Superbowl Blizzard

This Chicagoland area received 19.5 inches of snow Saturday night through Monday morning. I spent some of that time out on the roads, and the Outback was a beast! I had zero issues, and I was extremely impressed with it's handling of all the snow on the road. It was very difficult for the plows to keep up, and most of the roads were a mess, but it was not a problem.

Bring on some more snow!!!....Yeah, right! I'm over it. I told my shovel, that we need to start seeing other people/things.

On another note, I was rooting for the Patriots to win, but why in the world wouldn't you give it to Lynch on the 1 yard line! Congrats, to the New England Patriots, and all of their fans. 

Wolverine

The Outback received a new decal. 

I think it suits it very well.

Winter's here....

Outback Modifications

I've made some more cosmetic modifications to my Subaru Outback. Looking for more of a rugged look, I used black Plasti Dip to color a few things.

1. Grill

2. Fog light housing

3. Side door moldings

Let me know what you think!

Door moldings. They used to be the same color red, but now they're black. I think it adds some nice contrast.

BEFORE

AFTER

Fall

Fall is here, and this tree has probably is all different sorts of fall colors by now.

Does anyone have a special place they like to visit to see all of the wonderful colors the trees display this time of year?

Exploring the Northwoods.

New sticker has been added to my Outback.

Yep, I'm a Star Wars fan.

MANDALORIAN

Winterizing the Outback

Stumbled upon this on one of the Facebook Subaru Outback forums. Someone posted about how the side skirts really have no drain holes, and if removed you will find all kinds of dust, muck, and old salt residue. 

Living in the Chicagoland area, in the winter we go through a astronomical amount of salt. That is bad news for our vehicles, because, of rust. The side skirts in the picture below have almost no drainage holes underneath.

Underneath the side skirt it's all painted metal. That paint is really not going to protect or prevent your vehicle from rust.

After cleaning the all of the dirt, soot, muck, salt, and debris in the side skirt and body, I just used painters tape to protect the areas that I did not want to spray with the Rust-Oleum undercoating.

I sprayed on 2 layers on the side and underneath where the side skirts cover. I just made my vehicle better prepared for the upcoming winter and beyond. I was very pleased with the outcome.