American International SB-K926 Dash Kit

Came as expected, with all parts. No damage.

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Crutchfield is amazing- worked perfectly. Have used Crutchfield for years and they are super helpful if and when you run into little snags.

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Little loose but does the job

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Only the 2 plastic side brackets were used. The bottom "cubby " would have blocked the center vents

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American International SB-K926 Dash Kit

Feels a little flimsy. Good fit for the car and head unit, would have preferred a more durable plastic housing.

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Much better dash kit than the one I got 13 years ago with my last radio! Looks better

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Sturdy, great fit!

As others have mentioned, the kit is a bit tricky to get together, but the quality is great! A suggestion might be for Crutchfield to assemble for the customer? Very satisfied with the quality and fit!

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Easy install!

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This did not work at all on my 2013 Forester XT Touring. Just as well, because it is poor quality trash.

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American International SB-K926 Dash Kit

This dash kit worked as advertised. Everything went together and it fit into the dash of my Forester. It took a little bending and pushing the plastic parts together, but they did match up. The kit fit into the dash and the screws went into the metal of the car. The head unit and bezel that came with my head unit matched up perfectly.

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The fit was excellent and the directions were simple and easy to follow. After installing, it looks as though it was made for my car. It would be nice if the mounting brackets that screw onto my car were metal, but the plastic works and probably keeps the cost down.

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Worked great on my 2011 Subaru WRX

Worked great on my 2011 Subaru WRX. No issues.

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This product worked for my 2011 Subaru Forester. The directions were clear but did not work as expected. It is actually easier to install (bottom storage piece) first to one of the sides and attached it to the fascia plate then attach the other side thus making it easier to click the storage piece in. Other than the directions this worked out great. Directions were my only complaint.

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Horrible quality

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Great kit worked well with the 2010 Impreza

This worked well, the radio fit well inside of the plastic surround, but the plastic bracket didn't really work I'm assuming it's for a single din radio where I installed a double din, the radio did just work with the stock radio brackets and was a perfect fit with the radio once it was installed. overall really happy with the installation.

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It fits great in the dash but is hard to assemble. You need a long thin small screwdriver to assemble this and the pocket in the bottom is very difficult to install. After finally getting the pocket in it took a lot of effort to get the tabs to fit in the side. I would recommend fitting the sides to the pocket first and then attaching it to the front plate. Putting this together took longer than taking the old unit out, wiring the new unit and putting everything back together.

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This dash kit was easy to use and made the radio look factory installed. Well made too!

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HORRIBLE

absolutely horrible went through all the excitement and work of installing it just for it not to fit in the end . I am beyond annoyed.

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Did it's job. Had to break plastic tabs to make it fit. (Breaking the tabs is by instructions)

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Easy! Great fit!

Fit my car perfectly.

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Fits my 2010 Subaru Forester very well. The bezel that came with the radio wasn't used or needed. The finish of the plastic molding could be better. I wish the back of the cubbie didn't have features that make it harder to clean, i.e. the holes and fastening for the box. I understand from opinions on the internet that this is the best fitting bracket for my 2010 Subaru Forester. The back of the box and assembly make a great place to mount the steering wheel control adapter and place to tie up the wires for a neat install. I'd suggest using the pan head screws that came with the Subaru and not the flat head ones provided by Crutchfield. Flat head screws will destroy the thin web of assembly.

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Does not fit double din.

Poor quality kit that does not fit a double din radio. Buying this was just a waste of money. It didn't fit my standard double din radio at all. I threw this garbage out.

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Excellent it fits perfectly on my 09 Subaru Impreza

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Fit well

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Fit perfectly in my WRX 10/10

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Would be better with metal mounting brackets. But Ok.

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Great kit. Looks seamless.

Fits perfectly on my 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX paired with a Sony XAV-AX150

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Did the job

Looks great in my 2012 Subaru Forester. Cutting the tabs for the double DIN install was quick and easy. It fit perfectly. I threw away the pocket because I had no use for it.

