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Old 12-31-2002, 11:16 AM
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Originally posted by lee
I'm not sure how much $$ we're talking here, but I would assume the WRX unit isn't cheap.
Actually, used ones are apparently easy to find -- the WRX owners waste no time replacing them with aftermarket receivers.

I didn't see this other thread, WRX SVX CD Changer Fit?, until after I started this new one.

So recapping:
yes, a WRX changer will fit the SVX
yes, used WRX CD changers can be found cheap
and yes, it's fairly easy to wire it up (after you buy the right pieces)

Just need to hear back from SVXDriver (or anyone else) where you can get a harness that plugs into the WRX radio (as opposed to the harness that plugs into the speaker/power connector in the WRX, which most car stereo shops do carry).

Personally, I prefer having a receiver that can play MP3s, even if it doesn't say "Subaru" on it (though I agree with Dick that most current receivers look too "garish"). Having over 20 hours of commercial-free music available on a few CD-Rs made an 8-hour drive to Florida unbelievably pleasant.
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