16-pin Subaru Starlink/Telematics System Jumper Adapter

Item Number: AHH-7880

If your Subaru is equipt with the Starlink, then your front speaker signals pass through a Subaru Telematics module that sits below the headunit. Usually this unit is mounted to the same bracket as the headunit. Depending on your installation, it is often best practice to intercept these front speaker signals after they pass through the Subaru Telematics module.

Harman Kardon System: If you have the Harman Kardon system and are adding an amp and subwoofer, you can splice into the front speaker signals here to use as inputs to your subwoofer amplifier. We can't connect to the signals at the headunit because the headunit signals have not been processed by the Harman Kardon amplifier so they are not volume controlled or formatted correctly for your aftermarket amp. This adapter will allow you to connect to the front speaker signals after they go through the Harman Kardon amp. This is sometimes easier than connecting at the output of the Harman Kardon amp (please email us if you are interested in the adapter that is used at the amp).

Adding an Inline Amplifier: If you are adding a higher power amp, you may want to consider connecting this amp after the Starlink system (downstream of the telematics unit). The reason is that some users have experienced problems with or damage to the Telematics module because the speaker signals after the aftermarket amplifier are higher volume than the Telematics module is designed for. This has not been a problem when using lower power equipment such as the Alpine KTA-450 (Powerpack Amplifier). When we connect the amplifier after the Telematics module, this creates a new problem because the Telematics module will recognize that the output impedance (which is the front speakers in the OEM configuration) is incorrect and this will flag an error on the Subaru Starlink system. To solve this issue, we must install load resistors between the output of the Telematics module and the input of the aftermarket amplifier. Here is a diagram for how this will look:

The Telematics 16-pin jumper adapter is sold here and is available as a short jumper without the front speaker signal wires broken out or as a short jumper with 14" wire leads that can be connected to your Line Output Converter or to an amp that has speaker level inputs.

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Price: $22.00