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That pretty well sums it up. The point of light output on an LED is smaller than a halogen filament. If it's located correctly, this generally means you actually loose some light output. I've used a couple different brands of LEDs in the low beams on my '00 and '04 Outbacks, and I get a fantastic clean cutoff vertically, but actually loose a bit to the sides, but it's only noticeable in a back to back comparison on a wall.

Just got my 86 Brat repainted, was wondering what people thought about putting the Targa Brat logo back on the sides.

Does any voltage show up on the ACC wires when you turn the wipers off?

Floating means its not hooked to 12v or ground. It is picking up noise from other sources. My radio and dash cam pull power from the B+ circuit, and are switched on by the accessory circuit. This is pretty standard, and is how the factory radio worked. The issue I have is because the line is floating, my new electronics are getting triggered by the noise on the line. The wipers are on the same circuit, so turning them on pulls the circuit low.

Has to be 2 things at once. 1 Either the ignition switch is not really off or the relay is stuck. AND 2 The fan switch is fubared or the wire from the switch to the fan motor is shorted to ground.

Yes, Canada has an equivalent law. If the dealer is overpriced on maintenance, going forward, then I'll switch to my trusted mechanic.

very mixed results with LED. problem is, the reflectors are designed for a 'long and skinny' light source - a filament. Most LED bulbs do not replicate that shape so, instead of a clean cut-off line the light 'splatters'. On some models, you might need to move of modify parts behine the reflector to accomodate heat sinks. A few folks have been happy with lled upgrades but, just make sure you can return anything you want to try.

The OEM 770 or 642 gaskets. OE for the 251 engine was the 633 - that's the one that fails, not the 770/642 for the turbo engines. GD

We use a pressurized tank of oil and an adapter custom made for the oil pump discharge port to fill the engine with oil at 90 psi. We put all 5 quarts in them this way. We hand crank them while they are filling. You can try cranking it with the crankshaft sensor disconnected, but unless the oil pump is packed with assembly lube it probably wont prime. You would likely be fine to just start it and observe the oil pressure light. But we don't take that risk on the high dollar engines we build. GD

How old is the gas? Did you clean or drain the tank? If you trace the fuel line from the inlet at the carb all the way back to the gas tank outlet, and you don't see a canister of some kind in the way, the fuel filter was removed for who knows what reason. Honestly, it looks to me like something was in a hole in that bracket above your brake booster, but that's just an observation. Subaru's are luckily cheap for most parts. Don't try to clean plugs when it costs you less than $10 to buy a full set. If you have an old car with a carb, you really should pick up a tach/dwell meter and a vacuum gauge.

if only it was a 2020 with blind spot detection, I'd be all over this offer J

My EJ20T converted Brat.