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i put the green leds in today and it looks great but its not quite right. i had to order some red and white ones as well and am waiting for those now. the green led's drown out the red and blue like the needles on the gauges and the blue/red on the heat control dial. the red is almost non existent with the green led's and blue is now green. im hoping if i mix a combo of green and white in certain places i can get the colors right and not look off. the red ones are for the indicators on the switches to show the selected item is on vs off because green led's completely down out the red diffuser in the switches.

i ment to do this the other day but kept forgetting. this is how my headlights have turned out over the last year. its been just over a year since i did the wet sand and polishing of the headlights all i did was wipe the dirt off them before the pics.

why not refinish the ones u have? ive done mine. takes alot of time with wet sanding but they come out very nice in the end. the drivers one was as bad as the passenger one before. and yes the passenger one was leaking i replaced it with another one but had to refinish it too.

i wound up hunting for hours and found some green led's with solderable leads on them and ordered those. im just going to untwist the bulbs off the original bases and twist the new ones in. it took some time to find led's that were 12 volt without a resistor being needed but i found them ill update when they arrive how well they work. hopfully they will fit in all the bub locations. https://www.ebay.com/itm/20pcs-Green-4-7mm-Mini-LED-Bulbs-Instrument-Panel-Backlight-Gauge-Lights-12V/293056962307?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 if they dont work out i have other projects i can use them in.

i do still have the old trans the new one is the same 4.44 ratio as the original one it just came from a legacy vs an outback. how would one get this speedo drive gear out without taking the trans apart?

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thats the issue im having. i dont know what size they are most of them are fixed to bases and are supposed to be replaced with the base. im ok with having to in trwist the leads off the bases and put new bulbs on the original bases just dont know what bulbs to use. some of these things are tiny like smaller than a piece of rice some are the same size as a piece of rice and soime are about twice as big ad the rice.

i dident know a vehicle speed sensor modifier/adjuster unit was a thing. how would one go about doing this to an outback? im not splitting the transmission to swap that gear id leave it as is and use the gps for my speedo before i did that but would like to make it read more accurate if possible

many different bulbs throughout. are there any led options for the dash bulbs? climate control heated seat switches the tiny ones in the dash switches and window switch. ive changed them all as of now with other bulbs from part cars but most of the replacements did not have the green condom over the bulbs like the old ones did and now i have a mix of green and white illumination would like to replace them all with led's in the factory green color.

i have a gps and can confirm in saying that 25 mph is 22 on speedo 50 on gps is 45 on speedo 70 is 63

i believe i know the issue but not sure if i can fix it. the replacement transmission came from a legacy. the legacy used 205 55 r16 and the outback uses 215 60 r16. how does the car know what the speed is from the transmission is it as simple as swapping the speed sensor from the old transmission or is it some small gear inside the transmission?

well this is what has happened. i managed to get everytihng installed and the security does work the dome light never seemed to change operation though. i tried for a while to find a way to make the aftermarket remote start fob i have disable the factory security and finally decided its not possible so i removed the security module seeing as it did not seem to change the dome light option. im thinking i may pull the factory keyless module from the old car and use it to make the dome light function like i want it to. it just seems wrong to me as it is now. the current keyless module int he car makes the dome light come on and delay about 4 seconds before just turning off. it will not come on when i shut the car off ither. the old model keyless unit would leave the light on for like 15 seconds or until the car started. and the light would come on when the car was shut off and i dont think the new model module will do that from what ive seen now through 3 different keyless modules and security modules.

i got the relays today but i have not located them in my car yet or the connectors so might have to dig a bit to find the connectors. on a second note is there a way to disarm the security without the keyfob? like a disarm wire?

i will check those out next chance i get. it has started snowing here and wasent planning to go out anywhere today the part car is about 45 min from here but im assuming should be easy to find the relay as the dashboard is out of the part car so should give me an idea where to look in mine when i find it in the part car. the b93 is that not the security unit its self? b243 kinds looks like it would be behind the fuse box area but i wont be able to check on that till likely wensday witch is the next time i plan to head up to my friends house with the part car. any other info before i get out there would be nice but ill take it as it comes i dont want to push u on finding it i know it can take a while to search through it all. would the security horn work without the b243 relay? the horn did honk when i set off the alarm. just wondering if maby its already there because the horn did honk.

Programmed the factory fob just now and set the alarm. It does work and honks the horn but my remote start fob does not disable it so unless I figure iut how to bypass the alarm for the remote start I'm going to leave it in valet mode. For now I'll just focus on the dome light delay.

from what i can tell the security module is in valet mode currently 2 rapid flashes every few seconds. i kinda want to leave it there because i have a remote start installed with its own lock/unlock buttons as well and did not intend to use the actual alarm more just want the delay function. i mean i could probly use the alarm but id have to figure out what to wire in from the remote start to bypass the security but it would be easier to just leave it in valet mode. the security light does the rapid double flash every few seconds with engine off and it stops blinking while running. i might mess with it tomarrow but its too late to be having horn honks and lights flashing outside right now

im going to guess there's something els tied into it as well. i plugged the security module in and the security light int he dash started flashing but no change in the delay

I beleive this one is that plug. its funny because i saw the picture of the plug u sent and went i could swear i saw that behind the radio 2 days ago and it sure looks like it. i will patiently wait for the answer and thank you for checking over what id need to make this happen for me.

hmmm i was looking for that module as well as it was one of the ones i was suspecting had to do with it. i couldn't even find the plug for it. would it be visable with the dash board in place? also if its not there would u know what relays and fuses would have to be put in? i will be hunting for it again.

there was another module there but i dont remember what it was. so the security module has to move over as well? i dont think my car has the security on it. it was a base model that has been upgraded with almost every feature offered at this point. is there any other modules it ties into? i can swap those next itme im at my friends where the part car is

i found the module and swapped it with a part car one and got it half working. the lights delay when i get in the car or get out of the car but do not turn on when i shut the car off

would u happen to know where this lives in a 2001 outback?

ive noticed that my older 1998 outback and my friends 2002 outback have a delay feature in the dome lights where after getting in and closing the door the light stays on a few seconds then fades out or after shutting the car off the light will come on and stay on after u get out and close the doors for about 10 seconds. what module makes this happen? my 2001 outback does not do this the lights only come on if the door is open or if i use the switch. once i shut the door its off immediately no fading out no delay.

well they were all a little worn but nothing wild. only one of them was worn into the copper thogh but not very far so yes one was worn more than the others.

well heres my verdict. the engine rebuild did help it i no longer hear the rattly sound while accelerating but the knock still exists when cold. at this point i accept that the knocking im hearing now is piston slap as it quiets down now within a minute of running even at idle and is smooth and quiet after that so rebuilding it did help alot but still have bad pistons in it causing a slap when cold. i do believe there was something els going on besides the piston slap due to the rattling sound going away after the rebuild. i am happy with it now and at least have the peace of mind knowing there's nothing serious wrong in the engine at this point.