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2003 Civic Install Angle HELP!!!

By kc-morphink · Aug 12, 2008in Problems/Troubleshooting💬 5 posts👁️ 874 views
Posted Aug 12, 2008 · 02:25 UTC#1

Does anyone have any suggestions for adjusting the Install Angle for a 2003 Honda Civic EX? Pictures provided:

 

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You can see that I still need to trim the unit in but it fits very well.

 

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Here you can see that the angle is by default sitting backward more than the stock unit. I'd like to tilt it forward but I think the bottom of the unit is probably in the right place. Maybe just need to bring the back bottom of the unit up a few cm or a fraction of an inch. Just don't have a clue how.

 

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Here is a view from the back seat. I bought and installed this unit for my wife and son. He is in a car seat still, but even an adult sitting in the middle in the back can't see the screen very well. The angle just isn't right.

 

Some of you might be thinking, well maybe you just put in head rest monitors. To those of you I thank you, because my next question was going to be if anyone has undergone this mod, but I think thats probably better suited to a different post. This is going to be done once my daughter is born so that they can both see their own screens, but thats still a few years away. So if we could stick to fixing the install angle, I'd appriciate it.

 

Thanks in advance. I've heard great things about the geniuses gracing these boards.

Posted Aug 12, 2008 · 02:38 UTC#2

It doesnt look right, Did you use a mounting kit?

Posted Aug 12, 2008 · 02:48 UTC#3

No, it fit into the stock mounting frame and I was able to use the stock mounting holes in the frame. A braket would fix the issue, i'm sure. Got one in mind?

Posted Aug 12, 2008 · 03:26 UTC#4

I would just cruise around some Civic forums for pictures. Both Scosche and Metra are the main kit makers, and both have a couple of options, either multi vehicle or civic specific.

Posted Aug 18, 2008 · 06:14 UTC#5

i have the same car and the same angle but mine is nice and straght. i dont think it will cause a problem like that:D