Kaptain Kouta

I mentioned this to the missus today. I'm still in the dogbox over it. I took the photo in June 2002.

I'm with you. My story is that it was late at night and I was tired. And I'm sticking to it. I like the new Liberty/Outback look, although it's now impossible to tell the difference between the 2, whereas at least on the 03 and earlier, it was obvious, and the Liberty looked to ride lower (which it does, but I mean that it was almost accentuated by the single-tone paint).

Reverse lights are mandatory almost everywhere else in the world. It would actually cost Subaru more if they omitted them from the car, as it would require a change from the Outback they sell in Japan, Australia, Europe, UK, etc.

That's just plain wrong. Wrong, I tells ya.

This is The Bluemobile. I got in a whole world of hurt that day, cos I got the missus to get out of frame (She thought I was taking pics of her too)

Unfortunately, most coins around the world are made from a non-ferrous nickel (I think), which means that they aren't magnetic. Add to that, a magnetic instrument near the play heads can magnetise them and damage their ability to play correctly, and damage tapes which are played in the player.

You can buy "one man" bleeders which have a one-way valve, but I imagine they are a massive PITA, and it's much easier and quicker with 2. Even for a dealer or mechanic I imagine it would be quicker for 2 people to complete the job in less that half the time that it takes for one with the one man bleeder.

Don't forget there's a fair weight difference between a Camry (erghhhh....cardigan car.....) and a Forester, so gravity could have something to do with it. Is your Forester MT or AT? The different shift points etc in the 2 cars may also contribute. I have found that my 02 AT OBW "holds" 3rd or 4th coasting downhill a long time before the torque converter locks up and the car coasts "free".

Greg, it's a Koala, not Koala bear... And for the record, it's you (y'all?) who drive on the wrong side of the road..... The thing which bewilders me, is given there's economies of scale, why would they change minor details like that market to market? The W5W Wedge globes (bulbs) are the same as the number plate (Licence PLate) illumination globes in the tailgate. I might research this further with some of the Auto modification type places which service the boy-racer markets. I'll let you know how I go, and for the information of fellow Aussie Subie lovers.

Those "1157" aren't like the ones in my OB. The ones I have are listed in the Owner's Handbook as "W5W" which is a little wedge globe, similar to the "194" you mention. Maybe the MY02 Headlight cluster is different in the USA.

I was thinking LEDs might work. There isn't actually a coloured lens over the park light. When you installed LEDs, did you find ones which slotted into the same wedge globe space, and didn't require any adjustment to the assembly itself? The gripe I have with the procedure of changing the park light globe (and indicator globe, for that matter, is that it requires the removal of the headlight assembly cluster, which could end up requiring the headlights to be realigned. Such a simple owner-reachable part, and it should be able to be replaced by the owner, as all the globes should be, shouldn't require a trip to a dealer to be done properly.

I have a MY02 wagon which I love dearly (one day, I'll tell you all how much I got in trouble by telling my girlfriend to get out of the way when I wanted to photograph the car in the snow the first time I took it there.....for those who want to see the pic, go to my website: Zeitgeist Photography it's in the gallery), but I tend to run with the headlights on, which runs through globes pretty swiftly, and I've just noticed that one of the park lights is out. What I would like to know, however is: is there a way to replace the park light without removing the whole headlight assembly/cluster? The owner's manual says not, but I suspect that with a little mechanical nous it should be achievable. Thanks in advance, Eliot