Hi,

I bought the RX8 Metra kit and it doesn't fit any 7" wide radio. What should I do?

It's a Metra 95-7510. Am i doing something wrong? Can anyone help me out with some ideas?

Thanks,
Bmcc

 

cut it, thats what i did, i had to shave off a few cm from the sides for mine to fit

 

Thanks, for the advice.

I called Best Buy and asked them if they could do it for me I'm alittle nervoius cutting into something like that for the first time.

I'll see how it works out tomorrow! I'll let you know
Thanks,
Bmcc

 

which 7" radio did you get?

 

i work for bb and you will get charged out the *** to do that cause its "custom labor" do it yourself or get a new radio

 

This is the one I got
MP3playerstore.com

 

please return it lol go pioneer or apline much MUCH better quality...you will be replacing that one soon most likely...cant go the cheap route in car audio IMO

 

Will they fit, can you give me the right size for the kit? or the right model?

Thanks,

 

there are so many models...most should fit. check the dementions on the kit and match it up with the unit. i like the pioneer avicx-710bt

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218092173585

 

Wow that isn't cheap. I find it weird that my Metra kit doesn't fit a 7" wide stereo though. I thought that that was the industry standard. Do you know of anyone else having problems like this with the Metra kit>?

 

yaa...look up at post #2

 

Do you think it'll look like crap?

 

any photos will help

 

well i used a dremel, and of course its not perfect because i just wanted it to fit, so i did it by eye instead of taking the longer more accurate route of measuring this out.

just be sure if you trim the sides, your going to have to sand it down and then primer and then paint it again. its really quite easy.

also remember if you trim the edges be careful with the faceplate because it will loose its strength and will be flimsy if you need to pull out the whole kit again [most likely]

 

I have the Kenwood DNX8120, it has a 6.95 inch screen and it fits perfectly.