Double-DIN in the Honda S2000

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Double-DIN in the Honda S2000. H. onda’s S2000 is famous. for its high revving. engine, but also … Honda S2000. Ernest notes to. make sure to inform the …

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78 MOBILE ELECTRONICS October 2006
Installing sponsored by Fabrication
By Rob Elliott, Executive
Director, In Car Experts
1.Draw the dimensions of the radio’s chassis onto the dashboard using a wax pencil.
Notice that the airbag was removed to allow for access to the radio’s new location. BE
SURE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE
AIR BAG! The airbag can be taken out by removing three 10mm bolts located
underneath the knee bolster.
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Honda’s S2000 is famous
for its high revving
engine, but also
infamous for its lowview
factory radio placement.
Not only is Honda’s factory
radio placed very low in the
dash, but it is also only single-
DIN. While single-DINs were
the norm in Japanese cars
years ago, today most
Japanese cars are double-DIN.
Ernest Ornate and Junior Ngim
of Sound Innovations in
Hayward, Calif., show a great
way to put a double-DIN video
unit higher up in the dash of a
Honda S2000. Ernest notes to
make sure to inform the
customer that he will lose
airflow to the passenger air
vent due to the removal of all
ductwork leading from the
blower motor…