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Interested in hearing what has come of the situation... any updates?

No worries Dean. I can't remember exactly what it cost me in the end (was awhile ago now) but was somewhere in the vicinity of $500 for both. As far as tuning of the autos is concerned I'm not sure as mine is a manual but there are obviously still good gains to be made, even without extras... (but better gains with). It may be worth having a yarn to @Invisible as he's been through all of this with his auto. If you feel like a bit of light reading, have a squizz here... May be worth asking a question there too.

Hey there, I really can't offer a whole lot of advice but I can say where NOT to go and that's APET here in Dunedin. Unless you want an undrivable bit of shite that chews through petrol like it's going out of fashion (even though they claimed it would be more economical) and is really only tuned for all out power, then I would steer well clear. After learning the hard way I ended up buying a Tactrix cable and getting an E-tune done via Dave at Cryotune, which I think is an awesome way of doing things if you want to learn a little yourself and nets you some great results too. I'm sure there'll be others that will back me up on that too. It seems that one of your only local options would be Rapid Performance in Timaru, which I know nothing about but have heard good things about and going off their FB page they look like they know what they're up to. Hope this helps but hopefully some of the more knowledgeable will pipe up and offer some advice. Good luck!

Does seem very weird to me too mate... this all has me fairly puzzled. I've been testing the main wire and grounds via this guide here... Thanks heaps for the offer too Andy, you're a champion. I will get someone to have a closer, more in depth look at it this week sometime hopefully and let you know if I will need it or not.

Kia ora guys, (seems fitting seeing it's Waitangi day) Updates on the issue... Took it into a local audio installer that I deal with and he said he would've done exactly what I have done so far to check for issues and couldn't really shed anymore light on the situation. Have checked that power antenna is getting 12v, which it is. Have checked resistance on all grounds and adaptors, they are all fine too. Checked resistance on the coaxial cable running from the head unit right to the power antenna and found that there is about an 8ohm resistance in this cable which, to me, means that there is a breakdown somewhere along the line, as it should be close to 0. Reading that the rubber boot between the cabin and the tailgate can sometimes be a breaking point I checked this out and the readings were fine there. Which means that the cable between the back of the cabin, along the headliner and into the back of the headunit is bung somewhere along the way, does it not? So now that I roughly know what the issue is, what would people's suggestions be that I do? Can these coaxial cables be repaired or do they need replaced? As always, any input would be greatly appreciated.

Can't, for the life of me figure out what is causing the issue guys, so I'm leaving it to the professionals. Will report back once I get it all sorted.

Hey guys, Going to be requiring a Cert fairly soon and wondering where people go/recommend here in Dunaz? Cheers!

I replaced the whole lot back to the grey Subaru plug, doing away with the intermediate connection (Nissan connection) altogether, thinking that this was where the issue was steming from, but it seems not. This is what I used... https://www.wavetech.co.nz/AASUB1R/

Hey all, Got the adaptor fitted and tested this arvo and.... it's a failed result. Reception is no better with this one than with the other in its previous state (before I flipped it round 180°). So its back to the drawing board I guess. I'm thinking, like you said, Andy, that maybe this original adaptor is a piece of crap and that it may be worth replacing that but I'll see what Wavetech come back and say to my email. If anyone can offer anymore suggestions, please feel free!

My thoughts exactly, @Andy_Mac. I'm not even going to bother for the price of the adaptor, it's a no brainer on which way to go.

The prongs are on the Subaru side of things (they were what went into the back of the McIntosh). And going off what's listed on Wavetechs site they will be identical to Nissan ones anyway. Flipped it 180° like you suggested, @Andy_Mac and stations definitely come through a little stronger but I have to tweak to just the right spot and tape it in place to get it to stay that way. And now Hauraki, which was one of the better ones before, is pretty much non existent so I will get the other one ordered and fitted and report back. Thanks everyone for your help!

Finally got the bugger pulled out today and here's the situation guys. Goes from the factory Subaru grey plug to the 2 pronged 'Nissan' adaptor then into the stereo. Should I axe the 2 prong part of the connection and just get the adaptor mentioned in the previous posts? Been trying to post a photo of it for the last hour and having no luck at all but I'm sure you guys know what I'm on about haha Edit... Finally figured it out, really quite simple in the end.

