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I'm refinishing a set of aluminum wheels for my 92 Legacy and discovered one of them has the inserts missing on 2 lug holes. Where can I find replacements inserts for these. I tried to go to a local wheel shop that I thought would have them but they have closed.
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Does anyone know how to transfer a parking sticker from the old quarter glass to a new one? Can it be done?
You could put clear packing tape over it and heat it from the other side and then gently scrape it with a single edge razor blade. It worked on the old CO smog stickers that would otherwise say void, if you peeled them off.
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getting thru the urethane, without breaking the glass is going to be the hardest part.
There are special tools made for doing this - not too terribly expensive either, but do take a little practice to use effectively.
Like this: http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/windshield-removing-tool-p-12480.aspx
I have read that a lot of people use something like piano wire to "saw" thru the stuff...has to be threaded thru from one side to the other, then worked around the glass.
Something similar to this: http://www.gtglass.com/urethane-knives-and-blades/auto-glass-tri-wire-starter-kit
When i broke the cargo area side glass on my old GL, I happened to have a parts car on the property - had Auto Glass Specialists come out and do the job for me - $50 out (x2), $50 in
The first tool works great as long as the bead of urethane is close enough to the edge of the glass to cut through. Piano wire or guitar wire works, till it gets gummed up with old urethane, keep spraying it with glass cleaner or soapy water to help keep it cutting. When I was in the glass business we made long knives to cut out areas the cut out tool wouldn't reach. Use about a 18 inch to 2 foot peice of 1/2 inch conduit and flatten one end down enough to hold a stanly knife blade in it. Keep in mind you are working with tempered glas, if you chip the edge just right it will blow up on you. After you have installed the replacement glass, tape it to the car with masking tape to keep it in place till the glue dries. If you do drive, keep the windows closed to the air pressure doesn't blow the window out of the car, I've seen it happen.
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There is no gasket, it is glued in with urethane. To remove the top molding, go on the inside and remove the side panel to get access to the bolts holding the exterior molding. If it is the same as my 92 legacy, the bolts will be 8mm, you will need a deep well socket. I didn't have a deep well socket so I used a regular socket and flat screw driver to twist them off.
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Here is the FSM for the 1998 2.5 DOHC.
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B6P6dybMMzg9OTN0bkJ2RnJrMlk/edit?pli=1
thought I'd add the rest of the FSM for the 1998 Legacy in case you might be interested. They come in handy.
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B6P6dybMMzg9T25hMEhPdjFVc1k/edit?pli=1
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Looks like I'm out $8, oh well.
I currently have Sony 130 watt speakers in the back and the factory front speakers are actually better.
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I went out and tried to see how they would sound and didn't get any noise out of them. I don't know if I wasn't making connection or not. They might be junk. I never heard of this name of speakers, ( Klash Boss audio system). I'll try them in my Outback when I get a chance. Oh, by the way, now I see a made in China on them, probably swap meet crap.
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I found some 300 watt 4 ohm 6inch speakers today at the junk yard. I plan to put them in the back of my 92 Legacy wagon with the 80 watt factory am fm cassette CD head unit. Will this stereo be able to power it?
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Sound better with 2?
Yes and no, lot more bass, but now it has what I call ghetto vibrating noise, sounds like everything on the car is vibrating apart. I'll work on adjusting the 2 screws to see if I can get that to go away. Maybe I need new speakers.
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Today I finally got around to installing the second sub woofer in my 96 Outback. Here are some pics of the set up. I had to fit them both under the drivers seat since I have the factory 6 disc CD changer under the passenger seat. I plugged the 2 subwoofers together and then plugged them into the stereo. The first pic show them in position as how they will be when the seat is in place. In the second pic since the sticky double sided foam tape wasn't so sticky, I unscrewed the holding bracket and attached both sub woofers to one to hold them in place so they wouldn't move around. The last pic is how they look with the seat all the way forward.
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Care to share the link on the dual subwoofers?
It looks like they just piggy back the 2 sub woofers together. here is the link from NASIOC. Either plug 2 wire harnesses together or splice the wires to like color coded wires.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=694024
I'm going to try this, hopefully it will work. Although I do have the 6 disc cd changet under the passenger seat, so not sure where I'll fit the second sub.
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THanks, I did some searching and it is out of an Impreza. I also found a link showing how to connect 2 subwoofers to the stereo. So that will be with my next project when I get the energy.
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Is there a differance in the factory subwoofers in the 99 Outbacks. I have a couple that I've gotten out of 98 Outbacks at the junk yard that are 80watts. Today I found a 99 with a lager sized subwoofer. There is no wording on it, but the speaker in it is bigger as well.
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Will these increase gas mileage and power. If so any idea how much.
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The clip and the proper nut with the locking nut behind it. And a cleaning of the dirt and great of the threads of the cable.
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Finally got to the junk yard and got all the missing stuff for the clutch cable connection. It works great now.
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Thanks for the replies. This car was bought needing a clutch. Looks like there are some parts missing. There was only one nut on the clutch cable, so we need to go to a junk yard and get more parts. I'll start with that and see how things go.
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1991 Loyale 1.8 5mt FWD 110K miles. Just replaced the clutch along with new spring clips, throw out bearing, pilot bearing. Now can't get the car to go in gear. When you step on the clutch, it doesn't feel like it is catching till almost to the floor. The cable at the fork is adjusted all the way in. When you move the fork by hand it actually moves the clutch pedal up and down. The car will go in gear with the car off, it acts like it wants to start in gear.
Is this a problem with the cable or something else.
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When the belt broke on the 88 GL I used to own, it was the reslut of a seized pully. At least it was on the right side. I was still able to drive the 15 miles home only able to go about 25 mph.
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Look on top of the steering column between the sterring wheel and dash, is that switch in the on position. That will kill a battery overnight.
Check the door post switch to see if it is functioning properly.
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I like to detail cars so there are a couple of alternatives to use. One of my favorite cleaning methods for interior cloth seats is to use about a 1/8 cup of Woolite or the generic of it from the dollar store to a gallon of water. Use a terry cloth towel with mostly of the cleaning solution squeezed out of it so the towell is a little wet and gently rub over the seats. Use an extractor like a shop vac or carpet/upholstery cleaner to extract the water out of the seats. I use a Little Green Clean Machine, it works great for extracting the cleaning solution out of seats and carpets. If the stain didn't come out, I repeat the process. This works well for general stains, but there are precautions to take if working with more severe stainging, such as the car I did that was badly stained with lots of coffee and that colored sugar candy stuff that kids like to eat. Stains from coffee, ink and dyes can run and most of the time do. I fill a cheap spray bottle with the cleaning solution and spray just a little right on the stain and extract it straight, no rubbing it around or it will spread, typically I will repeat this several times.
I have found the foaming upholtery cleaner in a can will attract dirt after having been used. You also might consider using a fabric guard to help prevent from future staining. There are auto detailing forums that can give you more insite to this, but they usually try to sell commercial products that are pricy.
Travis
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Swaping out trunk panels in outback wagon.
in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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The 90-94 Legacy have 2 piece panels, upper and lower. The cargo liners interchange with either first gen or second gen, I have an Outback liner in my 92 Leg and it fits the same.