Double din bezel & Kenwood head unit installed [Pics]
 

I have recently completed my installation of my light oak painted double din bezel by Dennis aka c5 bearsfan.

Along with the bezel, I have installed a Kenwood DNX-5120 head unit. The Kenwood plays DVD & has navigation so I don't get lost driving around town. :D I didn't do a full writeup documenting the installation, but I did take a few pics of the process.

I bought a Soundgate GMCRV2 wiring harness in order to retain the stock speaker setup. I've never installed a radio, but the wiring from the GMCRV2 to the new head unit was very straightforward.

I did run into a slight delay with the install, though. I was not aware that GM vehicles require an antenna adapter to hook up an aftermarket stereo. I stopped by my local Bestbuy installation bay to pick one up this afternoon.

The piece needed is a Metra 40-GM10 adapter.
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Thanks to pentavolvo for providing me with this info.

The GMCRV2 instructions tell you to tap into the brown wire under the ignition for your 12v switched source.

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This pic shows the two cage brackets cut out and the Kenwood mounted for fit testing.

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Closeup shot of the brackets holding the stereo.

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Test fitting the bezel and initial powerup of the stereo.

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These are some color comparison pics to some stock panel pieces. The light oak matches very well.

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Here are some final installed pics.

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My first impressions are WOW this is an awesome stereo. The DVD images shown in these pics are washed out and don't represent how it looks in actuality. The Kenwood is a teriffic upgrade with all it's goodies and in particular the navigation is something that I'm going to have a lot of fun with.

The rear speakers are now full-range instead of the way they come from GM with no highs and a muddy sound. The rear speakers are now actually TOO loud and clear, so I put the fader toward the front so the rears don't draw so much attention to themselves.

I have never been a fan of bringing the outside color of my car to the inside, (as you can see from all the other pieces) so painting the bezel light oak was a no-brainer for me. Thanks to Dennis, the bezel came out very nice looking and I'm very happy with the finished product.

amazing

Nice modding Jason! :thumbs::thumbs:

Very nice :thumbs: :cheers:

Jason, you have to be pleased with how that turned out. What a great look. Nice write up too:thumbs:

Dejavu.......................

you and yours were all the inspiration, brother.

I have always loved your car very nice work

Great fit. Looks :cool: Mark

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Very clean install...looks great :cheers:

nice clean install :thumbs:

the pics are appreciated :yesnod:

Nice pics cant wait for mine to be done.:thumbs:

Sweetness!!:thumbs: :cheers:

Looks great! I just installed a Kenwood DNX 8120 in my DD (truck), Kenwood has great stuff.

Looks great. Goes very well with the rest of the interior.

Nice install... :thumbs:

Job well done:cheers:! I will be tackling my interior shortly.

Looks great. My bezel arrived broken so I had to send it back to Dennis. He's been very helpful, and I'm sure I'll get my DNX 8120 installed before long. I can't wait. :cheers:

Looks amazing!! Couple questions....where did you get the console done? and did you say it was just painted? or is it a new console? Also, the Lt. Oak letters on the passenger side dash....where did you get those?