Hey all, I have planning my system for a while now and am still saving up, I was at first planning on getting a Clarion DVD 7" flip out screen but if I dont do that I will save about 400 dollars. So now I am planning on getting one of these....

Kenwood DPX-301 CD/MP3 Receiver (http://www.techronics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_id=3668&aff=45847)

This will fit in a '98 Deville right?? I went out and measured the stock radio and it is 4" tall so Im pretty sure it will be fine but I wanted to run it by some people that know what they are talking about, thanks....

Rob

As far as electrical stuff, I'm no good. You'll have to ask CadillacETC1997. But as far as fabricating stuff, i'm ok. As of right now, there isn't any double din HU kits. You know that piece that goes around the stock radio? When you put in a aftermarket radio, you need a kit so that piece will go back on. Right now it clips to the stock radio. But I have a 99 Deville. I have a Pioneer AVIC D2 nav system in right now. I bought a single din install kit because they make those, then i customized it and made it fit my double din. Once youd start cuttin and stuff, your going to want to cover the thing with some type of cloth of pleather or something because if not, it will look ugly. If you want I'll post pics of my install kit and how it fits. Looks stock. I used tan pleather because my interior is tan.

BTW, the radio you want is tall, but not as wide as stock radio. The stock one was a monster.

The Kenwood comes with a universal double-DIN trim ring, from the description....so I dont know if that means anything?? I still dont really know much about installation and all that, I have friends that will help me out but thanks for any replys....

99 has it about pinned right on the head the solution
as of yet no dbl din solution can be bought for our odd shapped hus, however you can mod a single din to a dbl din. I dont know about this on eldo and sevilles or on the concourse deville because the hu attaches to the a.c controls and on the aftermarket hu fit kit, to the map pocket which will be cut out in modding to a dbl din.

i just was working on installing a factory navi system but scrubed the system due to various reasons, right now im waiting for arrival on my pioneer avic-n1 to install. i have one already installed in my 74 eldo vert

Ok, so the Kenwood would prolly not be a good choice since I dont know much about it?? What would you recomend I get??

its not so much the hu anything can be made to work with enough money and know how.
i had a alpine single deck hu in my car till i got the N1

Well only being 16 and working at Taco Bell, money doesnt just float around. I have almost 600 saved right now so another few months I will be ordering everything....I dont really understand the wiring or anything, no one has taught me or anything.....I dont really want to have to cut anything to make the Kenwood workout.....Thanks for any suggestions and help....

Rob

^^fourth Meal Bitches!!! :d

You won't have to cut anything in your car to make it fit, but you have to get an install kit from circuit city, etc. and cut that because they are made for single din radios. Install kits are about $20 at circuit city. Online they are cheaper. Check this site, it has the kit I'm talking about. As you see, it is made for single din, just cut it up and make it fit your double din. May have to put putty in it to fill in any gaps after cutting, then glue some pleather on it to make it look pretty. BKGMK260 - BKGMK260 1996-99 Cadillac Deville Radio Installation Kit - Accessories - Stinger - Discount Car Stereo.com - Detail (http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=417)

if you save up to 800 i can give you my sight which will hook you up with a pioneer n1 for 788 bucks free shipping

Well Im still saving up for my whole system, hu, amp, subs, wiring, box, power cell....so I still have a ways to go, thanks though......

lol its kewl
600 isnt gonna do much better than a bose setup to be honest assumeing you have bose

Are you sure the space for the radio is big enough for a double DIN and isn't merely big enough for a 1.5 DIN? Check crutchfield.com or sounddomain.com to see what fits.

yes
caddys have dbl din in our years of this i am sure...

Haha yeah, $600 won't go far audio wise.

Well I did say I was still saving up and I know it wont do much....I will prolly spend about 1500 total when Im all done.....

As for the Kenwood, what exactly does Double DIN mean??? Does it just refer to the size, being double??

Thank you for the link, it wont be to hard cutting that to get it to fit, thanks!!

Rob

din is single radio size
dbl din means the size of two radios stacked on one another
a dbl din will fit in caddies

Allright, thanks, so I will just go with the Kenwood...it seems to have really good reviews and its not expensive so we will see......

Well I did say I was still saving up and I know it wont do much....I will prolly spend about 1500 total when Im all done.....



Rob

One thing about car audio is you always spend much more than you expect lol.