Just looking to upgrade radio and speakers in this car. If anyone has a link to some video or photos of removal of trim and panels, I would really appreciate. The light for the gear selector also flickering, so I'm also hoping to get access to that ( loose) wire as well.

I don't have a video but did this a number of times on my former 97 Impreza Outback.

 

Door panels - There's a screw holding a plastic piece inside the interior door handle. Another in the small tray that you grab to close the door. Often there's one on the back end as well. Once you've removed the screws, it's just held on by plastic clips that pop into place. Just pry the whole panel up from bottom to top and they will pop out. You want to avoid bending them too much because you'll want them to pop back in too. Wiggle the door handle through the panel and disconnect any wiring harnesses by the switches and you can set it to the side to swap speakers.

 

The radio - Start at the back of the console and work your way forward. Just phillips screws. You remove the trim piece around the e-brake and shifter and then the faceplate around the radio. two screws at the bottom and two behind the cupholders and the whole thing pulls out.

 

Ebay has some adapter pieces pretty cheap that will allow you to put in any aftermarket CD/MP3 player in there.

Thanks to AdventureSubaru for the help. The install will be a father daughter project, for her BD. Our second Subaru, first was new forester. We like the all wheel drive for our mountain use. Daughter really enjoys driving it.

Imprezas are great for mountain use. Put 1998-2006 forester struts and springs under them with some 215 75 15 tires and you can take them almost anywhere. Here's mine from a few years ago. Took it so many places.

 

 

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Edited March 1, 201511 yr by AdventureSubaru

Adventure, thanks for your help. DD's new old car looks just like yours. (OP is DH)

Not too many adventure shots yet but this is a pic of the mutts piling in... They love the car