i'm wondering if anybody here has a system in their car. and if you do, what did you do with the space under the head unit?

 

Just buy a Single DIN kit. It has a slot for 1 radio and fills up the remaining space or have a frame custom made. It doesnt cost that much. I would say about $50 or so. I used to have a Single DIN Kit but now I have a Double DIN setup. I'm sure you can find one of those kits online if you're interested. You could try making one yourself out of ABS plastic. It takes good measuring skills and a sharp razor. You can get a few different types of material on this website. Select Products

Heres a pic of my setup.

 

thx for the pic.
do you need any kit if you're gonna do a double din setup?

 

Well it depends. If you get a Double DIN Radio which is the exact size of the factory radio then obviously you dont need a kit. If you do what I did and use 2 seperate units all you need to do is bind the 2 units together with those metal straps that normally come with any radio. 2 of them should be enough. Then you have to make a small frame that fills in the remaining space around the units. Thats pretty easy. You should be able to do that yourself. Keeping the 2 units straight is a little annoying though. It just takes patience. If you look in my pic you see the frame a little bit. Dont forget to NOT use the frames that come with the radio or they'll never fit. Good luck.

 

Usually if you do a single din set up, then they have the mounting kit that has the pocket underneath the head unit which is where I keep my remote control for the radio.

 

you can place an EQ at the bottom of your head unit. or you can get one of those cd player WITH a EQ in one unit that takes up the whole space but thats not as strong as having just the head unit (thast what ive been told)

96tl, how much you paid for that screen? i want a screen like with a dvd player just in that factory radio compartment. screens on visors/head rest come later. im really interested in the brand and price of the screen and the dvd player. thanks

 

I paid $750 for it. Its only for video, no DVD, no CD, no radio. Its Pioneer. The resolution is incredible.

 

so just the screen itself is 750????? and you can't use it to watch dvd movies?? so in other words, you put in a VHS tape in order to watch a movie? you have VCR in your car?? *scratching head*

 

LOL. No. I mean the screen doesn’t have a BUILT-IN DVD player. Its just a video screen. Some of them have a tuner built in, or a DVD player or a CD player. Mine doesnt. You can hook up any video source you want to it though. DVD, VCR, Playstation, X-Box, Camera, whatever. I have a DVD Player and a rear view camera.

 

I got a CD player and mine has a pocket underneath too.

 

just wanted to bump this thread to the top with another question. is the radio wiring harness the same for all 95-98 TL's? i know it might be a dumb question, but i just wanna make sure.

 

any pics?

 

yeah its the same for the 96-98 tl's

 

thx