Head unit cage wont fit

[joshie999]

Got a new CD player today however the cage doesn't seem to fit in the slot, am i doing something wrong? im assuming it should just slide straight in?

 

[Whirly172]

what make headunit isit?

 

[joshie999]

Sony

 

[Steven103]

In what way does it not fit?


If it's single DIN (you'd be a massive idiot to be trying to put a double DIN into a single DIN slot as it's twice as tall) then it should fit.

1) Remove Renault HU
2) Insert cage
2a) Optional: bend neccessary tabs to ensure good fit

Done.

 

[joshie999]

haha no its a single DIN but i can't even insert the cage a little bit, it just wont fit in, i'll try to get a picture

 

[Tunst]

I had the same problem when fitting one in my clio.. it was a bit of a squeeze but it does fit

 

[joshie999]

I had the same problem when fitting one in my clio.. it was a bit of a squeeze but it does fit

I'll have another go in a minute then

Heres what I mean

 

[Dink]

you need to insert the cage on it's own then install the head unit

 

[Adam G]

Try a Birmingham screwdriver.

 

[Kieran..]

I recently bought a head unit and it doesn't go back far enough to stay flush, it must be hitting the little lump on plastic in behind? Any ideas?

 

[James28]

Kieran it'll be the wiring harness. You need to tuck the harness and connectors down the hole at the back on the left.
It takes a bit of fiddling but can be done.

Joshie from your picture it looks like you've already got another cage in there!?
Unless that other metal bit is the headunit?
You need to put the cage in first. take whatever is in there out. And the cage will go in.

 

[joshie999]

James thats the cd player itself, i tried putting the cage in by itself but i couldn't do it, then i tried putting it in whilst the cage was already on the cd player, basically trying all different ways to get the cage into the slot. I think i may have managed to do it now because where I have kept trying to force it in, it has scraped some of the plastic away from the surround lip and creating just that 1mm or so to let the cage fit in

 

[dave_rudabar]

My old Alpine one was tight, had to bend it a fraction to get it in, then straighten it out, but it was fine in the end.

 

[joshie999]

Finally done it, had to force it quite a lot but seems ok, bit loose on the right side though

 

[James28]

Yea they're designed to be really tight to stop them coming out.
Did you bend the pins up on the cage to lock it in?

 

[joshie999]

yeah thanks