Adding Double Din is not hard at all!!!!!!
 

OK for everyone thinking about adding a double din to their blazer or jimmy.

Whats needed?

Bezal with double din opening.
Metal straping(with holes predrilled)
Install kit. I used metra GM 1995-2009 kit

Remove factory radio.
shave 1/8'' of plactic above your factory radio opening.
Install your radio kit onto your double din
Break off all the taps on both sides of the kit.
Attach metal strap with screws included with your stereo(there really small screws)
put the radio in the hole to see where you need to put your metal straps.
place dash bezal over radio and start to align, after you have it straight and where you want it put all 4 screws in tight. After the 4 screws are in, it will 100 times better than the factory. it won't budge even when off roading lol

Its not a hard process at all, but trying to center it will test you alittle but all in all its not that hard

pic of it completed with the bezel replaced please ............

maybe this should be stickied.........

Here are the pics completed.

Did u accidentally cut to much out of the bottom right corner or is that just the way it has to be?

I did have to trim my bezal because my deck is a face off and it has to swing and tilt to open. If you install any other deck thats not a face off(only JVC has the face off option i think) you will not have to trim the bezal

sweeet, nice job

Do you really have a webcam on your dash?

LOL no its not a web cam. the previous owner stuck some kind of cell phone holder on the dash. I was going to remove it but i think there may be a whole or a crack under it. so im not touching it

sticky'd

thank you

yep my double din bezel just arrived today. got it off ebay for $65

Good luck with your install.



I don't know why the bezals are so cheap down here. but in nova scotia canada they sell for $25 if you can find one. I do know of one more for sale and i believe they ship all over the world in case any ones looking for one.

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actually it is not going well. Best buy sold me the wrong wire kit....... didn't figure it out until after I soldered and shrink tubed the wires...... it said 1998-2008 GM on it.

I don't suppose you measured your straps before you finalized everything........

its in and works. the only thing I did different than you is I soldered everything and put my micro switch for the screen in the dash bezel.

looks great! but one question - Wher did you get the double din bezel?
I have been searching with no luck.

I got mine off ebay. there are several listed on car-parts.com

I agree its not that hard, did mine about 2 years ago. You just have to find a bezel from a S10 that had a RDS radio.

I need to do this. Man I want a touchscreen...

I finally found the right color bezel for my Blazer, going to pay through the nose for it but oh well :icon_shrug:. I'm concerned about how difficult a touchscreen navigation Pioneer will be to wire up and how it should be done (connections). Can anyone give me some insight from their installs?

Did mine last year
 

I got my double din dash bezel from a crunched 05 blazer at a junk yard for 20 bux.
I got the double din trim piece from future shop here in Canada. It cost like 20 bux, but all the other ones in stores here were crap.
Go to wall-mart for the wiring harness, comes with antenna adapter for like 12 bux.
Then just a few hours of time and in she goes, and the face plate can still be removed with no issues.
Centering it perfectly was harder though, I still want to move it over just slightly.

I didn't like the look of the mic on the steering wheel so I put it next to the fog light switch; works good, and looks good.

No picture of the GPS receiver but I put it on the dash nicley up against the windsheild can't even see it when driving.

A nice full size screen would have been nice in there...but for 200 bux, brand new in box from best buy, I couldn't pass that up. A full size with navi and blu tooth would have been around 1,000 and i'm in school right now.

For any fellow 96'ers or similar, all you have to do is tear all the plastic behind the head unit out. I suggest something with the same dimensions as an avic f700BT. That's what I used.

It lets you keep the little pocket underneath, and only leaves a couple of inches on each side, assuming you center it.

Otherwise, you CAN let it stick out a couple inches, but I didn't want that.

Before:

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After:

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Below: before: notice the hump underneath. There is a couple thin lines of plastic you need to snap off.

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After:

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Just an update.

I'm selling the stereo in my truck as i'm going to sell it/ So if any one wants the double din bezal(drk gry in color) and the brackets I made i'm going to sell them. i'll ship where ever. Just make an offer

The bezal is perfect.no cracks,no missing tabs.

If only you made one for a 96 :(

I may just try the pre 98 models on the weekend. There seems to be alot of people with these models looking to add double din. I think mine only fits 98-04

For the 96 and such you still have to gut the back of the head unit, and most people won't be able to do that safely.

I could maybe use the bracket if it will work for my Pioneer. I'm still unsure of how to put it in

I used plumber's tape for the brackets. I soldered and shrink tubed my wires for a clean harness. I bought the wire kit and antenna adapter from best buy for about $20. I also had to cut the hard plastic bracket that holds up the back of the factory radio with a hack saw (not enough room to get my sawzall in there) and had to trim the plastic behind the bezel with a bar file until the radio fit in its place. I put the toggle switch I use for the screen (in place of the E-brake switch) in the bezel next to the radio. this was a mistake and I wish I would have put it somewhere else. My bezel is charcoal gray almost black, matches the center of my steering wheel but I may paint it tan to match my interior.

for those thinking of a Blutooth pioneer (like what I got) I put the mic up next to the mic for the onstar.

No that is sexy. I think blazers are small as it is and dont want to purchase a pop up LCD because im a big dude in a small truck so i needs my room i didnt ever think about a double din. very Sexy

digging up the oldie.. what is a double din? Is that an all-in-one type thing that has tv/dvd/cd/mp3/radio/espresso maker?

DIN stands for Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. which, in English, means the German Institute for Standardization. a single din is 2.11" tall and a double din is 4.22" tall

I know this is an old post but if I have a 2002 blazer with a radio with RDS then I should be able to install a double din radio with no issues? or would i still need to buy a new bezel? thanks for your guys help !

If you have a RDS radio then you are set.

Anyone know where I can get a double din bezel for a RHD Blazer?

New Zealand stopped importing Blazers newer than 2002 - and then only a handfull of those :(

I'm getting a Sony Touchscreen XAV-70BT for Xmas. Got it on special (20% off) for $1199 including the taxmans cut.

Then of course, I need to still get the cable adapter & make up a mounting kit - but that's the easy part. It's the damn bezel - I might have to cut out the strip between the stock stereo & HVAC controls. Looks like some creative plastic engineering is needed here! LOL

When this is all installed, I'll need to figure out the bluetooth & reverse camera.

I was wanting the model with built in GPS but that's still too expensive. Besides, New Zealand is too small to really justify having one anyway LOL. Not as if I ever get lost around here :)

I have a 2000 Blazer LT I'm about to do the same thing to. I'm getting the Pioneer AVH-P4400BH with a set of Polk Audio DB6501 and DB651s for the front and rear speakers. Not sure on a set of subs yet and to amp my door speakers or not. I will post pics when I get around to doing this, hopefully in the next month.

American International makes double din dash kits for Blazers. GM-K422 1992-2010 general motors double din. Just installed it into 2005 2 door chevrolet blazer Zr2, worked perfect.