I got a 96 outback the car is not wrecked or was. But my right (pass) headlamp is not fitting in right. Is this some POS aftermarket part or are the legs different from OBWs

and they look a little different ...I think It could be shimmed but the grill wont fit

Edited January 23, 201016 yr by bobaru

i was under the impression that all legacy (legacy and OBW) headlights were the same from 95-99.

 

do you think it was wrecked? you could take measurements of both (the other side too) and compare them.

 

the grills are different from some legacy models to another though, did you replace that?

There were some that had one piece housings that included the corner lamp. And others were two piece where the corner lamp was separate. I'm pretty sure the 96 should have the one piece.

Yep. They definately changed around '98? The Grille may have changed.

 

But the turn signal lense is definately different.

the headlamps I got look the same to the naked eye.... to the measuring tape there about 7/8" differ at the grill in the deepness thicker........ Driver side fits with body lines on both hood & bumper corner is tight......... Passenger side is thinner in depth at the grillside hoodline and bumerline does not lineup..... corner is cocked

 

Again the the car has not been wrecked .....I could shim to fit and it will

 

but grill wont fit

 

Ive looked at ebay 95 96 97 are one piece lights ...........97 98 99 are two piece

 

so im back to is outback different from legacy

Outback is a Legacy with a raised suspension. The bumpers were different, and the grille was taller. There is a recess in the bumper right under the grille on the OB that isn't there on the standard legacy. But the lights should be the same I would think.

 

Same part number. 95-97 Legacy and Outback.

http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=1281

http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/cp_partdetail.php?partid=1191

Edited January 24, 201016 yr by Fairtax4me

thank you very much Fairtax4me:banana::banana:

 

this tells me I got a POS aftermarket they never fit

 

the part that confused me is this one has subaru # on it that look real

 

again thank you

Edited January 24, 201016 yr by bobaru

 

Ive looked at ebay 95 96 97 are one piece lights ...........97 98 99 are two piece

 

Those Ebay listings notoriusly overstate what somethiong will fit.

 

95, 96 = One piece lights

 

97,98 = Two piece

 

99 = Slightly different one piece again.

Goyale

thank you again

 

that answers my ? even better Plus I might have a 99 4sale when I find a 95 96

I've got a set from a 95 Legacy L setting in the backseat (sold bumper cover).

 

A like new set still in a 97 OBW (had recently hit a deer and new OEM lights and Grille). I'll want big bucks for them.

 

And some strays around. Mostly 95-97 L and OB stuff. I don't believe I have any left that fit the 99's - even to compare to.

 

Drop me a PM if you have trouble sourcing them locally with what you're looking for and an offer.

heres a some picks to show what Im lookin at

You need to dig a little.

 

Are the tabs just broken?

 

 

Aftermarket grille, looking like aftermarket/replacement bumper cover probably.

 

Hard to tell the extent of your issues.

 

I'd be happy to sell you parts that I might have but you're almost gonna have to get your car side by side with an unmolested car to figure out what all needs fixed.

 

Until then you're possibly just wasting money.

that just a screen, wire tied to factory grill

 

Dave Ill get better picks for you that was really just a test new computor to me

I've retrofitted the 95 one piece headlights into a 98 outback that had the 2 piece setup, so they're deffiniately interchangeable. The wiring for the bulbs is different so you have to do some cut and splice. I would take a close look at the body where the headlight attaches. I would suspect that the radiator support area may be pushed in a bit. It looks like the headlight is recessed in in relation to the hood too. Mabe stacking some washers between the headlight assembly and the body and useing a longer bolt would work for you?

check very carful behind the lense for the bracket attaching it to the headlight bucket. they are NOTORIUS for having broken mounts, BEHIND the headlight lens. We had a really hard time finding used headlights for my brothers 99 outback. The tabs on top were broken on nearly all the junkyard ones, then my dad found one that had good top tabs, but after installing, figured out the back tabs were broken, which resulted in the headlight lens sitting back about 1.5" too far.

They made the buckets poorly on these and to find good ones takes mucho time. Even a junkyard sold us a "good" one, that turned out broken tabs, not to mention almost all are pitted, and yellowed to unusable conditions.

 

after looking at your pic, yes, the behind the bucket tabs on the headlight are fubar'd, the ones that hold the housing to the bucket.

Edited January 25, 201016 yr by bheinen74

I can make it fit that's not a issue heres more pic to really show the

forgot the picks

more

you have broken mount behind the housing of the lense. Look at your driver side, see the gap between lens housing and bucket.

believe it or not nothing is broken or bent .........for those picks I only removed the two bolts you see missing,,, the third one was still in place. Without the third bolt in place I could easley adjust to a perfect fit.

 

you are missing the bucket, the black part.

 

you are missing the bucket, the black part.

 

If I was missing the black part would you mind telling me what I took the bolts out of

Edited January 25, 201016 yr by bobaru

I don't see anything missing. There is no "bucket" on these lights. Adjustment is done by moving the reflector inside the housing, not by moving the whole lens.

 

 

What gets me is the position of the hole for that inner bolt on the top support. It looks like it's too far back for some reason. I'll check mine in the morning and see what it looks like.

Edited January 26, 201016 yr by Fairtax4me