dumbskate

Cancel that. Bought a 2.5 Outback with cloth instead.

Hi All, Its a been a few year since posting here but I've happily been through three more Subaru's since then. I now looking to update the family wagon from our '04 Legacy to a 3.6R premium '10 or '11 Outback but I don't want the leather seats that seems the option ticked by ever original buyer. So if anyone out there is keen to swap for their tidy non-leather seats then sing out. I haven't settled on a car to buy yet but am pretty sure what I want will come with black electric leather seats.

My sister in law has a ~'96 Imprezza 2.0s with the bucket seats that she hates. If someone in Auckland woudl like to come to central Auckland and swap these for standard seats, in good condition then they are all yours. They look like this and are in good condition expect for a 40mm long vertical tear on the drives seat seam that often wears from getting in and out.

It was a while ago but I changed mine fairly easily from memory. Its under the drivers-side rear seat and is sort of built in to the lid. There are few tutorials around for doing this (maybe on here but certainly Google) and, again form memory the filter assembly was $100-$200 from Repco.

I have a basic list based on the legacy models but not on body shape so I have no clue if they refer to sedan or wagon. I suppose you could tell by coil spec from looking them side by side from there.

Anyone at all?

I am just trying to nail down what springs are in my car as its a bit saggy and could very well be sedan springs. I should be able to get the coloured dots from the front struts if someone has access to the corresponding parts info. Car is in my sig. Thanks

I thought that was the part number? The whole info stamped into the front strut is: Info I have is: Rear# are EB5-0704084 Front #are EB5 0704084 The other thing # pressed into the front are 05021 A393 20310AG140 Any help really appreciated.

Front strut part number is 20310AG150 and other is probably 20310AG160 but didn't check both before install. If you could check and confirm that these are Only in the legacy and not out backs that should put the possibility to rest. Also if you have a list of the spring colour dots used that would be awsome.

yeah its an issue with all manuals especially the N/A ones as they are the lightest up front. I had a little lift with the original front struts but these new ones have doubled that. Checking the coloured dots on the springs this weekend should settle whats really going on here though.

So its look far more likely that these are the right struts (part numbers match but are for both wagon and sedan) however the springs are most likely from a sedan. Because the rear sits at a nice height can i just swap out the front springs? I'm guessing so but would like a second/third opinion.

Yeah that would be my least favoured outcome. The part numbers matched a Spec-B Rev. A Legacy so I'm still leaving towards right struts with wrong springs. Thoughts?

Yeah the height at the back is great so if a little compression will bring the front down then that's probably the plan.

I could check the little coloured dots to be certain i suppose but they came out of a lowered outback but I never viewed them in the car. Was there a Spec-B Rev A sedan? That's what the strut part# match too.

So I had the lovely, near new Ennepetal Bilsteins http://www.ennepetal.co.jp/01ss/poline/subaru/suspensionkit/page1.html installed to replace my BP wagons worn struts and springs and handling has improved 100% which is great. Now all I have to contend with is the "nose high" appearance the car has at present. It was very similar to this with the old struts/springs but I had put this partly down sag from the worn out rears. I know that the arches are larger on front of this model (often wish the designers had stolen more of their design from Audi in this regard) but my current gaps between tire and arch are ~40mm rear and ~100mm front Obviously based on these measurements I want to drop the front and hopefully by 50mm. I would like some advice on going about this. Here is what I know about my current set up. - Japanese aftermarket Bilstein struts with part numbers matching those of a Spec-B Rev. A Legacy (possibly tuned for 18" rims) - Springs - could be sedan springs?? - Pictures of the struts and springs from my previous post: http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,23056.0.html - My wagon is a NZ new manual and although this may be a stab in the dark could the reduced weight between an auto Spec-B Rev. A Legacy and my car be partly to blame here? - Part number stamped on struts: Rear# are EB5-0704084 Front #are EB5 0704084 The other thing # pressed into the front are 05021 A393 20310AG140 (seems to match Spec-B Rev. A Legacy) Any help really appreciated. I know that a 50mm drop may be a stretch but as I am not fully aware of how the strut/springs setup effect the final height of these cars I though someone with more experience may be able to share a little guidance. Car level with 180,000 km worn struts: <br> Car level after Bilstein struts installed