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No one can recommend an auto glass chain that they have had luck with?

When they first came out they had a SUS badge on the rear for (Sport Utility Sedan)!

So that is all the VLSD stock in the '03 GT sedan auto trans can do 90/10, that split is USELESS! When is Rallitek coming out with this 50/50 switch?

Once again skunked by GM. Why would SIA put a useless VLSD if a regular mech. LSD was better?? Is the VLSD cheaper to produce? If it happens again I will just keep the throdle on.

OK, now that it has to be replaced WHERE should I take it in the Brewster, NY Danbury, CT area? Last time I had TWO diff. guys come from a large chain to replace the glass in my '98 Legacy L wagon. Both times they, damaged interior trim pieced, mainly the A-pillar covers!! THEY ALSO CUT INTO THE HEAD LINER WHERE IT CAME NEAR THE GLASS, AND PUT WAYYYY TO MUCH SEALANT DOWN, IT SHOWED AS GLOBS INSIDE THE CABIN!! THE SECOND GUY WHO CAME TO REPAIR THE MISTAKES OF THE FIRST GUY BUTCHERED THE JOB EVEN WORSE!!

Just had the BFG Traction T/a's on hard pack snow they are not as good as I had hoped. Spun a lot, must just be the all-season compound that gets HARD when the temps drop.

My Mom's '03 GT Sedan with the 4EAT is suppose to come with a LSD rear diff as well. I had the car on a up hill stop then tried to take off with one side of the drive way icy the other bear gravel. It pulled it self up the hill but VERY slowly with the front and rear tires on the ice spinning like crazy?? I did change the rear diff fluid with Mobil 1 full syn. but it said it had limited slip additive in it? Could it be TOO much Limited slip additive and not leting the LSD engage as well the factory fill??

Has any one with the factory heated windshield has structural cracking issues??? My Mom's '03 GT sedan with the heated windshield wiper area has developed what looks to be a structural crack? It is a hairline crack that starts UNDER the COWL cover at the bas of the windshield about 4" of the center of the windshield. It then passes through the heating matrix splits into TWO hair line cracks that then REJOIN after about 4" vertical, and then the crack makes a bend and travels horizontally for a FOOT!! Mom has heard NO popping and had no objects hit the windshield or let the wipers slap down. There is no sign of an impact either??

Sounds like you like it! In Troy, NY the AWD WILL come in handy! If it is a 5-speed (I like them too) I say get it. Have you looked under it to see if there is any rust, and had a Carfax done on it?

Sweet, thanks for all the help! Will keep my eyes peeled!

Outback and Forester wheels will not work since they are 48mm offset not the 55mm I need for the GT. Only Roo with the 16" rims I need is '02 and UP WRX's. Did not see any WRX's at the junk yard so I guess it's Ebay time.

Good info to know! What is the offset of Legacy wheels? Which years of Impreza/WRX had which offset? Will Forester or Outback wheels work?

Yea, that is most likely going to be my best bet. There is a wrecking yard in Manchester, NH that has about 15 wrecked Roo's siting around. Can anyone tell me what years, models, and trim levels of cars Subaru OR NOT will have the 16" 5X100 bolt pattern wheels with the correct off-set and center bore?

I have a set of 205/55R16 Gislaved Nord Frost II's that are BRAND new. I want to put them on my Mom's '03 Legacy GT sedan for the winter. BUT, I really do not want to subject the MINT stock alloys to the winter. Any other options like steelies that will fit?

Have a set of Mastercraft (aka Cooper rebadges) Thay have a nice aggresive tread for snow but are a little loud on the highway and seem to wear pretty fast. The BF Goodrich Traction T/a are a better ALL-season tire IMHO!

Congrats!! Roo's are GREAT cars for New England! The early ('96-'99) gen. 1 EJ25 (aka 2.5 Liter) are prone to headgasket failure. You will want an independant Subaru mechanic in your area to check that for you. Is the car Automatic or 5-speed. Does it have matching tires all around? The group will need more info to help you out with particulars.

First off where are you located? First off Michelin WEAR like iron and hold up to abuse!! BUT the Radial X's I had a on a '98 Legacy L wagon had NO lateral snow grip!! I have a set of Kumho's on my '95 SAAB 9000 Aero 5-speed, 300 hp!! (205/55 R16) and they are GREAT in the dry for $55 tires! Have not had them in the snow yet. Rain they are OK, not fantastic. Just put a set of BFGoodrich Traction T/A's for my Mom's '03 GT sedan 205/55R16. Tirerack.com and EVERYONE HERE rates them good at everything but many have reported loss of 1-3 MPG!! Only $400 OUT THE DOOR!!! the Car handles MUCH better on the BFG's than the stock Potenza RE92's!!

fnlyfnd is in NYC, not many Subies there. A LOT of old domestic RWD Iron!! I know I grew up around NYC. Here in New Hampshire especialy near the VT and ME border are A LOT of Roos! CT, MA and Upstate NY have a fair amount. I would say Vermont and Maine have the most. Up here you have to get the Mid-90's+ years or the rust is BAD!! Out west you don't have as big a problem. There is a body shop/used car dealer in Keene, NH that ONLY sells used Subaru's and he has about 30 on the lot at any one time!!

We have it on the SEVERE service schedule and I use fully Syn. in the car always. That how she is geting 25 MPG all the time.

SHE MY MOM is geting 25 MPG with gripper tires, and stuff in the trunk. But she drives 65 MAX!!

Yep head over to Canada and grab some, will help you head off the evil RUST! Rubberized undercoating can trap moisture and RUST under it!! Also the Rustcheck Coat & Protect is SELF healing and if nicked will fill in again!! undercoating will not.

My Mom is complaining that her '03 GT sedan with the automatic with the "sportshift" (what ever Subaru calls it) is not breaking 25 MPG even for extended highway runs. In the newwer 4EAT based AWD systems can I put the fuse to make it FWD to give her better MPG till snow flies? I know the GT is a F 40/60 R split ALL the time for a more perfomance feel, and it has the rear LSD. Will that set-up be damaged by running in FWD for awhile?

True that is why NEW pavement before the oil have a chance to evaporate off is the SLICKEST THING IN THE WORLD WHEN IT HAS A FINE MIST ON IT!! Ditto on the bus, #2 fuel oil also sucks!! But the Rustcheck Coat and Protect is not really a oil it's more like a wax / petroleum gelly combo.

Yes spraying oil as a under coasting IS bad for teh enviroment and Motorcycle riders like me when I hit the oil slicks after they rise to teh surface during the first rain!! That is why Rustcheck is so good it, slows rust, does not drip as much and it's not bad on enviroment!!

I think the rear cover can be un bolted on my Mom'03 GT sedan with Limited Slip Diff. Can't rememeber on the '98 L wagon we had. I just used a 1/2" drive breaker bar they are preety robust bould be hard to do that much damage??