brendonv

Well im picking up my new 1993 pickup on monday...its got the stock stereo and i have an aftermarket CD player i want to put it...from my memory the stock stereo in the truck is alot taller than the aftermarket i want to put in...anyone have pics of what to do to take up the extra room?

thanks

brendonv

Bumpin' Yota

Swing by your local Circuit city and ask for a MET 88008000. This is the universal toyota pocket. You will also need a MET 801761 for the car side harness, and then a radio side harness. CCs harnesses are THE way to go period.

brendonv

thanks, is that EVERYTHING?

Bumpin' Yota

Toyota has never used a non standard antenna, so yes this should be all ya need.

Met 88008000 (single din dash pocket)
Met 801761 (car side harness)
Met ***80 (see below this is the radio side harness)

The radio side harness is going to be different for whatever radio you have.
Pioneer (met PR0180)
Panasonic (met PA1080)
Sony (met SY1680A)
Alpine (met AL1680A)
Jensen (met OP1680A)

callmej75

yep what he said

94x4

You could pop in a "din" pocket, as previously suggested, or try picking up a passive EQ to put in there; switching array (for fogs/driving lights, etc.); CB; hard wired radar detector, etc., etc., the possibilities are nearly endless.

Bumpin' Yota

I put a pocket in there....after 4 years I got bored with the pocket, and bought some 1/8" plexi, cut it to perfect size with a foot shear, painted one side flat black. This was then glued to the face of the metra pocket giving a beautiful black plexi look. Later I added switches to this face.

brendonv

well i never got around to doing the install just yet, but i do have a 2nd idea...im still going to be using the aftermarket cd player, but do you guys think that 3, 2-1/16" Auto Meter Guages will fit underneath the cd payer instead of using the dim pocket? i know that there is enough horiztontal room, but do you think there will be enough vertical room? considering you guys probably have a dim pocket, could someone measure how much room is there to work with underneath the cd player?

callmej75

theres maybe 3" to work with

brendonv

damn thats plenty...excuse my question but the afermarket cd player will bolt up to the stock brackets meaning i would only need to buy the car side harness since i already have the radio side harness?

Bumpin' Yota

no.

The the circuit city harness require no soldering and no butt connectors! So you'd need both harnesses if you went that route.

If you feel like spending 30 minutes soldering the radio's harness to the car side harness, then sure...but why when it would take you all of 30 seconds to do it with the CC harnesses.

As far as gauges fitting, I have measured the double din openings on a toyota - they are exactly 4" tall.... You'd have a very very tight fit.

94x4

There's a kit for this, if it has'nt been mentioned here already, that I know you can find out all about if you simply type "CD install" in the Search window, not to mention postings of several different ideas for that "din" space with pictures and all, although the Auto Meter guages is a pretty good one.

Lethal

I used the pocket but added a CPU fan to help with cooling. I use it to expel the warm air from behind the dash into the cab. I mirrored the bottom so I could see the LED's since the fan runs so silent I would be unable to tell if it was running without putting my hand in front of it.

94x4

Nice addition/mod there Lethal , do you have the back of the pocket cut out to get at the air from behind the dash?

Lethal

Top of the pocket is cut out so the air drawn right from the HU.

brendonv

well i measured and measured and i need an extra 1/4 that just wasnt possible to get, i didnt want to but i went with Jeff Mosk's apiller pod...so much for keepin the guages somewhat hidden!

94x4

Sooo, you used one of those "gerble wheel" type of fans that would normally mount into an ISA expansion slot on the back of the tower??

Bumpin' Yota

Welcome to the club of having 3 pods on the A pillar and still driving a slow truck! LOL Thank God for 5% tint so no one can see em!

brendonv

hahaha so true, maybe ill just have to go out and buy a supercharger to somewhat justify the pod! well it'd still be slow but oh well!