"Take a hammer, large, and smack the 2x4 repeatedly bending the stupid bracket in the back." That sounds like a great way to deal with the bracket ... or an alternative .... I cut it out, using a Dremel (or equivalent) with a cutoff wheel and cut the bracket out by inserting the Dremel through the ashtray hole. It left a couple of bracket stubs towards the top, but there is plenty of clearance for the head unit. Roland On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > Ignore the dimensions and just buy whatever. It will fit. > Not at first, but I'll share with you the secret. > Take a 2x4 and insert it into the radio hole with the radio out. Take a > hammer, large, and smack the 2x4 repeatedly bending the stupid bracket in > the back. > Now install your stereo. > > I've put at least a dozen stereos in Vanagon with this method and it > works. Everything I've ever used has fit. > With that said I like pioneer. > > -craig > > > |
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