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Not Recommended for use with a Double-DIN Head Unit

Use with double-DIN units requires removing U-shaped ears on inside faces of the left and right side panels. Even after cutting off the ears using right-angle shears, the remaining stubs stuck up enough to cause the panels to bulge out and deform such that 1) it was difficult to thread in the short screws that attach the panels to the head unit, and 2) it caused mis-alignment of the side brackets with the bolt-holes in car dashboard. The remedy was additional re-work using a file or Dremel tool to grind off the remaining stubs to ensure a smooth and flush mounting interface between the side panels and the head unit.

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Worked.

Front came bent out of shape and just felt low quality. Looks ok in car.

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The side panels are a little flimsy and the only 1 screw hole on each side lined up so I had to enlarge or re drill the others

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The finished product looks great. I dinged it one star because the plastic thickness of the side supports made it difficult to install the side panels. Including longer screws would make it a 5 star.

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Overpriced for what you get.

Made of cheap plastic and didn't work great for me but it worked enough. Feel scammed for paying this much for it.

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Quality was ok... had to trim off extra plastic left of from factory molds

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Did the job!

Made for a neat, clean install

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Directions tough

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It works. Some pieces are pretty flimsy and the bar that goes across the top was not straight. Has a bit of a wave in it which makes my installation not perfect.

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Could only use 1 part the frame all the rest would not fit.

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Called for help with this because I had to cut off a piece but after they helped explain what needed cut it was simple

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Fit perfect and looks great

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Just buy this one.

Clean, sharp looking install. Looks like factory, almost. Fits my double din Kenwood Excelon perfectly. Took a minute to figure out that if you're not using the supplied storage pocket for single din applications then you need to snip off the plastic tabs.

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The mounting kit fit well, there were just two plastic pieces I had to shave off to fit my double din headunit.

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Easy to assemble and install. Makes for a very clean looking install.

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great product crutchfield saved me money

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I used this face plate bracket instead of the one that came with my new headunit because it fit very well and looks great. For double-din headunits you must break off the plastic tabs on the inside of the bracket. I had to additionally sand the plastic stubs down because they were sticking out so far the screws were too short. Other than that everything fit together very well.

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Fit well

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Meh, wish there was a better option

Annoying, a bit flimsy, but with "modification" it works. You need at least a 4in #1 phillips driver to reach attach the r/l sides to the front bezel, not something that is common at the local hardware store (75-80mm is available). I used a 6in long 1/4in hex shank driver bit and drilled out the access holes on the side plates. You also need to trim off the lower tray mounts if using a 2-DIN head unit. So additional tools/skill is required to remove those flush to the surface. I snipped them off with wire cutters and made them flush with a sanding wheel on my drill. Opening on bezel doesn't match well to my Kenwood.

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Great product made my install very easy.

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Perfect fit

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Did the job very well. Fit very nice around the radio and dash.

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just used the brackets on my car but worked as they should

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A quality product. No need to make any modifications for the installation.

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A good dash kit for 2008-2012 Subaru Impreza

A good aftermarket dash kit with which you can install an aftermarket head unit that looks like OEM.

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Easy to install

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Great service, your agent was not only very helpful but very knowledgable...

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Easy install with professional results.

Simple brackets and trim, but fit my vehicle well and gave the unit a professional, OEM look. Be careful not to overtighten brackets to head unit, they are easily distorted.

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Great product, install was very easy. Nice clean look.

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Good instructions... fit perfectly and looks great

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2011 Impreza with Alpine ILX-W650

Worked great on a 2011 Subaru Impreza with the Alpine ILX-W650 head unit.

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Had to snap off the tabs in the rear as they interfere with the back of the head unit. Required multiple attempts to adjust the depth. Screws also need to be a couple of mm longer.....

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Fit perfectly in 2009 Forester X.

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Love it fits like a charm and looks awesome !!!

