can i see some pics of peoples HU's, i just got my alpine and i am really really not liking the kit it came with, it makes it look real buldgy ! , and sticks out way to far, ****ing circuit city

 

i will go out tomorrow and take pics of mine. I got mine at autozone for $8:lala:

 

you serious, i never seen autozone headunit kits, unless they have em in the back, take some pics, if so i can always go get it

 

i bought my kit through sounddomain.com. they have a custom kit for 3rd gens. i did have to trim a bit of the center console vent ducts to get my deck to fit, but the looks make it worth it. paid less than $20 shipped for the kit, probably closer to $10-15. nice kit.

 

they have them with all the car audio stuff @ autozone. Should be in the electronics section. Product number is AW-444GM

 

id like to see pics of what some kits look like, like i said i really hate mine , but i think it needs to stick out like that , prob not enough space back there for aftermarket radio, im posting a pic of mine tomorrow to see if anybody sees anything wrong with it ,

 

You let CC install a HU?

they didn't break any trim plastic? (incompetent monkeys)

you should get a new mounting kit, not to make it look better, but to re-wire that rats nest of bare copper and butt splices that those '12 volt trainees' left behind there. Good luck!

Be sure to show us a picture of CCs horrid install.

 

just take out that metal part on the back, that whats i did and it fits perfectly and snug in there now.

 

damn i should of known bettter , i should of just bought the radio and installed it where i did my other installation for my HU. they charged me 40 bucks, same what CC charged, except they told me i needed a antenna adapter and the freaking numbers kept adding up like crazy, im going to pull it out today and gona take some pics , i was very pissed, and on top of that i left my manual over there cause they had taken it to see if it came with a remote ( because i thought it did) and it didnt

 

i had to buy the wire harness, and also the adaptor, which came out to $20. The kit can be adjusted 1/2 an inch outwards if needed.

 

wow i definately like your kit nible, im def going to see if i can get it , i'll have pics of my kit tomorrow

 

The problem with 3rd gens is that the HUs are all too deep for the available space. Thus you end up needing a kit that will move the HU forward. Sometimes we don't like the looks of it but what else can you do?

 

thus we hate it , its okay though i dont mind it so much, let me stop my 3 yr old bitching

 

i install car stereos (not gonna say where) and the kit we use for our cars has three different faceplates you can use, one that sticks out 1", one sticks out 1/2", and a flush mount kit. All the faceplates are included with the kit. I used the flush mount kit on mine.

i have since put in a pioneer 7600, but heres a pic of my old jvc that shows the flush mount dash kit.....oh and the pontiac emblem is long gone dont laugh to hard.....:lala: :lala:

 

I recommend crutchfield to everyone I know heres my Kenwood with there install kit (free with purchase of HU)