double din in f250

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Topic: double din in f250

Posted By: bama808
Subject: double din in f250
Date Posted: March 23, 2009 at 5:59 PM

i want to put a double din in my truck it is an 03 f250. crutchfield says it wont fit but someone said there is a way to make it fit anyone know how?

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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 23, 2009 at 7:09 PM

the opening might need to be trimmed to fit a double din but it can be done if you are willing to do the work or pay extra at a shop. i could be wrong though, im having trouble imagining what the 03 dash looks like. can you post a picture?

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Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM

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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 4:40 PM

yeah, your opening might need to be trimmed a little bit to fit a double din.

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Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 4:51 PM

if i trim it how will it stay in, i dont want it to come flying out when i hit the gas

Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 4:53 PM

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this is one in a 04 f250 it is pretty much the same as my truck

Posted By: Ween
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 6:44 PM

hi,

making brackets for the sides of the head unit will hold it in. there is a horizontal crossbar/ ledge that you can use to attach the brackets. and use a back support from a ford dash kit to hold the rear of the headunit in place.

Posted By: dudek38
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM

you are going to use the ford thing that bolts to the back of radio and slides into metal track beneath the radio. this will keep it from coming out. its a tight sqeeze. did my excursion 03 last month

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Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 7:47 PM

you wont need to trim the sides, which is where the radio would lock in to, you would only need to trim the top a little bit. thats if you even need to trim anything at all. it really depends on what unit exactly you get because some units are bigger than others when it comes to a double din openning. just recently i had to fight to get a double din eclipse radio into a nissan titan which normally i have no problem fitting. all im saying is there might be a chance that you might have to trim the opening depending on what unit you get, but in general it is not very hard to fit a double din into your truck with a little work.

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Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM

ok thanks i am gonna get a pioneer more than likely.

Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 8:45 PM

You will have to trim. But there are double din kits availible for that truck to secure it.

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Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 10:15 PM

any idea where i could get one of those kits?

Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Autoware302 on ebay had them in there store. $4.99 i think that included shipping. type in "2003 ford f250 double din dash kit" and they will pull right up. Also any local shop should be able to get them and you may be get lucky and they will have it in stock.

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Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 24, 2009 at 10:58 PM

thanks i have installed dozens of radios but this is my first double din

Posted By: j.reed
Date Posted: March 25, 2009 at 1:55 PM

It is pretty much the exact same as a single din. Just a bigger case that it is in. The kit will be very thin all the way around it. Get the kit and radio. Test fit it in and then see what clearance issues you have. Then make your plan for triming the stock bezel to make it fit correctly.

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Posted By: bama808
Date Posted: March 25, 2009 at 2:21 PM

ok thanks man