New head unit to long
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New head unit to long
I just bought a kenwood head unit and got it all wired up and went to put it in and it is about a half inch to long. It looks like it is hitting some heating ducts. I don't want to cut them so is there like a adapter kit that moves the radio forward at all?
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I have a firebird...but have dealt with it in two ways. On my car, there was no duct, but a bracket that the stock radio pegged into. So i cut it. Before I did that, I was using an install kit that installed the radio maybe an inch forward. Not sure if that kit is still available.
Check to make sure its actually a duct and not just part of the framework of the radio pod. If it isnt a duct, you can probably notch it out, a little at a time, until the radio slides right in.
J.
Check to make sure its actually a duct and not just part of the framework of the radio pod. If it isnt a duct, you can probably notch it out, a little at a time, until the radio slides right in.
J.
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Re: New head unit to long
So i ended up just messing with it and found a way that would work. It is really just moved forward and sticks out about a half of an inch.
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Re: New head unit to long
Yep, from what I recall there is a plastic duct that's in the way. It is possible to modify the duct if you felt like going through the extra work.
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Re: New head unit to long
There are some pictures of that duct in my cars thread (in my signature). I had that radio pod all apart making repairs.
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I just cut the area between the two ducts on both my birds! Flush mount both radios.
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