double-din in a 2000???

[zerog270]

Alright well I just bought a used 2000 EX since I'm sick of the costly repairs with VW's and I'm really liking this car. I've also been installing professionally for quite a few years and just recently someone gave me the idea of putting a double din in that area. I've been thinking about the AVIC-N3 but someone told me the AVIC-D2 would fit as well. I'm just wondering if anyone has actually tried fitting a double din in there. From what I rememeber the space on a Honda is just a little bit too wide and not quite tall enough? Can anyone shed some light on this? Any pics of a successful install?

BTW I did use the search option and no help there so any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

-Mike

 

[SiRcivic27]

First a double din should fit, from what I know they are tall enough but not quite wide enough. I was going to toss in an Eclipse AVN but decided to do some motor work instead.

Second, where is WI are you from?

 

[ryanM]

bump for a wisconsin guy

check out the WI meet thread in regional->united states->great lakes-> another WI meet

 

[J32a2OwnsU]

Of course a double DIN would fit. You would just lose that space underneath it is all.

If you want that area stock-ish, I have seen mods to add either DIN or 2DIN to the area in fornt of your shifter, thus maintaining that space....but losing the larger area down there...

 

[1999stockaccord]

a double din will fit. The D2 is a great unit, however it only plays DVD-Roms for Nav, not moives with out an external player, the Pioneer Z1 has all the same great stuff (and a internal harddrive), and plays dvd movies with out any extra stuff, but th Z1 is TOUGH to find

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/product/detail/0,,2076_3151_295632461,00.html

 

[anekin007]

the double din fits fine.. you will still need a trim kit.. not sure if the unit comes with one but i had a double din unit in my girls civic and there was small gaps all around. with the trim kit it fixed that issue.

 

[zerog270]

Do you have any pics of it installed? I had my heart set on the AVIC-N3 but now if I can do the double din for sure then I'm thinking either the Z1 or the D2. Thanks.

 

[Akiahara96]

The more I mess around with the pioneer units the less Im impressed. The quality of the build is going down hill on the Pioneer video systems.
I would have to vote the n-3 being the worst out of all of them.

Alpine did finally come out with a double din in dash this year. Very nice unit with the pulse touch. Everything good about Alpine is built in.
Now for the navigation, heres a first. The Alpine Blackbird.
A portable nav peice that when coupled with the dock station will provide full nav controls from your in das.
Basicall the alpine setup is about $200 more than the n-3

Dock the blackbird in the center console in the main car and have a nav to go into any other car you want.
Plus alpines just sound better

 

[j_fukin_t]

the double din WILL fit but you have to make a beauty ring

 

[96greencivic]

the double din WILL fit but you have to make a beauty ring

Do you know of any aftermarket set ups that have that or is it a pure custom thing?

 

[zerog270]

I haven't had much experience with Pioneer lately so I have honestly no idea about the quality. My second option was the Kenwood DDX-8017 if anyone is familiar with that unit.

I know the Kenwood and the Pioneer double dins have trim rings are are designed for DIN mount as well as ISO mount. I honestly would like the double din unit but I don't want something that looks like crap. That's why I'm asking if anyone has any pics.