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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 23, 2007 8:38 am) -mike |
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I have a 2003 2.5X, love everything about it, except the seats. They are too hard (maybe I have a bony butt?). I finally resorted to putting a thick indian-style blanket, double folded, on the driver's seat. Not so bad, but still a pain on long drives. |
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For about the last four months my 2003 Forester has been making a rattling noise while accelerating slowly. It almost seems like something is resonating during a certain range of RPM's while accelerating from a dead stop. It will rattle continuously if I keep the vehicle at that spot which I believe is related to the RPM. I thought it may be a loose heat shield or some other part that has loosened. The sound also reminds me of the noise that a loose fan blade or pulley could make. During the colder weather the noise did not bother me since the windows were closed but now as summer approaches it is getting to be irritating. Has anyone ever experienced this? If so, what was the cause?
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Replying to: jbur1 (May 22, 2007 10:07 am) |
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Subaru offers a square cross bar set for my 06 Forester. Does anyone have these? Since Thule is the biggest company making square crossbars, does anyone know if Thule attachments fit on these factory square bars? Perhaps Thule makes them OEM for Subaru?
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Replying to: tifighter (Jun 12, 2007 11:38 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 12, 2007 11:47 am)
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Replying to: tifighter (Jun 12, 2007 11:56 am) I've never seen square ones. If you mean the OE ones, shaped like air plane wings, those are Subaru's own. You can get clamps from Yakima that fit those OE cross bars, however, saving you from having to buy the round ones.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 12, 2007 12:09 pm) Cross Bar Kit Square, Forester 2006 I have the factory aero ones now, but they aren't wide enough for what I need to carry. These square factory bars are half the cost of the Thule kit, which is why it seems worth a look. Google turned up nothing conclusive. Dealer does not know. SF.org has one thread where a guy with a '04 was able to attach a Thule attachment to the bar. Not sure why '06 would be different, although they have separate part numbers. Such a mystery. 
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Replying to: tifighter (Jun 12, 2007 1:29 pm) I designed a web site for Quality Subaru in TN and put up every accessory they had for sale, and that was definitely not offered. They only had the OE ones and the round ones. You learn something every day!
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