Group Buy - True Double Din Radio Trim for Liftbacks (180mm opening)

[IsLNdbOi]

Originally Posted by MGargano

I had the same problem with the new dash trim and a Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD. My head unit has that non-removable trim piece around it as well. Just use a dremel tool/sand paper/file to trim the plastic dash trim until it fits. Took me about 30 minutes but finally I got it to snap into place and it looks awesome. Don't give up because it can be done with a little patience. The pieces you file/sand cannot be seen once the dash trim is in place, so don't worry about that.

Wait so what did you have to file? The parts of the HU I circled in red or the trim piece from Scott? If it was the trim piece from Scott, what part of it did you file?

Originally Posted by CTScott

In doing some searching, I see mention of it being common to have to trim to fit the FH-P8000BT. I couldn't find actual dimensions for that ring. Usually the installation manual has the detailed dimensions, but not for that Pioneer.

Scott, add me to the list (if you have one) for the next group buy. I'd like another one of these since I damaged the first one. The damages could be easily fixed by sanding and repainting, but I don't have the time or skills for that.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

Wait so what did you have to file? The parts of the HU I circled in red or the trim piece from Scott? If it was the trim piece from Scott, what part of it did you file?





Scott, add me to the list (if you have one) for the next group buy. I'd like another one of these since I damaged the first one. The damages could be easily fixed by sanding and repainting, but I don't have the time or skills for that.

OK - I'll add you to the list. Looking at your pictures, I think that what you will need to trim is the scratched area, so you may be OK, other than the scratch on the outer part of the right side.

Can you pop off the existing trim and take a picture with the new trim aligned, so we can see how much trimming needs to happen for your HU?

Looking at peoples' responses thus far, it looks like Pioneer and Kenwood units have required some amount of modification to fit. Eclipse HUs seem to fit without a problem. As people install theirs, please post your HU make/model and experience with the installation, and I'll start compiling the data on the first page of the thread, so we'll know what works out of the box, and what requires modification to work.