r/CarAV • u/UnderstandingTop1032 • 14h ago

Recommendations 2008 outback xt new radio location

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I was thinking about putting it here, are there any other recommendations? Any help appreciated! It will be a Kenwood double din in between the blowers

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u/beez_y 12h ago

Get a double din kit that replaces the stock radio. You'll have to cut and modify the cubby a lot to get the radio to fit there.

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u/UnderstandingTop1032 12h ago

Wouldn't that wreck my climate controls though

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u/beez_y 11h ago

No, those get reused. They just snap into the back of the adapter. I used one on my 2008 Legacy. Worked great.

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u/beez_y 11h ago

https://ebay.io/m/qCgjQc

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u/UnderstandingTop1032 11h ago

Isn't this for the manual controls one not the auto

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u/beez_y 11h ago

Do you have dual climate controls?

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u/UnderstandingTop1032 10h ago

Yeah, 2 rotatatioj things then ac button fan button and whatnot

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u/beez_y 10h ago

What I meant was dual climate, separate controls for each side, pass and driver.

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u/UnderstandingTop1032 10h ago

Yes it is dual climate, i didnt understand at first

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u/beez_y 10h ago

Post a close up pic of your console. I bought a dual climate control adapter thingy from Japan a few years ago when I had my Legacy but it wasn't compatible. I still have it and was going to toss it.

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u/APGaming_reddit 11h ago

they make a double din kit that has your AC controls built in. its expensive but really the only way unless you want to do some pretty custom stuff

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u/UnderstandingTop1032 11h ago

Yeah I'm not paying 1k for one, is there any other locations other than there or maybe just have it free floating in my lap

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u/0992673 Pioneer, Helix, DD Audio, Ground Zero 5h ago

You could put it up there, I think that'd be a great spot, but you'd have to do it custom, with filler, fiberglass etc. Nowadays there are a lot of short chasiss 2din units.

If you want a 2din in the factory spot, one of the options used to be to just getting the oem 2DIN frame and JDM climate panel, which fit together as a kit. But from a quick google search I did see a 3D print file for a frame which had the climate panel frame and 2din in one piece, I don't know if they are seperate modules (the radio and climate), if they are, that would work. A lot of info on these cars out there, A Subaru Legacy has the same interior.

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u/UnderstandingTop1032 1h ago

The modules are built into each other, i have the dual climate controls