2007 Stereo Swap

[mrplow83]

I finally completed my 07 Stereo swap in the LGT. To sum up the project I wanted to have a satellite radio and an aux port for my ipod, but wanted to keep the factory look. Having an 05, my options to do this (because of the head-unit/climate control setup) were either the Jazzy Mod, Buy a 07 Stereo and get the adapter kit, or buy the JDM Double Din kit(which I found out about AFTER I started this project *groan*) I opted for the 07 Stereo Swap so here is what it boiled down to.

 

Just want to thank Fred @ Capitaland for the parts and the time to lookup the things I needed from Subaru

and David Carter from ae64.com for the help with constructing the i85 Breakout Adapter

 

Parts used:

 

Stereo from a used auto parts website from a 2007 Subaru Legacy- $300

Clarion Satellite radio kit from Subaru(to fit the 07 Stereo setup)-$300

Adapter kit for 05 Stereo Wiring Harness modified to fit Aux Pod from 07 Subaru Legacy-$40 http://ae64.com/i85breakout.htm

Aux Pod-$(cant remember, but wasn't much)

10ft Satellite Radio Antenna Extension Cord $20

 

How I did it(Sorry about the bad pics and the armrest cloth is a temporary fix for the time being):

1) Took out Center Console and installed aux pod behind the e-brake. I was going to place it in the armrest compartment, but I thought it looked better outside and to get it in the box would have been a pain. I believe you can actually buy that compartment separately with the aux pod already in it.

 

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2) Ran the wiring w/ the i85 adapter under the gearshift and into the radio compartment. You can see the i85 adapter(the little white plug dangling off of the side near the gearshift.

 

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3) With the aux pod wiring done, I wired the satellite radio antenna extension cord behind the dash and up along the a-pillar and then across the top of the windshield to the passenger side top-corner. I took out the air vent on the driver side as well as the lower dash panels and was able to sneak it up through. Running it across the top of the windshield was easy because there is a little lip that the wires were able to tuck into.

 

4) Connected all of the plugs and carefully tucked all the wires in place and zip-tied them. Here was the finish product

 

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The results:

 

Time: 4 hours

 

Cost: Roughly $670

 

Sound quality is much better from this stereo(considering its made by Panasonic and not the 05's which is made by some no-name company)

 

I have full working satellite radio, aux input, and 6 mp3cd changer.