is there anyway i can utilize a double din head unit in my truck? i havent actually measured up, but it looks like it will work just fine

anyone installed a double din in these before?

Look in the Do It Yourself forum here...someone has a write-up of putting a double-din in an '02 I believe it was...I just read it a couple nights ago.

It is possible... I had a double din in my truck, although the hardest part is to get the bezel to look factory. I messed up with the dremel and it didnt look as good as it could have. As for the room there is enough, you just have to modify the back of the dash. I was told some people used a bezel out of a newer truck but you should know that they have different mounting points so time will have to be taken to get it to fit correctly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/mitco39/Duramax/p_00063.jpg

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220388

Here ya go

It is possible... I had a double din in my truck, although the hardest part is to get the bezel to look factory. I messed up with the dremel and it didnt look as good as it could have. As for the room there is enough, you just have to modify the back of the dash. I was told some people used a bezel out of a newer truck but you should know that they have different mounting points so time will have to be taken to get it to fit correctly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/mitco39/Duramax/p_00063.jpg


03 bezel swaps right in you just have to move the hvac controls a down get the 03 bezel and radio bucket and its direct swap

No the mounts are a little different as well... I had got a bezel and I know the guides (little plastic pieces to line up) are different.

Im not sure if the bezel was from a chev or a gmc because I got it from a junkyard.

No the mounts are a little different as well... I had got a bezel and I know the guides (little plastic pieces to line up) are different.

Im not sure if the bezel was from a chev or a gmc because I got it from a junkyard.


ive had both 01 and 04 there the same guides cause the dash (the part with the holes) is the same part and chevy and gmc are the same

now children

thanks guys, i figured you could go either way, but i prefer the most cost effective, witch is to just modify what ya got

well then I must have gotten a bezel out of maybe a newer truck? who knows... haha.

I personally love my flip up alot better, it has a removable faceplate and looks like nothing fancy when it is closed.

well then I must have gotten a bezel out of maybe a newer truck? who knows... haha.

I personally love my flip up alot better, it has a removable faceplate and looks like nothing fancy when it is closed.


possibly got one that had some molding issues as long as it works right

now children

thanks guys, i figured you could go either way, but i prefer the most cost effective, witch is to just modify what ya got


well you could find the bezel for 70 bucks or less all day long at junkyards and ebay

well then I must have gotten a bezel out of maybe a newer truck? who knows... haha.

I personally love my flip up alot better, it has a removable faceplate and looks like nothing fancy when it is closed.


flip ups don't feel right to me, especially in my pickup, i just like double din so much better, flip ups make me think rice boy

well you could find the bezel for 70 bucks or less all day long at junkyards and ebay

that's 70 dollars id rather invest in the head unit, the modification required for it to work seem simple, so im not worried about it

that's 70 dollars id rather invest in the head unit, the modification required for it to work seem simple, so im not worried about it


ok then but i must warn you ive never seen one hacked that looks right unless you fiberglass it

really? how many have you seen?

that makes me second guess the idea, but at the same time its just plastic, its not hard to work with, and a little sand paper and precision painting and it should come out looking like its never been tampered with

and with swaping to the 03+ gauge surround doesnt that mean you must also swap to the newer style control since the din slot for them is bigger also

and with swaping to the 03+ gauge surround doesnt that mean you must also swap to the newer style control since the din slot for them is bigger also
According to the write up, you keep the '01-'02 hvac controls, but have to move them lower in the opening itself.

flip ups don't feel right to me, especially in my pickup, i just like double din so much better, flip ups make me think rice boy


Different strokes for different folks... I just like how I can hide it. and if they do try and steal it unless they know where I have the brain hidden I wont have to replace the whole thing. Another plus is I like how the screen is higher up. I noticed alot less glare looking at it when its higher up, and also a flip up allows you to change the angle at which it sits...

ya I wast trying to call you a rice boy or anything its just the oppinion i have of them, the double din just feels cleaner to me

the double dins can also tilt to, but i agree with you on the glare, in the trucks the placement of the head unit it horrible, its very glared. I need to 5% tint the rear window ASAP. I cant ever really see song titles during the day, im always holding my hand up to read them

really? how many have you seen?

that makes me second guess the idea, but at the same time its just plastic, its not hard to work with, and a little sand paper and precision painting and it should come out looking like its never been tampered with

and with swaping to the 03+ gauge surround doesnt that mean you must also swap to the newer style control since the din slot for them is bigger also


10-15 most people that have end up swapping to the 03

other than moving the hvac controls down its a direct swap

ya I wast trying to call you a rice boy or anything its just the oppinion i have of them, the double din just feels cleaner to me

the double dins can also tilt to, but i agree with you on the glare, in the trucks the placement of the head unit it horrible, its very glared. I need to 5% tint the rear window ASAP. I cant ever really see song titles during the day, im always holding my hand up to read them


only a select few can tilt

Yea your right about the tilting indash ones I didnt think about it to much last night. The one I had didnt tilt, and only had a 6 inch screen. Its amazing how much one more inch makes in the size of the screen. Its all good... haha.