Aftermarket Radio Install
02-11-2006, 11:33 AM
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Aftermarket Radio Install
I need some help guys.. I'm putting in an aftermarket head unit.
It has a fold-down, removable faceplate.
And I got this Scosche kit off the web:
http://www.audiooutfitter.com/store/NN1494B.html
But the thing is, the aftermarket head unit doesn't FIT THROUGH the openings in this scosche bezel kit. It is clearly does not have 1 DIN sized openings. They are more like 0.85 DIN or something.
So I figure either I can load from front or from the back. If I load from the front, the head unit has to slide through. It is off by like 1cm on the width and 1cm on the height. So I'd have to dremel it up a bit to get the head unit through the scosche slot.
If I load it from the back, like if I put the bezel on AFTER the head unit is in, then the bezel goes around the head unit faceplate really snugly. And it doesn't go back very far. So then the problem becomes that the removable and fold-down faceplate cannot be folded down or removed, thus I can't load a CD..
Any ideas on what I can do? I hate to take a dremel to the scosche kit, to widen the opening a bit, but I just might have to...
Thanks,
Kevin
It has a fold-down, removable faceplate.
And I got this Scosche kit off the web:
http://www.audiooutfitter.com/store/NN1494B.html
But the thing is, the aftermarket head unit doesn't FIT THROUGH the openings in this scosche bezel kit. It is clearly does not have 1 DIN sized openings. They are more like 0.85 DIN or something.
So I figure either I can load from front or from the back. If I load from the front, the head unit has to slide through. It is off by like 1cm on the width and 1cm on the height. So I'd have to dremel it up a bit to get the head unit through the scosche slot.
If I load it from the back, like if I put the bezel on AFTER the head unit is in, then the bezel goes around the head unit faceplate really snugly. And it doesn't go back very far. So then the problem becomes that the removable and fold-down faceplate cannot be folded down or removed, thus I can't load a CD..
Any ideas on what I can do? I hate to take a dremel to the scosche kit, to widen the opening a bit, but I just might have to...
Thanks,
Kevin
02-11-2006, 12:34 PM
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nope, not using the metal sleeve that came with the head unit. That didn't seem to want to be mounted anywhere, so I just screwed in the head unit to the factory holes.
What bezel did you guys use? And does your aftermarket HU have a flip-down/removable faceplate?
Thanks!
What bezel did you guys use? And does your aftermarket HU have a flip-down/removable faceplate?
Thanks!
02-11-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by maxcosity
I think it's about a centimeter. Maybe 5mm. I didn't measure it. It's DAMN close, but not quite.
No one else is using the scosche kit? What about the Metra kit??
No one else is using the scosche kit? What about the Metra kit??
I tend to avoid Scosche due to fitment issues. Metra is definately the better choice.
IIRC you do need to mount from behind though.
02-12-2006, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
I tend to avoid Scosche due to fitment issues. Metra is definately the better choice.
IIRC you do need to mount from behind though.
IIRC you do need to mount from behind though.
02-12-2006, 02:56 PM
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Damn.. That sure fits nicely. I guess my janky CD unit is not as accurate in it's 1DIN claim as the Alpine head units are, eh? 
Installer aside, the head unit FOR SURE won't fit through either of the 2 openings without shaving off 1/8" per side and 1/8" from the bottom.
Installer aside, the head unit FOR SURE won't fit through either of the 2 openings without shaving off 1/8" per side and 1/8" from the bottom.
02-12-2006, 03:20 PM
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What head unit are you installing? The one above is a Pioneer.
1/8 inch on every side sounds huge. Theres no way its off that far. You sure the trim ring is off of the chassis itself? Something has to be wrong.
1/8 inch on every side sounds huge. Theres no way its off that far. You sure the trim ring is off of the chassis itself? Something has to be wrong.
provide some pics and im sure we could help? just a thought 
02-12-2006, 06:17 PM
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Yeah I was going to snap some pics, but I didn't, sorry.
