SVX Network Forums Live Chat! SVX or Subaru Links Old Lockers Photo Post How-To Documents Message Archive SVX Shop Search |
IRC users: |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
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.
|
#2
|
||||
|
||||
get a WRX 6 disc in dash changer.
__________________
Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
I have a 04 Baja Turbo 6 disc in dash headunit. The sound quality is incredible compared to the stock SVX unit.
Mike |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
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.
__________________
Mychailo :: 2006 Silver Mitsubishi Evolution 9, E85, 34 psi peak, 425wtq/505whp DJ :: 1995 Laguna Blue SVX L AWD 5MT (sold) Visit my locker SVX Mods: ND iridium spark plugs, Impreza RS fpr, afr tuned to 13.2:1 using a custom MAF bypass, custom exhaust, WRX 5MT w/ STi RA 1st-4th gear & stock WRX 5th gear, Exedy 13 lb flywheel & Sport Clutch, STi Group N tranny & engine mounts, urethane spacers in rear subframe, rear diff mounts, and pitch stopper, SVX Sport Strut Springs (185f/150r), custom 19 mm rear swaybar, urethane swaybar mounts, Rota Torque 17x8", 225/45-17 Proxes 4 tires, Axxis Deluxe Plus organic brake pads. |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
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.
|
#6
|
||||
|
||||
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.
__________________
92 SVX #772 140k 6speed, ECU Tune stage II, Koni/Ground control, 3,270lbs. 91 Legacy Turbo 5spd. FMIC, crappy stock turbo, ACT clutch. 78 BRAT (New toy) (Soon to be EJ22T powered) 90 240 SX. RB25 powered!! DRIFT!!!111!!! (GF's car) To many cars to spend time on teh web! |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
I have info on the cables
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
__________________
Mitch Hansen
"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle . |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
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.
__________________
David C. 1996 Laguna Blue Pearl SVX L AWD See my home page for SVX radio install/removal instructions and wiring harnesses |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Mike |
|
|