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Old 01-11-2013, 09:03 AM   #376
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Any pics or install tips on how to use stock bracket?

First i compared where the brackets sat on the factory HU. I wanted to make sure it sat flush or close to flush on the Bezel like the OEM HU. I forget which holes on the Pioneer 4400 i ended up using but when attaching the brackets the top guides sit flush on the top of the Pioneer 4400 as they had on the OEM. And after moving the brackets around a few times they ended up just about spot on to where they had resided on the OEM HU. I think if you use any other bolt location on the Pioneer 4400 the HU will end up hitting the Scosche Frame or the JDM/TomTom Bezel.
After the allignment I just unscrew the bolted on harness from the factory HU. And attached it to the 4400 using the longer screws that come in the box with the Pioneer 4400. There are two sets of bolts in the 4400's box and I used the ones that looked just like the factory ones (but longer). (the factory bolts dont work. I tried) After that it just bolts in using the screws that had held the OEM HU in place.
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Old 01-11-2013, 10:46 AM   #377
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I just got this HU (Pioneer AVH-P4400BH) and am really looking forward to putting it in using all the great info you guys have posted here.

The 2012 Impreza I have came with all speaker upgrades, including the Tweeters, Door Speakers, and Subwoofer. It uses the Factory CM621UB Head Unit.

The speakers seem fairly decent and I'd like to be able to keep all of them for the new Pioneer HU.

Has anyone had any success or pointers in how to hook up the SubWoofer to the Pioneer? It seems to be a non-amped woofer. The Pioneer instructions say that if you use a 2 Ohm (70W) sub, that you should not hook up the rear speakers and instead use only two wires from those to hook up the Sub. But this doesn't seem right because the factory Head Unit drives both the rear speakers and the Sub.

Is there a way to hook up the Sub from my Pioneer so that I can keep all four door speakers and the sub? I would like to do this without installing an Amp.

Any suggestions or advice are much appreciated!
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Old 01-11-2013, 11:37 AM   #378
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I just got this HU (Pioneer AVH-P4400BH) and am really looking forward to putting it in using all the great info you guys have posted here.

The 2012 Impreza I have came with all speaker upgrades, including the Tweeters, Door Speakers, and Subwoofer. It uses the Factory CM621UB Head Unit.

The speakers seem fairly decent and I'd like to be able to keep all of them for the new Pioneer HU.

Has anyone had any success or pointers in how to hook up the SubWoofer to the Pioneer? It seems to be a non-amped woofer. The Pioneer instructions say that if you use a 2 Ohm (70W) sub, that you should not hook up the rear speakers and instead use only two wires from those to hook up the Sub. But this doesn't seem right because the factory Head Unit drives both the rear speakers and the Sub.

Is there a way to hook up the Sub from my Pioneer so that I can keep all four door speakers and the sub? I would like to do this without installing an Amp.

Any suggestions or advice are much appreciated!
There are sub rca's on the back of the hu. They have a SW etched next to it. There are three sets of rca outputs on the left hand side and the sub outputs are the bottom set.
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Old 01-11-2013, 01:44 PM   #379
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Do you know if the factory SubWoofer has RCA plugs that go into this output? I'm looking at the install document for that

(link here: http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/663...H630SFJ000.pdf)

But I don't see anything connecting to the SubWoofer. Do I need to make an RCA adapter coming from the sub that plugs into those HU plugs?

thanks!

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Old 01-11-2013, 03:02 PM   #380
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Do you know if the factory SubWoofer has RCA plugs that go into this output? I'm looking at the install document for that

(link here: http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/663...H630SFJ000.pdf)

But I don't see anything connecting to the SubWoofer. Do I need to make an RCA adapter coming from the sub that plugs into those HU plugs?

thanks!
Aw shoot. Yeah i think you have to get a special harness for the factory hook up. I should have read your post more carefully. Sorry I think if you pm SVXdc (nasioc name) David Carter (real name) or email him (its on the site i pasted below) he can help you out.