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Not the best

While it comes with a variety of screws some aren't long enough. Kit is for both single & double din. You have to break off a plastic tab for double din, which doesn't always make the side bracket flush..hence the problem with the screw length

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This dash kit was a bit confusing and the directions were not very clear when it came to using it for a double din radio, as it required part of the plastic to be cut away.

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Fits the car, but not the radio

Fitted in a Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 2009 so I could replace the dead OEM radio. The kit fits the car well, but the Axxera AD330 radio was a tight squeeze into the kit. I called technical support at Crutchfield (great service, btw!) who told me I had to remove some metal tabs from the radio unit (hmmm). Even after I got the unit fitted, the radio face plate is suppose to open down so that you can access the CD player. This kit blocked the face plate from opening. Despite multiple adjustments, the radio just does not fit properly into this kit. Very disappointed.

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Had to modify the bottom of the faceplates accomidate a sliding faceplate on my head unot. Not really the mounts fault. Ended up using a coping saw to cut a clearing on the bottom lip of the faceplate. Otherwise, the product was a perfect fit.

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Terrible kit

This is the worst dash kit I have EVER installed. There aren't enough holes on the side brackets so I couldn't bring my head unit out as far as I'd like it to be and the plastic feels cheap and bendy. The worst and most frustrating part about it is that the front bezel that goes around the head unit needs to be screwed into the side brackets. Sounds simple but the screw holes in the bezel are not threaded, the screws they provide are of very poor quality, and you need a very long and tiny screw driver to actually reach the little screws. I stripped two of the heads while trying to get them threaded in. All of the kits that I have installed just have little clips on the sides of the bracket for the bezel to clip into and there's no reason why this one couldn't be just like that. The only pros to this kit are; it fits in my car and it feels relatively sturdy once installed.

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Dash kit does its job looks great.

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fits nice

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It's....fine

Plastic mounts that work fine. Getting the screws in can be a bit of a problem if you don't have a very small and long screwdriver. It also came with plastic tabs that had to be cut off and sanded down.

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Worked good, was a little confused by the instructions but wasn't hard to figure out. Great company here!

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Life saver!

The unit I purchased is a little bit smaller than the opening in the dashboard. This kit makes for a perfect installation

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Does its job.

Used this to install a JVC double DIN receiver in my 2009 Forester. Easy to install and looks great. The plastic is a bit flimsy, but once attached to the head unit it is plenty rigid to securely hold the receiver in place.

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not the best design.

the concept is great, but they fail with the delivery. I purchased a Alpine unit with this kit, and if was very difficult to make fit correctly. the Alpine unit had a removable faceplate, and I'm not sure if they run a little larger than the standard. But it took several attempts and fighting with the kit to make it fit flush. Should have been a little bigger, more fogiving, then it wan. Almost impossible to get it to fit.

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Does the Job

For the price and necessity of this kit, it is kind of hard to beat. Worked great with my Double Din stereo, and required minimal modifications.

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took some finagling...

i had to really work this kit to make it fit the receiver, the instructions weren't very detailed either. on the other hand, it was free so i can't complain a whole lot

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This kit wasn't needed for 2011 Subaru Impreza Wagon. After struggling with the install, I ended up using stock brackets without the kit and the double din unit then fit perfectly flush.

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Easy to put on made job fast for instal

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The mount kit barely fits into my Subaru and the panel won't lock into place and I can't adjust the position of the mount kit because the stereo barely fits jvc radio I bought for it. Either I installed the kit wrong or it's the wrong size for the radio.

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Worked out great

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This makes it look like the radio came with the car! Looks amazing.

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Perfect fit, great look!

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Does its job but is not the best looking for sure.

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Fits perfect

Perfect fit!

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A little bit (about 1 mm) tight for 2013 Subaru Forester. Squeezed the frame a little bit and installed successfully.

