Show me some ways I can fit my CD player in a Brat. It seems however I do it, I'll have to give up the use of 1st and 3rd gear, those are my two favorite gears!!!

 

Pictures speak 1000 words.

wont loose the use, just beatup your knuckles alittle.

 

Here's mine in my Brat:

 

-Brian

Don't the metra kits come with a brat/wagon plate?

 

 

Mine came with an extra plate for what I thought were gen II cars. I gave it to Erik in tacoma for his wagon. I thought it worked for a brat as well.

That's what I have. Works great.

I'm guessing you have a gen 2 Brat, but here's my stereo in my gen 1:

 

 

Works great, no problems in shifting.

 

Here's what I have behind the seats.

 

 

It was funny going in to have it installed, they had never done a brat before and said that they would "see what they could do":lol: It turned out great though.

mine came with someone's 'rigged' mounting they removed the glove compartment and put a board in there with a rectangle cut out...

 

I don't like it much...

mines super pimped out.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=28774&highlight=bling+stereo+ea81

Come on by and look at mine; I don't have the slanted console and managed to install it; jrach also had a cool install but it was a lot of work (he swapped the heater control panel with the radio slot).

Show me some ways I can fit my CD player in a Brat. It seems however I do it, I'll have to give up the use of 1st and 3rd gear, those are my two favorite gears!!!

 

Pictures speak 1000 words.

If you want a slanted console, I have one in brown. $25 OBO.

Ed... I'll have to come by and take a look. I'll give you a call this evening.

Here is another slanted radio console I had. I put this one in my old '83 Wagon.

 

 

One problem i always had with my slanted consoles were the angle they keep the CD Player. With the stereo in that picture, i could hardly ever read the text on the screen. If your stereo has a contrast control then you should be able to adjust that.

 

With the stereo in my Brat, it stopped working after a while. Just the CD mechanism and I think it was because of the angle I had it mounted. Or maybe the fact it was a cheap stereo

 

Either way, its the only real practical way to mount a DIN size deck in any EA81.

 

-Brian

how about these?:

http://www.autotoys.com/x/catalog/SUBARU_19801995_MULTI_RADIO_DASH_KIT_p_1937.html

you might also be able to use this (adapt it):

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33705&item=7983313124&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

how about these?:

http://www.autotoys.com/x/catalog/SUBARU_19801995_MULTI_RADIO_DASH_KIT_p_1937.html

 

Thats what I have for my car. When I get a little closer to installing my head unit, I'll snap a few pics. Tex, your welcome to stop by and hold it up to your dash if you need some reference.

Some owner in the past had a stereo in it, with one of those 1" adapters. All that is left now is that adapter, and I continually fight to get all the way into first gear because my gear shift hits it.

 

While test fitting my Pioneer deck into it, i could see it just wouldn't work, unless i was willing to just mash the face of my deck continually with the shifter.

Here's my setup in my '84 Brat:

 

 

Check out my comments since I really don't like the aftermarket face plate; ugly, but it does the job. If anyone knows of a faceplate that isn't so tall, I'd like to know about it. Check out the other two views in my photo gallery

(http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=707) for more important details.

 

hows this

Just wait till i get around to finishing off the sterio,

 

2X 12" subs, 2X 10" subs, amps to power them and the speakers you can see in the preveous post and a new eclipse or alpine head deck.

ive got a spair kit and harness like http://www.autotoys.com/x/catalog/S...KIT_p_1937.htmlso if any one needs one ill sell it cheaper then the web site

matt

So, Brian can a standard DIN sized CD player fit in the lower half of the slanted console? In your first picture it looks like the lower panel is cut for a head unit, but I figured I would ask anyway.

A standard size DIN will fit in the normal console (I have one) and in the slanted one also.

So, Brian can a standard DIN sized CD player fit in the lower half of the slanted console? In your first picture it looks like the lower panel is cut for a head unit, but I figured I would ask anyway.

What I mean is will the CD player fit in the lower half of the slanted console or just the top?

Ive never tried to fit a stereo in the lower half. Usually there's a cubby there. I think it maybe too skinny for a standard DIN stereo but a nice EQ would fit there almost perfectly.

 

-Brian

Usually there's a cubby there.

-Brian

 

Hahaha, I already cut that out! I'd like to mount my gauges higher on the console, but I don't think the stereo will clear the brackets and stuff behind the radio box.