I bought my Forester Jan 25, 2010 so I figured it's about time I made a journal. When I got the car the only option was the front underspoiler.
Here's a couple of pics of the first couple of days
My first mods were to hurry up and get an alarm with a remote start a Clifford Matrix 50.7X, and to get the front windows tinted. A local shop that's been around many years did that for me all at once.
I soon realized I was going to need a new stereo asap. The 6-disc in the dash is a good idea for some people maybe, but it's no match for a usb drive or an iPod. So the next thing I did was order my new stereo and put it in myself. It's a very easy install in the new Forester. I've done dozens of stereo installs over the years and have always had Kenwoods. So I got a Kenwood DDX516 head unit and a PAC SWI-jack to maintain the steering wheel controls. I have never had steering wheel controls, but the install wasn't to hard thankfully.
Here's a pic of the stereo in the dash
In this pic you can see my 2way remote for the alarm and remote start
Then I quickly changed the start up screen and the background of my new Kenwood.
The more I looked at the stereo the more I hated that spacer trim piece around it to make it fit the wider opening.
I then ordered the JDM trim from Japanparts.com
Here's a couple of pics of the first couple of days


My first mods were to hurry up and get an alarm with a remote start a Clifford Matrix 50.7X, and to get the front windows tinted. A local shop that's been around many years did that for me all at once.
I soon realized I was going to need a new stereo asap. The 6-disc in the dash is a good idea for some people maybe, but it's no match for a usb drive or an iPod. So the next thing I did was order my new stereo and put it in myself. It's a very easy install in the new Forester. I've done dozens of stereo installs over the years and have always had Kenwoods. So I got a Kenwood DDX516 head unit and a PAC SWI-jack to maintain the steering wheel controls. I have never had steering wheel controls, but the install wasn't to hard thankfully.
Here's a pic of the stereo in the dash

In this pic you can see my 2way remote for the alarm and remote start

Then I quickly changed the start up screen and the background of my new Kenwood.

The more I looked at the stereo the more I hated that spacer trim piece around it to make it fit the wider opening.
I then ordered the JDM trim from Japanparts.com
