A question about my Clarion radio cassette & speakers

Rodeo4jake · Post by **Rodeo4jake** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:03 pm

Hey all was just wondering if any of you Subie gurus out there could tell me if these radios were possibly a dealer fitted thing. I had to pull mine out to get a tape jammed in it out & was suprised to see a sticker on the base of the radio which read Subparts with a number on it. I had just assumed that it would have been fitted by someone after purchasing the car.

I was thinking of chamging it to something with bluetooth connectivity for my phone but if it's something that was put in the car at the dealer I wouhld rather leave it alone.
Thanks Jake

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:23 pm

Looks like a bit of a dealer fit to me!

Cheers

Bennie

Haymaker · Post by **Haymaker** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:33 pm

Original unit. I remember when these first came out.

Scoobie Doobie · Post by **Scoobie Doobie** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:27 am

Definitely original, I had the exact same model in my brumby. the hack job underneath the facia does lend itself to thinking it was an aftermarket job, workmanship looks like a 5 year old was let loose in there with a hacksaw hee hee hee!

INEEDABEER · Post by **INEEDABEER** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:44 am

They fitted the Clarions here,but that one doesn't look like the type they used to use for MY's.

Rodeo4jake · Post by **Rodeo4jake** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:13 pm

Thanks for the answers there guys, might leave it alone to avoid butchering the console any. Will see if I can figure out how to make it have an auxiliary input somehow,think I saw someone has done that before.
Now that I've got the stuck tape out its all working again, nice to have some tunes going.

Post by **Alex** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:20 pm

you can get a tape --> aux adapter.

literally put in a tape with an aux cord attached.

alex

Silverbullet · Post by **Silverbullet** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:31 pm

Alex wrote:you can get a tape --> aux adapter.

literally put in a tape with an aux cord attached.

alex

You can but I've found these to have absolutely shocking sound quality, as in turn the iPod/whatever and the stereo up full blast only to get quiet scratchy music coming mainly out of one speaker...maybe I got a dud one though

Rodeo4jake · Post by **Rodeo4jake** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:58 pm

I had one of those back in the 90s, worked ok from memory. There are millions of them on eBay, might be worth getting one to try as they are only a few dollars plus postage.

BUXTONIONS · Post by **BUXTONIONS** » Sun May 19, 2013 9:24 pm

adaptors for the cassette slot can be bought from jb hfi got one the other week and a shuffle from cash converters all good sound is pretty good $30 if memory is correct

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun May 19, 2013 9:38 pm

Fitted by the dealer, at time of delivery and suspect radio came from the parts dept. Seen a few of these clarions and the 4" 8 ohm speakers in the door, likely fitted with same finesse dealer network wide