stuscooby

hi all
I need to fit 2 din size head units in my99 dash,all standard except for 3 guage pod,any ideas??

chiark

Either fit the dash from an import - alberick has done this - or look whether you need those air vents and get creative

Either way involves quite a lot of work.

stuscooby

dont really want to change dash , has anybody managed two head units in a uk my99 before??????

chiark

mate, if you don't want to change the dash in some way then you can't do it

Another option might be to use Scoobymania's larger pod to replace the oddment tray? Stupid as it sounds, do you want to be able to see the replacement unit?

I've seen a remote face mounted in a steering wheel with the unit buried in the dash...

What is it you're actually trying to achieve?

Shifty

You could hide one of them in the glove box.....

Steve.

kenb@manx

Am having a go at modding mine now! 1st subaru, where alberick got his bits from will no longer ship outside the usa.
Have ordered some bits from subaru for mine, but there are no dealers in the IOM so I have gone to Robinsons in Rochdale.... now I remember what a great supplier of bike parts they were!
It'll take a while but watch this space!

Ken

stuscooby

hi all

what I meant was i dont want to change to a different dash,obviously i will need to make mods to mine.the reason its needed is ive just got a lcd screen only head unit and ive also got the main head unit to play cds etc so both need to be easy to get to.
heres where it gets akward!
there is a tripple guage pod allready at the top of dash so that blows that idea,the main option I can see is cutting out the center vents putting the cd there and the flip out screen in the original hole as all that sits above it is that silly dim light switch(only works on clock whats the point???) while not ideal for viewing this is all i can think of.

has anybody tried this ?

thanks all the same

stuart

Alberick

why go on cutting the dash to pieces if all you have to do is pull out a plastic piece and replace it with another? (along with some other bits&changes which are "peanuts" compared to cutting the dash).

Unfortunately, as someone said above, this company in the US does not ship overseas anymore (probably my fault, I bugged them too much) but what about a Subaru breakers in the UK, grade A Subaru or something like that?

Ramon

chiark

Got ya.

I've seen plenty of vent mounted stuff on the sound-off scene a few years back, but not on an impreza. I can't see why it would be any more difficult for our cars though... Anyway, it's still quite a hard option if you want to make something that looks good. Your "craft" skills will have to be quite good to make something that looks like it belongs there.

Ramon, as above, as fitted double din into an EU spec car. Do have a look at his results; it's very very neat, very "original spec" and would probably be my preferred route.

If you do decide to play with the vents, a good idea is to make up a fake front out of the original vents as a theft deterrent; that way, people don't know what's in there.

Cheers,
NIck.

stuscooby

sorry to sound dim! is the double din part id need to replace just the center section of the dash or the whole dash?I dont suppose you have any ideas on where i can get a pic of this from also do you?

thanks for the help guys

Alberick

stuscooby

here some fresh pics of my jobbie :

1 - view of the whole dash



2 - close view of the double DIN unit



3 - this is a good place to relocate your buttons, I got rid of the "Bright" button but if you absolutely want to keep it, you could put it next to the foglamp switches



Hope it helps, now where to get the new parts, I don't know but shouldn't be a big problem in the UK ...

Ramon

Alberick

Oh and sorry for the dust in the interior, didn't realise that it's so visible on a pic...

chiark

I still think that is a superb job. And you've managed to swap the steering wheel over too

Stu, you'll need the centre trim panel, that's all, plus some cunning way of sorting out the wiring for the stuff that Ramon's moved in his pictures.

Alberick

I won't tell you how I did that steering wheel thingy though...

Alberick

Was just thinking, maybe Japanparts.com could supply the parts you need for the conversion but then again I am not sure if they want to be bothered trying to find such small & cheap parts...?

stuscooby

thats just what im looking for , thanks a lot guys
whats the models this dash comes out of im going to try and source it online tonight

thanks again

Alberick

Good luck for finding this part!! If you manage to find them somewhere let us know, other people would surely be interested too.

Just a brief reminder :

you need 3 parts :
the dash surround from a japanese (or US) Impreza

the brackets to hold the double din (or 2 single DIN's, doesn't matter) in place

the brackets for the heater controls as they look nicely with the normal bracket combined with the new dash surround.

The other thing is that you have the remove the big metal S-shaped piece behind the ICE unit as this will hinder you fitting a double DIN unit, or in your case, will hinder fitting in the upper single DIN unit.
And of course relocate the 3 buttons above the radio slot.

Good luck,
Ramon

stuscooby

thanks alot guys ill start hunting

gaz turbo

stu have you had any luck with this little jobbie im really interested in this to?

Alberick

Yup, let us know if you had any success in finding those parts...? I noticed you posted a thread in the Wanted section, any luck?

stuscooby

hi ,

no joy in wanted section yet,ive mailed approx 5 jap breakers no response yet!want to get it done asap its driving me mad!ill keep you all posted though,thanks again for all the help everyone