headunit help

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i am trying to fit my headunit tight in my dash board but there is like no way useing backstraps so i was wondering hwat would be th best kind of padding to use

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

it should "snap" into the cage. then before you slide it in, bend the tabs on the cage to hold it in tight, and slide the HU in. that is how i always do it

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i have a 96 jeep cherokee and theres not a cage and theres alot of room in the dash and it will not snap into anything

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

buy an install kit. the HU should come with a cage. otherwise it's a "ghetto install" IMO.

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

i did buy a install kit it had a double din stereo in there before so it did not have cage and if u had a jeep u would know what i am talkin about so i rather have someone else input who has a jeep to

 

[blgaudio 10+ year member]

There should have been some pieces that come with your kit. They mount to the side of the hu and then bend and attach where the factory radio mounted. The use of a cage is not required.

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

no the kit did not come with side pieces the here i will post a pic up where the kit just mounts to

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

the cage should have come with the HU. i thought they all did??

and the kit should have a DIN hole and like a cubby to fill the extra space. the cage would mount into the DIN hole and install as i stated above. seems like that is what is going on to me.

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

a metal sleeve only come with a head unit and the kit did not have a din hole or anything

 

[texicanz 10+ year member]

There should have been some pieces that come with your kit. They mount to the side of the hu and then bend and attach where the factory radio mounted. The use of a cage is not required.

yeah i got Scosche kit and this kit did not come with the sides and i look at other kits and they with with the side so i am just gonna get a new kit

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

i did buy a install kit it had a double din stereo in there before so it did not have cage and if u had a jeep u would know what i am talkin about so i rather have someone else input who has a jeep to

You may have bought the wrong one Brah. Try and find the one specific for you car.

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