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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Jan 25, 2009 7:26 pm) Thank you! |
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While getting the final fix for the rear gravel shields (dealer had to send vehicle to body shop for proper fit - work was well done this time), they loaned me an X-premium, the same one I had driven about 3 weeks earlier, and which was OK. The temperature was about 10 degrees lower than last loan (in the low thirties .vs. low 40's). This time, over every bump, the same X-premium squeaked and rattled inside as if it was falling apart. The loudest noise was coming from the central console just above the boot for the parking brake. Once that console got thoroughly warmed up, the squeaking calmed down. There were lots of other interior squeaks and rattles (center armrest, dash, some in doors, some in headliner); surprisingly bad compared to my XT. Other than temperature, I have no idea what else could have caused things to loosen up that much in three weeks. |
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For those who are curious about the new rear gravel shields, I've seen them applied two ways: 1. starting just behind the large crease in the rear fender, so the plastic stops just at the point of the crease, remaining flat from there to the wheel well, 2. starting so that an inch of the front of shield is formed to follow the contours of the fender crease, then become flat backwards to the wheelwell. Approach 2 protects more of the fender, but is much harder to apply (I've no idea how the body shop formed the plastic to fit the crease). How do other's shields fit on their Foresters? 
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Replying to: connieylee (Jan 23, 2009 8:42 am) What owners are talking about regarding the dash and the other plastic parts in the car will not be apparent just driving the car around. I didn't think there was anything to complain about until I started really using the car. Putting things in it etc. After a couple of camping trips (and I tend to be pretty neat and careful, especially with the new car), There are all sorts of scratches and places where the plastic gray material has been removed by something hitting it. This is both in the rear cargo compartment and on the passenger side dash area. Even the glove box with the silvery gray color is scratched down to the next color (ie very thin coating on there), In comparison, my old subie, which was 27+ years old and lived a full life, had no marks on the vinyl dash/rear cargo compartment. The same gear was put in both cars with dramatically different results. And after 27 years, I just don't worry about that stuff as much as I do with a new car that I want to keep looking nice for quite a while. Somehow, this new plastic or vinyl, or whatever the material is, is a lot softer, so it scratches and peels up when just about anything touches it. |
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Jan 26, 2009 7:25 pm) |
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The door/window lock switches and mirror control don't light on the drivers side door of our 2.5x w/ premium all-weather pkg. All other doors have no window switch lighting at all. The only thing that lights on the driver's side door are the power window levers. Are the other switches/control levers suppose to light? Also no light in glovebox? What's up? I wish I had test driven this vehicle at night.
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Replying to: Hambros (Jan 29, 2009 9:46 am) There are apparently no lights for other door switches, nor the glovebox. There's a new front footwell accessory kit that adds blue or red LED lighting to front foot-wells only. They're kinda bright but can be dimmed by panel control. Part cost's $40, but installation runs $140 or more (installation instructions were poor). |
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I have a 2009 Forester that's only a month old. The past few weeks I've been smelling some awful gas fumes when I start the car for the first time in the morning. I've seen posts from owners with older Subarus with fuel smell problems but none with 2009s. Plus, most others with fuel odor problems are complaining about the smell in the cab. I smelled it in the cab for about 3 days and since then haven't, but instead whenever I exit the car to let it warm up, it STINKS really badly of fumes outside the car. I've never smelled gas fumes so bad before, and I thought it was because I was warming it up in the garage, so I let it warm up outside and still smelled it all around the car. Anyone have an idea what I should be checking?
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Replying to: connieylee (Jan 29, 2009 6:34 pm) Bill
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Replying to: billwv (Jan 29, 2009 7:38 pm) |
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