worry about. But that also creates drivers who are less aware of whats going on around them. They don't have to be as focused. Furthermore, many of these drivers never learn how to drive a stick, which I think everyone should be able to drive since one, even with the advances of auto transmissions, many manual transmissionns are still more efficient and two, you never know when you might need to drive one. Yes, I feel like everytime I get something fixed, something else brakes. It was no surprise that I needed a new ignition coil today as well as new spark plug wires, afterall the car is 10 years old. But, I just did the timing belt and it doesnt help that my dad snapped my antenna off loading his car.

Yeah, Ive got another set, I just don't feel like taking the whole cluster apart and putting it back together. Especially with temps. in the teens.

They do light up. Prolly burnt out if yor cant see them. Replacement instructions can be found here: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26408

I still don't trust myself today in my dad's 330xi and Im 22. My first car was an automatic 155HP Legacy GT. Given that the SVX does put out 230 HP stock, its quickness is limited due to its 4 spd auto. Thus, there could be worse choices for a teenager to drive. Still, Im with these guys, this car will be expensive to run.

Now if they had fuel efficient hybrids and diesels they could really clean up. I gotta believe alot of trail stomping Forester owners would enjoy a hybrid. I myself would love to 200 HP Legacy hybrid and with AWD, its something no other car company except for Lexus offers with the 600hL.

Anyone have problems with the actual needles getting stuck? My speedo failed a while back, which is common with '99 GTs. However, now my temp and tach get stuck and don't read properly. Its almost as if the motors that power them are wearing out. The tach works for a bit and the will only read above 2500 RPMs. Any have this?

Figured it out. The USDM harness went bad. Thanks SIA. It does not make a tight connection anymore, so I guess I will cut it out and hardwire it. Of course I discovered this after I cut off wiring casing, removed my headlights, grille, etc. I then blew the fuse. Ooops. Guess I'll need one of those too.

As it turns out my wire tester doesnt work at all.

I can, but the bolts are plastic and I don't want to break them and not be able to put it back. Ya know what I mean? But, perhaps that would be better than undoing my whole bumper. What we're looking at here.

I have a Sony T10. Classic point and shoot. Only complaint is that the timing between capturing the image and the flash can be poor, resulting in dark pictures. And the mud is actually from Salem, SC.

I have this awful feeling that I am going to have to remove the bumper in order to effectively work on this. And I really don't feel like it.

The problem/frustration lies in getting to all of that wiring.

Any mirror from '95 - '99 should fit just fine. I snapped my mirror off 4 years ago. $120 for the mirror. $110 to paint it.

My friend had a '96 Legacy L that was good for 35 hwy MPGs. I think with a nice new air filter, maybe even a K & N air filter, and you could easily get 35 MPG on the highway.

I don't think that I stretched it too far. However, I could not tell if there is a break in the wires as the are covered by an insulsation casing. And perhaps my wire tester from the 80s should be replaced, because there is no way that it could poke through wiring. Thanks for the ideas. I could have quite a bit of work ahead of me.

Awesome, I have always loved the black ones. You are missin out with the auto. When I finally got a 5 speed I found that this car accelerates so much faster and gets even better fuel economy. Nevertheless, you can never go wrong with a BD generation LGT. Some mud shots for ya:

I live in State College. Woo Penn State. Its a busy college town in the mountains which means you see two types of cars. Subarus and Priui. Now if Subaru had a hybrid they could dominate the market here.

But its definately way cooler than a minivan. Bring it to the U.S. with the 7 passenger seating and I'd pick one up. Of course, I'd wait until I actually had a family as I am only 21. Until then, perhaps a WRX. Oh wait, gas is $4 a gallon :-\

Alright. So I installed JDM foglights two years ago in my '99 Legacy. A few months ago I was driving at night and the driver's side fog light started flickering on and off. Eventually it quit entirely So I figured that since I had to retrofit this harness by splicing it to the JDM harness from the lights into the USDM harness connected to the car, that one of the solders was coming undone. I get under there today and the solder looked a little gray on the grounding wires. I flaked it off and twisted the wire back together. Tested the lights. No change. So I undid the other connection and re-twisted it back together. No change. I then got out my wire testers and tried that. Nothing. So I'm assuming that these lights don't work because they aren't get power. Thought process: Fuse: located in internal fuse box. Only one fuse, not blown, and the other light does work afterall. Grounding wire: try grounding the light to a part of the car. No change. Light bulbs: (remember this is JDM, so there are two) it flickered on and off when I initially began having problems so thats not a light bulb burning out. The probability of both bulbs burning out at the same time is also very slim. I checked the one. It was fine. I am out of ideas here. Does anyone know something that I don't know? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. ~ Ben

Well you will need to make the holes in the bumper wider to fit the foglights. Then you will need to modify the brackets of the JDM lights and when I actually installed the lights I used some steel cable to ensure that these babies weren't movin anywhere.