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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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Was ready to purchase this Double din from sonicelectronix.com and it asked about vehicle compatability, told them I had a 94 LS 400 and it said it wouldnt fit. I have seen plenty of double din's in ls400's. My question is: does anyone know the max dimensions for a double din in a 94 ls400? I am wanting a 7" monitor. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also has anyone used the double din dash kits on ebay? They are only like 12 bux.
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Have you tried Metra or beatsonic?
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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Im a little confused on this whole metra / beatsonic thing. I just ordered a pioneer avic z120bt and not sure which one to order. From what I read it says that if i want to keep my factory amp / sub I should use the beatsonic, but if I change those 2 out it will allow me to use the metra kit. Which by the way is way way cheaper than the beatsonic. Is this true?

Because I'm planning on changing the sub/amp anyways
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 01:36 AM
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beatsonic looks way way better than Metra.

the BeatSonic Harness allows you to keep oem sub+amp.

cheap way out is metra faceplate+ non-oem amp+sub
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 05:42 AM
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Cheap way is also the better way if want better audio. Most OEM looking option is the beatsonic kit and just use the faceplate.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 06:49 AM
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i have a 7 inch in my 92...i bought an eclipse and it went right in
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 10:17 AM
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k, so no fitment issues I need to worry about? I will go ahead and order it then. Also my rear speakers just quit working im hoping a new deck will fix this. The sub still works just no speakers in the rear.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 10:59 AM
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your factory sub will not work anymore unless you buy the beatsonic adapter (and even then only if you have the pioneer, no go for nakamichi).





the beatsonic dash kit looks 1000x better than the ebay, but they both work. i realize both pics aren't double din but the cheaper kits are all of similar quality.

you can buy the beatsonic dash kit w/o the adapter if you plan on running aftermarket amps/speakers.
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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 02:03 AM
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Can you hook a brother up with a link for the beatsonic adapter ( looking to go as big as possible screen for 91 celsior) thanks soooo much for any info and links....
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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 02:47 AM
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Do any of them come with the matching wood grain ?
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Old Sep 14, 2011 | 09:03 AM
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http://beatsonicusa.com/
you can get them in wood grain.
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