Version 2.4
Legacy / Outback / Baja Radio Connector Pin-out
The table below was compiled from all of the Subaru radio wiring diagrams from 1993-2009.
2009 continues to use this same pin-out. Cars without the Harman/Kardon premium audio use the same factory colors as 2008. A few of the factory speaker wire colors changed on cars with the H/K system.
All Subarus from 1995 and up (except for the SVX) have used this same 14-pin connector and the same pin-out. 1993 and 1994 Legacies outside North America also used this connector and pin-out. A few of the wire colors in the cars have changed over the years, but the functions of the pins have remained the same. The table below shows the wire colors for just the Legacy, Outback (not Sport), and Baja. (Here's a similar table for the Impreza/WRX and one for the Forester)
In North America, Legacy models from 1993-1994 continued to use the pre-1993 radio connectors (two smaller plugs). Outside North America, 1993-1994 Legacies switched to the new, single 14-pin plug. If your car has the 14-pin plug, the pin-out will be the same as listed here. Unfortunately, I do not have the car's wire color information for those years.
Pin numbers on the connector:
Table 1
Subaru Legacy / Outback / Baja Radio Connector
(Speaker / Power Wiring)
Pin AssignmentsPin
#Function
Column "A"
Legacy / Outback / Baja
Factory Radio Connector
Wire Color
wires go to car's Speakers, etc.Column "B"
Subaru After-market Harness
Wire Color
(EIA Standard)1993-1994 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2008
1
Illumination+
White / Green
Violet
Orange
2
Right Front Speaker +
Red / Yellow
Gray
3
Left Front Speaker +
Brown / White
White
(gap for connector lock)
4
Right Rear Speaker +
Blue / Yellow
Violet
5
Left Rear Speaker +
White / Red
Green
6
+12 Volt Memory
Blue / Red
Yellow
7
Dimmer (Illum.-)
Yellow / Blue
Black / White
Orange / White
8
Right Front Speaker -
White / Black
Gray / Black
9
Left Front Speaker -
Green
White / Black
(small gap) 10
+12 Volt Accessory
Yellow
Yellow / Green
Yellow / Red
2005 Baja: Yellow / GreenRed
11
Ground
Black
Black
(small gap) 12
Right Rear Speaker -
Red / White
Violet / Black
13
Left Rear Speaker -
Red / Black
Green / Black
14
Power Antenna +
Green / Orange
(to motorized antenna)Green
(to Antenna Amplifier)Yellow / Black
(to Antenna Amplifier)
2005 Baja: GreenBlue
Notes:
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