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@YellowJacketGarage thanks brother. The time was needed and now I'm itching to get back to it and move the needle on these projects while getting some parts off the shelves. Lol. Appreciate you.

Hi Stillbc. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really do appreciate it and beyond thrilled that our video helped you knock this out yourself. We know how great that feeling is!!! Stay safe out there!

Thank you so much Doug for the incredibly kind comment. We appreciate that and for you watching the episode. It means a great deal when we hit the videos just right to help others out and you come back to let us know. Cheers and Stay safe out there!

thanks for watching and sharing

@bcwest619 hi there. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words. We greatly appreciate it. Congrats on your purchase, and I'm glad to hear you enjoy it and some of its cool features. Stay safe out there!

@jeremydeaderick1324 hi Jeremy. Thanks for watching, sharing the kind words and your own journey. We appreciate it. Love to hear when our episodes help others. Sounds like you have an awesome project as well.

@@SaschaTschepen fantastic. We're really glad to hear this helped. Thank you for watching and sharing with us. We greatly appreciate it!

@woog74 thanks for watching and asking. Yes, you are correct. We knew we were moving to a 1 piece( see our other video of that install), so this worked perfectly for it.

@@stevenc954 please see timestamp 11:13. Thanks for watching.

@@SpiritedWrenchers In the video you mentioned that the manual states to add 6.8 quarts of oil. You then stated to only add 5 quarts first then check the dipstick. My question is after pouring the five quarts did you have to add more?

@stevenc954 unable to quite remember, but it was somewhere between 5 and 6 qtrs. This is why we advise to put in 5, check, and then add in what's needed to top it off. Hope that helps.

Hi Seaparrot. Thanks for watching. Sorry to hear about the broken part. From my conversations with them, they do not have a CS number. You will have to contact them through where you ordered it or their email. Wish I could help more.

@BigBry4n that's awesome. Thank you for watching and sharing. We really appreciate that and thankful it will be of help to you. Stay safe out there! Cheers

@sloebone7399 yes, ultimately I did replace the wire with 4ga OFC. Thanks for watching.

@@Connor-ll7ii Hi. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. Cheers!

@danielviorato1333 hi Daniel, thanks for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate that. I've saved the shims for when it's time for alignment. Figured there was no sense putting them in when the alignment shop may take them back out or add different ones. Hoping to get that done next month and will do an episode on it if they allow me to. Cheers!

Thank you so much I will be waiting for it

thank you very much for watching and sharing the tip for our community. We really appreciate it. Those are great ideas and could certainly be used for final removal to avoid the little mess. Cheers!

Hi JP. Thanks for watching and asking. Very good question actually. Simple answer is it wasn't a part of the instructions provided and I knew anything alignment related would go in at a later time. With your question and statement that if those were installed, it would have allowed to install the swaybar (which isn't something Street or Track said would work), I'm going to back and take a look to see if I missed something and possibly follow up with them as well if I didn't. Thanks again for sharing. We really do appreciate it as these builds are never straightforward. Cheers

@@SpiritedWrenchersOne more thing: adjust your strut rods out to help clear the sway bar. You might also consider adjust the height of the coilovers. Good luck with your build. Open tracker racing also sells the kit. BTW you are going to love SOT front suspension kit. Use Quick Performance for your rearend.

Hi rader. Thanks for watching and sharing. We really appreciate it. That's quite the set up you're running with. Very creative and I hope these stands provide more safety and support for your projects. Cheers!

Well Aaron, that would have been something that we covered but we didn't use jacks and stands for this video. We used ramps and that information was not necessary. We focused on the oil change and the individual owner can look up the jack points in their owners manual or online if they don't have one. We appreciate you watching and sharing the feedback. Cheers!

Congratulations on your new purchase and thank you for watching and sharing. We really appreciate it. We hope you enjoy your new Tucson and stay safe out there!

Hi Christopher. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your story with us. As a Granddad myself, I love that you built this with your two grandsons. What a great family bonding experience. I am sorry to hear though that you are having trouble receiving support on missing pieces. I know they don't have a CS number but I'm going to message my contact now to see if I can help influence this in any way. Please do me a favor and send us an email to the address in the description so I can respond to you that way. Cheers!

Hi Berg, thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really do appreciate it and we're thankful this video has been helpful to you. Glad to hear of your purchase and we hope that you never have to use the footage one day. Stay safe out there!

@EMedrano-cm4jy thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it. Ours still looks fantastic, and we absolutely do not regret our purchase decision. Cheers!

