DIY - Head unit install

[JordanIsHere]

I did a head unit install when I first my got my car a few months agp. Everything went fine but, the Sony head unit I installed has the antenna jack on the opposite side of the deck, and the stock antenna wire won't reach. Anyone know where I can get an extension or something? I don' t listen to the radio very often, but it would be nice to have it working... and I plan on swapping it underneath the dim pocket so I'll have it apart anyways.

Thanks.

[drano]

I did a head unit install when I first my got my car a few months agp. Everything went fine but, the Sony head unit I installed has the antenna jack on the opposite side of the deck, and the stock antenna wire won't reach. Anyone know where I can get an extension or something? I don' t listen to the radio very often, but it would be nice to have it working... and I plan on swapping it underneath the dim pocket so I'll have it apart anyways.

Thanks.

should be at best buy or circuit city. i think walmart even has an extension

[Wiscon_Mark]

Yeah, any of those 3 places would do it.

[JordanIsHere]

w00t, I will hit up best buy tomorrow.

Thanks fellas.

[drano]

ahhhhh....i finally got to put my old stereo in the outback. i have an alpine cda9852 with an ipod cable....i havent been able to listen to my ipod in my car for a looooong time.

i was very happy to see that the stock sub worked when i turned on the stereo for the first time after install. ill put pics up soon of where i had the ipod cable go to. i like the placement very much. its coming out of the little pocket beside the e-brake (i have an auto) nano's fit perfectly in there

[TheSiege]

I installed my stereo a while ago, but I can't make the trim fit over it correctly :/

[TheSiege]

Well, everything has gone well so far. I didnt have to splice. But I am putting it all back together and cant get the piece of trim that goes around the radio on. Seems the raido is too wide by about an eighth of an inch. Any suggestions? I mean the Subaru gray trim, by the way, not the piece that comes with the radio.
Thanks

I am having the same problem, but I don't see the need to trim. Everything appears to fit fine, yet the trim doesn't fit flat any more. :?

[LegacyGT97]

Great write up!
I used this to help me do my head unit install today. I swapped the position off my pocket to the top and love it. my aftermarket cd player was about 1/8 of an inch to wide, so I had to set the pocket out more then the cd player and my faceplate just fits perfect width wise in the opening.

easy install over all, just got frusterated with the cd player being just a little to wide. Looks great though!

[DonMarcoPolo]

+1 on a great writeup! I just finished installing my new Pioneer headunit with the greatest of ease, thanks to this! The only problem I had was already mentioned 2 other times, and that was the trip piece not being wide enough, but I took care of that with a butane lighter, diagonal cutters, and a large flathead screwdriver. Aside from that, it went very well...and why the heck DID they make it where you had to rotate trip piece to get past the 12v? wierd.

[bangedlegacywagon97]

Off topic,
OP I noticed the seat heater switches were in a non OEM location. Did you get after market heated seats or OEM? Was the wire harness already there? Any relays you had to wire up?

[chris_2.5gt]

hey guys just did the wiring for my head unit and I'm having a problem. The cluster lights and A/T selector lights are not light up. can someone tell me where the two wires wht/grn and yel/blu connect? I connected them both to the ilumination wire for the radio lights but I have feeling one is maybe a return to the dash lights? Also the radio lights work.

[oinn]

i need to remove the cigarette lighter from a T reg 1998 legacy estate car

[RawlessLorth]

Is it possible to re-up some of the pics that are not showing up?

[Cleck]

^^Would be helpful.

Also, any harness wiring guides? I looked at the links posted for wiring diagrams but can't find any. Trying to figure out why my headunit is creating excessive draw and if I had/have a sub/amp in my wagon.

Edit: my stock head unit did have excessive draw, so I yanked it. For now, swapping in a radio from my other car I'm not driving, but I could REALLY use a picture showing the brackets and how the HU mounts, right now that's where I'm stuck in figuring out if I need a din pocket and something else or just that.