sdvictor

sdvictor - I think I'm going to go your route and get the CK3000 - you did a slick setup. However, it's hard to tell where you mounted the mic - is it up around the rearview mirror? Any tidbits of info for the install process that I need to pass on to the professional installer (other than don't scratch the console)??? I will also be getting the adapter connections that you can purchase so no wires are cut.

the mic is actually the little black nub next to the rear-view mirror post. You can literally stuff the wire into the padded ceiling liner very easily, pull it down the a pillar (there is someone on this site who installed a turbo boost gauge who showed how to remove the post) behind the fusebox in the front dash and to the center console area.

I used these harnesses (around 50 bucks or so):

http://www.quickconnectproducts.com/

Did a google shopping search for the cheapest CK3000 Evo kit (79 bucks at time of posting):

http://www.google.com/products?q=CK3000&btnG=Search+Products

And these instructions to rip apart the dash:

http://techinfo.subaru.com/html/downloadFree.jsp?doc_id=219672

Honestly, if you can hold a screwdriver and are willing to fiddle around for maybe 1-2 hours (at a slow pace), you can do it yourself and save some money. Plus, you will know any damage is caused by you instead of some installer.

Dumdum. I installed it the way Parrot does it.

The website shows this picture:

http://www.parrot.biz/fr/produits/ck3000evolution/texte_fck/image/photo-017.jpg

Which is pretty simple to do:

1- Drill the hole in the shift console plastic piece when installing it

2- Run the controller cable through the back through the hole. you can configure the controller to either have the cable to out the top, bottom, or back; so I went with the back.

3- Connect it to the BT reciever unit, which I jammed under the dash. (it requires you to open the dash up)

Yep...it's a parrot CK3000 kit....in an outback. I wished they had the OB w/ nav in 5 (or in my wildest dreams, 6) speed. But 5EAT is the only choice. It's a clear disadvantage because it seems like everytime I rent a car in europe, I have to "re-acclimate" myself to a stick.

here's a clearer view here:

http://www.subaruoutback.org/gallery//500/15338img_0376_1.jpg

Not exactly a legacy...but...my QSM Outback

http://www.subaruoutback.org/gallery//500/15338img_0380_1.jpg

Didn't get tags yet:

http://www.subaruoutback.org/gallery//500/15338img_0379_1.jpg

Interior (with bluetooth right in front of SI-Drive switch):

http://www.subaruoutback.org/gallery//500/15338img_0383_1.jpg

The Window Peanut Gallery (V1, parrot BT mic, XM antenna):

http://www.subaruoutback.org/gallery//500/15338img_0377_1.jpg