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It is very hard to find a new alternator for this car. Even the Subaru dealers only have reman alternators. I was able to find a new OEM alternator on line, so it should be here soon. The dealer was nice enough to take back the bad alternator and refund the money. It looks like I should not have tro...

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to make sure this is done right this time with an OEM alternator.

Pat

Here's the full story- About four years ago, the car suddenly died while driving. It was towed to my mechanic (not the dealer) and a re-manufactured alternator was installed. 4 years later, the battery and brake lights started to come on occasionally, after a while they were on constantly. I brought...

I have the exact same problem on my 93 Legacy ~145k miles. I have just had the alternator replaced in 2008 and the problem is back. Same symptoms, headlights go dim battery and brake lights on. I will check the battery connections. Any other ideas?

Thanks! patrick