Category: Automotive
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The CD Turns 30
In celebration of the CDs 30th birthday, the Forester gets an upgrade from it’s original cassette deck to a new “compact disc” player. By “new”, I actually mean an OEM Subaru/Clarion head unit out of a 2001 Subaru Liberty RX. This $60 eBay purchase, and subsequent $15 Nissan Double Diversity antenna adapter purchase, has brought the…
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Forester Suspension Sag
The Forester, much like just about every other Subaru, had some fairly pronounced rear suspension sag. I addressed this issue on the old 2007 Outback Sport by swapping the front springs for a shorter pair off of a WRX. This time I wanted to keep the front end where it was and instead raise the…
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Forester Updates
The first addition to the Forester was supposed to be a mat or tray for the cargo area. The perfect light grey carpet would surely lose some of it’s appeal with chain lube smeared all over it. After an extensive search, I found no rubber cargo mats for a ’99 Forester anywhere in Australia. Mats…