I ended up rigging up this pretty tite router (not like Juniper or Cisco, but like to route something out) with my dremel and the circle cutter attachment jig. So it snaps on from the bottom of my workbench. Then I basically just moved the bezel's interior down the guide and shaved off 1/4" on the sides (I measured and it was 1/4" that I needed!!) and 1/8" off the top. It fits snug as a bug now.
I guess the HU I got was oversized slightly, but it for sure was no 1.5DIN. That would have been WAY obvious, and not 1/4" off on the sides, 1/8" on height..
So anyways, thanks for all the info guys. If nothing else, you were my morale support through having to hack my Scosche bezel up with a dremel..
Later!
I ended up rigging up this pretty tite router (not like Juniper or Cisco, but like to route something out) with my dremel and the circle cutter attachment jig. So it snaps on from the bottom of my workbench. Then I basically just moved the bezel's interior down the guide and shaved off 1/4" on the sides (I measured and it was 1/4" that I needed!!) and 1/8" off the top. It fits snug as a bug now.
I guess the HU I got was oversized slightly, but it for sure was no 1.5DIN. That would have been WAY obvious, and not 1/4" off on the sides, 1/8" on height..
So anyways, thanks for all the info guys. If nothing else, you were my morale support through having to hack my Scosche bezel up with a dremel..
Later!
02-12-2006, 08:56 PM
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Don't laugh but...
Durabrand CD/MP3/XM Player from Wal-Mart
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=3639257
It isn't that bad though. It sounds clear, and gets plenty loud w/out an amp, and plays MP3s so...
I am selling the Maxima and needed to put something less crazy in there (was a DVD/Touchscreen/Computer setup which I'm parting out and selling)...
Durabrand CD/MP3/XM Player from Wal-Mart
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=3639257
It isn't that bad though. It sounds clear, and gets plenty loud w/out an amp, and plays MP3s so...
I am selling the Maxima and needed to put something less crazy in there (was a DVD/Touchscreen/Computer setup which I'm parting out and selling)...
02-13-2006, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by maxchef
Hey Don, if my memory serves me correctly.....i dont think that the ring comes off. I sorta remember putting one in a friends car and then taking out a week later because i got fried. I da no!
02-13-2006, 01:13 PM
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Not really....but it was just an asumption....the bezel and the frame of the face plate that the face plate swivels on may all be one piece, i have seen it before but cannot recalect where...who knows.GOOD LUCK BUDDY!
02-13-2006, 10:02 PM
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OK, hold on a sec guys, I need to jump in here and dowse the flames..
I *DID* take off the faceplate, although it doesn't stick out at all, and I *DID* take off that silver trim bezel.. I mean, DUH. I've done this once or twice before..
I should measure the damn thing just to put an end to this, and prove they are lying when they say it is a 1DIN unit, but I don't care, the dremel/router did the work nicely, and its in. I'm not going to **** with it anymore just to prove they are morons over there at "Durabrand" and that is why they have the cheapest CD player at wal-mart...
But whatever, this nightmare is behind me..
Kevin + Dremel: 1
Scosche bezel: -1
"Durabrand" CD player: -10000 just for pissing me off!
I *DID* take off the faceplate, although it doesn't stick out at all, and I *DID* take off that silver trim bezel.. I mean, DUH. I've done this once or twice before..
I should measure the damn thing just to put an end to this, and prove they are lying when they say it is a 1DIN unit, but I don't care, the dremel/router did the work nicely, and its in. I'm not going to **** with it anymore just to prove they are morons over there at "Durabrand" and that is why they have the cheapest CD player at wal-mart...
But whatever, this nightmare is behind me..
Kevin + Dremel: 1
Scosche bezel: -1
"Durabrand" CD player: -10000 just for pissing me off!
02-16-2006, 05:21 PM
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kind of, damn sure close, but I have the Ti edition, so perhaps my A/C vent housing is a diff color than yours. The scosche kit does not have a nice finish but a piece of 500 grit sandpaper and some nice glossy clearcoat help.
