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Nice alternative to OEM

Good kit that matches perfectly with my dash. Good fit and finish.

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Clean factory look!

Very clean, and very easy to install! Just need a hacksaw or handsaw as for most dual DIN you have to shave the inside (default) bar that goes across. Makes everything look factory on my son's 2013 Mazda 3.

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Great fit and match

I was really pleased with how the frame matched the color and texture of the factory materials. The only negative is having to cut the bar out to accommodate a double din radio. Involves making two cuts that could mar the frame. Other than that, a good product.

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Makes the upgrade look factory with the kit

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Perfect for aftermarket Radios

The dash kit works well with my aftermarket radio on my 2011 Mazda 3

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Not bad for the price, but could be better

Pros: -Looks good,very close match to the dash. I expect once it gets cleaned with some Armor All it will be even nicer. -If you have installed the white clips (not mentioned as far as I could tell in the instructions, but there was only one place they could go) it fits and stays in place. Once it is snapped in place it is fairly hard to pull back out, so I'm leaving it slightly out until I move further along. I noticed when I removed it one of the clips stayed in the hole, but easy to remove it. -Flexible design looks like it should work well with most receivers. Cons: -I was kind of shocked it was all plastic. Given my new head is quite light (far lighter than the OEM radio in my 2012 Mazda 3/Bose) it seems adequate to the job. I do think the top prongs that get screwed to the car should be metal. So I am taking off a half star. The plastic side pieces are stronger than I expected so I guess that is OK. -As many other's have noted, the manual could be better. Especially about the clips. When I saw I had "extra" parts I re-read the instructions and found no reference to them. Then I looked at them and there was only one place they could go. -The trim ring was worthless for my head unit. If I forced it in it got sort of twisted and looked worse than no ring. There not much space so OK without it, but annoying. Minus 1/4 star. -Mildly annoying to have to cut the back bar. Should have markings. -1/4 star. -Diagonal cutters worked well on the bar, so

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Radio kit

Fit nicely. Looks good. Would have liked it to be a little more sturdy. But doing what it's supposed to.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Instructions kinda sucked, but I figured it out after a while. Fit and finish is OK.

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Nice product easy install looks great

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Holy smokes. Metra is upping their game. I've been using their products for decades, and it's always been that black ABS plastic look. This kit for the Mazda3, the plastic of the big bezel (replacing the weird stock stereo shape) is rubberized, and matches the look of the interior surfaces perfectly. Everything clicks together tightly and I didn't have to do any filing / relief work to get a clean fit. The included cubby (for single DIN installs) is still the traditional ABS look, but that's little concern and doesn't throw things off visually.

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Go for Scosche instead!

I got this as part of my installation kit for my 2012 Mazda 3, and it was not great. It is inferior in every way to the Scosche dash kit I bought after this. This review is for the double din install option. First of all, the finish is a soft, "velvety" rubberized plastic. That's great but it doesn't match the car's interior, which has a harder finish. This type of coating also does not age well - as it deteriorates it gets tacky/sticky and shiny. I can't directly confirm that with this particular product, but it has a very similar feel to other items I've had with this finish (water bottles, scissor handles, etc.) that had that problem. The fit was fine, I guess, but there are no clips on the bottom so it just keeps scooting its way forward until it's not flush with the rest of the trim. Then you push it back in, it scoots back out, and it'll keep happening until you give up and go buy the Scosche version. You also have to... saw? out the middle bar for a double din install. Instructions just say "remove" and expect you to figure it out. I mean, I can certainly saw out a small plastic bar, but should I have to? I wish I could return it but I think I'm out of my window, and like I mentioned, I had to saw the thing to install it.

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Metra took the cheap way out

The fitment was great but rather than using black plastic for the dash kit metra decided to plasti-dip the grey plastic which cheapens the kit and the black plasti-dip can easily scratch off.

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Not Good

Not good, I got this brand online and here. Both had paint defeats. For a 2010 mazda 3 you only have two options, it's the Metra and Scosche. Metra is no good, Scosche is a lot better, I would go with them instead. This has nothing to do with Crutchfield, since they do not make the product. They had great customer service and provide a lot of help!

