stereo cover plate.

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TyphoonSpeedDemon

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Has anyone found a stereo install kit plate that goes over your stereo to hide the fact that it sticks out 2 inches? I have purchased about 2 of them now, and both were too big to fit into the hole where the tape deck used to be.
 
jabberwalk

jabberwalk

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Re: stereo cover plate.

I bought a univeral kit for GM. The problem is you have to heat up the vent behind the radio and push it back (or cut it). The stock radio is much shallower than standard aftermarket ones.
 
JAY

JAY

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Re: stereo cover plate.

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attackdog

attackdog

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Re: stereo cover plate.

What about using a piece of ABS plastic? I have some if you want a piece. Let me know.
-Dean
 
mpettograsso

mpettograsso

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Re: stereo cover plate.

the metra part number 99-6500 is a chrysler universal kit...yes, you can get it to work with a little tweaking, but a lot of the newer head units are deep...add your wiring, a couple rca's / sat radio cable...and you have a mess of wiring back there with not much room. hence the extension. A lot of guys will carve out the vent behind the stereo and reconstruct it to make the room for a newer head unit and its wiring. This would allow you to flush it into the dash, but sacrificing the factory shape of the air duct. I have done this a bunch of times in the past, and if you have the patience, right materials and a little know how, you can make it look great. I have heater vent and finished pics somewhere. I will post them if I can find them.
 
Loeryder

Loeryder

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Re: stereo cover plate.

We've used a heat gun to heat up the plastic and then a 2x4 block to push it in just slightly.
You just don't want to collapse the duct completely or you'll lose your dash vents.

Crutchfields has the dimensions listed so if you are shopping for a new unit opt for something shallower from the start.

Then wrap all your wires so they are above or below the deck.
Single DIN is much shorter heightwise than the din and a 1/2.
 
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