2012 Outback Dash Removal - newbie

[Josh]

Hi,

I have a 2012 Outback 2.5i and I will be installing:
- Uniden 8060 radio (the plain black box with the handpiece with all the buttons on it)
- Driving lights

My friend will be helping - he is an electrician and experienced with Hilux's. He says the dash has to come off so the lights can be wired into the high beams circuit.Where do I start? Should I buy a PDF of the Service manual for my car + a cheap dash removal kit?

Surely this has been written about before, can someone point me in the right direction? Which part of dash to remove first?

Thanks very much

 

[Kevin]

Definitely gets trim removal tools - but maybe it's just the under covering that needs to come off?

 

[duncanm]

On Hold

I'm surprised the dash needs to come out.... would have thought everything you need was accessible under the steering wheel.

 

[duncanm]

I'm surprised the dash needs to come out.... would have thought everything you need was accessible under the steering wheel.

my apologies to the webmeister -- I had a direct link to some subaru service manuals against site policy.

If you want a service manual - web search is your friend, and they can easily be found

 

[Kevin]

^ correct - to maintain copyright protection, and to protect this site from litigation, links to illegal download sites for service manuals are not allowed here as per forum rule #5 :
5. We do not allow the distribution of copyrighted material, such as links to illegal download sites for service manuals, music, pirated software, etc.