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Aftermarket quality in suspension parts is a major concern . It also a major safety factor and impacts driving/performing quality of vehicle . ICP aftermarket part quality is a bit hit and miss as they not as fussy as use to be and the aftermarket manufacturing quality is down the toilet these days even on previous well rated major car part brands . So if buying from ICP you wise call them and ask what brand/manufacturer the part is rather than assuming it good . What I do on these if the original arm is not seriously rusted is fit new bushes and new genuine subaru ball joint too. We get the original balljoints for example for about 16 quid so it not worth buying aftermarket to save few quid on a part that serious safety component and needs be proper quality have half a chance of decent service life . For complete arm you could look at ACKOJA, they made in Korea by OEM's for car parts so quality not the worst . MOOG is another option for suspension parts that not the worst . We have to deal with this poor quality part concern every day and aftermarket part quality is the biggest problem we face today, takes lot of knowledge and time keep on top of what good/bad and price effective, you also always getting customers wondering why part bill what it is when they could of got it off eBay or Amazon for 3rd of the cost lol . Lot of the cheap parts are trash straight out the box and either don't fit, fit/function poorly or pretty much failed in 12 to 18 months ... Buy wisely and refurbish original parts when possible .

ICP are well respected for quality parts among Subaru owners. The difference in price is due to Subaru's mark up and supply chain. It's not a complicated part, just the arm, bushes and balljoint. The quality of these is the same as oem.

I don't know about new Subaru cars but I got the dealer to fit a full size wheel to a 2019 Outback when I bought it second hand, from the dealer. As you say there is the room. The spare however is a steel rim with a different radius, can't remember the exact size. It is virtually the same outside diameter and full width but it did have a 50mph sticker on it, like you get with one of those space saver wheels. Removed the sticker but never had to use it, so far. Before I had a Merc B200 which had a big well but Merc would/could not sell a spare tyre to fit, at least not to a secondhand car. I think they said a new car could have one specified. Anyway, a flat tyre on a motorway on a Sunday afternoon with white sealant fluid being pumped out convinced me never to have a car without a spare, even a space saver. Since then I have discovered tyre plug kits (through motorcycling) and carry one of those as well. May you/we never have to fit the spare wheel on a wet and windy night.... Cheers

Greetings. I own a BG Outback and I'm trying to source a replacement single-button remote fob for it. I have asked several local people, including Subaru themselves, and even tried someone who thought they could repair my damaged one, but to no avail. Does anyone here known anyone, or possibly have one of these fobs sitting somewhere, which I could purchase? Attached are pictures of the fob Many thanks

Thanks for the response - I appreciate it. My concern on anything that costs a third of the manufacturers part is "why is it so much cheaper", 'cause the answer can't just be the OEM mark up. The last thing I want to do is mess up the handling because I used a cheap part. What was your impression of the quality of the part compared to the OEM, given that you've just been handling them?

Hey Tom - you’re not still selling this vehicle by chance, are you?

Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello! Hi all! I'm Kam, live in London and own a 2004 WRX. Grew up being a huge fan of rally and Japanese cars, and finally decided to actually do something about it last year and got myself an Impreza.

ICP have pattern parts, I've just used these on my daughter's 2015 Forester: https://www.importcarparts.co.uk/product/icp-front-bottom-arm-subaru-20202sg010/

Hi, Apologies if this has been covered but I'm new on the site! Three or four times over the past year this has happened:- on starting the vehicle the warning bleep sounds "Check Handbook" flashes up and the steering is as solid as a rock. Fearing the worse I turn the engine off, restart and all is fine. But is it?? The only suspicion I've seen written is 'low battery' but the battery is relatively new and when the old battery was failing after 7yrs use, it didn't happen. Is there any risk of it failing whilst driving? My nearest Sub garage is 100 miles away but two garages locally have found nothing anyway!! Any advice please??

