indy wrote:Hi guys, so i recently purchased a 2001 Gen3 outback.
Whilst the lack of Auxiliary port, i thought oh well i'll just have to use CD'S.
Only to find today the CD player appears to be stuffed. Tried various CD's and i get "Er 6".
Anyway, starting to think i will get rid of it and put a new one in, that does have a front AUX.
Here is my current headunit:
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After reading through a few similar topics, it seems i need a Double Din headunit, or a single din and will be left with a gap?
I'm after a cheap (Sub $200) headunit, that will have front AUX.
I found this:
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Would it be fairly straight forward? also if anyone has a different headunit that isn't too $$$ which they recommend that would be great aswell!
Replacing head units is fairly straight forward. I've done about 6 or so and some 2-Ways too.
I don't know much about that particular unit you're putting in but they're all more or less the same. (Braces for audiophiles fury
)
If you haven't done it before then see if there's a mate has and who's willing to share a beer or few to sort it.
Youtube should help?
If it is a double size unit, then get one to fit the gap, otherwise you need to muck about with filling the gap with a plastic slot or something.
Plastic modifying is (well for me at least) the most hated part of any change-out, if I ever need to do it.
See if you can get a wiring diagram for the vehicles head unit (it might be on the back of the unit itself) then pair it to the matching wires of the new wiring kit.
You should be able to spot the speaker wires pretty easily, as well as the aerial and remote cables (if it has one). The black wire
should be earth, and the red and yellow
should be positive and accessories.
I say should because I've seen some funny, strange and confusing wiring before. Since that's the factory stereo, it should all be fairly simple.
If you have a solderer and heat-shrink tubing then the job will be a lot neater looking. That said, when on my P's my first stereo was wired in with just electrical tape - worked, but looked ugly back there.
Most importantly: Go slow! Don't rush it! - If you do try take shortcuts in removing panels, screws or getting things to work it usually means more work down the track, or you might damage things. I learned that one the hard way once.
Anyways, happy wiring!
My most recent swap...
Before
After
No need for CD's or Aux with this little mod.
