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Needless to say the seller's quick fix didn't work, but using this stuff did - now I have nice clean glass. https://soft99store.co.uk/en/home/34-glaco-glass-compound-roll-on-4975759103080.html Also just got the Bosch A157S wiper blades which fit fine.

Normally I'd agree on that but with the current economic downturn I think ordinary people (as opposed to Subaru fans) are watching costs - there's a lot of WRX and STI models for sale at the moment.

Apologies for digging this one up, but only just got round to trying it out - thanks Justin for the post - you do have to be fairly quick with the fingers to get into the settings. The Factory Settings seem the most useful. I thought my late 2019 car was a Generation 5 but slightly confused by stuff under the System Info & Product Info settings - in the latter is says: "Subaru-Gen3-Mid-EU-MY2017-REVA". Also several software titles mention dates ranging from 2015 to 2017 so has the dealer just not updated the car or is this standard for EU models? Or, has the car been sitting in a field for two years before being sold? I know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it . . . .

Yes I agree, I'm a physical mechanical connection is best, sort of person. I saw a video on what to do in the event of hydraulic brake failure in an automatic, by a driving instructor. I think it was a Ford and the electronic handbrake stopped the car progressively but quickly - which is what you want. Maybe the technique is to modulate the switch so it is like cadence braking?

Well just wondered, as you do, whether the electronic parking brake would function like an 'old fashioned' handbrake in an emergency. I tried pulling up on it at about 10 mph and it locked the back wheels and the car came to an abrupt halt. I'm not sure if the switch is an on/off one or a progressive one but the brakes release OK when you let go of it. Probably for smoother deceleration you'd knock the drive into L and use the EPB when slow enough?

Yes, I agree, unless you've experienced 4 wheel drive on rubbish country roads, or its safety credentials are very important to you, then there are better more stylish cars out there. Where I live, 4 wheel drive is definitely worth it compared to 'ordinary' cars I've driven. I didn't want auto, but there's no choice now, and I wasn't convinced about the drop from 2.0 to 1.6, but I have to say the 1.6 auto is more spritely than the 2010 2.0 manual which was sluggish off the lights. I'm not keen on some of the tech and the ability not to default it off and Subaru's paranoid obsession with locking the doors all the time is not me. It does seem better built and finished than the previous one - time will tell.

I've just been looking on 'How Many Left' and it seems that very few non-turbo ( 1.6 and 2.0 litre) series 5 Imprezas were registered in this country. 2017 = 48, 2018 = 176, 2019 = 148, 2020 = 11 and 2021 = 4 which make these cars on the new global platform pretty rare.

Well I took the plunge and bought a skinny space saver spare wheel from The Wheel Shop (I have no connection with them) who were helpful with dimensions etc. It fitted fine into the wheel well. It was slightly thicker than the existing trim allowed for so the carpet board in the boot was raised up by about a centimeter or two. You'll need to rig up, or buy, a hold down to keep the wheel in place but there is room in the centre of the wheel for existing tools except the wheel brace. Subaru were happy to sell me a full size spare wheel + 'necessary' extras but they wanted about £600 for that !!!

My car came without a spare wheel, and where I live you might have to wait a long time to be recovered so I was thinking of getting a space saver wheel. Has any one tried to fit a 17" skinny space saver wheel into the wheel well in the boot - it looks a little shallow to me? Subaru won't sell me one because it's apparently "not approved" but I'm fairly sure this car in other countries is fitted with a space saver? Cheers

Took it back to the seller and they cleaned the windscreen with some special stuff they had (maybe brake cleaner?) and for good measure put on a new wiper blade f.o.c. - so hopefully all good . . . . judging from the black colour of what they cleaned off, I think the old blade was breaking down.

Thanks - I'll contact the seller to confirm the fitting. Can't think why everyone has to re-invent the wheel all the time - Subaru keeping one step ahead of the after market, I suppose.

Sorry to dig up an old post, but anybody got ideas where to buy the wiper blades with the slim top fitting? Just picked up a 2019 Impreza and the wipers (probably original) are smearing the screen something rotten. I've cleaned the screen twice in four days but no improvement - just wondered if the Subaru wipers are depositing something on the screen. The cleaning method has worked in the past but not this time.

They don't look like they do one for a 2010 MY n/a hatchback with a single o/s outlet or was yours a custom one?

I had to get some work done for an exhaust leak to pass the MOT. Just checking Subaru's prices for the three main parts I found:- 1. Cat section - £2574 +VAT 2. Mid section - £325 +VAT 3. Back box - 577 +VAT or £4171 inc if you wanted the lot - obviously gold plated!! The garage mentioned that you could weld in a cat from another manufacturer - has anyone tried this and what did you use?

