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shanecl

Member Since: 20 Mar 2013
Location: Louth
Posts: 514

1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Auto Firenze Red

double din fascia

sorry guys another one,

Currently trying to fit my double din fascia and its just not fitting right, especially on the right side. I've cleaned up all the wiring behind it to make sure none of it is causing an issue and the headunit is a pioneer and I can see there's plenty of room for it. I've trimmed the heater ducts back slightly as it was getting in the way,

I'm fed up now, any pointers or a secret dance i must do to get this to fit before i fire it on the garage floor

24th Oct 2024 9:18am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20576

Have you got the spring clips on the centre panel in place?

And also, you can tweak the entire dash a little, but you shouldn’t need to.
Be very careful there is not a trapped cable at the side or the rear, sometimes a cable at the rear wheel fully installed “home” it can push the chassis of the HU to the side causing miss alignment, bearing in mind the HU needs as much ventilation as possible and the fan if present to the rear kept as free as possible so keeping wiring as far away from it as possible is a good idea.

Are you sure the rear mount bracket isn’t putting it out of alignment, I have a feeling with 2DIN that you may need to remove the rear bracket. KEEP CALM AND Drill ON
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24th Oct 2024 11:27am

shanecl

Member Since: 20 Mar 2013
Location: Louth
Posts: 514

oh maybe i have a trapped cable i'll have a look at that,

Is this the bracket that goes bulkhead bracing bar to the vents, a little L shape one

Shane

24th Oct 2024 1:48pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20576

Metal one to the rear is designed for 1 DIN.

I think the most likely issue you have is a cable or connector in some form blocking the unit from fitting in square, there is more room to the rear left than the rear right, there is a secure void to that area.
RCA cables are a favourite as they are more chunky but also a clip on the dash fascia not being quite right can do it as well, where there is t a good fit it’s likely due to a cable.

It is a bit tricky as there is only so much room, it can pay to install the entire centre in one rather than the centre dash, then the HU last.

Beware of sharp edges, especially the edges of the unit or the DIN cage.

KEEP CALM AND Drill ON
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24th Oct 2024 3:11pm

shanecl

Member Since: 20 Mar 2013
Location: Louth
Posts: 514

I got it to fit, Thanks Custom90,

The problem was the receiver for the centre clip on the dash, it was bending and not staying square. if you looked from the side all looked good but the inner bit was off square, luckily with your suggestion to remove the elec window switches i could feel it wasn't right with a finger. So pushed it in place and everything sits as good as it can. Thanks for all the help

25th Oct 2024 12:35pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20576

You’re welcome. KEEP CALM AND Drill ON
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25th Oct 2024 4:03pm

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