Hi all - hoping someone on here would have a view on which manufacturers of parts are worth considering and which not. I need to replace the front wishbones on my 2015 forester xt. Subaru main dealer has quoted 192 GBP per side for the parts. However, there are plenty of aftermarket parts available, and a variety of different costs. I know little to nothing about these things, so does anyone have a recommendation over which pattern part manufacturers it is worth considering, and which not? For example, Superpro look like the best option, but they are out of stock till april and i need the repair done. I'm assuming that the super cheap parts (Moog, Stark, Ridex etc) are all rubbish. However there is a middle tier of parts (Japanparts, Spidan, Ashika) that look like they might be reasonable. Any suggestions? Or just get the Subaru one.

Depends what the repair was: if it was just a patch for a puncture then I've run for 000's of miles on repaired tyres with no issues.

I never used to run on a tyre that had been repaired but was I worrying about nothing? My wife’s XV has just had a tyre repaired on the three quarter tread and I’m wondering if I need to bother with a new tyre (or two, as I like to replace both on an axle). Thoughts please ladies and gents?

I can’t of been paying much attention when I posted it in this topic. Haha

illuminating,,, lol

sounds like the light switch has actualy been wired to the accelerator haha

Thanks Samwell , the dealer managed to get some for me

I did got MAF, O2 sensor but I'm still getting a issue where it seems have a electrical leak so I don't believe the car is properly grounded. The roof lights would work periodically, you'd press them one minute and they won't come on next they'd work tested my alternator and it's fine but when I press the accelerator the lights get brighter then dim when I release the accelerator. I've already located the sensors because of location new or used replacement parts are hard to get. Did cv axles and a front bearing recently but otherwise fine... just the electrical issue!!!😭😭😭

I've finally found a spare full size wheel and had an All-Terrain fitted, we have some rugged terrain to traverse in Clywdd and the Sierra de Irta Natural Park a coastal mountain range located on the Costa de Azahar in Spain, so, a tube of air and a bit of glue just doesn't cut it! To my surprise it fits perfectly in the wheel well, which brings me to my point, when buying a new Subaru is there an option to have a full size spare wheel or is it just a repair kit?

I've taken all of my cars to them for years. Chris, Paul and Scott - you couldn't wish for better people to look after your cars. My soon to arrive Levorg will be going there next month

not happy. I checked all fuses today found the immobiliser unit, unplugged it, then plugged back in still the same. As a last resort I put the original dials back in(changed them as the odometer lcd doesnt work) now car starts and runs fine. if anyone has any idea why this happened let me know

I've finally found a spare full size wheel and had an All-Terrain fitted, we have some rugged terrain to traverse in Clywdd and the Sierra de Irta Natural Park a coastal mountain range located on the Costa de Azahar in Spain, so, a tube of air and a bit of glue just doesn't cut it! To my surprise it fits perfectly in the wheel well, which brings me to my point, when buying a new Subaru is there an option to have a full size spare wheel or is it just a repair kit?

https://www.gilesgateautocare.co.uk I took my car here in for its annual service and MOT in early December. I'd been fed-up with the quality of work at 3 previous Subaru dealerships. So now we're 3 months down the road, literally, and all is well. Nice bunch of guys, and they even wiped off the water stains in the engine bay and gave the car a sprucing up. It's only a 10 min. stroll into the centre of lovely Hexham while you wait, so really convenient.

I was reading a thread on the US Subaru Outback site and I hadn't realised that with newer Subaru CVT systems, the temperature and the 'relearning' process for adding new CVT fluid is crucial, and requires the correct equipment as well as the skills and knowledge to do this. Seems a standard garage, or even an indy specialist (unless you checked them out thoroughly), may not be able to complete this process correctly. https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/dealer-says-i-must-leave-my-car-overnight-for-a-cvt-relearn.572558/?post_id=6532537#post-6532537 Glad yours has worked out well, and using a mainstream dealer with a longer history of working on Subarus was a good choice.

On a side note cars due a service again so going back to main dealer at Tweedmouth service station see how it works out.

Hi all having had cvt fluid changed earlier in the year just to report all is well no issues at all with car now showin 82000 miles. Jake