single din alpine

bpsherrill · #1 (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 08:05 AM

I ordered a metra single din kit to mount my alpine 9857. Unfortunately as you can see by the picture (sorry about the quality, shaky hands) the HU sticks out a lot and doesn't even allow the included trim piece to slide into place. Name: Imported Photos 00004.jpg
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I tried a din chassis but it didn't seem to mount on the HU so I opted to use the included mounting hardware. My question is are there more than one type of single din chassis out there?, also hofffam, I noticed you have a single din alpine HU. What dash kit are you using?

ONDLINKS · #2 (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 09:51 AM

I had the Alpine 9857 installed by World Wide Stereo. I pulled the receipt and it has #997876 as the dash kit. Must be a mistake, I don't see that number on Metra's site. It must be the 997870. Anyway, it fits and looks great!

bpsherrill · #3 (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 10:02 AM

Thanks. There must be a different way to get the headunit to stay in the din chassis because this one doesn't look like it would work.

bpsherrill · #4 (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 09:33 PM

I think that chassis was from an old clarion HU that I had. Does anyone know where I can find a din chassis for the alpine 9857?

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