Double DIN head unit?

[Guest F14CRAZY]

I got thinking... if the bezel was machined out a bit and maybe move the climate control upward a bit, couldnt a 2 DIN radio head unit be installed in a '90-91?

[Guest spyhunter2k]

This is an interesting concept. I still have my dash trim off. I'll look around and see if it's possible. There are some pretty cool double din CD/DVD/stereo players that have a built-in monitor, and would be a cool way of introducing a monitor into a 90-91.

Honestly, though, it will probably be much easier to get a din-sized player with a motorized flip-up monitor. It just wouldn't look quite as nice as a permanently displayed monitor.

[Guest F14CRAZY]

Lemme know what you find spyhunter. I haven't had a chance to take a look at our other cars, and am up north right now (northern Michigan). A Pioneer AVIC-N1 would be cool, but to me, an AVIC-D1 or a Kenwood Excelon would be awesome. Maybe the climate control does have to be moved up.

[Guest spyhunter2k]

It looks like the ECC could be moved up about .5" and the factory radio can't be moved down at all, so it doesn't appear that you have enough to get a double din unit in. The ECC could possibly be relocated to the area just in front of the center armrest (barely). Then you'd have the room. I still believe a DIN unit with a motorized flip-up monitor is the way to go.

I removed my slave CD player (wasn't working) and cut away the plastic surround so that it is just a frame, and will be mounting a monitor there (still trying to figure out how big a screen will fit down there--I'm thinking 6.5"?).

Incidentally, to fit my aftermarket CD player in, I had to cut the plastic backing immediately behind the radio away to give the clearance needed. Otherwise, I would have had to adjust the Metra dash kit so that the CD player protruded out an inch or more, and that wasn't happening--I wanted a flush look.

Should've seen the look on my wife's face when she say me in the car with a dremel and bits of black plastic flying out from my inside the dash. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />