June 21, 200619 yr So my wife bought me a new stereo from Crutchfield for our recently acquired 2002 Forester. I got the box today and was surprised they did not include the pocket that goes under new reciever. I called them and they told that Subaru has a odd size and that I'd need to order one from the dealer. My question is has anyone else had this problem? If so what, and where did you buy the pocket? Will a universal pocket work? TIA -Dennis PS: Nice forum here! I can already see myself spending alot of time here
June 22, 200619 yr Welcome, Dennis! I don't have a Forester, but I'm assuming that yours has a double height DIN stereo and the new stereo is a single height DIN. You do need a DIN pocket to fill the space, and you can get that from a dealer or an online Subaru parts vendor, which is often cheaper. Do you have the wiring harness(es) too? They make the installation SO much easier. Typically you need two, a Brand X to Universal, and Universal to Subaru. There's probably a good writeup at www.scoobymods.com for the install, these cars are very easy to do this kind of work on, I think it took me about 15 minutes to put my wife's new stereo in. Steve
June 22, 200619 yr Welcome, Dennis! I don't have a Forester, but I'm assuming that yours has a double height DIN stereo and the new stereo is a single height DIN. You do need a DIN pocket to fill the space, and you can get that from a dealer or an online Subaru parts vendor, which is often cheaper. Do you have the wiring harness(es) too? They make the installation SO much easier. Typically you need two, a Brand X to Universal, and Universal to Subaru. There's probably a good writeup at www.scoobymods.com for the install, these cars are very easy to do this kind of work on, I think it took me about 15 minutes to put my wife's new stereo in. Steve crutchfeild is so wonderful at this stage. They have all the goodies to make the install painless. nipper
June 22, 200619 yr Author Thanks for the reply and welcome. We ordered the system from Crutchfield, but unfortunately they told me they did not have a pocket for the Subaru so that's why I'm left searching for one myself. I'll give scoobymods a try, any other sites you guys know about for car audio parts? Thanks again! -Dennis
June 22, 200619 yr Thanks for the reply and welcome. We ordered the system from Crutchfield, but unfortunately they told me they did not have a pocket for the Subaru so that's why I'm left searching for one myself. I'll give scoobymods a try, any other sites you guys know about for car audio parts? Thanks again! -Dennis https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html maybe Jamie can help you out
June 22, 200619 yr And some good info here: http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4054 You have some choices as to the color and whether you want an open pocket or one with a flip down door. Steve
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