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Good Dash Kit, put in '09 Impreza

Fairly simple assembly. The stereo is secured with a screw in each side. The screws came with my stereo, not the dash kit. Glad I still had them, since this was a reinstall into a different vehicle and I never used those screws with the prior vehicle's kit. The screws pass through the notches in the sides of the kit, so you can slide the stereo inward or outward a bit for aesthetic adjustment, and then tighten the screws to hold it firmly in position. Easy to install in the dash, too.

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Easy and good looking install

This kit made the install of my head unit into a 2013 Subaru WRX simply, and it looks great. The plastic color matches very well with the bezel, giving it a professional look. The slots to pass screwdrivers through to assemble this are a great design feature.

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The product itself works well, fits well, and looks great. The instructions are very poor.

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Does not fit well in 2013 WRX, had to modify it. It may fit other cars but not exactly that subaru

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Perfect fit, minor alteration.

It fits perfectly into the double DIN pocket left by the OEM stereo unit. BUT, I had to file off some of the "pocket" edging so that I could get a snug fit into the bracket.

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Subaru Impreza/WRX 2008-Up

Worked great with my 2012 Subaru Forester. I installed a double-din stereo; popped out the old stereo, 4 screws, and disconnected the wires, then put on the two side mounts and bezel to the new stereo, then screwed that back in place.Very easy to install and looks great! Comes with the lower pocket if installing a single-din stereo.

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American International SB-K926 Dash Kit

the brackets fit perfectly and were easy to install. The 4 star rating is for the extreme flimsiness of the upper and bottom outer framing. The plastic is so cheap and bendy that I feel that even just touching it might break the frame. Aside from this it does what it is supposed to do.

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Be gentle

It fit well, but was missing install screws. Plastic braces ended up breaking and we re-used the metal factory braces.

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Perfect fit in my Subaru

Perfect fit for replacing the stock radio in my 2013 Forester. Used it for a single DIN, 2 screws on each side hold the radio securely. The only part that's a little tricky is securing the side panels to the front with the small Phillips head screws. Don't tighten them down until you snap the storage pocket in place (contrary to instructions), and you need a long screwdriver to be able to clear the side panel for the final turns. Alternatively, I used a jewelers screwdriver that fit right against the panel, pushed down on the end and tightened the screw by turning the driver with a pliers - took a few turns but worked great. Radio fit in very nicely and looks great in the dash, no gaps or misalignment with the trim panel.

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Did its job. Great fit. Simple installation process.

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Great for 09 Subaru Forester

This worked great for my Sony WX-900BT deck. Didn't take long at all to install, and it looks great in my dash, like it came from the factory that way.

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Average to sub par product.

Combines this with my alpine touchscreen unit for my 2012 Forester. It was a double-din unit so the pocket was not needed. Also the mounting brackets were not needed because the factory brackets worked just fine. The faceplate spacer looks fine but is just a tad too big in the width which makes the factory faceplate not sit quite flush to the dash but isnt the end of the world.

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Subaru Impreza/WRX 2008-Up

This Dash kit when used with the Sony XAV-AX100 CarPlay Receiver makes it difficult to turn the volume knob, only allowing the user to turn it in half circle increments; it basically take away form the receivers functionality; not cool. This is because for this particular dash kit, the receiver is not forward enough to relieve the sides of the dash from blocking the usage of the volume knob. If the dash kit allowed the unit to be Brought forward more it would get 5 stars.

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Decent Dash Kit

I agree with other reviewers regarding the flexible plastic. Assembling this dash kit is difficult because of the small screws, limited space, and need for a screwdriver with a long shaft and small diameter head. The dash kit "stiffened" up when I installed the deck. My application required mounting the deck without the metal sleeve and trim ring. Once installed, the dash kit seems solid and looks nice in my 2010 Subaru Forester. Crutchfield shipped my order Next Day Air so it would arrive by the estimated arrival date without asking. They also included DIN screws, a wire harness, this dash kit, a antenna adapter, and installation instructions. Thanks Crutchfield!

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