Thanks Steve Took it to my local garage and they managed to get nut off - said it was a common problem and they didn't know why people had locking wheel nuts on alloys, seeing they are fitted to virtually every car now. The nut thread for future ref. is apparently M12 x 1.25. My service book doesn't have that comment - I presume my car was a run out model with extras fitted that weren't properly checked.

Pothole damage to the rear o/s tyre meant that I had to fit the skinny spare. The top of the locking wheel nut (the bit with the key) has now detached from the body of the nut so now I can't get the skinny wheel off!! . . . unbelievable . . . It seems that the standard wheel stud is too long to use with the standard skinny spare wheel and the locking wheel nut . . . how am I going to get the spare wheel off now? 😭 Does anyone know the the spec for a standard wheel nut for a 17" factory alloy - even if I get the nut off somehow, I still need to source a new one - any ideas. Help! . . . . please . . . 2010 Impreza Hatchback Edit: as you can see the from the photo, the locking part has just sheared off.

Final update for these tyres - rears have now done 51,101 miles but although the tread is legal, they are not providing the stability they used to do. It now feels like the back end is moving around so I don't have confidence that I used to in corners or even, depending on road surface, the straights. The tread may be OK but the tyre carcase has had it after something like 5 years use. I'm not fitting the same again as they are discontinued and their replacements are too new to market to tell what they're like. So I've moved to 17" Dunlop BluResponse Sport instead which seem to get good reviews - time will tell. So far the immediate effect is a quieter and more 'on rails' ride.

Am I right in thinking that having trouble selecting reverse gear is a known problem with Imprezas? (2.0l n/a 2010 model) If so, are there any fixes that can make the problem go away? Also I'm not sure whether it's likely to be the gearbox or the selector mechanism. Cheers

Just thought it might be worth passing this on. Been doing a lot of night driving on rural roads recently and with the rain and traffic film on the screen and oncoming headlights it's been difficult. I've tried all sorts of methods to get the traffic film off, and even thought Rainex might help, but it made the problem worse. At the suggestion of someone at Wilco Motor Spares, I tried detergent and amazingly it took off not only the traffic film but the Rainex too. I used one Tesco (other brands are available!) non-bio detergent tablet (like for washing clothes) crushed up with a small amount of water and spread it all over the screen with a sponge. It was left for about 5 minutes and then well rinsed off with water - result, a clearer cleaner windscreen than I've had all winter and it cost next to nothing.

A Christmas update on the Falken Ziex ZE-914 205/50 R17W tyres I have fitted. Although I had to change the fronts, surprisingly the rears have now done 48,750 miles and they're still not below 3 mm. They're wearing better than on any other car I've had.

Seems like the 2010 Impreza and Outback use the same foglights - the lights, Koito part number 114-77828 however use different housings to fit their respective cars. For the Impreza, the housing is Koito part number 114-20912 and for the Outback it is 114-20960. This is handy because there seem to be a lot more Outback foglights for sale than Impreza, if you need to replace one - mine was cracked due to stone damage. Replacement is simple; remove two plastic fixing securing the undertray under the foglight and bend the tray back out the way. Next undo the three fixings (see photo) and this will release the housing. Disconnect the electrical connector. To remove the light from the housing use long-nosed pliers to pinch together the tabs and push the light away from the housing making sure you release at the other two points (see photo). You'll probably have to adjust where the beam is pointing after refitting it. I managed to pick up a good spare from Ebay for not much money whereas I've been quoted £210 by a Subaru main dealer just for the foglight.

Just wondering whether it's worth replacing the shocks after 70k miles to get back a bit of the ride and handling it used to have (standard road use). Looks like for £220 you can get a full set from buycarparts.co.uk of KYB shocks - does anyone have experience of KYB? Also whether the change will make a difference. Thanks

Well, I took the car in for the fuel pump harness recall which took about an hour. I'm not sure exactly what they did but it seems to have required the nearest cover plate (to the camera) to be removed (see photo of underneath the back seat). Only problem was that afterwards the car smelt of petrol for about six days although it seems to have finally gone today. I assume that a small amount of fuel was spilt when they accessed the fuel pump and it wasn't sufficiently cleaned up - not good in this hot weather.

Just got a safety recall for the RX, does anyone know what this involves?

It's just started recently but doesn't happen all the time - when I release the brake pedal, there's a small single metallic ping noise. It sounds to me a bit like a sticky microswitch or something similar. I tried looking in the brake pedal area while releasing the brake pedal but of course the noise wouldn't show itself. Does anyone know what it's likely to be? Many thanks