Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Metra Kit

Easy to put together and install

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It works

Made installation of my new head unit a breeze and with the included master sheets I am satisfied.

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Perfect fit and easy assembly

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Fits nicely, easy to install

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Always go with crutchfield

Face clipped in nicely. One of the screw holes started stripping itself but I quit torqin the stew to keep it tight. Looks nice, doesn't line up perfectly with the faceplate, but that could be my radio as this is the third car it's been in

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EASY INSTALL!

Easy install - took about 2 minutes if that. Crutchfield team was amazing!

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Fit perfect!

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Plastic feels cheap. Instructions not very clear- illustrations are washed out which made it hard to assemble. If the wrong bezel is chosen and attached- and needs to be removed- then the cheap plastic tabs will break off upon removal. The 'one size fits all' Bezel for Subaru is flat across the front. The Subaru dash panel has a slight curve to it- not an exact fit. I wouldn't mind paying more $$ for better quality.

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Great dash kit

Perfect fit and looks great! Impressed that Crutchfield includes this with the stereo purchase. They knew I would need it before I did!

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Excellent! But slim and some holes in back

Good fit for my subaru impreza, but the actual width is narrower than some DIN pockets available that would have fit my car. Also, this has 4 small rectangular holes in the back, which i covered with some black tape. I did use one hole to run a microphone connection out of. It has tons of compatibility via different pieces - see their picture. I personally would've rather a kit that doesn't have so many adapter pieces and only fits my subaru impreza with kenwood stereo.

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

It fills in the hole left going from the factory double din to an aftermarket single din head unit perfectly. The only complaint is that anything you put in there will fly out unless you put some kind of nonslip pad in it. I used a piece of a tool box liner in mine and it eliminated the issue.

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Great product. Not needed if you have a factory single din radio. Has factory pocket

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Great to have all this stuff, but really not required for my installation. Saved it in case radio transferred to compatible car)

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

This thing fit perfectly just like you said it would... my 8yr old son did all the work too.!.! Awesome product.!

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It works.

Does its job. Fills the space under my stereo

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Great for the price. The plastic mounting spacers can be a little tricky but once you screw them in they seat just fine

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Wasn't needed, but seems like a good product.

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Fits perfectly

This kit worked perfectly for my car. Easy to put together and install.

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Very clean fit!

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Decent looking piece of Junk

The idea is good and it fits well, mostly solid for the price and looks decent, but... As mentioned in many reviews it is ruined by it's Achilles' Heel: The little tabs that hold the faceplate to the pocket, and which the whole design relies upon, are crap. They are tiny little pieces of plastic that if you actually manage to get the faceplate assembled with out breaking the tabs (which I did not) will probably fail soon. I don't recommend it at all!

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Awesome fit

Very easy to install. Popped right into place.

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Simple and Straightforward

Fit perfectly with my Boss head unit and into my '96 Legacy. I couldn't have asked for better products or service from Metra and Crutchfield. I've never done a head unit install by myself and the products/instructions that came with my kit were above and beyond what I needed to do this project with ease!

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Great picture

Designed for replacing a double din with a single din unit. Would not work with replacing a factory double din with 6 cd changer with a double din only unit.

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

Works super well, easy to install. Fits perfectly with my JVC kd-x50bt. The only problem I can see in the future is that the plastic parts are not very strong, but it is holding up fine, and feels sturdy once it is in the car.

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

I mean it is what it is. This came free with my order of my radio, but my Subaru Legacy already had an almost identical pocket in place. The OEM one appeared to be of higher quality and heavier plastic, plus this one has vent holes or something in the back of it. I'm sure it would get the job done but I decided to keep there older, OEM DIN pocket in instead

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Works and looks professional

Good product!

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This kit came as part of a very complete installation kit for my Jetta. Everything went together well and looked good in the car. The only negative is that this is the second replacement order for the 'pocket' due to the tabs on the faceplate breaking over time. (The 4 tabs are the only thing holding the faceplate to the pocket.) The first faceplate lasted about a year, the second about 4 years. All-in-all, I've been very pleased.

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Easy install looks factory.

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The bezel around the pocket interfered a tiny bit with the deck, but otherwise works well

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looks nice

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Too deep

Everything fits, but it's too deep and makes it practically impossible to push the radio in flush in a vw jetta. Plan to modify it to work. Holds the radio well.

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Perfect fit

What can I say, it fit my radio perfectly. Wish the directions were a bit more clear on installing the factory brackets but other then that, all good.

