Gen 4 - True Double Din?

[Dreamblaze]

Edit: I meant Gen 6, had a brain freeze :o

Greetings all!

I'v spent a few hours this morning beavering through threads, some really helpful info around here :) I'v noticed that 'Stereo' changing i.e the stock Sony "double din" changer to an aftermarket one seems to be a hot topic, and i'v found what i need about that :)

However, I'm balancing my options as i'v recently purchased a lovely 1.8sr, and would like to upgrade from the stock sound system. Is the current apature for the Gen 4 true double din? i.e could i purchase a double din head unit and hope for it to slot straight in? I'll probably end up getting a blanking plate and using a single, but would be nice to know as i think a double would look better.

Regards,

jack

[daktari]

99.9% sure it is. Same as the Gen5. But the Gen 5 has a cup holder beneath the double din space, not sure if the Gen6 has one there. But if it`s supposed to and it isn`t then the space will obviously be larger than double din. :D Did that make sense????

[Dreamblaze]

hehe, think so. there no cup holder there (thats in the arm rest). But if its true double din in the Gen5, sounds very likely it will be in the 6 - thanks :)

[sotal]

I was under the impression that it was just ever so slightly smaller than true double din. From what I have read you have to file the edges down a bit to get a lot of double din stereos in. My Single din doesn't have the surround around it as that was too wide to fit, so if the replacement has a surround it will need widening or removing as the stereo is designed to go behind the dash and use the dash as the surround.

Hope that all makes sense

[Dreamblaze]

Ok, so i went down to Halfords to see if they could sort me out a facia adapter, in the case that i decide not to go double din. Low and behold, i have problems. According to the Autoleads book, the G6 doesnt need an facia adapater, claiming its a single Din is standard. Clearly not!

Anyone had any luck finding the exact one for this model? the Halfords guy brought out the 'FP-11-00' kit, which seemed more of a universal type kit than a custom built celica one. I'm a bit of a perfectionist so wanting the best possible solution :P

[sotal]

So do you want a single din adapter? Proper ones can be got from Toyota for about £50 - although a lot of people including me have them spare

[Dreamblaze]

Basically i want a single din head unit, and something non-trashy to fill the gap. i havnt looked at the fitments yet, but im hoping there are fitments in the dash to fix a single din straight in. Is this true?

And i want one spare! you got it with the car?

[sotal]

Yes there are fitment to put a single din in easily - but you need something to fill the cap at the top.

My car came with a single din radio in and a genuine Toyota Blanking panel, but I thought the blanking panel was a bit of a waste of space so I purchased a tray from another member on here which fitted in above and lets me put my phone and gps unit in there above the stereo.

That's why I've got a spare Genuine Toyota Adapter

[Dreamblaze]

I'm presuming you would want to keep the blanking panel for spares? ;)

[sotal]

I guess it would be nice to keep it in case the next owner prefers it but I don't mind selling it. Although they fetch a fair price for the genuine ones. They're over £50 at the Dealers.

I guess I would sell it for £25 but to be honest you are probably better off finding an aftermarket one with a pocket in etc. Just some people prefer to have genuine Toyota with the name embossed on

[Dreamblaze]

Well, it was more the issue with the colour/genuinne image. I like everything to be as perfect as poss, and having looked at the autoleads facia stuff, the materials and colour of the plastic is a bit crappy - also i'd have to custom fit it a bit, which i dont like the idea of.

I'll pm you in a week or so when i'v decided and bought the head unit i want, and see if anything changed up till then. But if you want to keep it for reselling purposes, i fully understand ;)

[Black1]

Well, it was more the issue with the colour/genuinne image. I like everything to be as perfect as poss, and having looked at the autoleads facia stuff, the materials and colour of the plastic is a bit crappy - also i'd have to custom fit it a bit, which i dont like the idea of.

I'll pm you in a week or so when i'v decided and bought the head unit i want, and see if anything changed up till then. But if you want to keep it for reselling purposes, i fully understand ;)

Dreamblaze,

Just a quick one for you, i recently put a stereo in my celica gen 6, biggest nightmare in the world, as the stereo i bought was an old single din size, but the problem arose because the stereo had the surround fitted on it and it didn't come off, therefore i had to chop the surround off with a hacksaw to get it to fit in the space and for the trim to go back on, i would reccomend you make sure that the stereo you get has a surround that comes off, without having to hack it off, as firstly its a nightmare and seciondly i don't think you want to be doing that to a brand new stereo, cos then you won't be able to return it if it gives you trouble,

Hope this helps

[Dreamblaze]

Ah, i'll be sure to check. I have a sony single din headunit somewhere out of my old car, i could check it with that over the weekend so i can get an idea of what to do.

Thanks :)

[Black1]

Ah, i'll be sure to check. I have a sony single din headunit somewhere out of my old car, i could check it with that over the weekend so i can get an idea of what to do.

Thanks :)

mine was an old Pioneer, but i think most of the new ones are ok as i think the surround is seperate,i know the kenwood ones definately have a seperate surround, but i'm not sure if all of them are like that.

[Dreamblaze]

Yeah i think your right. my sony is a one or two years old, and i remember when it first put it in my corolla i had to detatch an outer frame, then bolt on some fixings to the side of the head unit.