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On my 2002 Forester the keyless remote became intermittent in its operation and then stopped working completely.
I got a new battery put in the key fob and this made no difference; remote still not working.
Faced with the thought of spending mega dollars to replace the key / system I did a long search of the internet and eventually found this:
"Replace the old battery with a new battery- Outback, Legacy and Tribeca CR1620 battery, Forester and Impreza CR2025 battery- or equivalent. Negative side up. After the battery is replaced, the transmitter must be synchronized with the system’s control unit. Press either the Lock or Unlock remote button 6 times to synchronize the unit"
So, in desperation, rather than expectation of success I pointed the remote at the car, pressed the 'lock' button six times, waited a couple of seconds and then pressed the 'open' button.
It worked!
Made my day
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- the STI Forester auto that I bought last year has a TD04L turbo, whereas I understand the standard turbo Forester is a TD04. I also read somewhere that there is a different suspension set-up from the standard model.
And I would agree that the 0-60 time is probably in the low 6's; it also pulls well in the 80kph+ overtaking speeds.
http://www.ehow.com/info_7853743_turbo-specifications-ihi-td04l.html
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.... this story from today's Dominion Post shows everything that some people think is wrong with Subarus.
From twitter feeds I think the accident happened about 6pm last night in clear, dry weather.
My thoughts are with the poor young girls
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cheers, Jared - have a good one, one and all!
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hi, put me down as a possible - thanks
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Hi there,
I went for the remove-able tow bar to save my shins and also an automatic cut-out for the electrics, so any wiring issues with a hire trailer wouldn't short circuit the car.
Prices paid;
towbar - $330
remove-able tongue and electrics - $60
Electrics short protector - $95
- plus GST.
The Forester is a 2002 STI automatic (SF5?).
I've attached a loaded trailer several times and the vehicle seems to cope okay under load, but I definitely don't indulge in any harsh acceleration in order to avoid strain on the auto gearbox.
Hope that helps
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yep - that's the guy I used; came out to my place this morning and he's done a tidy job on the car.
Towbar next and I've booked into Towbar Express. They'll have to cut through the skirt, but say they put on a rubber surround so it looks tidy. Hopefully it'll be a neat job.
I had the remove-able towbar fitted a couple of months ago at Towbar Express and the fitter did a very tidy job, including cutting through the skirt.
Unfortunately I managed to break off and lose the electrics connector at the weekend, due to some unexpected off-road driving; completely my fault, but Towbar Express replaced and re-fitted the connector free of charge.
That's what I call good service.
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Slight threadjack, but since you're in Wellington, I'll recommend this guy to get your alarm done, if you haven't already had it done
http://www.vehiclesecurity.co.nz/
Top notch friendly service, will come to you, and can offer a ride to / from work if so required.
yep - that's the guy I used; came out to my place this morning and he's done a tidy job on the car.
Towbar next and I've booked into Towbar Express. They'll have to cut through the skirt, but say they put on a rubber surround so it looks tidy. Hopefully it'll be a neat job.
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welcome back philc! long time no see! how u been?
- all good, thanks. I've been missing the 'turbo rush', so had to get back to a Subaru
I'm just getting an immobiliser fitted to the Forester and once done, I'll be out on the road and hopefully make it to a few cruises, but probably stay off the racetrack.
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- Thanks for the links
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Hi, I'm looking to fit a towbar to a Forester - anyone have a recommendation for any garage in Wellington area that would do this?
thanks
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yep, with sticky tyres the g forces on the car force oil out of one side of the horizontally opposed pistons ...... clunk!
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sweet dude! if you/we can nail a date will chuck/upload it on the FB page
https://www.facebook.com/ClubSubNZ
STI LN/BT/Odies car i recognise and Madmikes
Hi Jared,
I\'ve just looked at the file properties and its got a \'modify date\' of 11/07/06 and \'contributing artist\' J. Rollinson.
I only had my spec C (seen at 23 secs and 1:44-1:50 in the video) for a couple of years and I think that was around 2006 / 2007.
So trackday 2006?
But I may be wrong .......
cheers
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a long time since last posting, but I was just tidying up the HDD on my old pc and came across this video;
I\'ll remove it if it\'s breaching copyright or it\'s been loaded elsewhere ...... otherwise, I hope it brings back happy memories.
Phil
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Next Car an Electric?
in General Vehicle Discussion
Posted · Edited by Joker
After watching this video, my next car might be electric ..... I believe the Rimac has an electric motor mounted in each wheel, so four motors in all.
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