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  1. Carter Subaru lists my front right clearance lamp (#784451100) at $140.00 plus tax, they have one in their Atlanta, GA warehouse.

    I'm thinking I could probably find one through USMB or a wrecking yard somewhere, and perhaps save some money along the way.

    Anybody got one (or the pair) they'd be willing to part with?

    I'd reimburse for shipping or pick them up if close enough to Seattle area.

  2. My vote is for time and temperature over damage.

    My 19 year old Wagon had been idle for the 8 years prior to me buying it, and lightly driven the 11 years before that. (19 years and 41000 miles). The front leftmost light (there are four) worked on high beam only and was 1/3 full of water when I went to replace it, but there was no obvious damage to the lamp.

    So, now I assume that condensate seeped along the inside of a dried and shrunken 19 year old seal over several wet seasons and resulted in both the water and the filament failure.:cornfuzz:

  3. For an eight-three subie?, I wouldn't bother. Their fee schedule is less than, but not much less than dealer work on your newer car.

    There's a couple of Soob mechanics in and around Seattle that might be pretty good, just like those Volkswagen guys.

    If you can't/won't do the work yourself, IMHO anybody reputable can do the general maintainence things. A carburetor shop will rebuild an electrically controlled carburetor for less than $300.00

    (Hondas and Subies both have same issues). Read here about ECM issues (EGR solenoids and Oxygen Sensors mainly) and get 'em done at your local muffler shop, again probably cheaper than a place like Greg's or Carter. Carter is good about oem parts though.

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