"SubieNick" (subienick)
05/13/2015 at 15:27 • Filed to: None
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"SubieNick" (subienick)
05/13/2015 at 15:27 • Filed to: None | 1
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Hi Guys & Gals
Just curious if anyone knows what the heck this blank is? I have a 2013 Forester Touring 2.5 and this blank bugs me. It’s manual in case there’s a button that the auto has there that the manual won’t. The pic is from the left of the steering column. What is immediately to the left of the blank is the interior light dimmer control.
Anyone have one not blanked? I’m just really curious and haven’t found anything out yet.
Burrito de EJ25
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 15:30 |
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My WRX has that same blank. I think it’s there for the headlight leveling.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 15:30 |
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Angle of the HID lights? My BRZ lets you decide the angle of it with a rolling thing in that area and that looks like the right size for it.
PS9
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 15:34 |
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Blank buttons might never go away. It just makes too much sense to re-use the standard panel and buttons you already make than to make 2 or 3 different panels relative to the trim level. Even a $130k S-Class can’t escape the realities of cost-cutting mass manufacturing.
Cé hé sin
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
05/13/2015 at 15:36 |
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Headlight levelling isn’t usually a thing where you are? It’s compulsory on cars sold in the EU.
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Cé hé sin
05/13/2015 at 15:37 |
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Nope. This is the first car I’ve ever had with this feature. Obviously, I’m not couting pop-up headlamps, which are fucking amazing.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 16:04 |
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Is it fog lights that you don’t have? That switch may be on the other side though...
HotelCoralEssex
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 16:16 |
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Ejection seat.
Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 16:28 |
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I’m surprised there have been no “party mode button” comments...yet...
NeedsmoreaftermarketXTparts
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 17:41 |
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the others nailed it. it’s for the headlight leveling. Subaru (especially on the earlier models) likes recycling the same interior trim across multiple models...such as at the time, wrx, sti, impreza and foresters
Kelvinator
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 19:19 |
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SubieNick
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/13/2015 at 19:59 |
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Nah, the fog lights are a different switch, and I have them. Sounds like head light leveling.
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SubieNick
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
05/13/2015 at 20:00 |
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I have never heard of such a thing - the concensus is you’re right. I guess that’s what happens when I don’t have HID’s. Thanks!!
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SubieNick
> PS9
05/13/2015 at 20:01 |
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I know eh. I just find it so irritating. I mean, I know I didn’t get the limited trim level the next step up, but dammit - this is a pretty well loaded touring trim Fozzy. No blanks please.
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SubieNick
> NeedsmoreaftermarketXTparts
05/13/2015 at 20:02 |
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I’ve never heard of the headlight leveling - strange to me. I don’t know if Canada just doesn’t have it or what. Huh, thanks eh!
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SubieNick
> Burrito de EJ25
05/13/2015 at 20:02 |
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Never heard of that feature - good to know tho, thanks! I wonder if I can do anything with it without making anything ugly.
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Burrito de EJ25
> SubieNick
05/13/2015 at 20:31 |
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I’m not positive but I do believe that the STI is the only car in Subaru’s North American lineup to have used that feature.
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SubieNick
> Burrito de EJ25
05/13/2015 at 20:40 |
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The STi gets all the toys.
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NeedsmoreaftermarketXTparts
> SubieNick
05/14/2015 at 10:40 |
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It’s only on the older models with HID headlights