03-07-2011, 10:55 AM
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Double din guys......
How much of the inside of the dash did you guys have to remove to get your double din to fit? I bought one last week and went to put it in my 02, but it looks like I will need to remove the vertical metal brace in the back just to get it to sit flush. Is this something everyone else has encountered as well?
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03-07-2011, 11:22 AM
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2Screwy
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I believe most people use a din and a half, not a double din....
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03-07-2011, 12:17 PM
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LOL, there aren't any more 1.5din radios available aftermarket, and the original choices were slim at best...
Most use a DIN size, but there are some that use a double, which is the factory height.
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03-07-2011, 12:21 PM
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2Screwy
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hmmm see how much I know about audio!!!
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03-07-2011, 06:22 PM
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my screen is a single DIN but im going with an alpine double DIN but im not installing it i'll let my buddy at the local audio shop do it so i don't eff something up again
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03-07-2011, 07:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cliff8928
Most use a DIN size, but there are some that use a double, which is the factory height.
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Yeah, I have a single DIN DVD right now, but prefer the look of a double.
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03-07-2011, 09:02 PM
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Eh, chop chop till it fits, anything goes!
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03-07-2011, 09:12 PM
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Eh, chop chop till it fits, anything goes!
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Lol, that's what my Tacoma is for. I'm trying NOT to mod the Alero, as its my daily. That's proving kinda hard lately though.....
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03-07-2011, 09:34 PM
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yeah to get my double in i had to cut out the metal brace in the back, and i had to trim the bezel on the bottom in the corners just a tad, should take you like 5 mins for a perfect fit.
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03-08-2011, 06:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kROntast1c
yeah to get my double in i had to cut out the metal brace in the back, and i had to trim the bezel on the bottom in the corners just a tad, should take you like 5 mins for a perfect fit.
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That's what I figured, thanks man 
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03-08-2011, 03:19 PM
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all i had to do was cut the plastic in the back and it fit snug!! the metal brace helps hold your deck solid in place!! dont cut it if you can!!
if you plan on gettin subs make sure you mount it tight!!! and if you got any skill id do it myself....you will be taking it out more then once in the future.. may as well get the practice in!!
ie. adding bluetooth, navi, backup cam, rear screens, ipod, or even to change out some bad rca's lol
it wasnt that hard
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03-08-2011, 10:35 PM
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I have already cut all the plastic to fit my single DIN, and it still wasn't enough. And of course I do all the work myself. I'm too cheap to pay someone else to do it.
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03-12-2011, 09:18 PM
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I have a double Din JVC X610 in my 03 alero GLS.... All that had to be done was take out some plastic in the back.. And shave about 1mm off the inner part of the outter plate.. Otherwise it fit fine
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