Double Din - Tight fit!!

OK, first post here ... long-time reader.

I have a 2010 Double Cab. I've installed my double din Kenwood DDX812 but it's an awful tight fit. (My Corolla had gobs of room!) It takes several frustrating attempts to move wires around to get the unit to move far enough back to bolt into place. I'm using a silver Scosche adapter and the radio is sticking out as far as possible while still allowing me to put the little trim plate around it. I'd rather use the metal factory mounting brackets but they don't work because the radio would stick way too far out!

Does anyone else have this issue? I've installed several units in several cars/trucks but this is the only one I've had this much of an issue with. Is there another trim kit that comes out farther from the dash so the radio has more room behind it but doesn't stick out of the trim so far?

Thanks
Hutch

 

I was able to use the original metal mounting plates on my double din eclipse avn726e but there was some fighting involved. I had to route all excess cable to the top of the system as that was the only real room available. Also, I was only able to tightly install either the upper 2 bolts or lower 2 bolts, i forget. The other 2 bolts were just screwed on until it would catch the threads and started to flex the mounting bracket. I used the Metra textured dash kit so it might be a different case with you. I just suggest making sure you dont have any excess cables behind the unit taking up your space.

 

I put a DNX 6160 in and while there isn't a ton of room, it did go in without much fighting. I used a Scoshe Silver plate as well. I did use the crappy brackets that came with the kit, mainly because I was crunched for time and have read that in order to make the metal brackets work, you need to redrill the holes. So I may end up going back and trying that the next time I take the deck out. I would give the plastic brackets a try and see how it fits.

 

Is there a trick to knowing exactly where to drill new holes into the stock metal mounting brackets?

 

yes it's a tight fit, but keep at it

 

Yeah the trick is drilling them directly behind the old holes. Then I ended up with a gap at the top of the head unit which I coverd with that flat Kenwood trim piece behind the trim kit. Had to hack on the Kenwood supplied trim piece... You should have two. A thick trim bezel and one that has a thin flat flange all the way arounf, use the one with the thin flat flange.

 

I just installed a double din and had more trouble with it fitting in the scosche kit (trim piece wouldn't fit). But I agree with the other poster, route wires on top of stereo if you can to give more room behind unit. Maybe a little electrical tape to keep the up and out of the way.