My vent settings are 'stuck' as I posted about recently.

 

In doing some eBay and internet searching, I'm encountering 2 different listings for the control units. 95-97 and 98-99. Some listings though are indicating that the units were the same across all these years, or at least compatible.

 

Does anyone know? Eg will a 98-99 unit work ok in my 1997 Legacy Outback?

 

Just from the pictures, I can see that the blue/red temperature band was changed from a continuous solid bar to a dashed colored bar. I guess that could be enough to have generated a new part number. Otherwise, it looks identical. My concern is whether the electrical connection / circuit board is the same or not. I'd hate to buy a unit and then find out that it doesn't hook up.

 

Thanks.

From what I remember, they are all the same (Size/shape) few little changes light you said. But should pop right in.

 

Be carful not to loose the E-clip that holds the lever cable to the box (Hard to fine one that works other then the proper one)

 

Cheers,

-Tom

unhook the cable from down below, not the unit itself

You can probably find your answer from this site:

 

http://www.subarupartsforyou.com/index.php

 

It has good info about what part # is for what model/year.