superu/mark 95 Legacy L, 2.2 NA motor.

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Added another badge:

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While continuing my mission to upgrade with stock, It is with mixed feelings that the time has come when I reached out beyond Subaru for an upgrade.


I installed a roof rack from a '91 4-runner onto the Superu, it's an amazingly good fit.





Pilot hole


finish hole (11/64) and threaded insert (8/32)


tool


RTV


eek, committed



fitting




Fini!!

[superu]

More rack shots :glasses5:

[r3v_v3ng3]

Those seats are probably way more comfy than the old leather. I took mine with the leather to san diego before (7-8hr) and its not fun. Btw was there a reason for not picking the rack off a legacy wagon? I already installed the one for the GT wagon and never bothered checking to see how it fits on a sedan.

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Yeah, those OBS seats are way nicer!! Especially upgraded with the heaters they sure get dirty faster though

I didn't do a personal look at the wagon racks but some have fixed cross bars where as others have adjustable (I think this is base legacy vs. OB). The fixed crossbars racks are still wagon long and a quick measurement of my OBS rack shows I'd have to have shortened it by like 21" or something drastic to fit it. I don't know the length of the older fixed racks, but they're shorter than the ones on OBs. This 4runner rack is maybe an inch narrower than i'd prefer but totally fine lengthwise and a waaay better fit as-is than trying to mod a wagon rack. The sedan's roof just doesn't have much real estate for fitting a rack to, plus its curves on both axes are apparent whereas the length curve is not a factor on a wagon.

Those seats are probably way more comfy than the old leather. I took mine with the leather to san diego before (7-8hr) and its not fun. Btw was there a reason for not picking the rack off a legacy wagon? I already installed the one for the GT wagon and never bothered checking to see how it fits on a sedan.

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Well, not quite the Superu, but one of it's accessiries:

Thule bike rack:


Drilled out the plugs


wired up and inserted 3/4" LEDs



and voila (with my 5 yr old's assistance), I present a lighted bike rack for safety with awesomeness!

[superu]

Take EDM impreza mirror control (actually its the same as new model USDM stuff too):


Compare to USDM BD controls and and note suspiciously similar size:


Subaru legoness continues!! Another plug-n-play swap:

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[finally] Yellowed my fogs:

[Dead91silvia]

Interesting choice on the rack. I hate the idea of drilling into the roof... LOL... Though, it looks like it works for what you need. r3v_v3ng3 does have a point though. The BK racks are much shorter then the Outback.

And interesting change on the mirror switch also.

[superu]

Interesting choice on the rack. I hate the idea of drilling into the roof... LOL... Though, it looks like it works for what you need. r3v_v3ng3 does have a point though. The BK racks are much shorter then the Outback.

And interesting change on the mirror switch also.

Yeah, copy that. The lego ones are shorter than OB, but I think still too long for a sedan roof AND they're just sheet metal screwed in.
These 4-runner rails are 36" long and about 37" wide.
There's just not much real estate up there to work with in a sedan (which is not the only reason they're not racked from the factory (lol), and factory racks are typically set back a bit for aerodynamics.
My wife's 03 OBS is 9" from the front of the rails to the windshield but the fore-most crossbar position is still like 19", at best, from the windshield.

This 4-runner rack is 7" from the windshield and the fore-most crossbar position is like 9" from the windshield.

AAAND, it was available in my lowly little JY here in Moab
AAAND it was $10.
:smt026

but i did struggle with the departing from Subaru a bit.... and the hole drilling part

[Dead91silvia]

Well, hey you did do some homework so cant fault you on that. I'm a Yakima rack kinda guy myself. I like being able to take them off, but seeing the off roading you do, hard mounted is not a bad idea at all.

[superu]

^

[superu]

prepping to prep. . .

[nepbug]

Colors unite!

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a scenic drive, in my neck of the woods. . .

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taking the Superu out for a little walk.

idling uphill, pulling a boat trailer, Yeah Low range!!!!

[Sub-Goon]

Just reread this! Is this thing still around? Need an update!