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  1. Interior and Electronics
    hello all! just joined. got my 2015 forester back in may last year and i love it! my only complaint is the radio head unit is a bare bones basic one that is not a touch screen. i wanted to replace it with an apple car play. i got a quote from a local place near me that would do it for 600$...
  2. Interior and Electronics
    Good day all! I just replaced the radio in my '15 Forester this past weekend. Everything went fine until putting the dash bezel back into place. The top part, above the left A/C vent cracked and it does not appear that the top portion of the entire bezel wants to sit properly. I have found the...
  3. Interior and Electronics
    I have a 2022 Forester Premium. Dealership and Subaru support is very incompetent and nobody can explain how software upgrade works. I got an email saying I need to connect to a WIFI network, but in my settings I am missing a WIFI button (there is only WiFi hotspot button). I also heard that...
  4. Interior and Electronics
    Hello again everyone. When I got my 2020 Touring, it came with a complimentary 1 or 2 year subscription (honestly don't remember length) to SiriusXM. After the free portion ended, I did not subscribe and since have just relied on standard radio/my phone/CD/etc. But when I had the free...
  5. Interior and Electronics
    Hey y’all, I am unsure of what is going on with my 2017 Subaru Forrester that I just bought. I’m not familiar with Subarus, but I turned my car on after a day and a half and my radio stayed black and the lights around the headunit are flashing. I have checked and replaced (just in case) the two...
  6. Interior and Electronics
    My front speakers and microphone have stopped working. The vehicle is not under warranty. The dealer says the Telema unit and its battery need to be replaced. For the price they are quoting ($1300), I could replace the entire sound system a non-OEM radio! What functions will I lose if the...
  7. Interior and Electronics
    So I was taking apart my girls Forester interior to put a amp on the front speakers and when I got the radio out I noticed this plug that was being unused... Does anyone know what it's for? (It's the white connector with pink tape, next to the grey connector... any ideas?
  8. Interior and Electronics
    I am preparing to insert a switch ("A/B" type) into the antenna lead that goes from the roof mount antenna to the (presumably) back of the OEM radio on the dashboard. My preference is that the switch and access to the antenna lead be close to the OEM radio, as it appears that the car's sunroof...
  9. Eastern Forum
    Hey all! I'm new to Greensboro NC and I have a kid who I am trying to teach routine car maintenance. We changed out the battery of the 2014 Forester and now don't have a radio. HA! I can't find the SD card and the dealership wants $400+ for it. Is there anyone local who would let me borrow their...
  10. Interior and Electronics
    My 2018 Forester Premium has such an awful buzz through the microphone, that others can't talk to me over Bluetooth. This only happens when the headlights are turned on. I do not have HID Lights, just the stock Halogens () There is no buzzing with the Daytime Running Lights I have tried other...
  11. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    I have owned my 2023 Forester Sport for about a month now and I have had a weird issue occur about 3 times now. When I start up the vehicle I will have no audio form either AM or FM radio. Sirius and car play audio works fine however. So is there some sort of weird setting i need to change or...
  12. Forester Shopping
    Hi everyone. I'm thinking about buying a 2023 Base Forester. How is the infotainment in this? From the description it says you just get AM/FM and carplay/android auto. Does it have anything else? Is it possible to swap it out for an upgrade? Thanks
  13. Interior and Electronics
    We just got a 2021 forester premium without navigation and were wanting to manually update the firmware on the radio to the latest version. Since it doesn't have the ability to do it OTA, does anyone know what the latest version is? Do any of the newer firmware's make updates to carplay? Lastly...
  14. Interior and Electronics
    G'day, I've just swapped over the head unit on my 2004 2.5X and the radio won't work. However also the central locking no longer works and the clock on the dash won't work amongst possibly other things. Have checked interior fuse box and fuses are fine so thinking I may have unhooked a wire by...
  15. Interior and Electronics
    Hey everyone. So I installed a hi low converter so I can play my sub off the factory radio, but I’ve run into an issue where the radio stays on and all my instruments stay on too when I turn the ignition off. If anyone has suggestions or tips that would really help. It’s 2018 Forester 2.5 stock...
  16. Interior and Electronics
    Hey guys. Having another issue with my 2007 Subaru Forester X. After Fixing the starting issue I had today. I decided to go ahead and put a new head unit in. Just to make the day better, plus it’s my wife’s car and she’ll love the Apple Car play. I got the new unit in, and wired up. I was very...
  17. Interior and Electronics
    Looking for possible solutions for a radio that will just start scanning through stations or skipping songs when connected to bluetooth/playing a CD. I have brought it to the dealer and they did an update. Seem to fix it for a couple days, but now it is doing it every time I drive. Took it back...
  18. Interior and Electronics
    I’m no audio aficionado, but my brand new Premium has hardly any bass. Turned all the way up to +9, you can barely hear any bass and it certainly doesn’t hit like even my 2009 Mazda did… I don’t have the Karmon upgrade but I expected a LOT more from the audio of a brand new car in 2022...
  19. Interior and Electronics
    I have the 2020 Forester Touring, which I LOVE (sorry for yelling), and I have a question. If I want to scroll, station by station through SiriusXM, I can turn the knob on the right side of the radio. Is there a way to do this from the steering wheel? I know if I push the arrows pointing left...
  20. Interior and Electronics
    Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum and new to Subaru! So far, I'm loving my new 22 Forester overall, but I'm having major issues with my infotainment system. Basically, when I plug my phone in for Android Auto (new Pixel 6 phone and I've tried several different cables) the results are very...
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