Has anybody on here done their own installation of an aftermarked Head Unit on an 02+ Impreza? I'm just curious as to whether I need to watch out for any problems, or do I just have to solder together the like colored wires that come from the Stereo to the Harness Adapter? It seems pretty straight forward, I'm just worried I blow up the headunit, seeing as this will be my first electrical install on the car. That and I can't find any decent write ups on how to do this damn thing anywhere . Craig
I bought the harness from Hi-Fi Buys, but I still have to solder it to the wires that come from the Pioneer unit.
hmm all the harnesses i have ever bought were plug n play.. Head unit harness ---> adaptor harness ---> car harness if you do have to solder them just follow the instructions and pray that they are correct
Usually you need to solder/crimp the head unit harness to the adapter one. That said, I never soldered mine, just used butt connectors, and can't say I ever had a problem...
It's really easy. I used crimp connectors for mine, connecting all of the wires in the harness is the longest part in the HU install. The actual install takes 5 mins.
I have the soldering tool, and I bought heat shrink. I'm going to slide on the heat shrink, solder the wires, and then apply the heat shrink over it to make sure it's secure
Should work out well. Not necessary to solder, but if you want to do it, it definitely won't hurt. If you need any help let me know. I always liked hooking up Stereo Equipment.
Thanks Jason, if I run into any problems I'll definately let you know. Looking forward to getting this installed, and also assessing my electrical skills :sx: Craig
get cremp(sp?) caps from the store and install them with that. Takes a 93-96 subaru harness. Its a super easy install, and replacing door speakers is probably even easier. Circuit, bestbuy, and hifi dont solder radios and the reason being it takes to long and doesnt help any more.
Wiring was a breeze, Soldering was taking too long, so I just twisted wires together and then used the head shrink tubing to secure them. Sounds very good, except my rear right speaker isn't working :rofl: . I'll figure that out later on tonight, I'm just glad that it works at all :bowdown: Craig UPDATE: Got the rear speaker working, someting to do with the connector for the positive wire for the rear speaker being pushed out of the harness by the plug, but some needle nosed pliars and some pushing got it where it's supposed to be :banana: As soon as I get my Forrester DIN installed (should be next week that it arrives) I'll post up some pictures. Maybe I'll ask for component speakers for my b-day and a sub/amp for christmas :sx: Craig
glad it worked out man, i had the forestor pocket iin mine before and i liked it because i could hide stuff. now its in my closet though haha.
I'm buying all the wires to get my iPod hard-wired into my stereo. I'll take pictures when I do it incase anybody is wondering how it's done. Basically there is a connector I can get for the Pioneer IP-Bus aux port, that diverts into the two sound cables for an input. Then I can get an iPod dock connector (connects to the bottom of the iPod so that the sound isn't compressed like coming out of a regular jack on the top) and connect it with a splitter to the other wire. With the Forrester DIN I'm going to cut a small hole in the back so the wires can come through, and I can pull the iPod out of there when I need it, but leave it nice and hidden when I don't. I should have music from my iPod that sounds like CD quality, compared to a tape deck or fm transmittor. Craig
bell crimps are the way to go, i dont think the twisting + heat shrink will hold well at all, soldering is much too annoying to do for the headunit as well.
Be prepared for some DIYness when installing the Forester pocket. It is NOT a direct bolt in piece and you'll have to drill new holes in the side mounting brackets to get it to fit. MP3s will never be CD quality but with the dock they get as close as possible. Alpine just has a dock connector with their Ipod kit that plugs into the bottom of the Ipods instead of the jack.