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New ‘26 OBW!

This is our 6th Subarus. Loving it so far except I can’t get the homelink setup to sync with my garage.

We haven’t had a garage door remote for years and the pairing process doesn’t work. I’m a tech guy and still so confused lol

Seems some people have resorted to buying the remotes just so that it can be paired but it just seems silly. Any idea?

u/Aware-Expression4004 — 22 hours ago

Out with the old in with the new

Just installed the perrin low profile intake return nozzle, IAG comfort series pitch stop mount, and the Overtake aluminum turbo inlet.

Car feels great!

u/ctrabbit2 — 1 day ago
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Ready to push some limits

Got my primitive racing skid plates mounted up on my ‘25 Wilderness “Hilde”.

These things are BEEFY. I’ve been holding off on some of my more “challenging” 2 tracks during scouting.

Time to get serious.

u/ItsChileNotChili — 2 days ago

CVT whine?

Got this 2022 OBW about two weeks ago, 68k miles with a perfect service record. Took it to a dealer for a buyers inspection and they did not note anything about this but I have some CVT paranoia. Can hear a whine at parking lot speeds and during acceleration, is this a normal amount of noise for the transmission to make or am I screwed? Planning on taking it in for a drain/fill soon regardless.

u/jacksonksea — 2 days ago

OBW ride quality

How is the ride quality on 26 OBW on stock 17 inch wheels on highway and city driving .

Low road noise in cabin compared to regular touring XT .

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u/Dizzy-Ad512 — 4 days ago

Aftermarket CVT fluid?

Has anyone done a CVT drain and fill and used aftermarket fluid. Valvoline fluid says it can be used for Subaru high torque fluid. Has anyone used it in their OBW?

Feedback is appreciated.

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u/ncwildlife97 — 4 days ago

Future Mods

Hello everyone!

I’m new to the Subaru wilderness community, and I just picked up a 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness, and I’m looking to put some mods on it. I’m currently getting a roof rack installed as I write this post, but I’m looking into some other mods to slap on my new car. Any suggestions or pointers?

u/Clear-Childhood2874 — 5 days ago

Auto Restart

I turned off auto stop/start in the vehicle control menu but why does it show off but keep turning back on where I have to turn it off from the home screen widget. Is there a way to disable it 100%?

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u/Rudeboy_Info2883 — 5 days ago

Skid plate

So I'm looking at a few upgrades for my 25 OBW. I'm planning to start with an upgraded skid plate. First I wanted to ask about recommendations, and second has anyone seen this lower their fuel economy?

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u/readitareyoudeaf — 6 days ago

Dash just lit up

Someone that is more mechanically inclined than me
22 OBW WITH 110,000 miles just threw codes:
P0700 dtc transmission system failure severity 2 of 3
P2715 Transmission Solenoid “D” stuck on

How much is this going to cost me?

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u/Walk_of_Shayne — 6 days ago
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wanted to share my wheel/tire setup

Enkei ERD9 7.5x18 with Cooper Endeavor Plus 235 55R18. Took them off my old Crosstrek.

u/makohungry412 — 9 days ago

2024 Outback Wilderness stutter/skip

Does anyone else have this issue? If so, what ended up being the cause or fix?

My 2024 Outback Wilderness (45k miles) has a strange hesitation/stutter that only happens under a very specific condition.
-Gently accelerate to around 14-15 mph.
-Lift completely off the gas.
-The car does a quick skip/stutter for about a second, then drives normally again.

It almost feels like it’s confused between gears (even though I know it’s a CVT) or the torque converter is engaging/disengaging. It doesn’t happen under hard acceleration and there are no warning lights.

I’ve taken it to the dealer multiple times, but of course they haven’t been able to duplicate it.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

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u/AdRecent4443 — 10 days ago
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First time Subaru owner

Just got this baby this afternoon. have always loved the wilderness models and my ford fiesta commuter finally crapped out. Such a nice upgrade.

u/CamDaBam94 — 13 days ago

Help replacing trunk 12v outlet

Hello, my OBW is a 2025, and I need to replace the piece, I look for it on Subaru Gear, but I am wondering if they could install it or how hard would it be for me to do it myself, I am not the best at fixing stuff and I do not know how complicated could this be. I tried to find a video on YouTube to show me step by step but I could not find any.

I also look it up on eBay and I found another one, a little bit cheaper but it is the whole piece, not just the outlet thingy. So, any advice anyone could provide, will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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u/Few-Ground-7437 — 10 days ago