Alpine Head Unit Cover/Trim...

[Jamz0r]

Easy players!

Recently purchased an lpine head unit second hand (£40, not bad :P) and I have successfully fitted it in my 1996 P-Reg Saxo Sx 1.1i (almost successfully anyway). Theres a fairly noticable gap around the edge of the cd player where the massive old stock head unit was, wondering:

1) if i need / where i can get an outer trim to go around the edge of the CD player?

2) what the technical name for this "trim" is?

3) if this is the cause of my CDs skipping? (is the head unit loose or have i badly wired it?) would a "trim" hold it in place?

Many thanks boys and girls, James.

[MrHouston]

It should have come with the unit, if not then whoever you bought it off owes you one :P

Wouldn't know where you would get a replacement, find one in the scrappies that fits yours?

Think it's just called the head unit surround

[Elliott]

outer trim you can get off ebay.

[Jamz0r]

this is the kind of "trim" im talking about:

http://www.funkymotors.ie/images_p/cde-9846r.jpg

the grey border around the edge?

:panic:

[Jamz0r]

lightening reply lads lol, my bad i posted that 2nd post before i saw the replies, sorry!

Ok i shall look for an outer trim :y:

[Jamz0r]

is this an alpine part that should have came with the unit? or a saxo part which they manufacture?

[MrHouston]

Alpine part mate

[Elliott]

should of came with the head unit.

ive had a look on ebay cant find one!

[Ashleyp]

ice section ;)

[Jamz0r]

cheers, do you think this is why my CDs are skipping? are these designed to support the head unit or literally fill the empty space and makeit look complete?

[Jamz0r]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=170232493366&Category=1498&_trksid=p3907.m29

[MrHouston]

I drove around while I was spraying mine didn't effect it, unless it's litrally bouncing round

[Elliott]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=170232493366&Category=1498&_trksid=p3907.m29

similar but you need it to fit alpine head unit dont you!

[Elliott]

this shouldnt be the reason that your cd's are skipping, as houston said its fine i didnt have on mine for ages.
tbh your cd player is either dodgy or cd's are fucked?

[Jamz0r]

yeh im gonna measure it and see if it looks like it might fit, according to the desc: "suitable for all after market car audio units." we shall soon see, i have a feeling it might just be a loose wire or something when i wired it up, block connector may be loose or something :O

[Jamz0r]

defo not cd's as i burnt them today, all 3 do it. i will have a look at the wires, it cant be a particular speaker wire as all of the soun shuts off cokpletely for about half a second when i go over a bump, and i dont think its the power because it stays turned on even though it plays no sound, what other ones might it be?

[Ashleyp]

headunits are often made to a universal size also known as DIN i beleive..

a DIN adaptor for a saxo will fit with all DIN headunits

[Elliott]

yeh im gonna measure it and see if it looks like it might fit, according to the desc: "suitable for all after market car audio units." we shall soon see, i have a feeling it might just be a loose wire or something when i wired it up, block connector may be loose or something :O

measure it as ashley said its din so should do, or just keep looking ebay for "alpine facia surounds"

defo not cd's as i burnt them today, all 3 do it. i will have a look at the wires, it cant be a particular speaker wire as all of the soun shuts off cokpletely for about half a second when i go over a bump, and i dont think its the power because it stays turned on even though it plays no sound, what other ones might it be?

well the facia surround will not be affecting it im am 99.9% sure mate!

[Jamz0r]

nice one boys, well i'm off to the cinema now, i will observe the cutting-out of sound and try to find out whats happening with it. gonna give my induction kit a test run as well :P cheers for ur help

[Elliott]

no worries. rep ftw:P

[saxmaster]

has it got a cage for it otherwise they will skip if you hit a pot hole etc