I cannot remember the exact model of the kit, but this one did not. It was
the first time I've ever seen it too. Unless it was Scosche, but I don't
think it was, believe it was Metra. But I cannot find their website now to
find it.

"Paul Vina" wrote in message
news:gqw4b.317884$Ho3.45621@sccrnsc03...
Every Metra kit I've ever sold, installed or used on one of my personal
vehicles has allowed the use of the radio's trim ring. The ISO mounts do
not have to be used.


Paul Vina


"username" wrote in message
news:12w4b.320238$uu5.65784@sccrnsc04...
Depending on what year your vehicle is (2000+), I have only see the kits
that have the pocket at the bottom. The metra kit I do not like that
much
(if we are thinking of the same one) because it is an ISO mount style
and
not allowing for the factory trim of your radio to be used. I use at my
shop an American Internation kit (GMK-420) which allows for the radio's
trim
ring to be kept on giving a better look. Downside to this kit though is
that it sits into the radio cavity more, which would create even more
problems for you getting the deck in. As for removing alot of plastic
in
the radio cavity, I have to do that all the time. Just typical stuff
there.
Especially when doing Kenwood radios, cause they average almost 8" in
depth!
BTW, I havn't done any Cavaliers lately at the shop, but still waiting
if
you want proof.

"Daniel Snooks" wrote in message
...
username wrote
And you know what, I am going to bring my camcorder into work today
and
if
I
do a cavalier, I will record it and capture it to the computer so
you
can
watch and see. Better?

Sounds like a great show ... I stand corrected.
Right after sending that last reply I wondered if I was getting a
little
too
bitchin' for someone who doesn't install for a living (I know how
quickly
I
can do electrical work compared to people that don't do it day in and
day
out).
I do have a question for you though. Have you ever installed a
Rockford
Fosgate deck in a Cavy? That was what I put in mine and I had to cut
out
quite a bit of the plastic bracing in the dash to get it to fit. The
dec
k
is
VERY deep, I was so surprised at the trouble I was having that I put
it
beside my Clarion DRX and found it was indeed almost 3/4" deeper. I
was
using the Metra adapter that gives the DIN on top and the cubby-hole
on
the
bottom. Are there other adapters that put the deck on the bottom (it
looked
that that would have helped me out, but the adapter only fit in one
way).

Sorry for shooting off my lip, foot firmly inserted :-/

--
Regards,
Dan Snooks