turboguzzi

are you sure? well, according to this subaru pdf its just 8 nuts and glass comes off (tahts all i need to change) see page 5 stil linterested in compatability of SF, SG, or else.... or3_body_15.pdf

Well, out the blue my GF's 1st series Forester cracked the sunroof Nothing hit it, but now im reading that this simply happens sometimes luckily looks like replacement work should be easy, but trouble is finding a used one (not about to pay 600-700 for new) any idea if glass from SG, SH fits too? seems easier to find used P/N are different, but that could be just shade color etc.... Tnxs

do you have the FSM? the one for my forester does have a spec for the ride height "wheel arch height", check to see how the number for the OB compares to your actual car

Mistery solved, its the bushings..... now to crawl under the car....

Hi ultimates My girlfriends 98 forester 5M/T shift lever is not self centering anymore while in neutral. Remember that happening to me in my legacy and then fixing it, but it was a while ago.... I was sure the spring you can see from beneath the car that was missing (see pic), but when i went ot check its still there... odd... so my memory is not that good? So where is the centering spring located? a link to the relevant illustrated parts list would be appreciated.... Tnxs

tnxs, know amayama, usualy used it only to searhc part numbers i had already, not diagrams, will have a better look now

Hia Havent needed much in terms of original parts of late, but now i do and the old trusty opposedforces parts fiche site is gone forever.... Other alternatives? tried to use catcar.info but looks like its not the complete set of diagrams tnxs!

it was one of those rare cases where id say: easier done than said even with the window stuck on up. all done in 20 minutes. in the name of science, opened the old motor, all damage was due to water ingression, god knows how it got there

well, assembly arrived.... watched the video, was a bit of a cringing experience, who uses a power mini impact to tighten bolts that hold the glasss?.... Anyway, it does help preparing for the job tomorrow my challenge is going to be the non working motor, means i cant lower the window to get to the glass retaining nuts.... Any ideas on how to make the mech go down without the motor working?

gee, just saw now "74 items sold"! so yes, looks like a recurring problem for many...

well, tore it down today, tried to feed 12V directly to the motor plug dead at least found one at decent price for europe https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254525521821

when i was poorer i made my own with a piece of thick wall pipe, some drifts done on a lathe and the biggest threaded rod i could find, think it was a M14 or M18. it wasnt fun, a bit sketchy too, but it did the job, Where there's a will, there's a way

Ok, tnxs for the insights!

interesting, so essentially motor gets "tired" and best to replace the whole thing? to a motorcyclist wrench like me it looks like the mechanism just needs TLC, but might be wrong

Realize now i havent been here in a long while... you can blame the reliability of my two foresters... well, the electric driver window of my 2005 is really struggling going up and down, need to "help" the window go in both directions Before i tackle this, I tried to do a search for relevant posts, got all sorts of results BUT the ones i need 😶 Did try to lubricate a bit the glass itself to see if its just guide friction, but no, it hardly helped So before tearing into the door, whats the most likely culprit? your inputs are welcome