kc_scooter

I just wonder what the brighter screen does to the lifespan of the backlight for the screen. The link on Pioneer's page to the US manual is broke but it looks like the French version that was updated after the firmware release still says 10,000 hours.

My pet peeve still isn't fixed, the blue overlay for the routing information on the map screen is still there even when there is no route.

I mounted mine on a bracket directly over the head unit, GPS reception is great. I cannibalized the bracket from the factory iPod integration kit but if you want to be lazy you can probably mount the GPS antenna directly to the head unit and get the same results.

Here's a picture with the new trim panel from Subaru. Much better than having to use the Scosche kit. Theres a slight gap between the trim panel and the head unit but not too bad. With the factory mounting brackets it still will be recessed so I've used some washers to shim it out.

That's how the Scosche faceplate fits, it doesn't have anything to do with the mounting brackets. I've ordered a different trim panel from Subaru of Japan so I can get rid of the Scosche faceplate, I'll post some pictures when it's done.

Since Subaru uses a weird design where the body of the radio is a standard double din but the faceplate is wider, a kit from Scosche is needed to fill in the gaps around the factory trim panel. The bad thing about the Scosche trim panel though is it sticks out so far it makes it hard to use the control knob. Overall am pleased although am suffering through some of the issues that have already been discussed; iPod slow to sync, screen tends to wash out in daylight, etc.