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Hi all, just bought a gen4. Was horrified to realise it didn't have an AUX in (mine has the non-mcintosh stereo). I did some googling and found nobody really had a solution, so i thought maybe my solution might be worth sharing.

I found the circuit diagram online last night, and wanted to hijack the AM or FM inputs to become AUX, however they were both mono as best i can tell from the circuits. So i cut the ribbon cable between the CD and the rest of the unit, and soldered a cable with a 3.5mm plug on the end onto it. Anyway, works great - just leave any old CD in the player, and connect the aux in to your phone, and voila. Here's a photo just before i soldered it up, attached.

Thought it might be helpful to someone, way cheaper than one of those custom fascia replacements that allow you to fit a DIN unit.

Having said all that, i'm now considering removing the storage fascia above the standard unit (where a satnav option can go) and putting in a head unit there, is that a common thing to do?

Hi mate, nice handiwork on the aux mod!

Yes, quite a few people have installed a single din in the cubby above the stock unit. I believe there are cubbies that are a pretty good size, but from memory, there isn't a great deal of room behind which makes it tight or may require some cutting.

Have a search on google you should find a fair bit of info between here and legacygt.com
https://www.google.com/search?safe=off& ... =966&dpr=1

Those 'cubby' things look great! Where do you buy them? All i've found is the fascias which replace the stereo/fan controls which cost an arm and a leg.

My stereo is 'mechless' thus not very deep so i'm not worried about the space behind it.