Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

The plastic is a little harder and more brittle than the stock. The shape and form work well.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

I was freaking out because my van didn't look like the pictures. I had the backup camera monitor on my van, so the radio was a little different, but this thing fit perfectly after removing the camera and everything else. I absolutely love it. So if you have a similar setup as mine with the backup camera, buy this.

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Just don't.

Besides being ill-fitting, this kit will trigger your airbag light on the dash, possibly rendering the system useless. Crutchfield quickly replaced the kit and the issue still exists. The only way to clear the code is to unplug the kit from the vehicle - not sure if the airbags will work, but I definitely wouldn't put a small child in the front seat. I'd expect a refund, but the kit requires you to cut your dash. You cannot restore it to factory. It also appears that this is the only kit on the market. Very sad.

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Crutchfield response on 2/6/2023

John contacted our Tech Support team for help. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Worked well on my 2018 Transit 250. I'd give it 5 stars if the stereo brackets were metal instead of fiber reinforced plastic. It is secure though once it's all together

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It worked great for my 2017 Ford Transit 350HD. This is the chassis for my 2017 Coachmen FREELANDER Micro 20CB. The radio was actually classified as being for a Transit Passenger Van. Once we figured that out, we identified the right harness. The 4.5 inch screen must be connected (even though it is stored/stowed under the dash kit).

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Horrible fit

Fit is horrible. None of the clips would fit. Had to reuse OEM clips as best I could but even the two pieces from the kit won't clip together with the supplied clips. Also the double din head units leaves a huge 1/8" gap all around it.

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Crutchfield response on 4/18/2022

Once we saw this review, our Tech Support specialist, AJ, reached out to Alan to help him further. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

installed this kit in a 2019 ford transit passenger van. doesn't fit exactly how I wanted it and the plastic clips provided did not engage the front panel firmly. I spent 3 hours readjusting the mounts and double din radio mounting and still have a small gap and loose fit at the front of the panel.

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Clips provided did not all work. Only through trial and error, using Metra and factory clips was I finally able to get the front and top covers to fit properly.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

I had a car audio shop install my new alpine unit and dash kit. They had trouble getting the bottom to stay clipped in leaving a gap at the bottom, so I took 2 small head screws and screwed in through the heat vents as not to see them and this helped close the 1/2 inch gap.All and all I think it worked out. It is great that Crutchfield has all the parts to make it fit the new alpine head unit.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

It's exactly what it was supposed to do and fit very well!

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New clips aren't as refined as they could be....other than that excellent!

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

The conversion kit fit well in the dash. The instructions could be better though. Like mentioning that you have to take the old clips out of the front base. The radio was a little shorter than the opening but I filled the gap with a piece of soft rubber weatherstripping.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Fits perfect. Went to my local big box store to get a stereo installed they did not have a Dash kit and would take two weeks to get one. So I ordered from Crutchfield. Showed up in two days and fit perfect.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

It simply doesn't fit. I got it installed, but it doesn't clip down all the way, even with the OEM clips installed rather than Metra's cheap plastic ones. I cannot get the thing flush. Luckily my stereo is a 10.1" floating display, so you don't really notice. My airbag light is on now, but the one in the dash kit just... doesn't work. So there's that, too. But Scosche just decided not to make one for transits, so Metra really is the only option if you want to upgrade from that pathetic 4" ford radio. Metra... really guys, you could've done better!

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Does not fit right.

Doesn't fit right. The mold is off or clips aren't right. I have gaps all around where it integrates with the factory dash. Check out other posts, this is unfortunately common.

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Crutchfield response on 3/15/2021

This customer contacted our Customer Support team and set up a return. Purchases from Crutchfield can be returned or exchanged within 60 days.

Poor clips

The clips intended to connect to the original dash panel do not snap in correctly and/or fall off dropping into the dash cavity. This leaves the main stereo section proud and the top panel loose. If you plan on getting this product, think about maybe glueing or tacking it in place with some CA glue.

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Crutchfield response on 2/18/2021

Once we saw this review, our Tech Support specialist, AJ, reached out to this customer to help him further. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

It works with modifications

It is a clever conversion to get the double din to fit. Just be aware you will be cutting away a small support in your dash. No going back, but it works and looks nice. The worst part of the entire kit is the clips. The clips that come with the kit do not function like OEM and cause issues. Also, the passenger airbag light doesn't function with this kit. Just leave it unplugged.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

This dash kit makes me so dang mad. First, Crutchfield folks did their best. 10 points to Gryffindor. Metra, on the other hand, shouldn't hire rude knuckleheads to work customer service and have made a substandard product. Let's talk about fit. The dash kit includes a bunch of clips which ought to be useful, but the front piece has two out of four clips that pop back out of the OEM female clips in the dash. So I just removed the two Metra clips and accepted the wobble. Fit between replacement panels is wonky at best. Just not great. Next is the passenger airbag indicator light. I plugged the OEM harness into the back and immediately got an airbag fault light in the dash. I reset using my OBDII reader, fault came back. I plugged in the old stereo control to the harness and the fault light went away and stayed away. Metra told me "just unplug it hurr durr durr." Screw that. For this price to get OEM function, I want OEM function. After some arguing (wth I was arguing with a customer service rep?) the Metra guy finally gave in and said to get a replacement unit. Crutchfield sent a new unit and hey whaddaya know IT'S STILL NOT WORKING. Metra's the only game in town, so you're going to have to deal with it. For now, I've had to follow the mouth-breather's advice and "just keep it unplugged hurr durr durr."

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Great fit and finish!

Great fit, with enough room to stuff installation modules behind.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Not perfect fit. Airbag light turned on even with replacement unit.

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Crutchfield response on 8/31/2020

Freeborn contacted our Customer Support team and set up a return. Purchases from Crutchfield can be returned or exchanged within 60 days.

Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Fits perfectly

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Not recommended

Poor fit. Finish was peeling off right out of the packaging. Lack of detailed instructions.

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Airbag Light now on

Only gets two stars because it fit well and looks nice. The first thing I noticed was the rough edges on the plastic, the finished, viewable parts. Secondly and most importantly this system has caused my airbag light to come on. Sending a error code of B00D5 for my Ford, restraint system passenger disabled indicator. After several calls with tech support and a trip to my local Ford dealership I finally spoke to a tech who called Metra who gave him the answer of "just unplug it"?! I felt like I was in crazy town hearing that, what kind of company would say just unplug a connector that has something to do with your airbag system? So Crutchfield is sending me a new kit. We'll see if this fixes the airbag light.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Perfect fit and was very easy! I would highly recommend!

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Functions but only with modifications

This product will not function as designed without modifications. Overall build is ok and serves the purpose but is not a perfect fit and has revealing gaps in multiple areas when installed. There are two front plastic clips that are essentially worthless and will not allow the the dash kit to be installed flush with the dash. In reading others feedback this is a common problem and the only solution is to leave the clips off or the dash kit will pop out and not lock in properly. If there was another option currently available I would return this product. In addition the instructions supplied with the unit are very lacking when it comes to installing the kit itself and associated brackets. I finally got mine installed but only after reading forums and trying removing some hardware that came with the kit.

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Everything went right together and looks like a factory dash

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Great kit, with detailed instructions but the provided plastic clips are garbage and leaves a visible space between the sides

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It needed lots of love to fit properly.

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Looks great with quality materials....

Looks great with quality materials and covers the Pioneer AVH-2440NEX perfectly. The clips for the larger tray part didn't work that well and the tray wouldn't lay down flat on the dash at one end. I took the lower clips out and it lays don't flat with no gaps. I think it will be fine like this and won't mess with it unless a problem arises. They could do a better job on the clips, which are plastic and don't work well with the metal female OEM part the clips snap into. The OEM male parts were metal.

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The parts for this kit are clumsy, the trim does not go in flush and the clips are useless. I have to use the original clips just to hold the front panels.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

So glad they asked to review. Here's the positive: You have a option to mount an aftermarket radio. Here's the negative: Too expensive for the quality. What is the quality? The stock clips don't hold at all, you'll have to remove the OEM ones. The kit doesn't sit flush under the vents, you'll constantly try to push it down without success. The tray above the radio that's included has gaps (bowed appearance). There's a almost one inch gap in the DIN cutout face at the bottom or the top of the radio, there's no way to remove it. Any the most important thing to realize when you buy this (I did not, no one tells you including Crutchfield), you have to cut the factory radio support out of your dash!!! This is not just a piece of a mounting bracket, it is literally, your dash. If you wanted to go back OEM, you'd have to buy a whole new dash for your Transit. No exaggeration. I wouldn't have considered this if I would have known that.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

My kit was missing the bag of clips but I emailed Metra and they sent them to me. One thing not mentioned in the instructions that you need to do is remove the factory metal inserts in the dash for the Metra plastic clips to work right. Everything doesn't clip in quite as good as factory but everything looks good and nothing is popping off or anything. I also don't have any kind of gap whatsoever around my radio. Maybe some radios are a little small or maybe people aren't properly aligning there radios with the mounting brackets??? I'm happy with the end product and I'm pretty picky.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

The clips are not good quality. I used the clips from the factory dash and it seemed to hold better. For now

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Gap Under Stereo, Terrible Clips

I was not happy with this dash kit for my 2018 Ford Transit Cargo Van. The 2-din space is oversized, leaving about an 1/8" gap at the bottom through which wiring is visible (see attached picture). I had to trim a piece of ebony to fill the gap, which looks fine, but I don't feel like I should have to modify a kit that is supposedly specifically designed for my model year family. Online forums for Transit owners are full of other folks complaining about this gap. Additionally, the clips that hold the kit into the dash are awful. The worst offenders are the two clips at the very bottom of the front panel (that has the oversized rectangle cutout for the head unit). The cheap plastic clips provided are sized so poorly that they actually hold the kit away from the dash and prevent it from clipping in (see attached picture). It is, no joke, dramatically more functional if you remove those two clips entirely and just have no actual physical connection at the bottom of this piece. It then sits fairly flush against the factory dash. I wouldn't even have considered this except that, once again, Transit owner forums are packed with people recommending removing the clips entirely for this part of the kit. The top tray piece also fits poorly and bumps out slightly in the middle. It's clearly further poor design having largely to do with inadequate/incompatible clips (which seems pretty silly/lazy on Metra's part). All that said, this is your only option, so an extra s

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Great kit by Metra

Way exceeded my expectations. This kit was so easy to install, instructions were spot on with good illustrations, and the finished product looked perfectly "stock". Metra has certainly done their homework on this kit.

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Looks OK, securing to dash was an issue.

I've been buying and installing products from Crutchfield since 1978. I'm always impressed with their trim kits. This one "looks" OK, but it doesn't secure to the dash very well. The clips provided did not grip the inserts properly. had to apply some southern engineering to secure some parts. There is also a gap under the head unit that should not be present. It has to have a small gap because of the way the head face opens to gain access to the cd and media slots, but there is at least 1/4" to 1/2" too much gap beyond what was needed. I can almost stick my finger in the exposed gap. I may have to later apply more southern engineering to remedy that issue.

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Cheap clips.

All the plastic trim parts fit perfectly and look good. Front panel will not seat properly. My beef is with the cheap clips that don't hold.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Product worked beautifully and looked totally factory.

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Metra 99-5835G Dash Kit

Mostly fits well but the front panel will not seat properly.

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