1st Gen, possibly others, tip when installing aftermarket single din.

So this last weekend we (my son and I) removed the double din stock head unit in favor of a Nakamichi single din. I had the metal sleeve that came with the Nakamichi and thought I would be fitting that sleeve that normally surrounds a single din radio and bending the metal tabs to lock it in. Upon removing the stock radio w/side brackets, I thought maybe these brackets will work for a single din radio.

Lo and behold if you flip the brackets, they work perfectly for a single din radio. Looks like Toyota engineers thought that one out. Anyways, just thought it would be a nice bit of information to keep folks from installing a Metro dash kit, which IMO looks cheap,

 

Ya, perfect fit. $10 more gets ya (or did?) one of these little pockets from Metra that will go above or below. In a space-challenged cockpit, I'll take anything I can get.

Government warning - anything not rubberized, velcroed, or otherwise tethered to the pocket will be ejected as soon as you start moving. And there's a 42% chance it'll wind up in whatever is in the cupholder.

 

I just picked up a small shelf from Scosche and will be lining it with some felt carpet to keep things from sliding around.

 

must be a an oldie but a goodie! they haven't really been commonplace in the single din market for quite some time!

 

Thanks Sandman, I've got about three units I pulled out of vehicles I sold back in the day. A Nak CD400, CD45z and the flagship CD700, some McIntosh amps, and a bunch of Audio control units. With my son getting this truck, I'm able to enjoy some of the stuff again. They just don't make them like this anymore.

I guess back in the day it was ADS, Mcintosh, Nakamichi and today it's Audison, Moscow, Morel, etc.... I think Sony and Pioneer still make a few high end audiophile head units and they look super nice.

There's something about an old school unit that makes them special.

 

Aye, we're gonna need some installed pics now. Thought you were talking about new Nakamichi

 

Nostalgic? Yes. Special? No. lol

 

That's definitely a special head unit. Bonus points for period correct.