The previous owner replaced the radio for a cheap aftermarket sat nav/dvd radio, to fit it he has cut the heater surround to make it bigger to install the new double din unit.

Is this common practice to have to do this, as I want to replace it for a DAB double Din (Kenwood), and want to know if this will fit into a non adapted heater surround or for all double din installation you need you need to cut the surround about.

Don't want to get a surround to find out its not needed as I would need to adapted that one too.

 

is it a newage ? mine is an 05 had to cut nothing.

 

I haven't had to cut the surround to get my Kenwood double DIN in or out, even with fitting other double DIN units it fit perfectly.

Might be that the unit was a larger one than the space supplied or the previous owner had something else below the unit and cut it for that very reason.

 

It's 2004, I thinks it because it's a real cheap horrible unit,

Think I'll order a new surround

Thanks for responding

 

This is my double din no choppin about required out with the old in with the new..
Excuse the dust...

 

I have fitted a sony xav 64bt double dinn in my 2004 and i didn't have to cut any thing away fits as nice as the kenwood above

 

Did you have to buy a facia kit? Or was as simple as one in one out?

 

no facia kit needed there was like brackets you just screw into the new head unit my brand new sony just screwed in were the original one was and pluged straight in , the sony is great and quite cheap

 

I was going to fit a car bluetooth unit. Cost circa £150 installed. Saw a Double Din DVD player with Bluetooth and touchscreen - Bought it.

Had to negotiate the console surround (as depicted). Now have new touchscreen stereo with Bluetooth for answering calls and streaming music for £110. Didn't like the OEM stereo (which I still have kicking around).

Not to everyones cuppa tea, but suits me.