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oldschool4life
10-19-2006, 06:52 PM
Who has installed a double din???

...what issues did you find during installation?

jtm087
10-19-2006, 10:41 PM
I have a double din, you have to find the ford double din kit, take off the black a/c vent/ controls panel and dremel the 4 sides until you can slide your double din and kit in it.....it took me a while (couple of hours) to dremel the plastic...but was well worth it afterwards http://209.172.61.46/24/24253/24253911/24253911_a0699a151147324461.jpg

nvrenufedge
10-19-2006, 10:51 PM
The only part i had to shave was the little lip on the top and bottom. Took a little over an hour, but you still need the DD kit.

oldschool4life
10-19-2006, 11:02 PM
What about a unit like this???

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-HgP8x8yoZys/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=168550&I=500IVAW200&search=Alpine+VENDORID500&SearchDisplay=Alpine

Lil98Sport4X4
10-20-2006, 09:09 AM
Try using the search function. You'll see a lot of threads on this subject.

This was discussed again recently in this thread (http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167338)

I posted a few pics of my double DIN installation that might help you understand what you'll need to do.

You'll also find a couple pics of an Alpine W200 installed in there too.

Good luck...

jluv
10-20-2006, 02:31 PM
I installed my W200 in my 04 fairly easily. I couldn't find a kit anywhere, so I made my own trim ring out of ABS. There was no kit needed beyond that because the sleeve provided by Alpine was a perfectly snug fit.

davesexplorer
10-20-2006, 05:50 PM
I'd reccommend the Alpine :)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2446000-2446999/2446156_17.jpg