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[2017 Base] Questions re: LED headlights and roof rack mount points

I have two questions regarding my 2017 WRX Base:

  1. Can I swap my stock headlight assemblies out with OEM 2015-2018 WRX LED headlight assemblies? What's the work required for this? Are there any downsides/issues with doing this?

  2. I've read that while 2015-2017 WRXs don't come with the factory mount points already installed in the roof, some later 2017 WRXs did--how can I tell if mine has it, as I bought it a few months ago. VIN or do I have to look at it and take off the weather strip? What exactly am I looking for (just 2 holes?)

Thanks!

Posted Jul 12, 2017, 11:22 PM UTC

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DemandCommonSense•

  1. There is a service bulletin out that says that LED headlights on non-LED models can cause BIU failure.

  2. No input.

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RationaIAnimaI•

The lights from the Limited are plug & play. You'll have to remove the bumper to swap them out, and they'll cost you quite a bit - something like $1200.

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btownninja•

For roof racks, you can only tell if your 2017 has the mounting brackets by taking off the small plastic trim. As far as I'm aware, there's no other way to tell.

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coke_can_turd•

The headlights are plug and play. People have mentioned that there is a note for the part that BIU damage is possible, though there are a lot of people running that swap and I haven't heard of first-hand accounts of it happening.

I picked up both headlights for $600; just keep an eye on Craigslist and eBay. Both were NIB. It took about 2 weeks to find them.

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kitchenOP•

I'm thinking I might just avoid the risk and do a HID retrofit -- thank you though :-)

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