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SVX Sighting - In My Driveway
Yes, it's here. My quarter year quest has ended
I am now the owner of a 1992 Black (well it will be after it's washed lol) SVX LS-L. Anyways, I've only found a couple minor problems with the car so far. The first is the seatbelt. It's got the automatic shoulder belts. The passenger side seems to work fine, but if I turn off the car before opening the door on the driver side, the belt doesn't retract, and I have to turn the key to "On" before it will. The other thing is that the hood doesn't stay open. I remember reading a couple months ago about the hydraulics going bad, but I was unable to find that post. Is there an easy fix for this?
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phoenix96 2006 Legacy GT Limited · 2006 Outback 3.0R VDC · 1992 SVX LS-L
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Oh, and another question I had is more out of curiosity. The VIN # on my car ends with 107999. What does that mean as far as its production number? It was manufactured in 12/91.
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phoenix96 2006 Legacy GT Limited · 2006 Outback 3.0R VDC · 1992 SVX LS-L
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glad the wait is finially over. i wish you luck with your car. i can't help ya with the problems, but i just wanted to say congrats!
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There is no real "easy" fix for the hood struts, other than replacing them, or, using a broom handle as a prop. There are some little "clicky" things available at some autoparts and JC Whitney stores that serve as a prop for the struts (JC Whitney #13ZZ4688T) The seat belt problem could be caused by a sensor. Try cleaning the tracks, and spritzing just a little WD 40 in the area where the belt comes to a rest. There's a sensor that sometimes acts up. If that doesn't work, take the trim piece off the window and manually clean the area. That might help. Again, Andrew, Congratulations.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Congrats, Andrew - I wish you many thousands of happy miles in your SVX.
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Re: SVX Sighting - In My Driveway
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Welcome Andrew!
Mine was also built 12/91 and last 6 of VIN are 108085, just a few away. Hope you enjoy your new (to you) car!
Todd
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Thanks for the congrats, everyone. I'm definitely excited, since this is the first car that is really mine
I jiggled the seat belt around a little bit and it started moving by itself, so I'll probably try Randy's suggestion. I did notice one other problem, the power antenna doesn't go down all the way. It extends fine and the radio reception is great, but when it retracts there are 5 inches left sticking out. I tried pushing it a bit to help it along but it feels stuck. I have to say, although I've only driven the car 10 miles and no faster than 55mph, it is very smooth shifting. In my Outback I can feel a pretty noticeable thud at each shift, but in the SVX I didn't feel anything. It seemed to accelerate fine and, boy, is it hard to keep it under 40 The steering has a very different feel from the Outback, though. Much more power-assisted.
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phoenix96 2006 Legacy GT Limited · 2006 Outback 3.0R VDC · 1992 SVX LS-L
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I did notice one other problem, the power antenna doesn't go down all the way. It extends fine and the radio reception is great, but when it retracts there are 5 inches left sticking out. I tried pushing it a bit to help it along but it feels stuck.
Squirt some WD40 on it & see what happens. Cured mine. Best of luck with everything else. Ron.
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Extend the mast fully, then, take a rag and cup it around the mast to shield the car from overspray, then, spray the mast down with WD-40. Wipe it down until you've gotten all the black gunk off the mast joints. After that, I put a couple of drops of 3-in-1 on each of the mast joints, lower the antenna and wipe off excess around the top button. That should keep it going for some time. If you don't have 3-in-1, just keep the rag cupped around the mast to shield from overspray and spray each of the joints with WD-40, lower it and wipe off the excess.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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