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I'll try not to get too far afield here, but...

Like many Japanese cars (I think), the DIN-spec radio is held by a pair of brackets. In the double-DIN Subarus, these brackest are held in place by 6 screws. You can see these screws once you pry off the plastic trim ring/bezel. Search Installation Notes for "Forester" and you might find some posts and pics that show this.

The car? Well, I've been more of a VW/Audi partisan, and, whatever their positive qualities, felt that Japanese models just didn't make my heart go pitter-patter. I was about to replace my ancient GTI with a Jetta 1.8T, and then I finagled a test-drive in a WRX while on a business trip. That's all it took. It is a pretty remarkable little package -- I say "93 percent of an Audi S4 for half the price". Even allowing for some turbo lag, the nicest part for me is that it is a very civilized daily driver -- pretty quiet, decent ride quality -- but it just loves to consume twisty on-ramps!

Jim