@@SpiritedWrenchers it may look great but give it about 3 years and a couple of good storms and you will see what I'm talking about

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Hi Jose. Thank you for watching and asking. We appreciate it. I didn't show the fuses for this particular one for a couple of reasons but one was that there are several that you can choose from. If you have a volt meter, you can check witch fuses are live on startup and which ones are live all the time if you are planning on using the parking feature. Hope that helps.

Congrats on your new Santa Fe. Thank you for watching.

@bigdave5946 , thanks for watching. This will be dependent of the county you live in. We didn't in ours, but I know people that did.

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@leahdearsman8409 hi, and thanks for watching. We really appreciate it. Yes, you can turn it on without, and it automatically comes on when cruise is engaged as well. Stay safe out there!

@@SpiritedWrenchers thank you

@@leahdearsman8409 our pleasure!

Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it and love hearing from our fellow enthusiasts across the pond. Take care and stay safe out there!

Hello to our friend from NS. Thanks so much for watching and sharing Greg. You mention the line possibly being done that way when it's sitting. I wonder if you're on to something since that might have been when the rust set in as well. Such a mystery with these classics. Like a box of chocolates. LOL. I don't think I'm going to have the cooler near the rad. I'm considering it being mounted under the cab. Shorter line length and I have seen others do that with theirs that have these. Time will tell. Cheers!

Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it!

What a way to start our morning. Thank you so much for coming back and sharing this with us. It's greatly appreciated. Bless you for even doing this considering the physical challenges. After doing a number of these, I know the times of bending and twisting is plenty. Congrats on getting it done and we're blessed to have been of help to you. We hope it serves you well and you both remain safe. Cheers!

Hi yuidfbse. Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. In my opinion, I never had a problem with the images in the mirror. They worked just fine but the inability to make the fitment work in this vehicle is what ultimately led to removing it. I have the cam in the box still if you're interested in it. We'll send it to you only for the cost of shipping. Shoot us an email (in the description of this video) if you are. Cheers!

Thanks Matt for watching and continuing to follow along on the journey with us. We appreciate you. It's the first time I've seen stuff like that as well so who knows why they choose to run it that way. Have a safe and wonderful Christmas with the fam!

Hi AzTurboMini. Thank you very much for watching and sharing. We really appreciate that and thankful this episode helped you. That's a mission success for us. You are correct on the benefits of hard wiring with all functions. Cheers!

Oh damn. Another pretty pan victim. LOL. Seriously though, that sucks. I hope it's just a bad seal that you can replace at a different time and it doesn't grown into something more. Thanks for watching and sharing. We really appreciate it!

LOL. Glad we're making someone laugh other than ourselves. 🤣. Thank you for watching and sharing. We really appreciate it!

Hi Maurice. Thanks for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. Good luck with your install. Come back and let us know how it went and let us know more about the competitors product. Always good to share more with the community when it comes to these products. Stay safe out there!

@@richjubb7583 Hi Rich, thanks for watching! It's not often we get people asking about our attire, but it's a great question since I see my hair was blocking pertinent information. My shirt says "may contain whiskey." I think I picked it up off Amazon; don't remember how long ago. I have been and still am insanely jealous that the north American market didn't get the diesel engines! How is the reliability?

@@SpiritedWrenchers Thanks for the amazingly swift reply! I know it was a slightly odd question. I didn't know that you didn't get the diesel version across the pond! What a crying shame. I love it. Despite being a diesel - the familiar Subaru 'burble' is still there. Mine has 105K miles on the clock and there have been no significant issues in her MOT history. She has had a full Subaru dealership service stamp every year up until 2023 though. The XC at the time was the recommended option of many reviewers here in the UK. The only apparent difference between the XC being that the XT was only available with an automatic gearbox. We tend to prefer manual transmissions in the UK - especially with 4WD/AWD cars. I believe they've used the gearbox from the BRX in it. It's very short shifting with a lot of torque available in the diesel. This is probably why it has a relatively low 0-60mph as it takes some work... but whenever you need speed - there is plenty available without the need to bury your foot in the carpet. Quite outstanding really. Here in the UK they are much loved and appreciated by the agricultural community... So I was REALLY lucky to find this particular car for £3,750 with a full dealership service history that didn't come from this background. I have always wanted a Forester and it seemed to make a lot of sense in this weird transition period we are in before moving to electric. I've already had quite a few people offer to buy her off me but there is little chance of that happening. I've taken her over to my tame mechanic for an inspection and he thinks she was a great buy - especially at the price. He's genuinely looking forward to working on the engine... although I plan on doing at least one oil change a year myself before I let him do a full service about 6 months later. I do have some slight rust issues on the boot and one wheel arch... and slightly in the engine bay. Oddly - the radiator pipe clips are in very bad condition with this. I suspect that this may be down to the hood turbo cooling scoop introducing a lot of water into the area from the rain that the UK is slightly famous for. I plan on letting my mechanic deal with the hose clips and I think it is actually worth taking her to a body shop to treat and paint the rust to a standard above my meagre competence. There was never any question about buying the diesel variant for me - especially for a 2013 model which seems to have sorted out some of the issues with the MK III. If you ever have any further questions about it... or want to be kept informed with my continued ownership of her - I would be only too happy to oblige. I plan on running her as long as I possibly can and I'm very keen to see exactly how many miles I can get out of the engine. Cheers for your interest.

