A bit ridiculous but I feel helpless. I’m not a car guy. But I want to start learning. So I think, let’s change out the headlight bulbs. Should be a good place to start. Looking at the car. It looks like I’ve gotta take off this cover to get to the passenger side light. But the left screw is stripped. And the right one just keeps spinning and won’t come out. What the hell do I do?

Found this while changing the side marker and parking light bulbs on my 2014 hatch. It's unplugged and I've never noticed it until now. Anyone know what it's for?

By the way, now I know why I never see these little bulbs working in most 4th gen models. They're very difficult to get to. Need to remove the air filter and battery. Terrible design but no doubt most cars are designed this way now.

Anyone have some recommendations on some good Pedal Pads for a 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5l?

Recently started having oil leak issues, come to find out I have oil in my intake. The turbo is cooked, I know that but why is there oil coming out of my dipstick??

When I checked my fuel efficiency on the car, it stood at 8km/Litre. This seems extremely bad and I’m not sure if this is normal or not? I mainly drive in the city, but would that explain it? I don’t accelerate hard either.

86k miles. Dealer wants $8500.

2 owners. Somewhat decent service history on the carfax. Unsure about what issues this model is known for but I love this generation’s look. Just don’t want to run into a million issues. Thoughts? Any owners of this model out there?

Tryna figure out which Chilton repair manual is for my car specifically....Outback/Legacy or Impreza, if anyone could give me some insight id be most appreciative.

I understand that its hard to tell by just noise, but Ive had this sound come from my car, I dont think its coming from the belt and pulleys, it gets louder from under the car. You can hear it when its idling and sometimes goes away, dont have any lights pop up on the dash, any advice on where to look?

Where do I find after market parts for my 2021 Impreza sport? I’ve searched subuimods, subispeed, perrin, jdm muscle. Want to do a good bit of upgrading to make it a sleeper/sti hatchback.

I want to get a secure lock box for my 2024 RS. I have a Vaultek VE20 for my old car that went under the seat, but there is no room under the RS seats and the box is too big for the glove box or center console. I've googled and not found anything specifically for the RS but also not found a good electronic locking box that would fit in the glove or center. Any recommendations? TYIA!

My 2009 subaru impreza squeals for about 10 seconds when I turn it on. It's worse when it's cold out. I turned it on this morning and was looking at the engine and noticed something. The engine in the photo tries to spin when the serpentine belt is running, but then stops moving and the belt continues to spin around it without the part itself moving.

What part is this? The car runs normally when it isn't spinning so my uneducated guess is that it's not the alternator lol.

Any help would be great so I semi sound like I know anything about cars when I bring it into a shop come Monday.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I was looking into pedal pads for my 2006 subaru impreza because the ones I got are really junk. I decided I should get some good quality ones and found these but wasn’t sure if they would fit mine since they’re recommended for 2009-2018.

Does anyone know if those would fit mine? Also does anyone have any recommendations for some good quality pedal pads?

Glad to finally join the gang with my first post. I already got the windows tinted to 15% and have plans on some stuff to add but any suggestions in the comments would be appreciated!

Im loving this car! I immediately got the windows tinted. Ngl I stare at her as I walk away after parking 😅

I'm told that one of my axle seals is leaking. Do I need to pull the CV axle out entirely (i.e. undo that big nut in the wheel) or can I just pry it out after disconnecting the control arm but leaving that other end intact?

Asking to see if I need to get a socket that can handle a fastener of that size!

(and SoA won't cover it even though my warranty ran out whilst my car was in the ship for 6 months of the last year...)

I've been looking for a decent 2008-2011 subaru impreza (NA hatchback) for a while just as a new daily driver. I was originally looking for one with kess than 100k miles, but I literally can't find any with less than 120k miles. So my questions are

1 how long do these typically last before there's headgasket problems? Is 120k or more high and at risk of headgaslet problems soon? Or is it not a big deal. Oil leaking is not a huge issue to me but the other headmaster problems are.

2 are the automatic transmissions decent? I was originally looking only at manuals because I like manuals better, but i drive an auto the other day and it wasn't that bad. (My gfs cvt corolla has given me a bad taste for autos but I now realize that they're not all THAT bad. I've decided to just buy the cleanest car I find regardless of trans type. So for longevity sake, are the automatics decent or is it a mistake to get one?

3 how much does it cost to rebuild one of these engines if the headgasket goes? I know it varies, i just mean ballpark. If i find a decent one woth high miles thats cheap, and i have money in my budget left over, it might make sense for me to buy it and risk it all, and I can just use my saved money to rebuild the engine. Does that make sense?

And i know most of these things depend on how the previous owner treats them. But I just want some perspective from yall.

Thoughts on this? Listed VIN (anyone with a CARFAX account wanna help me out?)- smog/oil change done very recently and no salvage title. New tires and brakes, 73K mileage, and just paid for registration. Manual trans. I'm going to be test driving here in a couple hours, but I'm curious what y'all think on price.

ETA: Yall I bought it. 🥰

Hi! I'm the new owner of a 2016 Impreza 4 door. I love this car so much. However, when I got in the car this morning, this airbag light on the dash is on. I think it's a passengers airbag light. I Googled how to fix the issue and looked in the owner's manual and I can't figure out how to turn it off. I saw it mentioned that water damage could cause this light to be on and I'm wondering if that's what the problem is bc I accidentally left the passenger side window half down during a dowpour past night. All the info I find says that there should be a switch either in the glovebox or near the passenger side climate controls which I can't find. I rarely have anyone in the passenger seat but I still want to turn that light off. Help please!! TiA!!

My first post in this sub reddit, but super excited to share my new 24 Impreza RS! It's my first Subaru, and already love driving it

Hi guys, I just got a 2011 Subaru Impreza sport (hatchback), it's white and I'm having trouble naming it. I'd prefer an androgynous name, any suggestions?

Got my valve stem replaced at a local tire shop in a pinch. The guy told me the tire pressure sensor wouldn't work anymore but he didn't tell me/didn't know it was gonna cost me 300 to fix at the dealership. Two questions: 1) is the tpms still inside that tire and available to use, or was it part of the valve stem? 2) is there a more affordable alternative to get my pressure monitoring back working? Thanks in advance for the help!

My Impreza sometimes does not start right away, may take 5 seconds to crank. Once it starts, it operates as it should. I had the battery checked and the cold cranking amps were marginally low and was told not to worry about that. What could this issue be?