January 20, 20206 yr I just bought an 06 Impreza hatch. 3rd one and by far the cleanest one Ive owned so far. Something I've noticed but never gave much thought to was all the "blanks" that I guess would be switches or plugs if you got certain options? Idk. By the steering wheel on the left side there is the switch for the fog lights and then 3 blanks where other switches could be. There are also 2 more blanks down on the center console. Which brings me to my question, has anyone added USB charging ports in these spots or any other mods / electronics done in these spots? Easy to do?
January 20, 20206 yr one thing to consider would be a head unit upgrade - you could get bluetooth and maybe a usb port, as well as other features. check www.crutchfield.com for some ideas
January 20, 20206 yr I'm sure it's been done hundreds of times. There are universal usb ports all over the internet. I bought some simple ones on ebay 10 years ago and installed them in my Celica. I tapped into the power for the cigarette lighter, and cut new holes in the stereo surround to mount them.
January 20, 20206 yr Author Yea, I figured off the cigarette lighter would be the easiest. Thought about upgrading the stereo but it has a factory 6 disc changer and I just kind of like the look of all factory. I wonder if I could hook up an aux from the back of the stereo some how. So what are all those blanks for? I figure the ones on the center console would be for heated seat options? What about the ones near the steering wheel?
January 20, 20206 yr my 02 Forester has fog lamps on the far left, then cruise on/off in the center position, but also has one blank nearest to the steering column, not sure what it would be used for.
January 21, 20206 yr The fuse box is right there. No need to splice wires, you can use tap fuses to get power for that area. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&q=tap+fuse
January 21, 20206 yr in my outback the left is fog light middle is cruise control right is heated windshield the center console would be driver and passenger heated seat switches.
January 21, 20206 yr 10 hours ago, el_freddo said: Another blank will be for rearview mirror heater switch. Cheers Bennie theres a rear view mirror heater? what wopuld that be needed for? unless your talking about the side mirrors and the switch for that is on the door.
January 22, 20206 yr 3 hours ago, sirtokesalot said: theres a rear view mirror heater? what wopuld that be needed for? unless your talking about the side mirrors and the switch for that is on the door. not for heat it isnt.. on the other half's Outback (USDM), the outside mirror heat is connected to the rear defroster.. not sure about other markets, tho
January 24, 20206 yr On 1/22/2020 at 10:42 AM, sirtokesalot said: theres a rear view mirror heater? what wopuld that be needed for? unless your talking about the side mirrors and the switch for that is on the door. Yeah the side view mirrors. The JDM had them and I believe they were switched separately and self folding too. A mate had them on his JDM imported Outback. Bit of a wasted feature in Australia for the most part! Cheers Bennie
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