I'm always looking for ways to make my Subaru lights brighter. I ran across some videos touting the LED bulbs from a company called Lasfit.com and it sounded like they were brighter than the OEM bulbs. Their website said they had turn signals, side marker and reverse light bulbs to fit the 2025 Forester. A full set of eight bulbs was about 140 dollars and I decided to order the whole package.
The bulbs arrived promptly and I went to work upgrading my Forester. The first problem I ran into is that Subaru decided to make the front side marker lights non-replaceable starting with the 2025 model. They did the same with the reverse lights in the tailgate. There used to be pull off panels on the inside of the tailgate that gave access to the reverse lights, but they are gone for 2025. I think you could access the bulbs by taking apart the tailgate, but I'm not sure if the bulbs could then be replaced or if they are integral to some large assembly.
Then I went to work on the turn signal bulbs. I decided to replace the front and rear on the driver's side first, so I could compare the brightness to the OEM bulbs on the other side. Fortunately, the turn signal bulbs are still easily replaceable. There are good videos showing how to remove the rear light housing and of course the front turn signal bulbs are super easy to find and replace. BTW, the rear side marker bulbs (in the corner light housing) are replaceable and it appears that they are already LED bulbs.
I waited until dusk to test the new bulbs and was terribly disappointed. They were EXACTLY the same brightness as the OEM tungsten bulbs and had exactly the same flashing characteristics. Some bulb designer went to a lot of trouble to imitate the OEM bulbs!
Lasfit.com has a 30 day return policy, so I went to their website and started the return process. They immediately refunded the full price to my credit card and told me to keep the bulbs, so I have to give them credit for that!
I wish I'd been able to find this information online before starting this project, but few people seem to care about these bulbs. I hope this post saves someone some time!
Mike in Washougal, WA
The bulbs arrived promptly and I went to work upgrading my Forester. The first problem I ran into is that Subaru decided to make the front side marker lights non-replaceable starting with the 2025 model. They did the same with the reverse lights in the tailgate. There used to be pull off panels on the inside of the tailgate that gave access to the reverse lights, but they are gone for 2025. I think you could access the bulbs by taking apart the tailgate, but I'm not sure if the bulbs could then be replaced or if they are integral to some large assembly.
Then I went to work on the turn signal bulbs. I decided to replace the front and rear on the driver's side first, so I could compare the brightness to the OEM bulbs on the other side. Fortunately, the turn signal bulbs are still easily replaceable. There are good videos showing how to remove the rear light housing and of course the front turn signal bulbs are super easy to find and replace. BTW, the rear side marker bulbs (in the corner light housing) are replaceable and it appears that they are already LED bulbs.
I waited until dusk to test the new bulbs and was terribly disappointed. They were EXACTLY the same brightness as the OEM tungsten bulbs and had exactly the same flashing characteristics. Some bulb designer went to a lot of trouble to imitate the OEM bulbs!
Lasfit.com has a 30 day return policy, so I went to their website and started the return process. They immediately refunded the full price to my credit card and told me to keep the bulbs, so I have to give them credit for that!
I wish I'd been able to find this information online before starting this project, but few people seem to care about these bulbs. I hope this post saves someone some time!
Mike in Washougal, WA