Finally got around to doing some sound deadening. Sorry for these photos being blurry and whatnot; apparently I wasn't holding my phone quite steady enough. First you need to remove your door card. This is fairly straightforward. You need to pop the door handle trim piece off (from the bottom) with a bit of force. There are two screws underneath it that need to be removed. There is also a little cap covering a [...]
I replaced all of the bulbs in my car (except for the fog lights) using DiodeDynamics products. All bulbs are 6000K white, except for the ones I've highlighted in their respective colors. Front Turn Signals - XP80, 510 lumens (pair) - $90 Rear Turn Signals - XP80, 510 lumens (pair) - $90 Front Side Markers - HP3, 56 lumens (pair) - $12 Rear Side Markers - HP3, 56 lumens (pair) - $12 License Plate Bulbs [...]
Today I had the front of the car wrapped in XPEL Ultimate protective vinyl. Subaru paint is notoriously thin (I've heard it described as "glorified watercolors"), so this was very high on the list of things I wanted to get done ASAP. The install was done by Body-Skins Inc., and I was very pleased with the results. You also get to sit right there and watch them do it, and ask them all kinds of [...]
Finally chased down an annoying rattle. Turns out this clamp that secures the front of the cat's heat shield had come completely loose and was dangling/rattling. Tightened it back up and we are good to go! I hope there aren't any other more critical parts that weren't properly tightened from the factory...
I guess I hadn't explicitly mentioned this yet, but I just moved to Chicago this year, and this is my year-round daily driver. So that means she gets some new shoes for the winter months. I finally got my winter tires mounted today... and not a moment too soon! I've used Blizzaks in the past with my Outback, and always thought they were absolutely fantastic. This year, I decided to try the Generals for [...]
Changed my boot screen to something a bit more appropriate :)