Anybody attempted/installed one in a Gen1 H-D F150? I am pretty sure they can be made to fit in Gen2 and SD, not sure it will even fit in pre-'05.
Anybody attempted/installed one in a Gen1 H-D F150? I am pretty sure they can be made to fit in Gen2 and SD, not sure it will even fit in pre-'05.
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anything can be made to fit....sometimes you have to mod the mod....
Are you talking about the Eclipse head unit? I heard it isn't that difficult. It always says it won't on Crutchfield and etc. because you have to modify the chassis. I think all you need to do is cut out a small amount to make it ift. It is a snug fit though so you might want to leave this one to the professionals.
2TonHog works at a shop that installs high end radios. He is very knowledgeable.
We were talking about the Pioneer z1 a couple weeks ago.
I am talking about the 7000 not the 5495. I know the N1, N2, Z1 will fit with a little trimming (albeit, still VERY tight). AVN5495, likewise, will fit tightly with some trimming. The AVN7000 is HUGE! What is it? ... about 2 1/2 DIN?
We don't sell Eclipse, but a good friend and competitor does.
That deck looks to be bigger than a double-din, but's a flip-out. Compare it to the AVIC-N3 and Alpine IVAD310...same size. When the screen is retracted, it's a din-deck...no deal at all. You'll have the goofy pocket underneath or on top of it if you use a standard installation kit.
Here's a side profile of this piece.
The Z1 and the other Pioneers and the Alpine IVADW200 are double-din and fit just fine, anything can fit with custom installation. Takes about 5 minutes longer to install a double-din than it does the regular decks, just because they have to trim the plastic a bit.
OK, thnx. I understand now. I was thinking the 7000 was not flip-out. With a 7" screen the chassis must be deeper? If so, it must be almost impossible to get it in there unless the back side of the cage is trimmed/removed?
I don't believe you have to trim anything in the dash to accomodate a deck in the top slot. The guys in the bay didn't have to do anything different to get mine up there.
I doubt the chassis is any deeper on the Eclipse versus any other flip-out monitor, tolerances are too tight behind many cars' dashboards to accomodate much in the way of changes. Screens are measured diagonally, so the 1/2" difference between this and most other screens really doesn't equate to much difference in the size of the deck itself.
no trimming/cutting/custom modifications needed.. its a reg din size radio...
Cool ... thnx!
no prob man... show us some pix of the picture quality, i have been looking at that screen too
I just installed the Eclipse 6600 in my truck. The dash was already trimmed from my last head unit that I installed. Everything went fine, there is even a dash kit availible for a double din hu in a din and 3/4 opening.