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Are the Subaru double din headunits all the same mounting system?

Reason is, I've still got the orignal single din cassette/tuner in my 2000 GX Imprezzer and have a chance to buy a double din cd/cass/tuner out of a 2001 Forester.

So, will it bolt straight in and look factory? I dont really want to go aftermarket if I can help it. Just need a CD player.

the ones ive seen definitely look similar.....but i wouldn't rely on my response.


(ps. how many cars do u own? every thread u start seems to talk of another one lol)

I cant see why it wouldnt, nearly every part on a Subaru is interchangable with that of another model. Kinda like LEGO.

Thanks Matatak & Suparoo.
I was kinda hoping for a bit more difinative answer than "it should fit" before I buy the 2 din unit and pull the dash apart.

Oh come on!!!!!!!!!!!
Where are the sound gurus when you need them?
It either bolts straight in or it doesn't.

the sound gurus ditch shitty stock crap in favour of more modern artwork

dave

Well the DIN pocket mounting system for car audio is standard across all cars.

So yes it will bolt in, but there may be a difference in the facia surround that mightnt fit

Cant you take your Impreza to somewhere that sells 2nd hand Forester headunits and test fit it?

Impreza and Liberty are the same. Even if the Forester mounts are different you can unscrew the brackets from the units and screw the Impreza one on.

under the current head unit im guessing you have a tissue pocket? if so then when you take the single din unit out and the tissue pocket you will get ur double din , there should be enough there to mount it off, so i say give it a go

OK thanks guys.
I thought if there was a glaringly obvious difference or difficulty in fitting then someone would have told me so I'll give it a go.

haha... You've created a masterpiece (read - Brumbyrunner) and you are worrying about stereo head units, nice to see you are still human

I feel the need to explain....

This is for my mothers car. She wants to play CDs but still retain the cassette player as well. I looked at going aftermarket but it would be overkill for the application. Plus the rest of the car is stock and a big shiny double din headunit would just look silly.

just as well i never questioned it then... oem usually looks the neatest as well...

Well it's a success!
Looks stock but sounds ohhh so much better.
In case anyone else ever wonders about doing this upgrade and finds this thread, it is very easy, perhaps a 15 minute job. Our new double-din headunit came from a wrecked 2000 Forester so had a 6 disc in-dash stacker, tuner & tape deck. The mounting points and plugs were identical, right down to the earth tab and the little locating dowls.
Total cost was $160 and that included the 6 discs that we found inside!

Congratulations, and you wouldnt take our word for it when we said "it might or should fit"

What discs where in there?

haha nice! Great score with the Cds as well... what were they?

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brumbyrunner wrote:Well it's a success!
Looks stock but sounds ohhh so much better.
In case anyone else ever wonders about doing this upgrade and finds this thread, it is very easy, perhaps a 15 minute job. Our new double-din headunit came from a wrecked 2000 Forester so had a 6 disc in-dash stacker, tuner & tape deck. The mounting points and plugs were identical, right down to the earth tab and the little locating dowls.
Total cost was $160 and that included the 6 discs that we found inside!

Good to hear ... the new brumby has a liberty double din headunit in it, so will keep my eyes open for any wrecked fozzers.