@@richjubb7583 absolutely send us emails with the updates! Not only the diesel, but the manual to boot!!! They stopped selling manual Foresters here in 2019, I believe. The last turbo manual was made for model year 2008 here. I truly believe my 2010 was the last year for remarkable Foresters in the US, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy a SG XT 5speed if I found one unmolested even with a blown motor. Everyone always seems to drop them on bags and mod the engines. I did price out a front clip conversion on my SH to put the 2.0D from the JDM/Australia market... I think back in 2012-13-ish. When the rod bearing disintegrated in 2017, I just wasn't in a financial position to make that kind of modification. I feel you on being propositioned on selling by random folks... A service tech at my dealer in Ohio wanted to buy mine just for zero rust (we moved from Florida), but ultimately she sold to a guy from Michigan. Nowadays, I just have the FedEx delivery guy who wants to buy my Geo/Chevy Metro. Check out FluidFilm or Kings Oil, for rust protection/prevention, if you can get it in the UK. It protected my Forester, protects our 4Runner, and I'll be spraying it on my Metro when we get the C10 off the lift here soon. I'll be drilling holes in my frame horns and trying to get a good coating on the inside of my frame, lol. Might not help with the exhaust, but definitely on the body, wheel arches, frame, and other non-super-heated areas that are prone to rust in your area. It's oil-based, so it won't harden and allow rust to propagate underneath it. Cheers!

​@@SpiritedWrenchers Thanks for the heads up about rust protection/prevention. It's a constant struggle in the UK. It's one of the reasons I did end with with my Scoobie. The Stars aligned... and the rust on my Mitsubishi Shogun Sport (I think you guys would know this as a Montero) got too much and too costly for even my tame mechanic to deal with. I sold her to a guy whose business was acquiring such vehicles for breaking. It seemed fair as I'm pretty sure I had actually bought some parts from him over the years. She was a very old workhorse though which I had found for next to nothing from a Farmer. She wasn't in the best of condition then... but I knew she had life left in her. It was obvious from the start though that the rust had set in and was something I would be fighting a running battle with. I knew I wouldn't be able to find a decent upgrade of that - as Mitsubishi UK had stopped supplying them with Manual transmissions some time ago. Where is the sense in it? I don't know much about North American import laws... but I have a feeling that you might be onto something about sourcing an engine and transmission from abroad... How hard can it be right? Always the precursor question to an absolute money pit of folly. I will have to check out the rest of your channel and videos. I did learn something as I learnt where the light switch relay was. Ta very much. You never know when such gems will come in handy. Really appreciate you taking the time to chat with me. Consider me subscribed.

@Johnnydammit Hi and thanks for watching. In this episode it was our old OEM Audio system that was installed prior to me purchasing it. To be honest, the sub never worked so I'm unable to say how it sounded. Here is another of our videos explaining the problems I had with it and what I ultimately replaced it with. Hope that helps. th-cam.com/video/CoCqXIC9WDo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EPINsLVXrMTjimaP

Hi Sinistarmr2. Thanks for watching, sharing and for the kind words. We really appreciate it. Hope you enjoy these just as my parents still do in their Forester. I also love the color. It was one my Mom picked out on the color choices and I think she picked a winner. Stay safe out there in Colorado!

Thank you Fullblade for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it!

Hi Jalen. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words in addition to your experience. We're thrilled you're liking them as much as we do. We receive a very small commission from sales using our code but the big payoff for us is being able to help others. Stay safe out there!