single din stereo in ef

[andrewforbes]

Hey guys I'm trying to install a single din stereo in my ef xr8, the stereo is a clarion, I've got all electrical sorted but I'm unsure how to mount it as the brackets out of the car don't fit n the ones that came with stereo don't match up with car. I was hoping to use brackets out of car.
Has anyone done this? Or if u have any suggestions it would be much appreciated. Please help

[Paxton]

Hey guys I'm trying to install a single din stereo in my ef xr8, the stereo is a clarion, I've got all electrical sorted but I'm unsure how to mount it as the brackets out of the car don't fit n the ones that came with stereo don't match up with car. I was hoping to use brackets out of car.
Has anyone done this? Or if u have any suggestions it would be much appreciated. Please help

I did in my EF. I hammered the brackets flat (as they have a dent in them which matches the factory Head Unit. I then drilled holes in it, to roughly sit flat in the dash (it sat a little in, but was fine). The factory brackets worked a treat for 5 or so years.

[andrewforbes]

Thanks Paxton, I'll give that a try

[Franco Cozzo]

I'm actually doing the same thing with my EL at the moment, trying to chuck a single DIN stereo in and the brackets don't match the new head unit.

I'm going to butcher the plastic holder in the car, cut holes in the sides and try fit the supplied cage in there and bend the tabs out on the cage into the holes cut into the holder to hold the stereo in place.

[andrewforbes]

I followed Paxton advice, I used the brackets out of the car flatten the end out n then had enlarge one hole n drill the second at the end of a long slot. Just had to make sure u position the brackets so where it screws into the car lined up with the back(black) of the face of the unit(stereo). Then u have to make sure u don't mount it to low or high so using old unit roughly guess the position in which to mount brackets on new unit, making sure they r on a similar line. If your happy to wait I could pull mine out again n show u step by step

[Paxton]

I followed Paxton advice, I used the brackets out of the car flatten the end out n then had enlarge one hole n drill the second at the end of a long slot. Just had to make sure u position the brackets so where it screws into the car lined up with the back(black) of the face of the unit(stereo). Then u have to make sure u don't mount it to low or high so using old unit roughly guess the position in which to mount brackets on new unit, making sure they r on a similar line. If your happy to wait I could pull mine out again n show u step by step

Looks good mate.

My Alpine was slightly too far in behind the fascia, so I couldn't flip it down to open the CD player, but otherwise worked pretty well. Yours looks way better positioned than mine did.

[Franco Cozzo]

The step by step would be good for the forum too if you don't mind doing it

[andrewforbes]

Thanks Paxton. Stand by for step by step,

[David51]

@paxton are you happy with your alpine unit? Would you recommend it?
Sorry for being off topic.

I'm looking for a good stereo and my vote will be on the Alpine.

Now I was trying to gather as much info as possible but most review blogs are junk.
I mean they are hyping and when I've checked out some actual customer reviews the
difference is huge.

Along with my journey in review land I came across a different site. It seems to be the real
deal. I mean it harshly criticizes the flaws that each brand has. This has put me on the fence.
For example the Alpine ILX-w650 blog post. I was eyeing this headunit.

How bad is that slow startup? Does it take 20s to boot up? What about the value for the money?

Any insights are highly appreciated

[Franklyn43]

I did in my EF. I hammered the brackets flat (as they have a dent in them which matches the factory Head Unit. I then drilled holes in it, to roughly sit flat in the dash (it sat a little in, but was fine). The factory brackets worked a treat for 5 or so years.

@Paxton it seems you know your stereos quite well. Can you recommend me one?

Sorry for being off-topic. I'm looking for a good stereo and can't make my mind up which one is the best.

There are so many aftermarket stereos that it's hard to find a good one. Many of them have one digit difference in their name. Anyways I've been reading reviews on the nets and they are all hype. Most of them downplay the negatives and hype features like 7" as if it would be that important. I've found a different blog. The thing I liked about this best article is that it says it how it is. No sugar coating no BS. Even so there are ten or more head units on the site. How to pick the right one?

Is the parking brake bypass a thing for all the stereos? Any tips?