wingman25 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Can this be done?Anyone done it recently? How much? How easy? where from? I have a 2005/2006 legacy.. tried searching ... couldn't hit up a lot of threads that talked about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzymt Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 No one has tried it. I think there's a small chance you could swap the CD module from a 6CD into a 1CD radio, but nobody knows if that will work and You'd have to find someone willing to donate a 6CD module to try it... [CENTER][URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18504"]Subaru Plug & Play Aux-in Mod[/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.jazzyengineering.com"]www.jazzyengineering.com[/URL][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edvig Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Sadly, I don't believe that it's possible. A friend of mine wired in a CD changer into his antenna. The sound quality is ok...not great, but acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 i want to do it too.... dammit i should've gotten limited ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongHiway Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 The stock Subaru 6 CD change (& whole radio) should work but likely very expensive. Tried to do this on an OBW and the cost was + $300 to what an aftermarket CD / radio would cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman25 Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Ok let me rephrase my question: How do i get a multi-CD interface installed in my car without changing the looks of the centre console. How much am i looking at in the worst case? (400? 600 bux?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Ok let me rephrase my question: How do i get a multi-CD interface installed in my car without changing the looks of the centre console. How much am i looking at in the worst case? (400? 600 bux?) i would think http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29457 this would be our best bet... i love our center console system look and does not want to add an aftermarket unit and make our OEM console unoperable... hopefully someone can post a walkthrough for what he had done.... ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzymt Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 You guys are confusing two different issues. Those of us with 6CD radios have bigger problems. 1CD radios have tons of options. Option 1: 1CD radios can simply be replaced using Metra's dash kit (which Crutchfield includes for free, along with the antenna adapter and wiring harness) with any 1DIN aftermarket radio you want. Option 2: You could try swapping components from the 6CD radio into the 1CD radio. Not a very good chance that this will work, but no one has yet confirmed it doesn't. Option 3: Get a cleansweep, aftermarket amps & speakers and set up an iPod or external CD changer on the amp. Very, very expensive, but will sound great and look stock. Option 4: Mount a second radio in the cubby hole so you have two CD players. Get one that's either a 1DIN changer, or supports an external changer...or iPod or XM, or whatever. Option 5: Get an external CD changer & use FM modulation. Doesn't sound very good, but it's easy and common. If I had a 2.5i, I would have no problem deciding to go with Option 1, but it depends on what you want & how much money you want to spend. [CENTER][URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18504"]Subaru Plug & Play Aux-in Mod[/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][URL="http://www.jazzyengineering.com"]www.jazzyengineering.com[/URL][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 i like the look of the center console, and i would like to keep it functional...so metra dash kit would be out of the question ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVXWRX Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Ok let me rephrase my question: How do i get a multi-CD interface installed in my car without changing the looks of the centre console. How much am i looking at in the worst case? (400? 600 bux?) i would go with an iPod and aftermarket replacement/cleansweep - you'll be glad you did. i ran my factory 6 disc changer into the second aux input of my aftermarket stereo, and i think i might have used it once since then. i have 27 gigs of music on the iPod and i'm almost out of room, so maybe i will be using the 6 disc changer afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Hey, for all you 2.5i guys with single CD players, the company that sold the cheap MP3 changer HUs appears to be selling a CD changer HU that fits the 2.5i. http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Compact-Disc-Changer-Model-86201AG64A-NR-6984_W0QQitemZ320068255663QQihZ011QQcategoryZ18798QQcmdZViewItem Sorry if this is WTLW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simbat Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Thank you,that was exactly what i was thinking about,becose I love the way my HU looks with all red lights on the manual A/C The thing is-I don't see the Changer's controls here.It looks exactly like the one in my car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Its an in-dash changer. You insert 6 discs into it one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edvig Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hey, for all you 2.5i guys with single CD players, the company that sold the cheap MP3 changer HUs appears to be selling a CD changer HU that fits the 2.5i. http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Compact-Disc-Changer-Model-86201AG64A-NR-6984_W0QQitemZ320068255663QQihZ011QQcategoryZ18798QQcmdZViewItem Sorry if this is WTLW. Has anyone with a 2.5i purchased one of these units yet? Is this really the 6-disk changer unit? I've had the part number looked up and it doesn't specify whether it's the changer or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Its an in-dash changer. You insert 6 discs into it one at a time. but how do we switch from that's say CD1 to CD4 without the switch button? i really want this... ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 There is no "switch" button. If you buy the whole unit, it'll work. To select a disk you simply hit the preset buttons, 1-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC GT Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 but how do we switch from that's say CD1 to CD4 without the switch button? i really want this... You hit the 4 button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 ^oooo that's right huh!!! how come you're so sure this would work? ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Well, its up to you to decide whether this is actually a changer unit or not....but all the radios are plug and play. Hell, you could bolt in a unit with the auto climate control....the radio would work but of course the climate controls wouldn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 How about the MP3 HU he sold, do they work? ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 If your car has auto climate controls it should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one69chev Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 i didn't think the standard cd setup was availably with auto climate control----just the limited..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Yeah, that's what I think too. I don't think just swapping the actual cd player portion of the radio will work either. The control logic just isn't the same. Now, maybe you could swap both the cd player unit and the radio board....that may work. The question is whether the connector for the control panel is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Actually i'm thinking of ordering one, my stock CD player sometimes won't read my CD, most of the time when i insert a CD in there, it sounds like it's not position correctly and i have to stick another CD in to push the CD and then it'll play I've told the dealer about it, but they never contact me back ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanger Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I have the manual climate control, so this unit will possibly work on mine right? ○ ○ ○ Instagram: itshangertime :spin: ○ ○ ○ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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