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Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:13 pm
by spike2135
TFish wrote:
spike2135 wrote:soooooo.... i'm trying to understand my car better and i'm looking at the vin no. for my 2010 gen v.... with surprisingly little success

according to what i've found my gt is a manual.... but it's not.... so either it's had an auto swap :lol: or i'm not looking at the correct reference.

if anyone is able to help out would be great, the vin is
JF1BR9KV3AG00183

JF1 - is FHI Fuji Heavy Industry passenger vehicle, made in Japan
B - is Legacy
R - Wagon
9 - i assume means AWD turbo or 2.5T
the rest are unknown
004183 - Sequential number


mighta got recalled and replaced with a cvt at customers request:
Defect summary Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 outback and legacy passenger vehicles manufactured from april 28 through june 23, 2010. Due to a programming error, a lubrication hole within the 6-speed manual transmission was omitted. From - https://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/Subaru/L ... call/80749



hmmm maybe. might call subaru and see if they can tell me
It's got a 5at in it at the moment. aren't teh cvt's 6at?

Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:26 pm
by bigBADbenny
B model
R body
9 series (eg revision)
K destination code

There’s explainers online, I’ll try link one:
en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_(VIN_codes)

Tack this v on the end of that ^
/Subaru/VIN_Codes#Restraint_types

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Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:46 am
by spike2135
ah ok, thanks. so according to that list

JF1 - is FHI Fuji Heavy Industry passenger vehicle, made in Japan
B - is Legacy
R - Wagon
9 - 2500cc 4WD w/ & w/out air susp 1989-91; 3600cc 2008-up
K - STI WRX
V - UNKNOWN
3 - Automatic Seat Belt w/ Air Bag
A - 1979, 2010
G - FHI Full-time AWD 5MT

Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:21 pm
by bigBADbenny

Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:13 am
by spike2135
...I think i want these wheels

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Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:33 am
by sdeeth
Those wheels are delicious!

Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:16 am
by spike2135
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Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:44 pm
by spike2135
opened up the front console today.

my radio still doesn't work. no idea why.

and i can only have the air blowing in my face coz no other setting works. any other setting results in funny noises but no change. no idea why.

did the nav hack... it didn't work. no idea why.

EDIT: Fixed the radio.
First symptoms - where much like what other people have said, when a speaker needs replacing the sound cuts in and out intermittently. It also had a buzzing sound from the sub when the car was running (much like a bad earth connection would give. Then one day the radio just stopped.
Failed attempt - to fix it when i pulled the HU out and checked the plugs and put a multi neater to it. everything checked out.
Solution - in the driver side foot well, pulled up the carpet, where the center console wraps around and meets the carpet, up in there there's a multi pin din connector. that had come out. plugged it back, radio works again.

EDIT:
Sat nav is done. bad earth was the problem.

Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:42 pm
by spike2135
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lololol yup, i want these wheels!

Re: WIP - My gen 5 GT wagon

PostPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:36 am
by spike2135
Nothing like a good cut, polish and wax.

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