Cornelius Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 2009 legacy, dealer diagnostic menu turn acc on. press accept the nag screen. press audio button mute audio press sides of almost black screen what says audio off order is 1 2 3 4 5 6 after that you see the dealer diagnostic menus. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIZHVl_woLo]YouTube - 14082009016[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator GT Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 hmmmm, you get the radio stuff through the nav....panther piss. "If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." - T. Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartg Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 hmmmm, you get the radio stuff through the nav....panther piss.Thats how the impreza's do it also, and unless you do this mod its even more annoying than not being able to enter a dest while moving as now you cant adjust radio while moving either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator GT Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Thats how the impreza's do it also, and unless you do this mod its even more annoying than not being able to enter a dest while moving as now you cant adjust radio while moving either. forget it then...I'll keep my current setup and stop complaining! "If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." - T. Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ama0787 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Looks like they have push button start for 09 in finland we dont have that here do we? TIA, anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Looks like they have push button start for 09 in finland we dont have that here do we? TIA, anthony No, we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnicron Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I just did this on my 08 Spec B. Works!!!! I wish I would have done this a year ago! I MAYBE could have done this without unbolting the seat BUT it would have taken A LOT longer and I had it done in 20 mins by unbolting the seat. Unbolting the seat was a lot easier than I imagined. I used my socket set and had it out in a few mins. Question I have is how many Ft. lbs of TQ do i put the seats back with? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ama0787 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Just switched my supra over to push button start and a key fob and was hoping to do the same to my spec B makes life easier just keeping something in your pocket and not removing it also the lack of bulky keys is good as things stand now I am missing my main suby key with keyless built into the key and only have the key chain version need to buy a replacement for the other and thought I may have found another way, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08GT Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 So I took off my seat today to take a look at the connector. I didn't have the pictures, tools or clip to ground the wire, but just wanted to check and make sure which spot I need to ground. Sorry about the picts, forgot to take my camera with me so it's crappy crackberry pictures. So I want to ground the slot between the green and purple wires right? I found little pin connectors at radio shack that will fit into the slot Yes, the one between the green and purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch7 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Hi, I have an Australian delivered MY09 GT Spec.B with Factory satnav (Kenwood 1200 system). The DVD drive is in the glove box, can anyone tell me if this mod works with this model or has tried it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc0220k Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Question I have is how many Ft. lbs of TQ do i put the seats back with?Thanks good question, i 'm searching about this too. anyone pls? i'm about to do this and some mods on the HK amp which sit under the psg seat, thanks. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflystyle Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 can someone tell me how i am suppose to remove the navi screen? i removed the vents, the two screws, but behind the screen it seems attached with white plastic pieces to another peice thats black and plastic? urgent since im in the car writing this now! lol thanks in advance UPDATE... i just tried pulling with enough force to pull out a tooth and guess what. it shot out. two deep gashes in my hand later i look back thinking i should have wore gloves. blood and sweat. i guess the tears will be tears of joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCloud Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 ...The DVD drive is in the glove box...I recall reading somewhere -- maybe in this thread, maybe somewhere else -- that the configuration had changed in '09 (this mod worked nicely in both '07 and '08 cars). And I haven't seen anything specific to '09+ that suggests an alternative, sorry. Keep searching, though, as there are others out there who are quite motivated, I'm sure. HPH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsuyoispecB Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Wow. This is as simple as everyone says it is. I thought the seat was going to be a pain to remove, but it literally took 2 minutes to remove the 4 bolts and tilt the seat back which made the hack so much easier. I used some left over antenna wire from my home theater system that had soldering on the ends and threaded it through the larger opening on the harness then brought it back through the small opening leaving a little slack. I then secured it to the wire bundle with electrical tape and grounded the other end to the bracket screw holding the nav system. Entire hack took 20 minutes, if that. What a great hack! Thanks! Reinstalling the seat...I had the same concern. I have a Legacy tech manual and it doesn't say anything about how many ft-lbs of torque to use. I just estimated it based on how much strength it took to loosen it. It's definitely on tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnicron Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I found the right tabs that fit in the connector so I thinking about making a dozen wires or so to see if people want them. So how many people might want the ground wire with the connector that slides into the black connector block on the NAV unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradyCat Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 So...I thought I had this little hack complete, went for a drive...and...nope, didn't work. I should've read further into the thread where it talks about the hidden diag. screen, that way I could've tested my connection. But now, with the seat back in of course, when I access this screen, it says PKB: Off - all the time! Regardless of whether or not the parking brake is actually on or off? What gives? Should this not read on when it's on, even if my connection is bad; and read on all the time if my connection is good? 2013 Ford Taurus SHO 2009 Spec.B SWP Stg 2+ Airboy tuned 2010 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 5.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnicron Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 From my understanding it should read that the PKB is ON all the time for the hack to work. You must not have the connection right. The PKB sensor is not actually connected and if you ground it, then it thinks the PKB is on and allows input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradyCat Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Right, but assuming my connection is not good, shouldn't the screen still say ON if the parking brake is actually ON - when parked, car running, p.brake up(ON)? 2013 Ford Taurus SHO 2009 Spec.B SWP Stg 2+ Airboy tuned 2010 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 5.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmw Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Did this hack a few days ago on my 09 spec.B using the photo of the harness from the very first post. I did not remove seat just moved it all the way back. Detached the harness, pulled it out a little, put in some 16 gauge speaker wire wrapped over itself to make it larger. I wrapped it with the other wires using electrical tape. I fished the speaker wire toward the back and then moved the seat all the way up. I attached it to an easily accessible screw on the DVD unit. After the system reboot, I checked the hidden screen using the instructions in this thread and did a test drive. The total time to complete was less the 10 minutes. Works perfect. Wife loves it. As a passenger she can use the system while we are moving. Thanks to everyone who did the work to figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnicron Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Right, but assuming my connection is not good, shouldn't the screen still say ON if the parking brake is actually ON - when parked, car running, p.brake up(ON)? I dont think so. It does not know if the PKB is on or off since the sensor is not wired. That is why we are grounding it. So it thinks the PKB is on and the program is made in such a way that it allows input while moving. Almost like they made for that feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertsm99 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Finally got around to doing this today. Works wonderfully. WOOT! Hardest part really was unscrewing the seat. Diag screen picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradyCat Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 OK, second attempt successful. Must've had a bad connection somewhere. Woo-Hoo 2013 Ford Taurus SHO 2009 Spec.B SWP Stg 2+ Airboy tuned 2010 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 5.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertsm99 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 YEah I think I had the same issue, didn't have the wire long enough but on 2nd attempt it's working now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarDog Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Very quick question: Could this mod could be applied to Nav systems in other cars (I have other non-subie cars...)? Not to detract from Subie, but I'm curious if this solution can be modified accordingly and applied to other Nav systems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock2534 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Does this not work for the 09's? I have tried this 3 times now and no go. I was just using a piece of wire, I folded the end over to thicken it up. It seems like it is in nice and tight, but who knows. Did anyone crimp a pin or something on the end of the wire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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