Here we go!This DIY fix should work on the 1998 - 2002 Forester.Just thought I'd take on the task of fixing my overhead console clockyesterday.. after living without it for about six months I thought I mightlike to reunite with the clock..Alright-Removal of clock:Lets get this clocked fixed...Examination..The first thing I noticed was that there was not a direct crack in thesolder.. it was more that the solder got stressed over time so this createdan extremely weak connection, since my clock worked for about 2seconds here and thereHeres the "to the eye" pictureYou may notice that the solder on #510 is pretty pathetic..Upclose:Hopefully it didn't turn out too dark, but you can see that it looks likecottage cheese (sortof) whereas its all pittedThe fix:Well you have basically two choices here1-) Re-solder just using the solder there, using a fine tip solder"gun" (pencil tip etc) and heating it up, thus allowing the connection to beuniformOr (what I did)2-) Use step one with addition use of solder material, safest way to insurefix will last awhilePicturesSoldering is done.. here are the results..This picture allows you to see the improvement to the connectionJust a little follow upThe clock works!and when I was resoldering #510 , I decided to do all the other similarconnections, seeing some other ones showed signs of wear, better safethan sorry..There ya have it!I'll try to get the removal pics today (though, the process is fairly straightforward)