Slide the metal mounting sleeve (or cage) off your new radio and push this into the radio aperture in your dash until the small outer lip on the sleeve meets with the edge of the radio aperture. To make the cage fit into the radio aperture more easily, bend the top and bottom until they meet in the middle.
Some radios' sleeves have been assigned a top and bottom and require installing the correct way up. If you have a radio aperture that is not the standard (DIN) size rectangular shape you will need a fascia adaptor to reduce the aperture size, so your new radio will fit.
Now, bend the tabs on the installed cage sleeve, using a small screwdriver or right-angled pick-tool, outwards from the cage to hold it securely in position.
Pull the car’s radio wiring harness out of the radio aperture. Now, connect the lead that came with your new radio to this and also push the aerial lead into the radio's aerial socket on the rear of your radio. If your car’s wiring harness connection is a different shape to that supplied with your new radio, you will need a harness adaptor.
To finish the installation, slide the radio into the sleeve but don't push it all the way in. Turn your radio on to ensure it is working well. Save a radio station into button number one by depressing the button for five seconds. Now, turn your radio off and remove your keys from the ignition. Insert your keys back into your ignition and switch your radio back. This is to ensure it has retained the memorized radio station.
To finish off, clip on the radio trim to give it a neat finish, and then finally, push it in fully until you hear it lock into position with the cage.
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Chimezirim Odimba writes for CarAudioPlus.
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