what's "JMB" mean?

The bracket that holds the OEM stereo to the OEM bezel is the same one you'll use for your F90, you'll just have to drll new holes ... you don't need to buy another bracket

So, you have EVERYTHING you need right now.

 

LOL sorry JDM.. JMB is a co. I work with must have been force of habit..

Yes thank you that was the answer I am looking for..
So bacically there is a bracket from the Bose stereo and it works with the F90...

I will post pics up once the install is done not sure what I am going to do with the gap, but a shop around my area said they can fabricate one on the cheap so we will see!

 

You got it.

Drilling the holes is PESKY to say the least --

You will need a very good metal cutting drill bit -- start SMALL in terms of size of drill bit and then bore it out to the screw size you need. Make sure you drill far away from the headunit as metal shards will fly everywhere.

you'll also probably need to find longer screws as you'll find out shortly -- once you drill these new holes, the existing OEM or pioneer screws aren't long enough -- make sure you have some longer ones.

 

you know, it's not too late to return that F90bt and get a reliable, quality unit...

 

Thanks for the advice...


Well hopefully I will not experience the problems you had!
I have read a lot of great reviews as well as the bad but was willing to give the F90BT a shot.

Once I have the system set I will let you know how it works out.

 

PM me with any specific questions or concerns -- happy to help

 

Great post Peter......

I have a similair setup, f90bt w/ a jdm double din kit on an 03.......... the gap is horrible.

I'll give this a go, thanks!

 

Lemme know if you have any hang-ups/issues...

 

i have some sheets of ABS plastic sitting around....how big is this hole for the f90bt to eliminate the gap?

 

The easiest way to do this is to go to a stereo shop and buy DD trim ring for a few bucks. The opening will be the perfect size and all you'll need to do is trim it to fit in the JDM dash.

 

sounds easier than what i was going to do.....thanks for the input

 

you need a scosche DDin trim ring ($9.99 on ebay) and you needs to exacto it down to size and sand (with 1000 grit or higher) the edges down -- i used a flat black paint to seal the edges so it looked confluent with the JDM trim piece.

 

Why would you need to paint anything? The area that get trimmed are not visible once installed, so it doesn't make sense.

The trim ring I used was from a DD radio. I think it may have been an Eclipse, but I'm not certain. I just grabbed one from out in the shop, but ANY DD trim ring will do. Just go to a local shop and they should have plenty sitting around from installs where they didn't use them.


EDIT: Now I see why you painted it. You cut the trim ring to fit inside the opening instead of form the back. That works for your radio, but most DD have a motorized face and trying to make it flush like that would probably cause clearance issues with the face.

Here's a couple of pics of mine. It literally took me 5 minutes to do this.

 

yea...i dont care about it sitting flush...all i care about is filling the gap, so a DD trim piece and my dremel to trim it down a little bit should do me well.

 

it looks a little crooked in this pic vrod...