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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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No matter what I try, I cannot get my Alpine 9857 flush. Either with the vrum vrum plate or the blue LED humount. The problem is the RCA cables are hitting the black plastic behind the unit. I believe this is the AC unit. Can I cut a hole in this or is that doom? Where can I buy or have custom made RCA adapters that are as small as possible? I hate the look of the stereo sticking out over a 1/4 inch. Thanks for the help.

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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cut it ive done it a number of times its not the actual vent the vent is a bit further behind that.
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cut it ive done it a number of times its not the actual vent the vent is a bit further behind that.
So before I cut...the plastic with the lines in it is just a panel. No damage if I cut a hole on the left side? What have you used to cut it? Do you happen to have a picture? Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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its just a panel, no damage will be done

i use 1/2 drill bit make 4 holes then slide a small hacksaw blade in there or use sidecutters to cut it out

sorry no pics
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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I bought these from Radio Shack to get my Alpine iVA-X200 to fit:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search


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