I found this pic and was wondering how easy it was to put the factory radio in the cubby hole. i got a dvd player and i was going to put it where the factory radio goes and move the factory one down cause i like how it looks there too. So how easy was it the fit and everything,did you have to modify the cubby hole at all, and if it was done professionaly how much did it cost you.

 

just gotta by the mitsu relocation kit. i think its pretty cheap

 

where do you by it from??

 

Go to your dealership, they will sell you one.

 

does the cubby bin thing have metal bracket on them, when you take it out? cause if it does come with meatal brakets all you need to do it unbolt the brakets and put it on the dvd player and for the stock headunit all you need to do is take out the screws on the bracket and move it to the next set of holes to put it in the cubbly hole location.

when i bought my ralliart i got the 6 cd change option and it was in the cubby hole location and was bolted on with brackets. I have my head unit in the cubby hole (looks alot better IMO) and i am deciding to put some gauges where the stock head unit is located

 

yeah i like the way it looks down in the cubby hole, looks good there. the 04's didn't come with a changer option did they? I will go to mitsu tomorrow to see how much they are, what makes me mad is that the harness i need is out of stock until the end of the month.

 

04 had the changer option..

i moved my radio down to the bottom and got 3 gauges installed on top

-joe

 

sillypuddy you just got me jealous...I got a new plan...if its ok..i might copy ya!!! the gauges look good there..i was gonna put em down in the cubby hole...good idea!!!

 

fdmh27: i am not the first and you won't be the last to do this mod

but it's not easy.. i went through a few ideas before i settled on mine.. and also my gauges dim with the backlight on the dash.. many people just hook them up to turn on and off, but not dim..

-joe

 

so I assume you did it yourself...you didn't have mitsu do it...im a total novice at workin on cars..and would feel totally not right doing it myself..even with directions..wouldnt' wanna screw something up..id almost definitely have mitsu do it

 

i hear buying mitsu gauges aren't cheap...if you dont mind me asking..how much did you pay for em??...cuz if its too expensive, maybe ill just put the gauges in the cubby hole and leave the radio where it is...cuz the gauges aren't something you constantly need to monitor...let me know your thoughts

 

oh silly puddy i see you didn't buy the mitsu ones from another post...how much did you pay for those..if you dont mind me asking..cuz i asked for some money for the car for christmas...who knows what ill get...

 

where did you put your CD changer if you installed gauges in the top and the HU in the bottom?

 

hbruce16, i was just saying that the 2004s had a changer as an option, mine didn't have one

fdmh27, i got stewart warner gauges, which is relative cheap but the back light can be color matched (red) to the stock gauges, so I got them. I made the mounting plate myself and moved the gauges up there because i don't need to look at my radio when it's playing, but I want to know if my oil temp is running high

-joe