Here is his website http://ae64.com/Ordering.htm

Hes a tad slow to reply but hes there and he gets you out your stuff promptly. Not that i thought was slow but some people have wondered if he still is out there.
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Old 01-11-2013, 04:29 PM   #381
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Just heard back from him. For anyone else with this question, the answer is to use his 16-pin adapter, which plugs into factory on one side and has RCA jacks on the other for plugging into the HU RCA jacks. He can also add wires in that adapter for the parking brake and reverse signals, so it makes it very easy to hook up to your new HU.

That adapter along with the 20-pin adapter make it an easy hookup. Of course you'll have to follow the directions, but it is not too difficult.

I bought all the cables I needed from him and I highly recommend him to anyone else taking this on. He's been extremely helpful all along the way.

http://ae64.com/Ordering.htm
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Old 01-11-2013, 04:58 PM   #382
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^this, just bought stuff from him today for this unit. Highly recommend him!
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Old 01-11-2013, 06:24 PM   #383
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Any pics or install tips on how to use stock bracket?
Here's a shot of my Radio with the stock bracket on it. And one of it installed with the 'jdm' trim. While it was working at least...



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Old 01-11-2013, 10:39 PM   #384
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Here's a shot of my Radio with the stock bracket on it. And one of it installed with the 'jdm' trim. While it was working at least...
Im pretty sure those are the same mount pts on the 4400 i used for my install.
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Old 01-12-2013, 03:19 AM   #385
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Do you know if the factory SubWoofer has RCA plugs that go into this output? I'm looking at the install document for that

(link here: [Subaru P/N H630SFJ000 -- Impreza 5-Door 10" Powered Subwoofer, made by Kicker])

But I don't see anything connecting to the SubWoofer. Do I need to make an RCA adapter coming from the sub that plugs into those HU plugs?

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Just heard back from him. For anyone else with this question, the answer is to use his 16-pin adapter, which plugs into factory on one side and has RCA jacks on the other for plugging into the HU RCA jacks. He can also add wires in that adapter for the parking brake and reverse signals, so it makes it very easy to hook up to your new HU.

That adapter along with the 20-pin adapter make it an easy hookup. Of course you'll have to follow the directions, but it is not too difficult.

I bought all the cables I needed from him and I highly recommend him to anyone else taking this on. He's been extremely helpful all along the way.

http://ae64.com/Ordering.htm
outnspace's Subwoofer is the new one made by Kicker for Subaru. It has a built-in amp, and a T-harness that taps the front speaker channels from the HU. Connection-wise, it's very similar to Subaru's older under-seat subs. To use it with an aftermarket HU, your only option is to connect it the same way -- inserted between the car's factory radio harness and the power/speaker harness that connects to your HU. See more information in this post (includes a link to a long thread on IWSTI that has more info and pictures about the Kicker sub).

My 16-pin harness is to retain use of your car's factory 3.5mm stereo aux jack with an aftermarket HU. The parking brake and reverse gear signals are only present on the factory aux harness in 2012-up Imprezas (not WRX or STI yet), Crosstreks, and certain 2011-up Foresters.
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Old 01-15-2013, 12:50 PM   #386
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Whelp my AVH-P4400 just flat died on me driving home tonight. The buttons on the front still light up, but the screen will not come on and the unit itself beeps faintly twice every few seconds like some kind of error code??

I pulled it completely out and checked all the wires, which I soldered and shrink wrapped myself. Checked the fuses as well but no dice- it won't do anything other than light up and beep at me. I am completely at a loss?

I can't find a reference for these units 'beeping' anywhere, not even in the manual. Unit has been flawless until today...Anyone have any ideas on what else it might be?

I just had to replace our main TV in the house for a couple thousand bucks so this is not good timing at all!

TIA!
Just an update to this- It's officially dead. I had it bench tested at CarToys...So I popped the stocker back in for now. Man it sounds like hell. I tweaked the factory underseat sub's gain UP a bit which helped somewhat...

I'm going to submit a warranty claim and then sell it cheap so keep an eye out if your interested - haha.

I'm going to wait for the AVIC-x950bt to be available and pop that in. To be honest I missed the Navi I had in my AVIC-x930 and the screen res on the 4400 was lacking.

Finally the iOS6 functionality issues with the 4400 were killing me.

