Finally a Subar 6 disc for the anal- no cutting required

benebob · #1 09-30-2007, 02:58 PM

Put my wife's 03 Legacy GT 2 din 6 disc into the SVX today (no wiring yet as I still need the harness adaptors) but it fits pefectly. No hack job needed for the front door so you have clearance around the knobs. Best part is it is a very basic looking system 1 knob only which is dead center on the drivers side, 6 disc changer, green colored with black background display. Even has a Weather band radio on it.

As I said it isn't wired up yet but the only real trouble I see is an adaptor so you can have 2 antennas like the SVX has (you need a 1 foot extension like for the WRX anyways so you'll at least have to buy that). Also, the dimmer for this radio is done through the volume control button so I don't know if the dimmer control switch on the stalk will work or not.

Now for the bad, as I said the radio came out of my wife's leg gt. It was the 2nd radio in there as the first one was dead from factory. This one went at 23k. Took it out and replaced it with the same radio I got from ebay after 6 weeks of looking (they are kind of rare and I didn't have a part number prior to yanking it). A friend found the problem and fixed it. Bent metal in the housing or something like that. Just an FYI for reliability. Here's the part number 86201AE36A, Matsu****a (I think it is just an 03 GT and LSI radio but not positive).

Will post pics when I get around to getting a harness and put it in.

SVXRide · #2 09-30-2007, 04:48 PM

shouldn't you be fixing the 5 spd in the RaceCar?

-Bill

TomsSVX · #3 09-30-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SVXRide

shouldn't you be fixing the 5 spd in the RaceCar?

-Bill

yeah really!!!

its due to make an appearance at OT's end of october

Tom

benebob · #4 09-30-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SVXRide

shouldn't you be fixing the 5 spd in the RaceCar?

-Bill

Shouldn't you be coming up with an excuse for missing the next meet?

Broken or not at least the racer shows up (and still runs laps around ya!)

Remember, we don't have a seat for the racer at the moment. Need to finish the cage first.

SomethingElse · #5 09-30-2007, 06:22 PM

cant wait to see the pics! I dont like how the bottom knobs require the modifcation of the cover either.

SVXRide · #6 09-30-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by benebob

Shouldn't you be coming up with an excuse for missing the next meet?

Broken or not at least the racer shows up (and still runs laps around ya!)

Remember, we don't have a seat for the racer at the moment. Need to finish the cage first.

Finish the cage? Damn, boy, last time you posted pics (couple of months ago) it looked like it was done (then again, maybe you damaged Dave's retinas when he took the pics

). Know anyone with a diesel F250 who wants to sell it at a reasonable price (need something to tow the 'rex II with

).
-Bill

benebob · #7 09-30-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SVXRide

Finish the cage? Damn, boy, last time you posted pics (couple of months ago) it looked like it was done (then again, maybe you damaged Dave's retinas when he took the pics

). Know anyone with a diesel F250 who wants to sell it at a reasonable price (need something to tow the 'rex II with

).
-Bill

I wouldn't go Diesel at all, just a simple rwd f-250 will work just fine. Mine get 10-15mpg towing or not. 15mpg all the way to FL. Diesel isn't much better than that. Paid $4200 for it with 90k. The powerstroke tends to die around 150k anyways from what I've heard.

TomsSVX · #8 09-30-2007, 09:42 PM

bill, wanna buy my 2wd Yukon?? a simple brake upgrade and she would haul a full size trailer pretty well

Tom

SVXdc · #9 10-03-2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by benebob

Put my wife's 03 Legacy GT 2 din 6 disc into the SVX today (no wiring yet as I still need the harness adaptors)

Sorry, I received your e-mail but it looks like Yahoo may have lost my reply. I tried again today.

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but the only real trouble I see is an adaptor so you can have 2 antennas like the SVX has

I don't recommend doing that. You'll get better reception using just the SVX's motorized antenna than if you try to use a Y-adapter to combine the car's two antennas.

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Also, the dimmer for this radio is done through the volume control button so I don't know if the dimmer control switch on the stalk will work or not.

How does that work? Is that a temporary dimness cancellation, like in the SVX?

The SVX's "bright" button won't work — the other Subaru radios don't have a pin for it. However, the normal brightness control (via the SVX's dimmer knob) will work.

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Will post pics when I get around to getting a harness and put it in.

Can't wait to see them!

benebob · #10 10-04-2007, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SVXdc

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How does that work? Is that a temporary dimness cancellation, like in the SVX?

No its like the SVX, you simply push in the volume button and hold it in for 3 seconds.

benebob · #11 10-13-2007, 02:08 PM

Well the Cd changer is in. Want to thank SVXdc (just as everybody else seems to) for his excellent product, and excellent service esp. considering he's loosing money on his work!

It sounds great, no cutting of the door trim was needed. Opens and shuts 100%, all buttons are accessable and the dimmer feature on the changer still works. It isn't the same as the SVX one and doesn't work via the stalk but when driving in the daytime with your headlights on you can push the volume button in, hold it for 4 seconds and the display lights will brighten so you can see 'em.

Here's the pics!

http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...b/SVX%20radio/

SVXRide · #12 10-13-2007, 06:46 PM

Ben,
Looks great! How does it sound with the stock speakers? Shame it doesn't have an aux jack in the front that you could hook an mp3 player into.
-Bill

benebob · #13 10-13-2007, 06:57 PM

Sounds better than the stock system sounds although I do have replacement rear speakers as I sliced one while changing my rear struts for the 4th time in a year. They probably aren't much better than the stock speakers were though anyways. I'm no audiophile in the least but that much I can tell. Yeah the MP3 jack would be nice, now that I've started to go that direction for the bike. No skipping cds plus fits into any pocket!

JIMSVX · #14 10-31-2007, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by benebob

Now for the bad, as I said the radio came out of my wife's leg gt. It was the 2nd radio in there as the first one was dead from factory. This one went at 23k. Took it out and replaced it with the same radio I got from ebay after 6 weeks of looking (they are kind of rare and I didn't have a part number prior to yanking it). A friend found the problem and fixed it. Bent metal in the housing or something like that. Just an FYI for reliability. Here's the part number 86201AE36A, Matsu****a (I think it is just an 03 GT and LSI radio but not positive).

Will post pics when I get around to getting a harness and put it in.

I just bought this same radio on ebay last week and plan to put it in this weekend (now that I have David's adapters.) Do you have any other particulars on the "fix"? What was the original problem that "bending metal" fixed? If it happens to me I'd like to have the answer ready so I can fix it.

Thanks!

benebob · #15 11-01-2007, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JIMSVX

I just bought this same radio on ebay last week and plan to put it in this weekend (now that I have David's adapters.) Do you have any other particulars on the "fix"? What was the original problem that "bending metal" fixed? If it happens to me I'd like to have the answer ready so I can fix it.

Thanks!

Not a clue as a friend of a friend fixed it. Will try to find out for ya.