Hi Chelsea!
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?
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.
ByeBye! S.
Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101
