DIN Radio Pocket [Merged 12-6] filler box cubby hole trim

[Creed32]

i had a double din stock cd player in my car. i replaced it with a clarion cd player and they left the stock cd player below my new clarion makin it look like crap. so i need a designor an idea of what to put there, can someone help me with that?????? i thought about putting clear plexiglass in there and trying to mek it clean in there with a neon light behind it, i mean just an idea. someone help me with it. if you have pics show me please.

[ThumperSS]

They didn't install a kit when they put your new cd player in? When I mean kit I mean that black plastic that surrounds your cd player and puts it right in the middle.hmm..

Well you have two options,
1) you can but a kit, either from best buy or some local shop and just put it where you player is.

2) you can take your idea and create some sort of clear or other color surface and jsut stick it in there.

I prefer the second one. Takes more time but its very unique.IMO

Good luck

[bobgeorge]

it cost a about $5 but i took a piece of plexiglass and cut it out, cut a hole and put a temp gauge in their, but before i used black plastic spray paint, and sprayed it from the back side, about 20min of work and still have more plexiglass if i want to add more,

[cucumber]

That's what is under mine.

IB basketballshorts

[super95awd]

I put a blockoff plate down there...

[NatesEclipseGST]

you can buy a alpine flip-out tv like i did

[Creed32]

yea nate i wish, im just blessed so heavenly with school so i have no money rolling in, not trying to be an a$$, its rough trying to save money when you are still a junior in high school. yea i think ill do the plexiglass peicei might get a small designer sticker put it on the back paint it black then pull the sticker off and hopefully it will read through and ill put a neon in the back. sticker can read mitsubishi or eclipse or spyder, how does that sound?

[ThumperSS]

I like the way the sounds. Make sure you take your time. I have a black plate under my HU with some switches. Looks nice but I hate painting things. I always manage to mess it up some how.

[Creed32]

yea i manage to mess my painting up too. i just hope someone can do a reverse sticky thing so i can paint it from the back. so ppl dont try to peel the paint off. i got my neon tag light today its nice and bright! i like it alot

[2gredspyder]

i have a kenwood cd player and below the radio i have a nice kenwood crossover with built in eq. it looks good as hell.
this is the eq that im talking about, http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/carau....asp?sku=10043

[Creed32]

hey i took my old cd player out cut the plexiglass and added the sticker, ill paint it and all later, it looks nice right now, i think its pretty cool!

[Defiant]

A Walther PPK-S will just fit, with room enough for a couple of spare clips (handy during commute).

[bluelaser92]

Okay, this is probably common knowledge, but where have you guys found your DIN radio pockets? You know, the things that replace one of the radio slots when you have a new head unit installed?

I just had a CD player installed at Circuit City, and the guy there told me maybe the dealer would have them, but I'm sure if I get one from the dealership it will cost me.

I know there are "universal" ones, but the CC guy that did the install said he went through every single one they have to see if any would fit, and he came up with nothing. He even offered to make one for me from some spare plastic (free of charge) but I decided to see where everyone else got theirs...

[Slow420a]

actually the dealer isnt too bad on price i got one for my 2g for like 18 bux so it isnt that bad

[Defiant]

Jeeze, the prices are all over the map, from $8 to $30.

MITK890
UPC: 012339008909

http://www.spectravox.com/spectravox/mitk890.html

http://www.installer.com/kits/98-8999.jpg

http://www.cartunes4u.com/pages/MITK890.htm

http://www.soundoffaudio.com/item.cfm/id/850

http://www.avsmarts.com/cgi-bin/avs/MITK890.html

http://www.millionbuy.com/aimitk890.html

[bluelaser92]

Most of these are for 2gs, but I need one for a 1g...

Maybe these same sites have the 1g application as well, I will browse around a bit...

[bluelaser92]

Still nothing.

Can anybody tell me where you got your 1g radio pocket? (Internet?)

[ceniack]

i have been wondering about this too. anyone able to help, anyone...anyone...

[Defiant]

I'd almost bet the $10 these kits cost that they'd fit right into a 1G as well. There's not that much difference in the cars, and they're DIN, so the size should be right. And if nothing else, they're plastic, so they'd be fairly easy to work into the right mounts if it was needed. It's hard to wedge more than three or four extra clips in there next to the pistol anyway, so they won't be carrying that much weight.... Just thinking.

[mitsuspeed]

i used the universal kit on mine, worked fine. you just have to play around with it a bit. i talked to an installer at best buy. he said thats what he does for all the dsms that come in. he said there is a kit made for them by some smallitime company, but the universal job actualy looks more oem in the end.

[pc talon]

My pocket was $12 at the dealer.

[bluelaser92]

Sounds good to me.

Anyone else?

[got_no_sol]

ok so i'm looking at buying an alpine deck and i want to install it myself (got a good deal)

I don't think it has the infinity system, but it does have the cd player and tape deck in the console (two separate units)

so what do i need to do this and where can i get the parts?

[leet]

Car audio shops sell an install kit for situations like these. It's just a piece of plastic that acts as a frame, and covers one of the slots. Probably like 10 dollars. EASY to do, took me about 5 minutes.

[SoilentGreen98]

If you have the 2 separate components in the dash then you don't have the Infinity system, just the regular Mitsu one. Same thing mine came with, cassette deck with add on cd player. Both sitting in my garage now along with my last CD deck and a bunch of speakers I've used over the past year and a half, haha..

[got_no_sol]

Originally Posted by SoilentGreen98

If you have the 2 separate components in the dash then you don't have the Infinity system, just the regular Mitsu one. Same thing mine came with, cassette deck with add on cd player. Both sitting in my garage now along with my last CD deck and a bunch of speakers I've used over the past year and a half, haha..

yeah i got the separate components in the dash....

are they worth keeping? i'm gonna get that deck and i'll need to amp the speakers since the deck has none...

suggestions on amp's etc? i'd rather not replace the speakers though coz i'd rather have go fast parts

[SoilentGreen98]

There's a possibility that your deck might overpower the stock speakers too much. The way I got started in car audio was by blowing my stock speakers in my old car with an aftermarket deck. I guess if you don't turn it up to the max you should be ok.

[got_no_sol]

well the deck i'm buying (alpine cda-7995) has no internal amp...

so what should i do?

[SoilentGreen98]

then you will have to get an aftermarket amp, something along the lines of 25X4 to 50X4 not too sure exactly

[got_no_sol]

i found this amp here which i think will work.

but based on the dimensions does anyone know if there is room behind the deck or something to fit that amp in there?

i'm trying to wire the amp as CLOSE AS POSSIBLE to the deck but i don't know how feasible this is...

any help anyone?

-a