Radio replacement While trying to replace the radio in my 2003 subaru outback I was trying to connect the new head unit directly to the cars wires instead of using a converter harness (I cut the wires). After consulting an expert, I was told to reconnect the the harness and get a converter. I tried plugging in the old radio in the mean time while the harness came in, but the old sterio now doesn't work while hooked up to the original harness. I did blow out the radio fuse, but is it possible I blew out other fuses or wires? Other notes: after I messed with the wiring, the cars time on the speedometer and the trip distance reset every time the car is turned off and on. Are these things related?

SOURCE: 2001 Subaru Outback LTD; 2.5

Both seat heaters in this car are on the same fuse and relay. If one is working and the other is not, you can assume that the fuse and relay are okay. It could either be a broken circuit in the seat heater itself or a bad switch. Most likely it is a break in the heater element. I had this problem in my 2004 forester on the driver side. after removing the upholstry cover on the seat and some careful inspection I found two broken solder joints at each thermostat in the seat heater element. A quick solder job fixed the problem. The only real difficulty on the job was that the thermostats and associated connections are sandwiched between two layers of fabric and filled with hot glue. Careful probing with the end of a soldering iron can melt the hot glue away from the areas you need access to. A quick internet search will find you some pretty good directions on how to remove the seat covers. Hope this helps.

SOURCE: Subaru Electrical Gremlins

turn head light on and try to start car if they dim way down replace battery or connect a volt meter to bat check voltage while cranking. it must be 12 volts or higher.

SOURCE: 2005 Subaru Outback tail lights fuse keeps frying

wiring to the bulbs likely suspect adn likely due to grounding out somewhere..test in snall lengths til you find area with no continuity

SOURCE: Need a stereo wire color code for 2000 subaru outback limited

Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Blue/Yellow
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Yellow/Red
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Green
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger: N/A
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: N/A
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Brown/White
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Green/Black
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Red/Yellow
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): White/Black
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: N/A
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): White/Red
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Red/Green
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Blue/Green
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Red
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Jeff Barton

• 520 Answers
• Posted on Jun 23, 2009

SOURCE: replace mirror on 2003 subaru outback

take the triangle plastic trim cover off from the inside which conceals 10 mm bolts that mounts the mirror