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firewolf3640
10-08-2013, 09:26 AM
I have asked this question before other places and never really got a good answer. In my '91 pickup, I have a double din hole. I would like to mount a single DIN stereo and a scanner that is DIN mountable in the same hole. Does anybody know if there is a kit to do this? Or, if anyone has done it and knows a good way to do it, I'm all ears. I don't want it to look like it was installed with a chainsaw, a more professional look is preferred. I appreciate any and all input. Thanks!

4x4mike
10-08-2013, 10:02 AM
If you have a double DIN slot and are mounting DIN sized components all the work is done for you. It gets hard when you're cramming non DIN sized stuff in there.

Here is a shot of a modified stereo bracket for my old CB.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lr7_cbwMjsE/TSj7rEFokUI/AAAAAAAAiSs/KU-WwAEuZg0/s800/DSC08069.JPG

Here is a single band non DIN sized radio. I used the same bracket as above, just bent it some more and put more holes in it. I made a filler plate out of some scrap metal and added a USB charging port to take up the blank spot.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gL10Ri70EnQ/UXXYoJ8d8oI/AAAAAAAA4AQ/9xMIpxVY_48/s800/20130422_164758.jpg

I've done something similar with my dual band radio. This radio is not DIN sized. Its got shaped sheet metal behind there holding it in the spot I wanted it.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gskAB_SjTpY/UfQ-FYJ3yUI/AAAAAAAA6Ts/TRI4mC4e1hw/s800/20130727_141320.jpg

firewolf3640
10-08-2013, 07:01 PM
Very Nice Work! Thats exactly what Im tryin to do with a stereo and a scanner.

DHC6twinotter
10-09-2013, 06:25 AM
Back when I had my '90 4Runner, I had a DIN sized CB mounted below my 1 DIN CD player. It fit great, although I did have to dremel about 1/16 off of either side of the plastic surround piece to make it fit right.