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radio din size?
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Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:40 pmby agent007
found a double din radio that i actually like but site says it wont fit my 01 solara...is the company thinking if i use the trim that comes with the radio? wont it fit if the 01 is a double din too? what size is the 01 solara din?
Posted:
Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:59 pmby lilmike2069
2-DIN
Posted:
Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:01 pmby lilmike2069
becuase of the shape and the way the plastic in the dash of the solara fits ON TOP of the radio, instead of AROUND the radio, you may have trouble fitting the trim plate.
Posted:
Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:24 pmby agent007
OK..got it...dont know if its worth the trouble or not...thanks though
Posted:
Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:59 pmby NeFaRiOuS_SLE
Yeah, there's plating on the side of the stock radio that you're supposed to take off and make it adapt to the new radio, so that it may secure itself to the dashboard with the 4 bolts. A single DIN is about half the size in height of your stock radio, and the stock radio FYI is a double DIN... The only scenario where it won't fit at all is if it's a 1 1/2 DIN intended for Chrysler and a few other domestics.
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:15 amby agent007
k...so if i wanted the double din then i would have to remover the security plate thingy then?
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Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:41 amby NeFaRiOuS_SLE
Yes, for ANY aftermarket radio you get, but again, make sure the outside part fits into the dash molding too.