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| Has anyone been able to fabricate or fit a double din stereo in their Fiero? (Page 2/4) |
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87GT2M6
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NOV 04, 07:21 PM
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Pioneer Appradio 3 is going in this custom surround up to now, but might change my mind for a different 2 din Pioneer head unit.
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NetCam
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NOV 04, 09:16 PM
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I cut out the metal bracket at the back of the skeleton, then used a dremel to trim down my bezel to fit in my Pioneer double DIN unit in. To finish it off I got a mount kit from eBay. It sticks out a bit, but nothing like you would get with a single DIN unit and aftermarket adapter kit.
Adapter kit from eBay - http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Radi...20273&vxp=mtr&_uhb=1[This message has been edited by NetCam (edited 11-04-2013).]
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sjmaye
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OCT 25, 08:47 AM
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Old post. This is something I looked in to several years back. No real solutions out there at the time. As I read through any recent postings it appears nothing has come up since. I am surprised. My whole thing with adding a double din is the cutting of the bezel. To me the end result needs to look like it was meant to be there. Like factory. Back when I was researching it I found a Fiero for sale on ebay with a double din. The install was perfect. I exchanged some emails with him, but cannot remember what he told me. What I did get out of it is that it CAN be done.
A thought- Is the factory bezel something that could be 3d printed? Could it be scanned in it's current form, modified for double din, and be 3d printed? Could the opening be modified on a milling machine to provide a perfectly straight edge?
Sorry such an old topic. Just interested.
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Dre13Style
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OCT 25, 09:51 AM
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It has been some time! While i certainly did not do the best job, i did manage to slam in a Double DIN since my original posting. I literally already had a cracked broken beat up trim piece that went around my stock radio. I wasnt put off my cutting it at the time. I just wanted the Navi and radio in! It is in, just not pretty. It is on my to-do list of things for later. As of now it works just fine and im lucky if i get 700 miles on her in the season. I converted my dash gauges to blue LED's, the plan has been once im ready to do the heat controls too i will tackle the radio aesthetics issue at the same time since they both will be disassembled simultaneously.
I wish you luck if you plan on tackling this soon too.
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Dre13Style
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OCT 25, 11:28 AM
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urbex
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OCT 25, 03:12 PM
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The replacement bezel is actually one of the things I'm working on now, though mine will be tailored around a single DIN touch screen set up I'm working on at the moment, but don't expect anything that I'd be able to provide to other people any time soon.
I think part of the problem at this point is that there really isn't a solid specification on double DIN outside of chassis size. Even in newer vehicles that came with a double DIN from the factory, many aftermarket radios look like they're hacked in there, as opposed to being able to get clean looks from the single DINs years back, assuming you used a solid install kit as opposed to the $10 Scosche kit from WalMart. Then combine that with the US double DIN units being slightly smaller than the international double DIN specification, and you have a whole new set of issues to deal with. Such as the case with the Fiero - if you buy something from Pioneer, Alpine, Kenwood, etc in the USA, it can be made to fit in the Fiero. You buy something from the Chinese companies - Joying, Eonon, Pumpkin, etc, you're going to have a radio that will be occupying the same space as the HVAC controls with the radio in the stock location (I have a few of these radios here...I tried fitting one in the GT...no go, even if I did carve up the console behind the bezel).
From a personal standpoint, I can accept a less than factory appearance when I down a few fizzy drinks, and hack the snot out of a bezel to fit the radio. But if I'm buying a bezel from someone, or some company, I'm going to expect a clean appearance that looks factory. Given the huge variance in aftermarket radios today, that's a tall order to fill, and not one that I believe can be solved with a general "double DIN bezel".
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Dre13Style
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OCT 25, 03:18 PM
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That is all very well put! i agree with you on the exact dimensions all seem to vary slightly. I have a clarion radio in my Fiero. Im sure like you said there are people out there who can custom make anything you want. I did order a metal plate before, it involved switching the heater controls lower and radio up. But it came looking awful and butchered so i abandoned that. Like you said, if im buying something specific it better be GREAT! i dont mind butchering it on my own for the time being, just havent found the right product for me yet.
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hnthomps
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OCT 25, 04:24 PM
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I used a single DIN unit with a pop out 7" screen and an adapter to fit it in the 1.5 DIN Fiero opening. It has an integrated NAV system and I have no issues using it even with my five speed manual transmission.
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Nelson[This message has been edited by hnthomps (edited 10-25-2017).]
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wgpierce
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OCT 26, 01:24 AM
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There is a guy on a Fiero facebook page that makes custom bezels to replace the stock on. You have to wrap them with something though.
He has one that puts it in the stock location, and one where you move the heater controls to the bottom and put the 2 din unit in the middle.
I just cut a spare bezel 
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wgpierce
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OCT 26, 01:26 AM
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