How did you guys get the trim peice to fit around the HU and get the center peice to go over? I would like to be able to do this because i looked a lot nicer. Thank you for yo time

 

i didnt get it

 

I have seen it done before on like REd92Max i believe. So i would like to be able to as i think it loks nicer.

 

I was gonna do this with my Pioneer deck, I think the trick is to use the sleeve that goes around the cd player and use the next closest hole to the one that looks "right"

 

Some people put the whole head unit with trim inside the dash. I myself took off the trim beause it would fit. Well I'll dremel it to make it fit.

 

i never used it. I like it that way anyhoo...

 

went trimless myself.

 

Here is what it looks like on mine:



The car had an Alpine HU when I bought it and it was installed this way. I like it because the actual face of the stereo is flush with the trim. If you put the HU in the other way, it sticks out.

Just my $.02, you are all welcome to install it any way you want.

 

Red, why don't you all tell us HOW to install it that way...

 

Umm, I didn't install it. The original stereo was in there like that when I bought the car (Alpine 7840) and I bought my Alpine 9807 and had the shop here do the install. I told them to put it in the same way.

Yeah, I could have done it myself, but I am lazy. So what? I didn't have the headache of spending several hours tearing my dash apart.

IIRC, the guy took off the entire center piece and put the HU in from the back (instead of sliding it in through the front). I don't know if the screws were there from the previous install or if the stock ones work. This was done at a reputable car stereo shop that is an authorized Alpine, Kenwood, Rockford Fosgate, JL and Eclipse dealer and installer.

 

I have a 7873 w/ the flip out face... I have it so that when i take off the faceplate, the stereo is flush with the trim panel. I couldn't have it set back more because the faceplate would rub with the trim peice sometimes causing it to not flip down.

 

alright thank you guys i just left the trim peice off for now............................................... ....