harrison.chow Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Hi, I wonder if i am the only with this problem. I ordered the double din kit from http://www.avojdm.com/product_info.php?products_id=123. As i was installing the stereo i noticed that my stereo doesn't fit into the kit. The width of the kit is 6 3/4 inches where as my single din stereo is 7 1/8 inches. Has anyone encountered this problem? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyJagaru Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I no believe. You must be missing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison.chow Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Thanks for your reply Donny. Please share what you think I could be missing and what part of my post you don't believe... The image below clearly shows that the width is 6 3/4 inches, which is different from the aftermarket standard of 7 1/8 inches... https://www.dropbox.com/s/jovr5f4sh4bdjs0/Stereo%20Kit.jpg?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGiT_Flat4 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I measured my AVO double din and it looks pretty much the same as yours- somewhere between 6 3/4" and 6 7/8". My Pioneer double din head unit fits just fine though. It seems confusing that your single din wouldn't fit the same way since width-wise they should be pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Mac Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Have you by any chance left the black surround attached? Had to remove it on my single dinn Pioneer I had in my last Subaru, pretty standard practice for most cars. That typically allows the face to fit the gap whilst keeping the main body the correct size. http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o594/andy_mac1/24ECF366-21C9-4789-8AB7-F9B4C6017D47_zpsun1dgxis.jpg http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o594/andy_mac1/image_zpsq7fflkcs.jpeg 2000 Legacy B4 RSK - SOLD 2006 Legacy BP5 GT Spec B wagon - Garage Thread 2011 VW T5 van 2.0L of turbo diesel awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyrottens Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I have the same issue I ordered a double din 7" for my kit and same issue opening of the AVO bezel is 6 3/4ths.... dec is 6 7/8ths.... so I will be doing a small amount of surgery on the bezelremoving a total of 1/8th but really 1/16th from each side. I will keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07wrxstage2 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Not really useful info but when you measure the opening it should be measured diagonally. Alex D. JDM Prestige Motors alex@jdmprestigemotors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison.chow Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Have you by any chance left the black surround attached? Had to remove it on my single dinn Pioneer I had in my last Subaru, pretty standard practice for most cars. That typically allows the face to fit the gap whilst keeping the main body the correct size. http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o594/andy_mac1/24ECF366-21C9-4789-8AB7-F9B4C6017D47_zpsun1dgxis.jpg http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o594/andy_mac1/image_zpsq7fflkcs.jpeg I have tried that too. It is the body that wouldn't fit into the kit. The body is 7 1/8. The face plate should only prevent it from sliding out of its place. I don't really want to cut into my double-din kit... I'm thinking about getting a Metra-99-8901-In-dash-Receiver-Kit and cut that one instead. Thank you for all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrison.chow Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Do you guys think a Dremel is the best way to cut this kind of plastic? Thanks everyone for contributing to this thread. It is good to know that I am not the only one who has this problem! I'll post some pictures once it is done! reallyrottens, pix when you are done! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Mac Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 So are you trying to push the whole unit through the front opening? Are you using the secondary steel frame that comes with the HU and not the brackets that should have come with the fascia? I know my one would have never fit through that front opening. The unit was installed with the fascia brackets and then the fascia slipped into position. 2000 Legacy B4 RSK - SOLD 2006 Legacy BP5 GT Spec B wagon - Garage Thread 2011 VW T5 van 2.0L of turbo diesel awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyrottens Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Did some surgery and got my 7" double din to fit like a glove... Sorry for the night photos... http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12/16/7f2b4e6f8b554cf7fb96b6f78be0d204.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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