Aftermarket car stereos are built to standard. While this means they will fit almost all types of cars, it also means they are not designed to match the style of each brand discrete. Adapter fascia is plastic, clip-on frames that blend your new stereo into the existing design of your car.
Many people want the best for their car stereo. Whether you are after top quality sound, if you want to be able to listen to digital radio on the go, get a better reception or integrated LCD screen, it could be an attractive purchase. But there is a problem many people do not consider until they come according to the stereo, do not look right. To fit a new stereo, you already have to remove the fascia that surrounds the old, and now will not fit back again. A fascia adapter can help. They are available in single and double DIN size and will help blend your new car stereo into the design of your old car.
"DIN" stands for "Deutsche Industrie Norm" and, as the name suggests, the standard measurement for all aftermarket car stereo units sold in the UK. A DIN is 2 1 / 8 inch and 7 / 18 inch wide - depending on the design depth. A double DIN radio is twice the size and dimensions commonly used by car stereo LCD display boasting more striking, SatNavs, DVD screens and the like.
If your old car radio is standard DIN or double DIN size, then your new fitting should not require anything more. However, if not - as with most retail cars - then you'll need an adapter kit DIN / Double DIN kit. It's not complicated, they fill the empty socket left by removing your old car stereo, leaving the socket where your new DIN or double DIN aftermarket stereo can be mounted. And there you have it. DIN / Double DIN kit you have left you with a spanking new stereo complete with LCD display, iPod connector and everything else you might want to blast out your Basement Jaxx on the trip Monday morning.
Only, it looks a bit odd. A little sticky-outy, if you know what I mean. This does not sit well with the rest of the dashboard. You might have better sound, but you've cheapened the appearance of the rest of the car.
This should not be too many surprises. Your new car head unit is not designed to fit specifically with your make and model of car. It is designed to meet together well in a Seat Ibiza, C4 Citreon or a Renault Megane. You need an adapter fascia. Each is simply a plastic frame designed to fit around the outside of a new head unit, integrated into the design around the dashboard. Pieces of genius is its simplicity. This does not obscure the view or control of the stereo, but that does not make it look smart. DIN and double DIN fitting kit allows you to fit an aftermarket car stereo without radically changing the appearance of your car dashboard. Fascia adapters are available for a wide range of major car brands, including the Chair, Kia, Ford, Jaguar and Volkswagen.
Depending on the make and model of your car, you may need to "cage" to hold your stereo and the fascia in place. If this happens, make sure that your fascia adapter is equipped with a cage, because if you can not prove a headache to find one that fits. The quality of car stereo equipment suppliers must offer this combination as a standard where appropriate.