Stereo Installation and dash removal
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Stereo Installation and dash removal
I want to install a 2 DIN stereo in my 2000 Excursion. Will that fit? Do I need to purchase a install kit in addition to the stereo? Also, any special instructions on removing the dash? Is there a specific sequence to dash removal I guess. I've only done stereo's in Old LandCruisers so I'm not familiar with the plastic dash. Here is a link to the stereo in question: PIONEER AVIC-F900BT CAR GPS/SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - eBay (item 330323335319 end time May-18-09 13:48:19 PDT)
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You gotta trim the opening a bit.
You have to pull the radio to pull off the dash panel. Make sure you get the tool from an auto parts store. Shaped like a horseshoe.
The dash is then just held on by a couple of bolts (if I recall) behind the radio and pull tabs everywhere else.
You have to pull the radio to pull off the dash panel. Make sure you get the tool from an auto parts store. Shaped like a horseshoe.
The dash is then just held on by a couple of bolts (if I recall) behind the radio and pull tabs everywhere else.
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Thanks Monsta. I've read many of your posts and they've helped a lot. Another question, is there any center consoles that are better designed? Meaning, the cup holders on mine are quite shallow so my drinks tip over easily and the general design of the whole console just does not hit the mark. There has to be a better designed one out there. Thanks again for all the help. Cheers from Phoenix.
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Thanks Monsta. I've read many of your posts and they've helped a lot. Another question, is there any center consoles that are better designed? Meaning, the cup holders on mine are quite shallow so my drinks tip over easily and the general design of the whole console just does not hit the mark. There has to be a better designed one out there. Thanks again for all the help. Cheers from Phoenix.
Mine was one of the first Excursions with a build date of 1/12/00 and it also has the shallow cupholders, so yours was probably built at the very end of 99 or early 2000.
What you could do is simply replace your current cupholder with the updated deeper cupholder.
If you decide to get rid of the entire console you could look into the consoles from the current SuperDuty as has been mentioned. You will lose your rear radio controls as well as the rear cupholders though.
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just a hint on yanking the dash.
It helps if you throw the shifter in 1 (on the PRND21 thing) and pull the steering wheel all the way down. Then yank, the radio out, and kind of gently yank the dash. Just don't pull too hard because there are a bunch of wires that need to be unhooked.
Good luck!
It helps if you throw the shifter in 1 (on the PRND21 thing) and pull the steering wheel all the way down. Then yank, the radio out, and kind of gently yank the dash. Just don't pull too hard because there are a bunch of wires that need to be unhooked.
Good luck!
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Thanks for all the help
I saw this center console on EbaY: eBay Motors: 2008 FORD TRUCK SUPERDUTY CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE F250-750 (item 330321227951 end time Apr-20-09 07:32:50 PDT)
I saw this center console on EbaY: eBay Motors: 2008 FORD TRUCK SUPERDUTY CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE F250-750 (item 330321227951 end time Apr-20-09 07:32:50 PDT)
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Thanks for all the help I saw this center console on EbaY: eBay Motors: 2008 FORD TRUCK SUPERDUTY CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE F250-750 (item 330321227951 end time Apr-20-09 07:32:50 PDT)
I saw this center console on EbaY: eBay Motors: 2008 FORD TRUCK SUPERDUTY CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE F250-750 (item 330321227951 end time Apr-20-09 07:32:50 PDT)
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The new 08 consoles have cupholders in the back. The rear audio controls only need a square opening. There's more than enough room towards the bottom to put one in.
Da X-man, I believe there is a picture here somewhere in the forum. But once you pull it off it's pretty evident. A rotary zip tool is all that is needed to trim off some of the excess. I was going to pu tin a doubel DIN system so I researched it all but changed my mind about doing it at the last moment. I used the money for something else...
Da X-man, I believe there is a picture here somewhere in the forum. But once you pull it off it's pretty evident. A rotary zip tool is all that is needed to trim off some of the excess. I was going to pu tin a doubel DIN system so I researched it all but changed my mind about doing it at the last moment. I used the money for something else...
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The new 08 consoles have cupholders in the back. The rear audio controls only need a square opening. There's more than enough room towards the bottom to put one in.
Da X-man, I believe there is a picture here somewhere in the forum. But once you pull it off it's pretty evident. A rotary zip tool is all that is needed to trim off some of the excess. I was going to pu tin a doubel DIN system so I researched it all but changed my mind about doing it at the last moment. I used the money for something else...
Da X-man, I believe there is a picture here somewhere in the forum. But once you pull it off it's pretty evident. A rotary zip tool is all that is needed to trim off some of the excess. I was going to pu tin a doubel DIN system so I researched it all but changed my mind about doing it at the last moment. I used the money for something else...
Now that I think about it, it wouldn't be to hard, as Monsta mentioned, to put in the radio controls.
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Yeah...kinda wished I would have waited as my 08 console doesn't but I put some of these on the side right where the front seat belt retracts in to. 
Double sided tape and they'll hold a giant Slurpee. 
Double sided tape and they'll hold a giant Slurpee.