__pg Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Just wanted to say hi and a big thanks to all that contribute to this site. I have been lurking for a while reading and learning. This forum has been very helpful. Some of you may know that the Evo IX only has is single din, so I had to do some custom work to get the double din installed. It's basically relocating the HVAC controls. For search purpose here is how I did my install. Evo double din install walkthrough Here are a few pics. Before: After: Thanks to a forum member for this background, love it! I hope to contribute to the background thread here soon. Had it in for about a week now but so far I love it (my first nav)! I have done the bypass and branded POI mods and plan to do more. The fact that the VR for phone (iphone) calls doesn't work properly is a tad annoying but it seems to be a common issue. All in all it was well worth the effort. Again thanks to those that contribute and I look forward to modding this thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
donmeca2020 Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 very nice install bro, i know a few other evo owners such as you and me are running the F series on the car and i love it!! did you do the costum install or were you able to find the orbital kit ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hennessy08STI Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Looks good, now you just need to buy one of them black knobs, I bought one and they are a great improvement over stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CatchMeIfYouCan631 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Looks good. I had an 02 lancer a couple years ago, could never find the double din kit. I couldn't help but notice however that there is a 1/8" gap around the avic, I'd suggest getting a double din trim ring to fix that. Makes a big difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
__pg Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 thanks guys. I did the install myself, with help from a few friends. I didn't use the orbital kit, as you probably know they're hard to find and a tad pricey. I actually plan on getting one of those knobs here soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
__pg Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Looks good. I had an 02 lancer a couple years ago, could never find the double din kit. I couldn't help but notice however that there is a 1/8" gap around the avic, I'd suggest getting a double din trim ring to fix that. Makes a big difference. Thanks the double din kit is the jdm version, straight from japan. yeah I'm looking into that trim piece, hadn't had time lately. But I defiantly plan on doing it. It's not that bad from the driver seat though. Looking straight on at it makes it very obvious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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