I was thinking of getting a double din head unit, ive had a single din that long with the fascia i can't remember what the original was like, will i need a new fascia to fit a double din in the usual place?
cheers guys
For a facelift you will need a surround from a facelift unit......the mounting brackets (they screw on to your new unit) and the side filler pieces.
Hey up, take a look at this thread: l viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51632 (http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=51632) l
Loads of great advice/links re double dins and fascia kits
We had a right game fitting my double din, felt I was stripping half the car just to get the original stereo out.. I might have done it the hard way not sure but all the side panels and the heater dials had to come off etc. :S
Sounds like you did it the right way to me.
It is a bit of a faff.
I thought when I did mine it went easier than I expected, must have been lucky.
Side strips and heater panel off is the correct procedure. If it was easier then more might go missing!!
I changed mine in the same way in about 20 mins and I have stubborn knobs. s;-) ;-) s;-)
Quote from: "StuC"I changed mine in the same way in about 20 mins and I have stubborn knobs. s;-) ;-) s;-)
You can get cream for that. s:wink: :wink: s:wink: Better stop now before this gets removed. s:D :D s:D
Quote from: "StuC"Side strips and heater panel off is the correct procedure. If it was easier then more might go missing!!
Yeah at least nobody will steal our head units lmao
guys any pics of your double dins not sure which one go for thanks
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JVC KW-R500 Double Din Stereo
Here is mine installed from a couple of weeks ago. It can pretty much do any colour. I know purple is not for everyone! s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
ah is that the one off private sales you beat me to that one haha, did it come with the fascia or did you have get that seperately?
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In fairness I have wanted one for about 2 years!
I had the Fischer Price Sony unit in there beforehand so I had the fascia and brackets already. From memory it did have a fascia of it's own, but this looks waaaay better.
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag58/mmeadham/IMG_1798_zps832609b7.jpg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/mmeadham/media/IMG_1798_zps832609b7.jpg.html)
Here's mine I fitted recently, not as expensive as some but I've been pleased with it.
LOVE that one Mikey, and the orange matches the rest of the roadster's dash lights! My single din glows bright blue, and while it looks quite cool, it doesn't really go with anything.
Quote from: "jinxedkitten"LOVE that one Mikey, and the orange matches the rest of the roadster's dash lights! My single din glows bright blue, and while it looks quite cool, it doesn't really go with anything.
Thank you, I am quite pleased with it, you can adjust the colours so you can match it to the car quite well.
My single din glows red to match my colour scheme.
i got mine set to cycle through about 40 colours think but i want a double din now as they sit flusher look more oem
Very happy with this......if you want oem its an updated Sony unit,probably as close as you will get s:D :D s:D you can change the display colour,theres an amber which is spot on with the roadster dials etc.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/MARKB68/IMG_00000207_zpsd94c8eff.jpg)
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Swapped to this yesterday.
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/868DA8D3-F961-4259-A3A7-3A21606D5657_zpstzitxlkw.jpg) (http://s192.photobucket.com/user/Lee_H25/media/868DA8D3-F961-4259-A3A7-3A21606D5657_zpstzitxlkw.jpg.html)
I have the same one as Stu, but mines set to blue s;) ;) s;)
I would definitely recommend that one it's great for the price
Lee,
What is the part number ( or do you have a link) of the surround you have there, my facia wouldn't accept my cage so had to build a frame to hold the radio in and I'm not 100% happy with it.
Thanks
Adam.
Quote from: "adamjob"Lee,
What is the part number ( or do you have a link) of the surround you have there, my facia wouldn't accept my cage so had to build a frame to hold the radio in and I'm not 100% happy with it.
Thanks
Adam.
Its the original prefacelift Sony surround. I didn't buy any parts to fit it.
Ah ok mine had a single din after market fitted so guess the previous owner must have bodged it!
I will have another look and get it right, both the radio and the drinks holder tray part stick out too far or the strut bits are too far back.
Thanks for your help.
another quick question, the mounting brackets etc and the surround from a pre facelift will it fit a facelift, as the surround is much better looking imo