Trying to slide Excelon into Din Sleeve but won't go?!

[LankySwag 10+ year member]

God ****, I have everything hooked up and the radio is working great, all I need to do is finish the final touches and it won't slide in. Something is protruding and actually damaging the radio when I try to put it in 2 spots on both sides evenly. can you help? Here are pics

1. Din sleeve

2. Excelon

See the 2 knotches along the top corner? There's two at the same exact spot on the other side, something's up.

Thanks

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[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

wrong sleeve? take a screwdriver and push them in

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

pull the sleve out ant try it outo f the car. it takes like 2 seconds to pull the sleeve out lol. just bend the tabs up

 

[LankySwag 10+ year member]

wrong sleeve? take a screwdriver and push them in

I already pushed all the things in, I have no clue what's going on?

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

wire getting caught? not enough room behind the radio for the harness wires? to many things.

 

[04murdalanche]

theres something your missing OP just take your time and youll get it in there. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

looks like it might be catching on these?

 

[LankySwag 10+ year member]

looks like it might be catching on these?

I had them pushed in but they like curved due to the radio opening so I thought it was them and pulled them out, didn't work .

 

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theres something your missing OP just take your time and youll get it in there. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

C'mon pls help, I'm actually damaging the radio

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

are you puting the radio in the right side up? ive seen this happen before. how far in does it go when your sliding it in before it gets jammed?

 

[LankySwag 10+ year member]

are you puting the radio in the right side up? ive seen this happen before. how far in does it go when your sliding it in before it gets jammed?

All the way in besides like 2 inches hangs out

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

All the way in besides like 2 inches hangs out

is this a Volkswagen???? or audi?

also try to bend the tabs with your fingers, the ones that lock and hold the radio. some times they are bent slightly to much from the factory.

but if it is a volskwagon, its the harnedd. you have to really make sure to push the wires below the HU and out of the way because they can be a *****!

 

[04murdalanche]

C'mon pls help, I'm actually damaging the radio

take the cage out of the car and see if you can slide the radio in it. then once you can, install..

 

[LankySwag 10+ year member]

take the cage out of the car and see if you can slide the radio in it. then once you can, install..

The din sleeve?

 

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is this a Volkswagen???? or audi?
also try to bend the tabs with your fingers, the ones that lock and hold the radio. some times they are bent slightly to much from the factory.

but if it is a volskwagon, its the harnedd. you have to really make sure to push the wires below the HU and out of the way because they can be a *****!

95 Ford Escort

 

[DonH 5,000+ posts]

take the cage out of the car and see if you can slide the radio in it. then once you can, install..

said this already, he seems to be ignoring this fact. trying to find a shortcut or magic answer when quite frankly there isn't one because we are on the internet. OP take the **** sleeve out. if it fits no problem, make sure you put the sleeve into the opening the exact same way (you might have it upside down) then make sure its the wires behind the radio not causing the last 2" to fully go in.

 

[LankySwag 10+ year member]

said this already, he seems to be ignoring this fact. trying to find a shortcut or magic answer when quite frankly there isn't one because we are on the internet. OP take the **** sleeve out. if it fits no problem, make sure you put the sleeve into the opening the exact same way (you might have it upside down) then make sure its the wires behind the radio not causing the last 2" to fully go in.

Doing it now lol