well, i just had a new alpine ipod ready headunit installed, and damn! it sticks out way too far to look good.
i mean, i guess i could deal with it, but its just annoying and tacky as hell.
is there anyway i can modify it to be flush? it sticks out a good two inches.

 

Make your own HU mounting kit, and possibly cut/modify whatever is behind the HU if you need more space.

 

on mine I had to loose the air ducting for the vents on the sides of the center console by my seats. the ducting was not allowing the HU to slide back all the way in.

 

anybody have pics of a home made kit?

 

is this a single din?
What type of kit did you use?

How far out is it sticking out?

 

dude i just put an alpine hu im my 82 camaro which already had a mounting unit in there cuz the guy that had it b4 me put in a 80s pioneer cassette deck but mine stuck out like 2 inches untill i removed the stock mounting plate at the back of the console

 

And you still have your A/C-Heating ducts?

 

yea the back end of the hu is over the the ducts and the top of that mount was the only thing that was in the way

 

yep its a single, and it sticks out about 2 inches.
has anyone made their own kit?
any pics or threads on making one?

 

Can you post a pic?

There has to be something wrong with how they installed it. Every single din I've had installed in mine has been pretty much flush with the radio trim piece. And that's just using a standard kit.

 

I have been needing an HU for some time now and that is exactly why I havent purchased. There is no single din or din 1\2 that looks good in a third gen.

If I am wrong show me some pics and I will buy!

 

its installed correctly. ill post a pic tomarrow, its snowing right now, the car isnt moving! haha

 

There are plenty of decks that look fine installed, it all depends on how the installer does it. The face of the deck will usually sit just about flush with the radio trim, at most go past just a tad.

Sounds like the OP's installer used the wrong kit, cheap kit, or just didn't install it right. Sticking 2 inches out past the radio trim, there is no way that is installed right.

If you want it to be even further back, you can always so what others say and make your own kit.

 

im sure its a really cheap kit.
id like to build myself a kit, but going to school and working doesnt leave alot of time to do it. especially since its my daily driver.
any place where i can just buy a better looking kit?

 

You can try a different audio shop, and see if they have anything different.

Post a pic, just want to see how bad it is.

 

my alpine stuck out like crazy too... i just dealt with it.