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I'm having a similar problem on my 01 Forester S. Its been -25C all week and i am having trouble engaging and disengaging the cruise. I was going to replace the cruise stalk but today I left my car in the sun (still -25C) and the cruise worked fine on the drive home. So I'm thinking its dirt in the contacts or simply weather related. A lot of things don't work great at -25C!
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I can't dim the dash lights on my 01 Forester. I have replaced both the control stalk and illunimation control module with ones I got from the wrecker (seperately - tried 2 of each so I assume one of them would have worked) but still doesn't work. The lights are on full brightness but it bugs me that I can't dim them. What else could it be? I have not done anything to the electrical other than wire in some driving lights but I never tapped into the wiring harness. I did remove the radio once to run wires behind it. Any ideas? Thanks.
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You can buy the bulbs at Radio Shack. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103780&cp=&pg=1&sr=1&y=16&retainProdsInSession=1&origkw=12+volt&x=13&kw=12+volt&numProdsPerPage=100&parentPage=search Just pull the swicth apart and replce the bulb. I have done it many times on my Nissans and Subarus.
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Here is the $1 fix for rattling heat shields on my exhaust right at the Y. Go under the car and rap the shields lightly to see if rattle. if so get a 3" hose clamp and install it where it rattles. Did that over 1.5 years ago and its noise-free. After a couple of the years the clamps will rust out - just replace them.
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I noticed that the bolts on the passenger side of the my rear deflector are loose and when I attempt to tighten them the rivnuts just spins. I have pulled all the trim on the rear hatch but there is no access to the rivnuts. I can see them spin from small access point near the washer nozzle. I tried using a small screwdriver to secure the rivnut but no luck. Its an 01 Forester. If I need to I can drill 2 small holes thru the sheet metal just behind each rivnut and use pliers to hold them while I tighten the screws but that is plan B. What are my options?
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You also need the correct offset. For 00 (I have an 01) you need 15 inch, 5 x100 bolt battern and 48 mm offset. Otherwise you will get clearance problems or premature bearing wear. I am also looking for winter rims for my Forester - I live in Winnipeg. I have called all the wreckers around and can only find alum rims for the Forester. I might have to get the universal steel rims from Walmart for $50/rim. I was spoiled because last year in the Buy and Sell, I was able to get a full set of OEM Honda CR-V rims with Michelin Arctic Alpin snow tires for $250 for my wife's CR-V. That was a sweet deal!