Hi group, i took your advice and i have begun to research to replace my broken cd player... I wanted to know if I could replace my 1999 legacy stock cd- player that is broken with a 6 disk cd- changer for the 2000 legacy? will it fit in the same slot? is it still a plug and play style? ??? please help, give any and all advice that you can spare...thanks so much
Plug and play all the way. To remove trim around radio first remove the cup holder. Then remove the ashtray and look for and remove 2 screws. I think the center console also needs to be removed. The trim will pop free after all 4 screws are removed.
The Subaru 6CD changer is a "double height" DIN unit. I don't know for sure, but I suspect your OEM Legacy CD player is as well. If not, just lose the CD tray that takes up the other 1/2 of the space. The wiring harness connector will plug right in.
FWIW, the DIN standard insures that basically any reasonably modern head unit can be mounted to the OEM carriers (you'll see what I mean when you take yours out), but if you replace a double DIN unit with a single, you will want to find one of the plastic trays (mentioned above) to fill the gap. Get 'em from Crutchfield for about $10, or find one from another soobie; try a salvage yard, or ask your dealership. Crutchfield also sells wiring harness adaptors that will allow you to plug your brand X head into the Subaru (or Ford, or Chevy, or . . .) wiring harness; these are about $15 if I recall correctly, but save a lot of time and burned fingertips over splicing into the existing harness. I'd advise against cutting off the original plug to accomplish the wiring; someday you might want to sell the car, but keep your aftermarket head. If the OEM connector is still attached, it's real easy to drop a used Subaru cassette player or whatever into the vacant spot. Alas, I have found that high-end stereo components add very little to the value of a used car; certainly way less than what you paid to put them there.
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