How to Remove Radio deck in new Forester

[Johan Bornman]

How do you remove the radio/CD deck in a 2003 Forester?
I've managed to remove the side panels from either side of the centre
console, but it seems as if the cup holder unit obstructs access to
the radio side bolts.

Johan Bornman

 

[wabby]

Go to http://www.4ester.net/Forester_Technical.htm

 

[BBB]

Good link. Thanks!

However, the illustration there is for the AT Forester. The console
panels on the manual transmission Forester work a bit differently.
Fewer screws.

Grab at the rear of the shift lever boot and pull up and back to remove
the first section of the console. That exposes the two screws at the
bottom of the panel that covers the radio. The rest of the panel is
held in by plastic clips. Remove the screws and then pull gently,
perhaps using a thin screwdriver around the edges. I usually break at
least one of this sort of clip, but these turned out to be pretty sturdy.

 

[Johan Bornman]

Unfortunately I'm after detail for the later model Forester. It is
completely different from the one illustrated here.

JB

 

[BBB]

What country are you in? There could be differences. The instructions
that I posted immediately below are for the US 2003 Forester XS with
manual transmission. The link to www.4ester.net posted by wabby,
farther down in this thread, showed an automatic transmission Forester.

 

[Johan Bornman]

What country are you in? There could be differences. The instructions
that I posted immediately below are for the US 2003 Forester XS with
manual transmission. The link to www.4ester.net posted by wabby,
farther down in this thread, showed an automatic transmission Forester.

Wabby's link shows an older Forester. Mine is the newer model. The
only country difference evident should perhaps be the fact that mine
is RH drive, further there is no diference. In fact, I'm sure the
consoles on LHD and RHD models are the same.

The issue is the model, not the auto or manual transmission or
country.

Johan Bornman