04-18-2016, 03:31 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
A True Z Fanatic
Join Date: May 2010
Location: No Where VA
Posts: 4,003
Drives: with VDC off.
Rep Power: 197
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyd
Because when you remove all the paneling, you will see that down below, where the radio is, is where all the mounting support is for a radio. In the upper area behind the cubby hole, there isn't any mounting support for DIN or Double DIN radios. Tablets are slim (not 6-12 inches deep like DIN radios) and are light so mounting them in lieu of the cubby is doable.
In cars that usually have large screen/large touchscreen head units, typically, the place where they put the screen isn't where the guts of the radio is. The screen area where you touch is usually just the slim screen and the place where you insert CDs and fiddle with all the buttons is where the core unit is. Presumably it is done this way due to space limitations behind the dash, safety, etc.
|
True a traditional double din won't fit that's why I'm getting the Alpine iLX-007. It's only 3" thick and it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive so it is much lighter. I took my factory Nav system apart while back and the Nav screen is almost 2" thick. Now when it comes to mounting supports, what do you think the factory NAV screen and controls (or the cubby) mount to? Granted a custom bracket will need to be made to utilize the NAV screen mounts but that is a non-issue, well at least for me.
__________________
2009 370Z Touring W/SP
|
|
|
Similar Threads
2Likes
Threaded Mode
