How have you tricked out YOUR Subaru?

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I am in my 14th month with my Subaru OBW, and am curious what mods I have missed out on? I currently have an awning on each side, a shovel rack, roof rack, farm jack rack, rock sliders, engine skid, transmission skid, and rear diff skid.

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The roof rack has paid off for family trips in hauling my Yeti GoBoxes and water on top.
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The awnings are nice to provide shade for the dog and picnic activities for our son.
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The skid plates came in extra handy last week when I centered up a deer carcass on the interstate. The access cutouts cheese grated some flesh off which attracted the meat wasps, but it all came out at the car wash fine.
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So, what mods have you done to your Subaru?
 
On my forester I put a little tube bar on front to hold a pair of long range led spot lights and wired them to trigger with the high beams.

I wired in a 12 volt port straight from the battery.

I installed a 2” hitch for a rack. But it’s a pain you can’t use the rear hatch if rack is loaded.

I also made a carpet plywood platform for the entire back to be level and took out the passenger seat and have a 6ft bed
 
Is there anywhere on that car that you can lift from with that handyman?
The entire length of the rock sliders

 
2014 Forester, nothing that couldn't be undone easily. Front and rear facing offroad lights, full size spare with a plywood trunk floor built a little higher to accommodate that and my tools and recovery gear. Wildpeak trails all the way around. Did great in the sand of the OBX and a few slick days in WY. I moved up to a Tundra in February of this year so it has returned back to factory condition and my wife drives it now. A great car all around, despite drinking a qt every 1200 miles since I bought it. 20221118_191455.jpg20230518_074731 (1).jpg20231014_072625.jpg
 
Let's see. Truck? No. Trailer? No. UTV? No.

Wrong forum, post it in the general discussion along with the Tacoma and Forerunner threads.

:ROFLMAO:
 
The entire length of the rock sliders


These can be pretty helpful in some really awkward situations too, especially deep mud or snow - they attach to rims or other places.
 
These can be pretty helpful in some really awkward situations too, especially deep mud or snow - they attach to rims or other places.
I think we have a bumper lift laying around somewhere too.

I've had that jack for 25 years and don't think I've used it for anything vehicle related yet.
 
The entire length of the rock sliders


Didnt know if they stuck out from the body far enough to do that
 
Laugh if you like but they are a very capable rig. I still have a ram 1500 on 35's but this little beast goes through almost as much amd I'm way more comfortable doing it. I take a hitch basket quite often for extra gear. Im 6'3" and have slept in it no problem. It's still bone stock and I'll probably leave it that way at least until its off waranty. I was going to upgrade tire but these geolanders are actually pretty impressive.
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