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yes. I turn on the MP3 player with it plugged into the aux port in the console, then hit "aux" on the head unit.....nothing.

I just picked up my 2008 Outback. I tried plugging in my phone and also my MP3 player to the aux input. I am getting nothing.

I was always told NOT to cover the heated seats due to thermostat failure issues. Is this true? Has anyone covered their heated cloth seats?

I wanted to paint the chrome grill on my 2008 Outback. Has anyone done this? Should I just scuff, paint and clear? I could not post this in the "exterior" section of the forum.

Thanks for all the replies. I just put my Jeep up for sale and hope to soon get back to Subaru. I was looking at the 2.5XT but I don't want to deal with turbo if the car lacks maintenance history. I want the extra power but never considered the 3.0. I am looking to spend around $15k so I am thinking I can get a 2007-2009 with just under 100K miles.

I have been looking for an Outback but have not paid much attention to the L.L. Bean editions with the 3.0L 6cyl. From reading I see these make great power and do not suffer from the HG issues the 2.5L did. Anything else you can tell me about them? How are they holding up? How is the MPG compared to the 2.5? Timing belts in them?

What is the difference between a 2.5xt and a 2.5gt?

Long time Subaru owner but I have been out of the game after being burnt with my 2000 Outback and its issues. I am looking to get back into it. Dealer has a 2005 Legacy Outback 2.5XT with 5 spd trans. 115,000 miles. It doesn't look bad in the pictures and it has a fairly decent maintenance record on the Carfax. The salesman called and said it is probably a car they will be shipping off to auction. If the car is sold outright it is going as-is. He made the car sound pretty beat. He wouldn't give me an outright price but told me to come take a look and make an offer. How is the track record for these cars? I am drawn toward the turbo and 5 spd but have been out of the game for a while. Was the headgasket issue cleared up by 2005? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Do tell. It will not hurt to try it.

Since he got the car with just over 100k it has had the 20-30 mph shimmie but very light. That has gotten worse as the 50-60 shimmie came on. The 50-60 shimmie is so bad it will cause the car to shake side to side. Car now has 150k. I didn't see anywhere that has the center carrier bearing available. Wondering what would be more cost effective: take a chance on a junkyard driveshaft OR drop the current one and install new carrier and bearing and new u joints.

My dad's '97 Outback has a shake that develops between 20-30mph under acceleration. It then goes away and returns really heavy between 50-60mph. At that speed I can shift into neutral and it will go away. I have checked play in both front axle shafts, they are similar and do not seem out of the ordinary. I believe the culprit is the center support bearing for the driveshaft. I had similar symptoms on one of my other cars. I climbed under last night and pushed on the driveshaft near the bearing. There is play there but how much is mormal?

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I have narrowed down the problem on my dad's car to the solenoid or the BPT. I have looked in the classifieds section and I get no response. I also searched. Anyone have an EGR solenoid and BPT laying around?

EGR functions when vacuum applied. Solenoid?

No. Inspected and all seem fine.