I've had my CL for 4 day now and I love it. Just got my Pioneer DEH-8500MP headunit installed. Music sounds much better even with stock speakers. It's PIMP BIOTCH!

 

Here is a pic of the new headunit.

DEH-8500MP

Is there a special bracket to mount the Headunit with the sunglass holder attached. I dont really like the look of those Plastic Dash kits. I made a custom mount out of 2 kitchen knives and duct tape for now. But a more permanent mount would be preferred.

 

glad to hear ur liking ur car. my cl is the best car ive had so far

DONT STOP MODDING

 

nice headunit and even nicer custom mount

 

Looks great!

This "mooding" thing can become VERY addicting!

 

I guess thats a no one the custom mount? I guess I will have to engineer sone from some shit at homedepot. I dont really like to think i have kitchen knives holding my cdplayer in.

 

I think metra kits offers one with a pocket under the head unit. I have it in my car, you lose the trap door but you still have storage.

 

No I mean if you look at how the factory cdplayer is mounted in the car the back of the cdplayer is a thick aluminum heatsink and with 2 holes in the back strong enough to support it by that little bracket in there. The trap door in the stock car should attach to every aftermarket headunit if u have that little rectangular bracket around it which every cdplayer comes with, there has to be some bracket sold which allows u to use that mount to attach your aftermarket player too.

 

nice man, you should change the knob to a wooden knob makes such a difference since you got the wood all aroudn and keep up the modding!!!!

 

Actually I was thinking about those so called dash trim kits / sticker things. changing the wood to brushed aluminum... but i dont really know much about that product, like has anyone tried them, do they suck?

 

Ok, here's the solution without having to use those ghey metra kits which i hate the most (i install over at Best Buy). Get the metal brackets that have holes in them. Make it into a "T" bracket using bolts, etc. Attach that to the back of the head unit and drill the bottom of the T to the backet that used to hold up the factory radio. Now, to keep the radio and pocket together, I used the factory bracket that used to hold the pocket and the factory radio together. A little difficult to explain. Once I get my digital camera I'll take pictures, but it can be done without having to use duct tape (your CD player will probably start to heat up quite a bit) and without using that fucking kit.

 

I think I am going to make one out some erector set peices my self. Most of the origional OEM mount is still usable. 2 of those long strips of erector set bent in the form of a U or rectangle 3 sides. Because there are alternatng oval and circular holes the perpendicular piece can get screwed onto the OEM bracket and then the 2 fork like pieces sticking out form a tray for the cdplayer to attach to anywhere on the bottom right in its OEM location. The eyeglass trap door hangs from the cdplayer.

 

I will post a pick when i get a chance to remove my kitchen knives.

 

sounds good buddy