Re: DMC Houston radio Bracket Question (and others...)

["dmcman82" <srubano@xxxx>]

If the radio is a removable face type then no, you cannot move the 
radio further into the dash without making the hole in the dash 
larger. If it is not then depending on the radio you may not be able 
to move it back. If it has a sleeve then the sleeve depends on the 
DIN opening to clamp onto to hold the radio in place. Unless you 
come up with another way to hold the radio in place besides the 
supplied sleeve then that's how it is. All aftermarket radios are 
like this because every car has a different mounting scheme for the 
radio so the manufactures just supply a sleeve to clamp onto the DIN 
opening of the dash which all cars have.

Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> wrote:
> I didn't install the radio in my car, I had it done. But, my 
question 
> is this: Is a radio adjustable inside of the sleeve? The reason I 
ask 
> is this. On my car, the face of the radio sticks out farther than 
the 
> bracket, beacuse of the sleeve that holds it. So to cover things 
up, 
> theres a little frame that came with the unit that covers 
everything 
> up. Problem is, I hate it! Every car (D or otherwise) I've seen 
with 
> an after market radio seems to stick out beyond the console/dash. 
> While of course factory original always remains either flush, or 
> recessed. This is a look I perfer. It gives a more "stock", if not 
> professional/nicer appearance. Now I've never used one of 
Houston's 
> brackets, but to me the smaller sized hole for the unit to fit 
thru 
> would be a whole lot better at hiding the rest of the radio behind 
> the bracket! It just seems to me that something needs to be 
> implemented to support the front portion of the radio.
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"