Kris, Yes, you will have to modify the plastic thingy to get the head unit to fit. Mine was already "modified" by the HACK that put the pathetic stereo that was in mine when I bought it, so I didn't need to "modify" it any further. My advice is to use a zip or utility knife and go VERY slow and easy, and you won't carve things up too bad.
Crutchfield also said that my Kenwood wouldn't go right in, but I had no problems and mine is completely flush with the dash and not protruding like some poor setups I've seen. Anyway, the key to getting that done is to drill out the factory head unit support in the back of the dash. It's that metal bracket that sticks out and makes it so the head unit won't go all the way in. It is riveted, and getting a drill in is a little bit of an issue, but once I got that out, I had no problems. HTH, Brice -----Original Message----- From: Kris Rayner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 11:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: headunit fitment q's What size headunit's can I fit in my '89 GTI? According to Crutchfield I can fit up to a 6 3/8" depth but one of the headunit's I'm looking at (Blaupunkt Boston) is 6 5/8". Is crutchfield just full of it? Also, will I have to modify the trim ring on the dash in order to get it to fit? TIA ----------------------------------------------------- Kris Rayner 1989 GTI 16V 1981 VW Scirocco S - Soon to be a 16V :)- "I do nothing in moderation but work." -Charles Dickens http://www.fix.net/~trzracing/web/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
