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Old 04-14-2014, 02:46 AM
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Apologies but yes you will need to cut it. I had the factory satnav screen hence te aperture already there so no need to cut.
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Old 04-14-2014, 12:04 PM
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Yes,
I followed this instruction to cut dash..
http://www.xoutpost.com/electronics/...installed.html

This is what I ended up putting in.

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Old 04-14-2014, 06:54 PM
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Yes,
I followed this instruction to cut dash..
http://www.xoutpost.com/electronics/...installed.html

This is what I ended up putting in.

Thanks for posting that link. I've pretty much resigned myself to cutting the bezel. Now I have to figure out what to do about wiring. I'd love to be able to activate the factory amp but the harness I have is missing a few contacts (white/blue, white/red, white/orange in the white clip at the bottom).


I've seen tutorials about relocating the MID to the glove box or the rear of the car to trick the amp into turning on, but I'm not really interested in that option either. Would like to avoid completely rewiring the entire vehicle for an aftermarket amp. Am I asking too much!?
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The trick component is the CD player. Mine is wired in back where the CD changer would be. It is a simple matter of four wires attached into the cd changer wires (no cutting). The mid wires were extended to reach the glove box. It is much easier than it sounds.

I am shocked daily how good it sounds, so good I sold my amps and have my speakers sitting on a shelf.
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Old 04-18-2014, 06:43 PM
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Done! Cut the bezel. With the wiring harness I got from Crutchfield with the stereo, installation was easier than we expected.



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