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« on: 18 April 2010, 10:37:14 »
Hi all,
Apologies if this has been asked and answered before, I have had a look using the search feature but cannot seem to find the answer!
I have an ex-plod 2001 MV6 which came with a CDR2003 installed (cassette, how retro!) but also have an aftermarket Kenwood DNX5220 Double DIN which I have just taken out of my other car. I brought the fascia adapter and the various wiring looms to convert ISO and also enable the steering wheel controls. Then yesterday morning, set out to swap the units over.
The problem – it doesn’t fit.
The cage for the Kenwood DNX5220 is I believe a standard Double DIN size, but it will not fit into the aperture in the dash, I first removed the metal cage for the standard stereo which leaves me with the plastic cage, the Kenwood cage is about 4 or 5 mm to tall to fit into this. So does this mean that this plastic cage (which also forms part of the overall structure of the dash i.e. all the buttons fix to it too) needs to be attacked with a Dremel? Also, the Kenwood unit with the Kenwood Bezel fitted is not the right size either for the facia adaptor, it’s slightly too tall (again) and not quite wide enough so again, looks as though it needs some form of customising.
The problem is that I thought the Kenwood being a standard Double DIN size and the facia adaptor (allegedly for fitting a standard Double DIN aftermarket unit) would ‘just work’, but it doesn’t.
Has anyone else come across this problem? How do you resolve it? Any help and importantly pictures of work in progress or the finished result would be greatly received before I throw the Kenwood cage at the wall!
Thanks
