New 2005 legacy issues!

[scottiescottiescottie]

Just picked up my new GT legacy From compliance today and iv got a couple querries...

1- how do I get the keyless entry to work?? Iv done a search and can only find info relevant to the older legacys?

2-I failed compliance cos of my lower front suspension arms needing new rear rubber as the are cracked and perished... Is there a good aftermarket option for this? It's a press in and out job so if anyone has some good advice?

3-I want my Subaru rumble back! Can anyone point me in the right direction for a good quality after market option to suit the 2005 GT's?

Thanks guys :-)

[Guest]

1 - Please clarify... is this the button keyless entry, or the door handle pin keyless entry?

2 - Just go genuine, they're not that expensive ($78+ GST Retail when I used to work at Armstrong's).

3 - Good luck, Equal length headers + Twin scroll turbo = No rumble!... You should be able to pickup a set of GeNOME or dEVIL mufflers for it cheap (there's usually a few on Trademe).

Hope you enjoy your car... I *LOVE* Gen 4 Legacy's... I miss mine

[scottiescottiescottie]

Thanks!

1-handle lifting beep sounding keyless entry?

2-good advise thanks :-)

3-gutted but thanks

I am loving it it's an awesome car!

[Guest]

Found it in my Subaru Bible....

UNLOCKING DOORS USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM WITH A SECURITY CODE.

Preparation

1. Have the driver's door unlocked. 2 Hold the door handle up for 6 secs.

3. A buzzer will begin to sound.

4. While the buzzer is sounding, press the remote control unlock button & the buzzer will stop. The prep is now complete. (The buzzer will sound for 30 secs)

Setting

Illustration using 3246 as the 4 Digit Security Code

1. Lift & release the door handle 3 times -> WAIT FOR BUZZER -> Lift & release twice -> WAIT FOR BUZZER -> Lift & release 4 times -> WAIT FOR BUZZER -> Lift & release 6 times.

2. When the buzzer sounds intermittently, repeat the same procedure above within 30 secs.

*If you make a mistake when setting the security code, lock the driver's

door to cancel the setting procedure and start over from no. 1 preparation procedure.

* As a safety feature you will not be able to set all 4 digits to 0000,1111,2222 etc or consecutive nums such as 1234 etc.

[scottiescottiescottie]

Thanks :-) that worked a treat!

any other tips or tricks for this model that you know of?

Why did you get rid of your one?

[Guest keltik]

Those front control arm bushes were $196 each retail last time i checked.

Big bore muffler will help get some rumble but not as much as the older gen stuff.

As far as keyless entry goes, youve checked the battery in the remote right?

[ReubenH]

1 - Buy a manual for it.

http://www.techbooks.co.nz/

2 - Not a press jobbie at all (unless they changed it in the gen 4's) You can DIY it easy i've done about 4 now myself, doing another one in a few weeks. If you do go ahead and DIY, tell us, or you'll break the new ones when you put them on.

3 - As stated, car has equal length headers which kills most of the boxer burble. Um, yah. Get an older subie if you want burble? Or a 2.5 Turbo, they still have single scroll.

There... MAY... be some aftermarket headers out there that give das burble. Google it? Suabru Twin scroll headers/exhaust manifold.

[Guest boostin]

 keltik said:

Those front control arm bushes were $196 each retail last time i checked.

Big bore muffler will help get some rumble but not as much as the older gen stuff.

As far as keyless entry goes, youve checked the battery in the remote right?

Different bushes in the gen 4's Ben...

And yes Reuben, they do need to be pressed out and in.

[scottiescottiescottie]

When you say you DIY'ed them before did you hammer them out? Press them in a vice? How did you get the bushes out of the lower arms? Thanks

[Guest keltik]

 boostin said:

Different bushes in the gen 4's Ben...

And yes Reuben, they do need to be pressed out and in.

Ah shit sorry, heads not on right. Are the gen 4 ones less prone to failure? Cos im convinced Subaru couldve done a better design job on the gen 3 ones.

[Guest boostin]

 scottiescottiescottie']

When you say you DIY'ed them before did you hammer them out? Press them in a vice? How did you get the bushes out of the lower arms? Thanks

I would hazard a guess and say he's talking about the earlier bushes, which are easily DIY'd. Yours need to be pressed.

[quote name='boostin said:

Different bushes in the gen 4's Ben...

And yes Reuben, they do need to be pressed out and in.

/quote]

Ah **** sorry, heads not on right. Are the gen 4 ones less prone to failure? Cos im convinced Subaru couldve done a better design job on the gen 3 ones.

Um, IMO the gen 3 and earlier ones are better. The early gen 4's were made of the wrong durometer rubber and tore out within 50,000kms.

[scottiescottiescottie]

Apparently not because the guys at compliance said they fail subarus all the time on these bushes, even on subs with less than 20thousand clicks on the dial!!!

[Guest boostin]

Like what's in this thread...??

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/lca-rear-bushing-reasonable-wear-114662.html?t=114662

If so, common as. I've lost count of how many I've done. It would easily top a few hundred.

[Guest keltik]

Ah crappy. At least the earlier ones were easy to replace then!

[Guest boostin]

These aren't hard to do, you just need a press. I can do a pair of them in 20 mins.

[Guest keltik]

My conern was just with loading on the bushing causing them to pull through the control arm. Which is what happened on mine and looks to be whats happened in that thread you linked. Anyways im done derailing the thread now

[scottiescottiescottie]

Your not derailing the thread at all!!! Great info for me thanks :-)

but I still need a replacement bush! because of the poor quality of the factory bush who in chch does a good aftermarket one???

[Guest boostin]

The revised factory ones are good. I haven't seen one of those break yet.

[ReubenH]

 boostin']

[quote name='keltik said:

Those front control arm bushes were $196 each retail last time i checked.

Big bore muffler will help get some rumble but not as much as the older gen stuff.

As far as keyless entry goes, youve checked the battery in the remote right?

/quote]

Different bushes in the gen 4's Ben...

And yes Reuben, they do need to be pressed out and in.

Aw gay. got any pics of the gen 4 front suspension? Now i'm curious.

[Guest boostin]

Check that link I posted back a few.

[Guest boostin]

I found a pic of the arm...

[ReubenH]

Oh wtf is that... So they twist with the suspension movement? nice...

I suppose no worse than the older ones, they twist too don't they... since once bolted up they are pretty much locked in position...

[GorGasmSpecB]

Yep, gen 4's don't rumble.

Not sure if these are the bushings you're after? Whiteline or nolathane may very well make a part for you.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail.php?part_number=W0506

[Guest keltik]

Ah that re-design makes a lot of sense as it eliminates the problem ive experienced. Must be a bitch on lowered cars!

[Guest boostin]

 GorGasmSpecB said:

Yep, gen 4's don't rumble.

Not sure if these are the bushings you're after? Whiteline or nolathane may very well make a part for you.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail.php?part_number=W0506

Those are the front bushings, he needs the rears (front suspension lower rear bush).