Evening,

I am hoping to get a mk4 Legacy very soon, problem I am having is I love my DAB & iPod & the standard stereos are not up to the job.
I have been looking for a facia plate but all i can find is plates with dial AC systems, all the Legacy's i am finding have the climate control built onto the bottom of the stereo.

 

Obviously I have not managed to take the stereo out during a test drive to see how it is all plumbed in, what i am thinking is can you just cut the climate control off the bottom of the stereo system & adapt the facia module to fit above it? does the climate control wiring go up into the stereo section? is there an external amp mounted behind the dash?

I have found this...but unfortunately I have no idea what they are going on about.
http://www.plutanium.cz/babca/cs/2300-jak-dostat-mp3-do-naseho-subaru 

Have any of you guys managed to modify their stereo's & how did you go about doing it, I did a search with little luck.

I got a DAB add on for my BMW a few years back. This also had a USB input. Wouldn't this be a better solution?

did you get the Pure Highway type thing?

after a bit of researching you need to do a JDM upgrade with postage this all comes in at £250 & consists a new climate control module & facia.

 

Yes, I think that was it. It was about £199 from Halfords including fitting. About 2 years ago so hopefully cheaper now.