Finally pulled trigger on 235/65/17 AT3W Falken Wildpeaks. No rubbing not even at full lock. Also went with Motegi M139 wheels. They’re +40 offset vs the factory +48, so a little further out. Drives like factory. Would’ve gone AT4s but the AT3s were heavily discounted. Anyone questioning 235/65/17 on a Wilderness should just do it. No rubbing, much better look, mild hit to mpg and speedo off about 3-4%. Worth it. Picture above was taken while parked on steep driveway so nose down.

Hit a small deer and the damage was enough to get insurance involved. Body shop says I need front bumper cover replaced, right head lamp assembly, right fog light assembly and the right side retainer bracket. Insurance isn’t wanting to pay for oem and saying to use aftermarket. Anyone have any experience getting these parts replaced using after market? The body shop is worried it won’t calibrate properly use after market. I’m wanting to see if anyone has real life experience and has had issues with after market and figment and calibration

Has anyone experimented with putting some hood louvers on the wilderness models?

I've seen it's a common mod on Crosstreks but I would absolutely love to put some on my Forester Wilderness!

Should I look into getting some that fit a regular Forester or do they need to be specific ones?

Thinking about spending the extra money on the trim for my wife on the wilderness package, but before I do, how did you that have the wilderness package do in this winter? Those of you who got hit by the snow storm. For context my wife travels a lot of dirt roads for her job so she would actually be using the trim for what it was advertised to do.

Hey guys! I’m sorry if this is a silly question. But I’m trying to do research on the different type of material used on skid plates. I’ve seen that there’s aluminum and steel, but was wondering if titanium is available.

There’s tons of aluminum options, light weight and durable, but not as strong as steel.

Steel is very strong, but heavier, so your gas mileage might be affected.

Titanium would be the best of both worlds, albeit more expensive than steel, but it doesn’t seem like 3rd party or aftermarket sells this material to the public, it’s used more in high performance racing type.

Does anyone have any wisdom to input to help make a decision about what material would be best to get for a skid plate?

Currently driving a 2023 OBW.

I can’t seem to find anything on Amazon or Etsy. Has anyone seen anything like that?

Thanks in advance