Hi everyone, I've got a weird question I haven't really found the answer to anywhere.
I just purchased a new '19 Forester Premium, and absolutely love it. Lots of decisions were made into which model I would end up getting. One of the biggest trade offs I made was that I wanted cloth seats (I live in hot weather and like to drive without shirt on when going to/from beach and leather will just get too hot uncomfortable with that) - but to do that, I had to pick a lower trim model, which meant the 6.5" infotainment screen. I could have gone with the sport but felt like the orange styling was just too much of an eyesore for me personally (I know a lot of people love it!). So, with the Premium model, the only option even on the highest "code 15" is the smaller screen.
I'm not looking to get a HK system running, I don't care about nav, but I would love to know if it's possible (don't much care about price) to replace the head unit with the larger 8" non-nav version. I imagine it would fit in the same spot but don't know about the wiring and all that.
I also know aftermarket will eventually be a good option, but I am a little afraid about losing some of the Starlink features - I don't know if those all run through the infotainment system or are on another processor?
Thanks for any insight you guys might have!
I just purchased a new '19 Forester Premium, and absolutely love it. Lots of decisions were made into which model I would end up getting. One of the biggest trade offs I made was that I wanted cloth seats (I live in hot weather and like to drive without shirt on when going to/from beach and leather will just get too hot uncomfortable with that) - but to do that, I had to pick a lower trim model, which meant the 6.5" infotainment screen. I could have gone with the sport but felt like the orange styling was just too much of an eyesore for me personally (I know a lot of people love it!). So, with the Premium model, the only option even on the highest "code 15" is the smaller screen.
I'm not looking to get a HK system running, I don't care about nav, but I would love to know if it's possible (don't much care about price) to replace the head unit with the larger 8" non-nav version. I imagine it would fit in the same spot but don't know about the wiring and all that.
I also know aftermarket will eventually be a good option, but I am a little afraid about losing some of the Starlink features - I don't know if those all run through the infotainment system or are on another processor?
Thanks for any insight you guys might have!