99 gmc radio?

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Topic: 99 gmc radio?

Posted By: leonpiper69
Subject: 99 gmc radio?
Date Posted: April 17, 2011 at 7:20 AM

i have a 99 gmc sierra and i have always wanted to upgrade the stock unit but because its din and a half, i never have. i think it looks ghetto with a dash kit in these trucks and no one makes din and a half decks anymore.

has anyone done anything in these trucks that doesnt look to bad?

i was thinking about using the stock deck and upgrading everythign else just useing line drivers. but the cd part (which is donw velow the radio) is starting to act up now and then.

any ideas?

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 17, 2011 at 9:59 AM

We install double din units in those vehicles. Next time we do one, I will take pictures.

I have no idea what kind of kits you have seen, we use the Metra 99-3002 and it fits and looks great.

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: April 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM

Do you modify the kit at all to make it work ? The 2003+ trucks we have no problems with installing a double DIN, but the 1999-2002 trucks ( as far as we know ) can not support a double DIN unless there's a kit that works.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM

We charge 200 dollars labor insted of the usual 75 dollar Video Screen labor rate. The additional 125 is for the extra cutting and fabbing of a kit. On the dash bezel, the trim piece between the radio and the top of the AC control is cut out. The unit sits directly on top of the AC unit. The top of the bezel has to be cut and filed as well. ABS side covers are fabbed up because the radio is not as wide as the opening of the dash. I have heard of others using a kit and cutting it out. I have tried to get my installers to at least try that route, they are comfortable doing it as they do.

There is also cutting inside the dash that has to take place. Just a bracket. No AC vents just the bracket that houses the hole that the positioning shaft at the back of the OEM radio slides into.

Posted By: leonpiper69
Date Posted: April 17, 2011 at 11:18 AM

im listening, im listening. that sounds like a project that would be well worth the effort.

im dying to see some pics......

thanks
leon

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: April 17, 2011 at 5:52 PM

We did not do this install. There are gaps to the left and the right of the unit. We would have used some textured ABS plastic to take care of the gaps. This is only to see what the bottom of the deck looks like when it sits atop of the AC control unit. The top of the dash bezel has to be cut as well. It just takes some time to get the top to look good.

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