Hopefully SVXDC will have a harness for me when I get it (I am guessing the 4400 harness he sent me won't work on the 950)

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Old 01-15-2013, 02:07 PM   #387
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Just an update to this- It's officially dead. I had it bench tested at CarToys...So I popped the stocker back in for now. Man it sounds like hell. I tweaked the factory underseat sub's gain UP a bit which helped somewhat...

I'm going to submit a warranty claim and then sell it cheap so keep an eye out if your interested - haha.

I'm going to wait for the AVIC-x950bt to be available and pop that in. To be honest I missed the Navi I had in my AVIC-x930 and the screen res on the 4400 was lacking.

Finally the iOS6 functionality issues with the 4400 were killing me.

Hopefully SVXDC will have a harness for me when I get it (I am guessing the 4400 harness he sent me won't work on the 950)

Sorry to hear about this but glad you're not too upset! I'm just waiting on remaining parts before I can install my 4400 (hopefully with no problems). I already have the harness and ASWC from SVXdc and am just waiting for the bypass and JDM bezel.

Anyhow, not sure which stock HU you have but if you haven't seen it already, check out this thread regarding some tweaks that can be made. Might help a bit while you have it in: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2317060
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Old 02-07-2013, 01:00 PM   #388
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do I reuse the stock mounting bracket with the new HU? i have a jdm bezel
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Old 02-07-2013, 03:30 PM   #389
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do I reuse the stock mounting bracket with the new HU? i have a jdm bezel
Yes that's what I did.

avh 5500bhs and Focal speaks are going in this weekend
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Old 02-07-2013, 10:54 PM   #390
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ok one more question guys.. in preparation for my first audio install



do i simply just slide the wires into these tiny holes or what do i do to secure them in place?
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Old 02-08-2013, 01:13 AM   #391
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ok one more question guys.. in preparation for my first audio install

do i simply just slide the wires into these tiny holes or what do i do to secure them in place?
You would be connecting the 20 pin harness (your radio) to that harness (car) connector.
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Old 02-08-2013, 03:36 AM   #392
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do i simply just slide the wires into these tiny holes or what do i do to secure them in place?
No. You need to buy an aftermarket harness. Then solder or crimp that to the harness that comes with your new head unit. See this post (post #18 from this same thread).
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ok one more question guys.. in preparation for my first audio install

do i simply just slide the wires into these tiny holes or what do i do to secure them in place?
Please take this post constructively, as I don't mean it as a bash. It might be a good idea for you to have some on-site help during the installation. I mention this based upon the questions you are asking. Although, this is not a super complicated upgrade, you want to be successful and not cause unwanted problems with your wiring/electronics.
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Old 02-08-2013, 01:03 PM   #394
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Yes that's what I did.

avh 5500bhs and Focal speaks are going in this weekend
I just had the 5500bhs, alpine V70 amp, Alpine Type R's and a Jlw3v3 in an AI enclosure installed. Amazing sound, still figuring out the head unit, but so far I am very pleased. Installer was great, they pulled all new wire to the speakers and maintained the stock location for the cable, usb and dig audio. They also got all my steering wheel functions working perfectly.
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Old 02-13-2013, 02:20 AM   #395
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Please take this post constructively, as I don't mean it as a bash. It might be a good idea for you to have some on-site help during the installation. I mention this based upon the questions you are asking. Although, this is not a super complicated upgrade, you want to be successful and not cause unwanted problems with your wiring/electronics.
I'm 40 and have been doing this stuff since I was 13.. I agree with you. He should support his local stereo shop and give them some business.
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That's what I did. Dropped the car off at our local little shop and they did an awesome install with no issues at all. Well worth the money as far as I am concerned.
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I'm 40 and have been doing this stuff since I was 13.. I agree with you. He should support his local stereo shop and give them some business.
there's something about DIY's that give you a sense of satisfaction after it's done and complete.
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there's something about DIY's that give you a sense of satisfaction after it's done and complete.
As long as your confident and practice before hand. Just do it right and research, extensively.
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there's something about DIY's that give you a sense of satisfaction after it's done and complete.
Believe me I know, but your question leads me to believe you shouldn't be installing your head unit into your car, and should let a pro do it.. but hey, it is your car. Just read a lot before hand, I guess..
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looks sick. i wanna do that to my 07 when i get some cash just got the car so im broke now hahah
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