2003 Civic sedan, new stereo, missing cage/trim
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2003 Civic sedan, new stereo, missing cage/trim
Okay, lemme start of by saying first: Yeah I'm an idiot and probably got ripped off. Should have gone somewhere else, blah blah...but I had a gift card lol.
Here's the deal, I had an older Dual XDMA7715 stereo that I wanted installed in my 2003 Civic with stock headunit installed. I went to Best buy with a gift card (I figured Best Buy is decently reputable...maybe pricey, but I thought they could do it right). The stereo went in and it works (only had the Spanish directions which sucks...) but the guy, after installing, said he had to ISO mount or something since he didn't have a cage or the trim ring or whatever. I dunno what these terms mean anyways.
Am I screwed, or can I get these somewhere else and then get them properly installed? It seems the cage would require a complete reinstall, which is unfortunate for my wallet...? But maybe I could JUST get the trim?
I won't lie, it looks pretty ugly without this stuff. It all works, but it's damn ugly. And I want it to look good, because I'm already sad that my nice candy compartment was downgraded with the new dash kit.
Thanks for any help in advance!
Here's the deal, I had an older Dual XDMA7715 stereo that I wanted installed in my 2003 Civic with stock headunit installed. I went to Best buy with a gift card (I figured Best Buy is decently reputable...maybe pricey, but I thought they could do it right). The stereo went in and it works (only had the Spanish directions which sucks...) but the guy, after installing, said he had to ISO mount or something since he didn't have a cage or the trim ring or whatever. I dunno what these terms mean anyways.
Am I screwed, or can I get these somewhere else and then get them properly installed? It seems the cage would require a complete reinstall, which is unfortunate for my wallet...? But maybe I could JUST get the trim?
I won't lie, it looks pretty ugly without this stuff. It all works, but it's damn ugly. And I want it to look good, because I'm already sad that my nice candy compartment was downgraded with the new dash kit.
Thanks for any help in advance!
Re: 2003 Civic sedan, new stereo, missing cage/trim
If all you need is the trim/dash kit you can get it here
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_003HONK...it.html?tp=861 for only $20. That should work with a lot of after market stereos and even has a pocket and everything, but I don't know if that's your only problem.
Here's a page on ISO mounting if you're interested too. I don't really know too much about stereo stuff, but I hope this helps.
http://www.installdr.com/TechDocs/999015.pdf
good luck. maybe take it to a local stereo shop and see what they say too.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_003HONK...it.html?tp=861 for only $20. That should work with a lot of after market stereos and even has a pocket and everything, but I don't know if that's your only problem.
Here's a page on ISO mounting if you're interested too. I don't really know too much about stereo stuff, but I hope this helps.
http://www.installdr.com/TechDocs/999015.pdf
good luck. maybe take it to a local stereo shop and see what they say too.
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