Will this radio fit?

[OneBADLsE]

Will this radio fit the 02' GM???


It is a brand new take off from a 2007 LTC.

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[Raudermaster]

Hmm, to me, it looks too thick (tall.)

[JMan]

Never say never but there are some physical attributes that make it difficult. That's a screw-in unit unlike your car. It is double DIN in the rear (I wish someone would explain DIN to me!), which may not fit an '02 and earlier. I'm sure you can find a radio that would fit properly and have the options you want.

Best luck,

J

[fastblackmerc]

Never say never but there are some physical attributes that make it difficult. That's a screw-in unit unlike your car. It is double DIN in the rear (I wish someone would explain DIN to me!), which may not fit an '02 and earlier. I'm sure you can find a radio that would fit properly and have the options you want.

Best luck,

J

DIN is a German standards organization. Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN).

To standardize the design and manufacturing of new replacement radios, car audio or more specifically car stereo manufacturers have begun to design and produce radios around the ‘DIN’ radio body style. This ‘DIN’ radio body style is rectangular (2” high x 7” wide) which can be adapted to virtually every vehicle produced today. One offshoot of this body style called the Double ‘DIN’ radio body style (4” high x 7” wide) is designed to fit certain auto makers radio dash openings which use a larger radio or a combination of radio above a pocket or tray. To understand a little more about these ‘DIN’ radio body styles we need to take a trip to the past and look at a third body style, the original car stereo body style, the “shafted” radio.

The Car Stereo Your Parents Listened To.
Up until the mid to late 1980’s, the standard car stereo found in many vehicles was the “shafted” radio. Before the days of digital displays and digital tuning were the days of analog radios which required someone to turn a knob to tune to their favorite radio stations. The “shafted” radio is designed with a knob on the left, usually to turn the radio on and to control volume, and a knob on the right to tune the radio stations. In the middle was the radios display box where you might find an old 8-track tape or the state of the art (at that time) audio cassette tape. The “shafted” radio has seen many changes: the addition of digital clocks, digital tuning, digital displays and other cosmetic changes. But, this body style just would not allow a CD to inserted. This was the death of the “shafted” radio. Shafted radios also had another
drawback: many times they were too hard to remove and install. Due to the design of “shafted” radios these radios required them to be installed from the rear of the dash. This also meant that they had to be removed in reverse direction, usually requiring the removal of lower dash panels, air conditioner ducting, all while trying to keep your hands from being cut and sc***** by the metal and hard plastics auto makers designed their dashes with. With the advent of CD players and the publics desire to listen to CD’s in their vehicle,
the ‘DIN’ body style of radio began to claim a stake in the car audio market. As this happened, car stereo installers were forced to modify a customers vehicle to accept this new ‘DIN’ body style. In order to do this, a vehicles dash had to be cut to allow the 2” high x 7” wide ‘DIN’ radio to slide into the dash from the front. Eventually, auto makers saw the need to design dashes and new radios to allow the use of CD’s in their factory radios. As this began to happen, the shafted radio quickly decreased in popularity. Shafted radios are still available, but are almost exclusively sold as entry level radios.

[JMan]

Dude (FBM),
Thank you - "I love you man."

J

[offroadkarter]

only one real way to find out if it fits!

[marales]

Sorry, It won't fit because in the 2003 Ford started using different radio wiring on their Panther plaforms. This will only work on 2003 and up models.

[Blackened300a]

Shouldnt you be more concerned about the handling of your car rather then the radio

[OneBADLsE]

Shouldnt you be more concerned about the handling of your car rather then the radio


I am. Much more. I have been using the mark instead of the GM

[wchain]

Will not fit any pre 03 cars, for two reasons.

1. Pre 03 Panthers have a heater duct that cuts into the radio space, thats why you never see a pre 03 car with a dual media stereo.

2. That stereo u show does not have the release tabs for removal, but does have mounting tabs for you to bolt the stereo in behind a fascia, such as a 03+ Town Car.

Wiring is not an issue ,as they sell 'reverse' harnesses to wire any stereo to anything else, but unless youre going to cut the heater duct or remove the dash and install the 03+ CV/GM/MM heater duct, the radio will only go in about 2" before hitting. Plus those mounting tabs are going to have to come off.