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    E46 Double Din Convesion Questions

    So i want to install a double din navi system in my car. The car came equiped with the tape player and disc changer in the back. Does anyone know what i need to do the conversion. i am also unsure of what the biggest double din i can install is will one of these work?
    Alpine X802D-U
    https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/...stems6/x802d-u

    Alpine X802DC-U
    https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/...tems6/x802dc-u

    Alpine X800D-U
    https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/...stems6/x800d-u

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    Neither of the first 2 will work. Why? The guts of the head unit are midway between the top and the bottom of the head unit. The guys have to be at the top of the head unit. The last one may work. You want to avoid head units that require cutting if the ventilation duct in the dash behind the head unit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarcoZandrini View Post
    Neither of the first 2 will work. Why? The guts of the head unit are midway between the top and the bottom of the head unit. The guys have to be at the top of the head unit. The last one may work. You want to avoid head units that require cutting if the ventilation duct in the dash behind the head unit.
    The last one is a solid block at the back so are you sure that it would still fit?

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    Get the dimensions of the unit from Alpine. Then measure the depth of the factory head unit to see if the Alpine unit is deeper.

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