Stereo swap

The cd player in my 96 lsi starts skipping after about 30 min. of playing time. I am considering all my options.Anyone know if just the cd bottom din can be replaced with either a single or 6 disk unit by Subaru? Would it just plug into the back of the factory radio?There are some of these units on ebay listed under Subaru audio. There are also some single din "factory" radio/single disk units listed as buy it now items. These appear to be offered by an outfit called "Steal a deal electronics".Anyone have any experiance with these units? I would like any replacement to be as Subaru as possible. Any help would be apreciated.

[Landshark]

get a WRX 6 disc in dash changer.

I have a 04 Baja Turbo 6 disc in dash headunit. The sound quality is incredible compared to the stock SVX unit.

Mike

[mbtoloczko]

The factory CD player does plug into the head unit as you guessed. Sounds like the WRX 6 cd in-dash changer is a direct swap.

[HighwayUFO]

swap fairly easy, be careful when trying to pull din bottom out. Find the three screws on the bottom bracket. kind of hidden and hard to get to (for me). stereo flip up cover kind of gets in the way.

[Subafreak]

Dosn't the main head unit control and display the indash 6 disk unit? If so, it may fit and even plug in but you would have no way to control it.

[Uncamitzi]

In my locker. It's great to have 6 whole cd's at my finger tips and the illumination and the antenna work the way they should. my 6 disk changer/cassette / receiver came from an 03 WRX off ebay for about 180.00

PM me for installation help

[SVXdc]

Removing and replacing the SVX radio is very easy. Here's my web page with detailed instructions and many pictures...

SVX Audio Installation

The SVX's CD player is a separate, single-DIN sized module that plugs into the AM/FM/cassette unit.

The WRX radio is a combination AM/FM/Cassette/6-CD in one double-DIN sized housing. You can install one of these in an SVX, but you'll need to remove both your old AM/FM/cassette and old CD player. Several people here on the forums can tell you about the extra installation steps required (slight modifications to the SVX's radio mounting "cage" [bracket] and to a metal structural piece in the dash behind the radio).

I've only seen pictures, but the Baja radio appears to be an AM/FM/CD unit, still as one double-DIN sized housing.

So the WRX and Baja radios won't plug into the SVX factory AM/FM/cassette unit. If you want to replace just your CD player, you'll need to find another one from an SVX.

Mike (Green1995SVX)- Did you have to do any metal work on your Baja radio like what's necessary for the WRX radios?

Anyone- Does/did Subaru even sell a 6-CD single-DIN unit that can be added to the SVX AM/FM/cassette unit? (I don't think they do/did)

Also, note that the SVX uses a different power/speaker connector than any other Subaru. So if you want to replace your radio with one from another Subaru model, you will need to get wiring harnesses both for the SVX and for the new radio. Please see my post in the For Sale forum.

If the price of a replacement Subaru CD module or whole AM/FM/CD combo unit approaches $200, consider after-market. You can get more features (e.g., ability to play MP3 CD-Rs) for that much, and usually higher power too.

Originally posted by SVXdc

Mike (Green1995SVX)- Did you have to do any metal work on your Baja radio like what's necessary for the WRX radios?

Yes, the exact same work is required.

Mike