racerdave Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Anyone know if the OEM head unit has that capability, or can be had as an option? I'm just talking mp3-capable cd player... at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Dave, I'll venture to say that I believe it will play them. I'm pretty sure they do now anyway. Of course, we'll have to wait and see for sure. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 It might play burned audio CDs, but I find it unlikely that it will be able to play regular MP3s. I already have a Pioneer head unit with MP3 support, so it doesn't really matter to me. :D -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 OK, Maybe I'm confused, but to me an MP3 capable CD player is one that plays CD's burned with MP3's. Sorry if that wasn't what you were asking about. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 I highly doubt any of the conventional Subaru stereos, if any will be able to play them. Few mfgs actually install them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted May 6, 2004 Author Share Posted May 6, 2004 True, Sube. At least Mazda dealers offered the JDM head unit for the RX-8 to get the CD MP3 capability. Also, with BMW 3-series you can use the stock head unit and therefore keep the steering-wheel controls stock and get an Alpine changer and an adapter and, bingo, you have a six-disc MP3 changer that is operated by the stock radio controls. It'll also be interesting to see how/if the sound system will take to mods. Of course, the Phatbox (that's the hard-drive based MP3 solution, right?) would be cool too. But I'd be satistfied with a 6-disc MP3 changer... that's a lot of music there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 I'm still hesitant with perminantly sticking a hard drive in my car as there's a lot of jolting on rough roads and I just wouldn't want to challenge the longevity of a hard drive perminantly mounted just yet. If they had MP3 hookup capability like 1394 or USB2, I'd definitely flip for that and get an iPod. :cool: Since they don't, oh well, I'll get by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 [quote name='SUBE555']I'm still hesitant with perminantly sticking a hard drive in my car as there's a lot of jolting on rough roads and I just wouldn't want to challenge the longevity of a hard drive perminantly mounted just yet. If they had MP3 hookup capability like 1394 or USB2, I'd definitely flip for that and get an iPod. :cool: Since they don't, oh well, I'll get by.[/quote] I'm gone a wait and see if there is a mod to use the line in for the CD changer and use it as a direct line from my iPod. I'm using an iTrip just now but the damn thing drops off intermittently. Either that or wait and change the head unit when I move and get Nav etc then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 The Outback 3.0R VDC Limited wagon is the only model that comes with 6-disc and MP3 player. I haven't seen this myself since none have been delivered around here. I'm just curios but I think this just means it's capable of playing MP3 CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 I would think it would play MP3 CDs. Which is all I'm looking for. But... the good thing is that this could mean the head-unit upgrade could (should?) be pretty simple. The RX-8 did not do this in the US, but there was a Japanese option that did, and it was a direct swap... and could still use the steering wheel controls (which we won't have). So we could probably just buy the head unit out of the 3.0R OB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I was able to get an image of the head unit in the Outback Ltd 3.0R VDC. I think it looks the same as the non-MP3 except for the designation on the top corner. [img]http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=36290&img=05outbackMP3.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Thanks... that leads me to think this swap won't be too bad. We'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I still say the aftermarket has more to offer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 [quote name='Drift Monkey']I still say the aftermarket has more to offer...[/quote] The aftermarket has many better audio choices in general. Except in the case of this radio it isn't an easy job to just remove it and replace it. That whole front panel is the radio face, the rear of the panel just has circuit boards and wires that plug into the car's harness. You'd have to do lots of cutting and splicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 And I'd rather just have it be plug-and-play to get me the MP3 CD capability. I'm no audiophile, just want a 6-disc MP3 changer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 [quote name='turboliberty'][quote name='Drift Monkey']I still say the aftermarket has more to offer...[/quote] The aftermarket has many better audio choices in general. Except in the case of this radio it isn't an easy job to just remove it and replace it. That whole front panel is the radio face, the rear of the panel just has circuit boards and wires that plug into the car's harness. You'd have to do lots of cutting and splicing.[/quote] They make the DIN panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I think there's a misunderstanding, I really doubt there's a DIN plate out for the '05 Legacy yet. The radio and climate controls are one circuit board that plugs into a large, double DIN sized unit. The pictures below show you the two control unit face plates, one is for manual climate and the other is for auto climate. I'm not sure how you'd go about removing and replacing the entire climate control and radio with an aftermarket unit. Manual Climate [img]http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=37341&img=05radio007f.jpg[/img] Auto Climate [img]http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=37342&img=05radio008f.jpg[/img] Rear of face plate [img]http://www.directimagehost.com/is.php?i=37340&img=05radio006f.jpg[/img] These are just test boards, you can only replace the radio by removing the complete double DIN unit. SOA doesn't sell just this face plate seperately but it's obvious this isn't an easy radio swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 Wouldn't it be an easy swap for the factory radios? Like the Mp3 unit for the stock one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I may have to look into that further but I would think only if you already have auto climate control. The only '05 Legacy with manual controls is the 2.5i so if you have anything other then the swap should be easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 [img]http://www.legacysti.com/files/console.jpg[/img] Thanks to MSB for finding it and brady for posting it :lol: geez.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hey, DM... give credit where it's due! :) The climate control circuit board is probably why the aftermarket unit dash plate piece is so expensive ($275). Now it's all starting to make sense. Thanks, turboliberty for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemani Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 [quote name='Drift Monkey'][img]http://www.legacysti.com/files/console.jpg[/img] Thanks to brady for finding it. :lol:[/quote] Okay, can the hazard button be relocated to the left side? If so, then we can use the Japan part? Just don't be pissed when the temperature is in celcius, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Actually, DM, MSB found it in the JDM catalog, I just posted a pic of it. bemani, I'm anticipating a USDM equivalent so we don't get no stinking celcius. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Metric System > English System no matter how used to the ES I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 Yeah, I wish the US would've had the stones to make the metric change back in the 70s when they were hyping it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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