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Old Feb 10, 2022 | 09:04 PM
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Default My double din install adventure

This ones a place holder for my double din install which Im in the middle of. Pics etc to upload later.

Just a few short notes so far from what Ive learned.

1. The install manual for the car from chrysler for adding the factory gps antenna makes NO MENTION of the two screws that have to come out of the area where the factory radio goes. It mentions removing the radio but not the screws Luckily I caught that before I broke anything.

2. All the pictures, diagrams etc that show how to take the power plug off the cigarette lighter are wrong. If you remove the power plug from the cig lighter and the back of the cigarette lighter is all white you removed the socket AND the plug. The black housing is supposed to remain on the cigarette lighter and the harness plug slides out of it. Probably explains why all of the pics I found have the white plastic tab broke off of them. I'll shoot a pic of it before I put it back together.

3. Removing the combo buttons unit from its face plate is a royal pain in the butt. Since technically the face plate is the part that holds the buttons into the housing.

At this point I have everything removed except the cigarette lighter socket from the ashtray bezel assembly. Also by some miracle I didnt break anything so far.

It doesnt seem to want to push out smoothly and Im afraid of breaking it so Im stopping for right now and will resume tomorrow. I can find pictures of it removed but nothing showing how to remove it. Everyone Ive ever done in the past just pushed out after you removed the power plug. Its pushed out about 5 mm right now and stops.
 
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