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p1l0t · 03-10-2016, 10:09 AM

So getting the little bugger out was actually pretty easy. Like @Luftwaffel and @ibroskee said just squeeze the bottom upwards of the passenger side carbon-fiber dash cover (gentle it doesn't much at all) and it will come off easily in your hand. The piece over the radio comes off easiest from right left again with just gentle pressure. The radio is held in place by 4 10mm bolts. The wires in the back are color-coded and shape specific so don't worry about what goes where too much. The little black (GPS antenna, thank you @ibroskee) wire is the shortest one so I recommend taking that one off first and putting it on last. Other than that is cake really.

There is one extra plug that isn't even long enough to reach the radio but is part of that same wiring setup, I'm curious what that is for.

With it off you can see the real model numbers and I guess it is indeed still a Clarion in my case, not a Fujitsu-Ten (I'll update the OP later).

You'll also find a QR code that comes up with the same Subaru part #

And your XM radio ID, which you can find through your software so no need to take it all apart for that info but it is there.

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03-10-2016, 10:09 AM	#27
p1l0t Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: 2016 Subaru BRZ Hyperblue Location: West Hartford, CT Posts: 8,478 Thanks: 22,741 Thanked 9,438 Times in 4,847 Posts Mentioned: 58 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	So getting the little bugger out was actually pretty easy. Like @Luftwaffel and @ibroskee said just squeeze the bottom upwards of the passenger side carbon-fiber dash cover (gentle it doesn't much at all) and it will come off easily in your hand. The piece over the radio comes off easiest from right left again with just gentle pressure. The radio is held in place by 4 10mm bolts. The wires in the back are color-coded and shape specific so don't worry about what goes where too much. The little black (GPS antenna, thank you @ibroskee) wire is the shortest one so I recommend taking that one off first and putting it on last. Other than that is cake really. There is one extra plug that isn't even long enough to reach the radio but is part of that same wiring setup, I'm curious what that is for. With it off you can see the real model numbers and I guess it is indeed still a Clarion in my case, not a Fujitsu-Ten (I'll update the OP later). You'll also find a QR code that comes up with the same Subaru part # And your XM radio ID, which you can find through your software so no need to take it all apart for that info but it is there. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Last edited by p1l0t; 03-10-2016 at 10:41 AM.