mani Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 hi peeps.. right my forester has a japanes satnav in the top pod and a CD player in the center. i am looking to replacing the top satnav unit with a pioneer app radio. if i do that how do my speakers work? will i have to hardwire them or is there a separate amp that differentiates between top and middle unit sounds ? help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitman Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 as far as i understand is that the radio/cd head (probably Kenwood) drives the speakers with it's internal amp. the satnav in the top pod is connected to the radio/cd head and provides the voice routing guide by muting the radio/cd head. when you replace that satnav with a Pioneer box (if it fits) you will have think of a solution to drive your existing speakers. why not remove both satnav and radio/cd head and place that Pioneer in the middle centre? you can use that top pod for some other application like a OBDII monitor etc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 echo Bitman that's the simplest approach as you will probably be able to get a harness adapter for the centre console unit so no messing about with connectors, soldering and heat shrink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitman Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 yep, yep; the only thing i had to hack was the connection to the Kenwood AMP but there are connectors available but i was too lazy to get one ;) i just cut it off and if needed can solder it back on 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis147 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I have just fitted a new kenwood Bluetooth Stereo with the intention to pair it with a nexus 7 in the sat Nav slot, trying to keep the cost down too. The kenwood will do all the speaker work through bt audio whilst the nexus does the rest. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis147 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Pic so far. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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