For all those who have used the factor "cubby hole" and flush mounted thier aftermarket deck how did you do it??

 

That's my pic!!! That was the old deck I had. I used a custom mount bracket in the back to hold the top deck up so it would sit staight out. If it didn't have the bracket I made, it would sag a little. I also used weather striping about the deck to fill the gap. The weather strip was black so everything looked good.

 

How did you make the bracket???
btw what branch of service are you in??

 

I made a custom mount also. What I did was bought this strip of metal from homedepot. It is about a 1.5" wide and a few feet long. It is flat and has .5" holes along its length. I bent the metal so that it looks like a "U" then bent the 2 adjacent sides 45 degrees so that go flat agains the side of my cdplayer, it screws right in and use the mount from the oem stereo to attach my new mount the the chasis of the car.

 

Thanks for the info. You got the deck I wanted too, but I got the P7500

 

I took a "L" shaped piece of aluminum and drill 2 holes in it. When you take out your stock cd player, there's a piece of metal with 2 holes in it. Thats where I screwed the "L" piece to. Since the deck was shorter than the stock one, the "L" made it sit up more and allowed the cubby to sit straight also.

BTW: I'm in the Air Force. "Aim high"

 

Thanks!
BTW: I'm in the Marines I wish I aimed high.

 

I custom fabricated a whole metal housing that screwed into where the stock one went.

 

mine looks like those... duct tape and zip ties work great

 

u can get them @ autotoys.com

 

What is that on the monitor?

 

The 1st pic is mine.

The cubby hole is not there, in that pic. I just peeled the wood grain off of the cubby hole, and put it over the "knock out plate" that covering the space.

My deck sticks out like an errection!

 

mine went in fine with a dash kit ... i gotta do some messin around so i can get the little cubby thing with the cover in there

 

man, i need to get into stereos!

 

still stock scott?

 

CLPower...don't get into car audio. If you end up liking it too much, you're gonna spend BIG MONEY....I've spend a few Gs on mine, and keep changing stuff all the time...of course it's for better stuff....

 

the deck came with a strip of aluminum which has pre drilled holes all along it... in the directions it saids to bend it into an L shape and then it should fit I got the Pioneer DEH-P850MP. Is this what you did?

BTW njpdiddy I was about to start a this exact thread. lol good one beat me to it.

 

Well this is the outcome so far I just have to fill in the gaps on the sides.

 

I think you're talking about the cover plate. It prevents thiefs from taking the headunit out. You have to bend tablets so if you pull on it, it won't come out. The "L" bracket I'm talking about is a piece of thick aluminum I had to custom fabricate myself. It's kinda hard to explain.

 

Looks good! Take some black weather stripping and fill the gap. That's what I did. Make sure you get some thick stuff. They sell it in a roll.

 

yeah looks good man, there are actually 5mm deep support holes on the side of the Pioneer decks so if u plan well u can make it so you can screw your bracken right into the headunit, thats what I did, I dont see how anyone could steal that unless they destroy the car