2000 SUBARU IMPREZA Owners Manual

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Replacing bulbs
Headlight
CAUTION
Halogen headlight bulbs become very hot while in use. If you touch the bulb surface with bare hands or greasy gloves, fingerprints or grease on the bulb surface develop into hot spots, caus-ing the bulb to break. If there are finger prints or grease on thebulb surface, wipe them away with a soft cloth moistened with al-cohol.
OM-H0261
OM-H0243
Retainer spring
Rubber cover
Electrical connector
1. Disc onnec t the elec tric al c onnec tor, then remove the rub b er c over.
2. Remove the retainer sp ring .
3. Rep lac e the b ulb , then set the retainer sp ring se c urely.
4. Install the rub b er c over with the top mark fac ing up , then rec onnec t
the elec tric al c onnec tor.

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Fog light (if equipped)
CAUTION
Halogen light bulbs become very hot while in use. If you touch the bulb surface with bare hands or greasy gloves, finger prints
or grease on the bulb surface develop into hot spots, causing thebulb to break. If there are finger prints or grease on the bulb sur-face, wipe them away with a soft cloth moistened with alcohol.
Type A
HGA002BA
HGA001BB
1. Remove the front fog lig ht assemb ly b y removing t
he three b olts.
2. Disc onnec t the c onnec tor.
3. Remove the front fog lig ht c ase c ap b y turning it c ounterc loc kwise.
OM-H0412
Connector
Spring

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4. Disc onnec t the c onnec tor b ehind the c ase c ap .
5. Release the retainer sp ring .
6. Rep lac e the b ulb with a new one. Then rec onnec t t
he c onnec tors
and reinstall the removed p arts in the reverse ord e r of removal.
Type B
HG0326
HG0325
1. Remove the front fog lig ht c over.
2. Remove the front fog lig ht assemb ly b y removing t he two b olts.
3. Disc onnec t the c onnec tor.
4. Remove the front fog lig ht c ase c ap b y turning it c ounterc loc kwise.
HG0327
Spring
Connector
5. Disc onnec t the c onnec tor b ehind the c ase c ap .
6. Release the retainer sp ring .
7. Rep lac e the b ulb with a new one. Then rec onnec t t he c onnec tors
and reinstall the removed p arts in the reverse ord e r of removal.

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Parking light
OM-H0244
1. Remove the p arking lig ht assemb ly mounting sc rew loc ated at the top
of the head lig ht assemb ly using the p hillip s sc rewd river.
2. Move the p arking lig ht assemb ly forward until it p op s out from the
fend er.
3. Remove the b ulb hold er from the p arking lig ht ass emb ly b y turning it
c ounterc loc kwise.
4. Pull the b ulb out of the soc ket. Install a new b u lb .
5. Set the b ulb hold er into the p arking lig ht assemb ly and turn it c loc k-
wise until it loc ks.
6. Set the p arking lig ht assemb ly into the fend er. T ig hten the mounting
sc rew.

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Front turn signal light Type A
HGA011BB
1. Remove the b olt sec uring the front turn sig nal li g ht assemb ly.
2. Remove the front turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly from the front b ump er
and remove the b ulb soc ket b y turning it c ounterc lo c kwise.
3. Remove the b ulb from the soc ket b y p ushing it in and turning
c loc kwise, then install a new b ulb .
4. Install the removed p arts in the reverse ord er of removal.
Type B
HG0194
1. Remove the front turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly mount ing sc rews using
the p hillip s sc rewd river.
2. Remove the lens from the front turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly.

10-543. Remove the b ulb from the soc ket b y p ushing it in
and turning
c ounterc loc kwise. Install a new b ulb .
4. Reinstall the lens to the front turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly and tig hten
the mounting sc rews.
Side turn signal light
OM-H0246
1. Pull the left sid e of the turn sig nal lig ht assem b ly while moving it for-
ward in relation to the vehic le.
2. Remove the b ulb hold er from the sid e turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly b y
turning it c ounterc loc kwise.
3. Pull the b ulb out of the soc ket. Install a new b u lb .
4. Set the b ulb hold er into the sid e turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly and turn it
c loc kwise until it loc ks.
5. Reinstall the sid e turn sig nal lig ht assemb ly on the sid e of the front
fend er.

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Rear combination lights Sedan and Coupe
OM-H0446
HG0241
1. Remove the sp are tire c over.
2. Remove the c lip from the rear trunk trim with a r eg ular sc rew d river.
3. Remove the nut sec uring the rear trunk trim.
OM-H0447
4. Op en the rear p ortion of the sid e trunk trim p ane l.
5. Remove the b ulb hold er from the rear c omb ination lig ht assemb ly
b y turning it c ounterc loc kwise.
6. Remove the b ulb from the soc ket b y p ushing it and turning c oun-
terc loc kwise. Install a new b ulb .
7. Set the b ulb hold er into the rear c omb ination lig ht assemb ly and
turn it c loc kwise until it loc ks.
8. Sec ure the rear trunk trim p anel with the nut and the c lip s.

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Wagon
HG0195
1. Unlatc h the rear c omb ination lig ht c over b y p ulli ng the knob . Op en
the c over up .
OM-H0449
2. Remove the b ulb hold er from the rear c omb ination lig ht assemb ly
b y turning it c ounterc loc kwise.
3. Remove the b ulb from the soc ket b y p ushing it and turning c oun-
terc loc kwise. Install a new b ulb .
4. Set the b ulb hold er into the rear c omb ination lig ht assemb ly and
turn it c loc kwise until it loc ks.
5. Close the c over and latc h the loc k.