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Perfect fit

Fit perfect no modification needed

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VW dash pocket

I was a little skeptical after reading reveiws but luckily I had no problems. Place faceplate on a flat surface and the tabs should snap on with ease.

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Fit perfect on my 2003 Subaru WRX

Fit perfect on my 2003 Subaru WRX...even with pocket on top. Docked a star just because the instructions weren't 100% clear since this is universal to many cars. A couple of the tabs and trim pieces weren't labelled so I had to go by the crude artwork in the instructions to figure out which one is which.

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20050 VW Jetta GLI Single Din Reciever Dash Kit

I've used other brands of Dash Kits in this same car trying to convert from the OEM Double DIN to Single DIN. This kit is more solid (read less rattles/ slop) than another brand I've tried in the past. Good Kit.

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May take a call/two to translate, but nice product.

Take your time and Call if you have Any questions. The plastic is a one-time, take it slow....or you're calling for a replacement. Overall, it's nice to have some storage options where I had Very limited prior.

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Cheaply made

Very cheaply made pocket, literally had it 2 days and the plastic pieces that hold the pocket and my head unit broke. For now my head unit is sitting loosely and I'm never wasting 15$ on this company again.

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5 Minutes and Done...

One of the easiest installs ever. Literally after getting the old radio out I was done in 5 minutes and ready to go. Great quality and easy install!

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Part of a kit, a piece broke easily, perhaps unnecessary

I received this as part of a "kit" of parts to install my new radio. I was going from a double din to single din radio, so arguably there would be a hole to fill. In my case, however, I soon plan to have something else to fill the gap leaving me without a great need for this piece. Sadly, it was cheaper to order the "kit" including this piece than it would have been to only order the wiring harness and antenna adapter that I needed. All that being said, I did end up installing it, even if for only a week. This is made to fit multiple vehicles and as a result comes with 3 different trim pieces to go on its face. The entire thing seems to be made of ABS plastic, a plastic which is known for being hard, but a bit brittle. Not flexible, in other words. Why is this important? The trip that goes on the front has four little legs that "snap" into the larger piece. One of these legs broke off while I was snapping the face on. I feel like I was careful and lined everything up nice and square. The instructions presume, in a VW, that you will mount this pocket below the radio. In my case, I needed to mount it above the radio. This is possible, but doing so results in you putting this in "upside down" according to the instructions. The instructions don't indicate that installing it this way is even possible.

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Good Product

It was easy to pick the dash kit for my 2001 Subara Forester using Crutchfield's website. Product came quickly and was easy to install.

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fills the gap

Flimsy and a beast to put together and install. Be very careful. If you break a tab you're done for. But hey, it's free.

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

very convenient and easy to install

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Easy Install

We got this to install a Clarion in a 2006 Forester. We installed the Clarion in lower part and the pocket in the top so the touch screen did not cover A/C Vents. This kit worked very well and was easy to install.

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Great Product

Great Prodect Perfect Fit For My Car Totally Suggest .

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Fit perfect, color was a little off from factory

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Like a glove

This fit perfectly in my 2003 Subaru Forester. The only difficulty I had was putting the mounting brackets on upside down or rather putting the pocket on the brackets upside down. With better photos on the directions I could have saved some time but there are no

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Worked Perfect

Fast and accurate product. Install was easy and Crutchfield was there if I had any questions.

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Nice Kit

Worked well to convert my 2 DIN system to 1. Easy install, useful.

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Poor quality

This is very poor quality. The little plastic hooks that connect the faceplate to the tray break easily. Crutchfield was great about replacing the first kit. I ended up practicing the attachment with the faceplates that I didn't need, which really helped I found that if you put the faceplate down on a flat surface and press the tray straight down onto it, you have a decent chance of it working. If it gets crooked at all, you'll probably break some of the hooks.

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Works great

This installed exactly like it was supposed to and looks good. No issues.

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Not actually needed for my 2005 Subaru Forester install, but seems like an okay product. The face trim on my head unit did not fit with the dash trim in place, and the stock pocket fits better without the face trim. When assembling, be careful how much torque you put on the screws. Metal captive nuts might be a nice improvement.

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not needed for my installation so don't bother, but it was a good quality.just saying

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Great accessory to fill the hole from the CD player

A nice accessory to fill the hole left by the old CD player. Much more useful than a blank plate. Deep enough to hold CDs, USB cables, AUX cables and other whatnot. Easily installed and looks good.

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Install kit

I got this kit for a 2001 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon. I ended up not using any part of it, the tray was not correct for the mounting plate from my factory stereo so I had to use my old tray. There were various adapters but it absolutely just did not match. I had to use my old dingy tray, which was a little disappointing. However that being said I'm actually kind of glad as the new tray had holes in the back of it and anything remotely small you put in it could end up inside the dashboard.