Cheers for all the advice guys. The fascia I used didn't come with anything other than the fascia plate itself (didn't need the whole kit because of it being the pre face-lift split unit). I honestly can't remember what's going on behind there but once this rain buggers off I'll pull it out and have a squizz but it seems that I may have just used the wrong adaptor/connector.

Hey guys, Yep will take a few pics after my weekend away. This is what I used... says it's Subaru Mcintosh specific. https://www.wavetech.co.nz/AANIS1R/ Even though mine is only an '04 I'm sure the plug that matches this one is floating around in there somewhere. https://www.wavetech.co.nz/AASUB1R/ Is this what I should have been using instead? And yep no other connections other than Rear Camera for me either.

It had the full Mcintosh stereo in it but I grew tired of it as it really was nothing to write home about plus the front speakers and sub were toast too. So replaced more or less everything but as soon as I put the new HU in (JVC) it went from being all good to no good.

It does indeed, running to the powered antenna in the back. It's a yellow and black wire from memory which matched up with the corresponding 'power antenna' wire on the harness (solid blue?). So I'm confused as there doesn't seem to be any dud connection or anything. Only other thing I could think of was grounding my reversing camera at the same point as the power antenna but I've been told that shouldn't be an issue. Seems to be a few around that have done an upgrade now.... any of you guys run into anything similar?

Hey all, I've not long finished doing a complete overhaul of the McIntosh audio in my '04 BP5. When I replaced the HU all the connections other than anything external was done with the Repco bought harnesses and everything matched up mint. I used the Nissan aerial adaptor to do the connection from the Subaru 2 pronger to the new HU too. Now ever since doing all of this I've gone from having mint radio reception on the factory unit to utter crap on the new one. Can anyone shed any light on what may be the issue? Cheers!

Haha you reckon? Is anyone running them in a BP/BL yet? What's comfort like compared to stock?

Fronts are but not sure about the rears. But then with these being RevA spec and meant to be the most rough riding of them all am I better off going for some of the newer spec ones for a little more comfort? Or screw the lot, blow the budget, forget about doing wheels and tires anytime soon and go down the coilover route? Decisions, decisions.... and not easy ones it seems.

@Firenza Cheers for the reply. I think deep down I know that's the thing to do but price wise it's a hard decision as I can get such a sharp deal on the KYBs and nothing off the Bilsteins which are around $300 a corner from memory? Anyone here getting any sweet hookups on them by chance? haha Just for the record, a set of the KYBs would set you back the same at retail. No option for the AGX for my wagon and Konis are even more expensive than the Billies are they not? Would it be worth my while to rebuild what I've got already?

Hey guys, I'm after a little advice or perhaps, reassurance. I've had enough of my 2nd hand, unknown kms Bilsteins as my travels over summer were rather unenjoyable. They've just become quite bouncy and not as tight and responsive as they once were and the dreaded knock is coming on in the front now too. Car is an '04 SpecB GT. A mate who works for Repco is trying to talk me into a set of KYB Excel-G shocks and he's very close to doing so with the price I would be getting them for! Andy_Mac, you were so close to convincing me too but this is my baby so I wanna make doubly sure I'm doing the right thing here! Has anyone here done this and if so what are your thoughts? Are there any issues with running the springs from the Bilsteins in the KYBs? Would I need new top hats? As always, any advice is much appreciated. Cheers!

Here we go... I think haha You're right, wheel diameter easy as and I just got the gear ratios off the net.

Here we go... I think haha You're right wheel diameter easy as and I just got gear ratios from this site here... http://www.gearhack.com/myink/ViewPage.php?file=docs/Subaru%20Transmission%20Chart.

Here we go... I think haha You're right, wheel diameter is easy and i just got the gear ratios off this site here... http://www.gearhack.com/myink/ViewPage.php?file=docs/Subaru%20Transmission%20Chart.

Just giving it a go now... Am I needing to change the gear ratios and tyre height that are already loaded into the program?