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poor quality

I found this product to be poorly made, and many of the parts were either unnecessary or confusing. The instructions told me to snap the Subaru plate onto the pocket, however I found that I could not put my original face plate back on with this plate on the front. it was next to impossible to remove without uninstalling the entire stereo. Bolts were too short to sufficiently hold the bracket adapters on, and if you over-tighten (which doesn't take much effort) you either strip the plastic or crack it entirely. Lastly, I mounted the correct right-hand adapter to the right hand side of the pocket, and found it wouldn't work as instructed. I actually needed to put the left-hand adapter on the right-hand side, after lining up the original bracket with my OEM stereo and noting the bolt pattern. I realize there are no one-size-fits-all-cars instructions, but maybe it would be better not to include any, rather than confuse people.

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okay

It would of been perfect if on of the clips on the vw face plate wasn't broken when I received the order

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Worked well but required slight trimming

Installing in a 1998 Subaru Legacy required some slight trimming of the top and side of trim ring to fit flush with JVC Arsenal KD-AR865BTS CD Receiver. Quick rotary tool work and the results were good.

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1997 Outback Legacy Limited

This came free with my Crutchfield purchase. I didn't us any part of the kit, I just threw it away

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fitment was dead on

this fit my subaru wrx impreza 2005 with no problem and very easy to install.. took me about 10 minutes

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Metra 98-8999 Dash Kit

This item worked perfectly for installing the new stereo into my 1998 Subaru Outback.

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dash kit

work pretty well for what I needed

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I never had to use it for my vehicle, but it seems like it would be a great idea to use it.

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Looks cool

I think this kit really dressed off the radio in my dash. It took the place of the CD Player that was in it.

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worked great

WORKED GREAT. piece of cake to install. Looks good.

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2002 Jetta

This kit was by far, the easiest kit I've ever used. Easy to install and looks totally factory. I'd definitely recommend this for anyone wanting to put a single din into a double din Jetta.

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Not bad!

Some people have complained that it's impossible to install this without breaking at least one of the tabs. I used the VW Jetta tabs and had no problem with the install. Nothing broke. It looks factory except for the fact that it isn't 100% perfectly in line with the opening. One end sticks out more than the other by maybe 1 or 2 mm. It's only noticeable if you're looking for flaws. Removing this will likely involve breaking one of the tabs, though. That's one happened to me. Re-installing it went okay and it still fits securely even with one of the tabs missing. It's weird that it has four holes in the back but when I had to remove the "shelf," those holes in the back gave me a way to grab hold of it. Just remember not to put tiny things in there or they might fall through the holes. Or cover them with black tape.

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Great fitment, has pretty close to a stock look.

I used the most flush face plate and it fit perfectly behind the factory 03' Impreza (WRX in my case,) faceplace. Looks very clean, could be mistaken for factory to the untrained eye.

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Simple and cheap

IT was easy to put together. just follow the directions. It is a little cheap and i had to use some epoxy around the Inside ring to keep it from shifting. But it worked fine

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Meh...

It's a bit on the flimsy side. Quite a few tabs broke while snapping parts together and placing unit in dash to cover the opening left by the removal of the double DIN unit and replacing it with a single DIN

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receiver kit

Its great

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Dash Kit for 2002 Volkswagen Jetta

The kit worked, but it was not quite the primo fit I had hoped for. I had to cut out a support for the factory radio at the back of the dash cavity, which was difficult. I snapped a couple of plastic parts on the dash kit when installing as they are very brittle plastic - you need to be very gentle and make sure things are well lined-up. Overall, the radio is in and looks pretty good, so no drastic complaints.

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Versatile. Nothing wrong with it a Dremel can't fix

I have a 1999.5 Golf that came to me with Premium 4 Stereo and a CD Deck. - each a single DIN Device. Crutchfield assumes that if you have a MkIV VW, you have the double DIN Monsoon radio. So when I finally tracked this part down, the web site told me "does not fit." I ordered it anyway, based on my own research. My car was precisely the application it was designed for and the supplied instructions from Metra demonstrated that. That said, I did not like the design of the part. It wanted me to remove the divider that VW uses to split the double-din bay into to single-din bays, It had a flange that would lock into the groove doing that would leave. A fine design, but I had already installed my single-din stereo, and it's cage was clipped to VW's divider, so I dremeled the flange off the VW Face plate supplied by Metra, and it fit perfectly.

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