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Looks Factory Installed

Excellent trim kit for my head unit install. Looks like it was installed from the factory, with very precise tolerances.

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Great overall, I just feel like the radio is not very secure. I wish it had metal attach brackets.

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Quick shipping. Product accuracy. Will shop here for all future needs in car audio.

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Junk

This dash kit does not fit in the vehicle. Look at photos to see the large gap that is created. The plastic mounts do not lock into the Mazdas bracket. The plastic brackets on the dash kit plastic and very flimsy. Save your money and buy something of better quality.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

not secure at all

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Made my daughters new full din radio a perfect fit.

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Fit in my dash perfectly for my 2010 Mazda 3. Put in a double din stereo with Apple carplay- it completely changes the look of the car.

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Good fit in my 2013 Mazda 3. Looks pretty much stock.

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Very satisfied with this kit.

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Really easy to put in looks great

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Fit was very good, no issues whatsoever!

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You have to install the white panel clips

Installed this in a 2012 Mazda 3. It fits nicely in the dash. The only downgrade I give this is that it directions aren't super clear on how and where to attach the 4 white panel clips. Without the panel clips installed, the bottom of the radio/trim kit will lift up and out of the dash. I gave Crutchfield technical support a call and he was able to explain to me where the clips go. Once those were installed, the trim kit snapped into place and is very secure. The white panel clips press on to the 4 "arms" that protrude from the back of the trim kit. They fit right into the 4 holes in the dash where the radio mounts.

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Fits great

Firs great. I have the base model Mazda 3 and it fits great and matches the interior perfectly. There are quite a few mounting options depending on the stereo you're installing.it can be a bit confusing if you're not used to installing them

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This was a great item it fits perfect and matches the color nicely in my 2011 Mazda 3

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Easy to install and looks nice and clean in the dash

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Good buy but can be fragile

Looks good in the dash and easy to install but fragile. I had to take the unit out a couple of times after installation due to a faulty wire in the harness and the top tabs broke on it. Crutchfield replaced the kit no problem but it would be better to have a more robust tab area so this doesn't happen.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Looks great in the end. Make sure you use the white clips that are included. Everything is flush. A huge pain that I have to cut out the middle bar to use double DIN.

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looks great

fits great and the color is a great match. easy to install and fits solid.

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Professional Results

The kit fit perfect! It's a little tricky figuring out how to mount the head unit but looked great in the kit. Nice fit and finish.

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Don't ignore the white clips

The instructions are adequate, but not great. It's easy to miss the part on the first page that mentions installing the white clips because the illustration is horrible. If you skip this step, the kit won't sit flush and will pull away from the dash at the bottom. Once I figured that out, it looks great in the dash of my Mazda 3.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

It works, and it looks a lot like the factory deck. But there's a significant gap between the dash kit and the vent panel above, and the vent panel (which clips into the dash kit) doesn't quite sit flush with the dashboard like it did with the factory deck. I see the same problem in other reviewers' photos, so I don't think it's just something I did wrong.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

This product is not worth it. The product does not fit seamlessly in the car though it is pretty decent. The biggest issue i have with this is that you can get a double din one on other sites for the same or cheaper and you dont have to manually cut out the center bar. Everything else I would buy from Crutchfield. This I would consider going elsewhere and getting one that is already set up for a double din if that is what you are installing.

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Great fit and factory appearance.

Have used the Metra kits on many occasions. Great fit and easy to follow instructions.

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Fits great in my sons Mazda 3. Easy to play install.

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Notice to 2013 w/factory Navigation and Bose

Good fix, color matches, and the unit looks amazing. The opening was too small for the Alpine iLX-207's trim piece, so I had to use the trim that came with the dash kit, but it still looks good. On a side note, and a very important one to anyone who is purchasing to replace a 2013 Mazda 3 with factory navigation and Bose, you have to remove the glove box to get to a security bracket on the back of the radio. This is not in any of the Crutchfield or Metra instructions, and the Crustfield technical support didn't know about it either. This is a small oversight because the vehicle didn't change much from 2012 to 2013, other than the in-dash Navigation instead of the little screen on the upper console. Mazda must have figured it was an expensive enough unit to warrant putting in that extra security. The nice thing about that bracket though, at least in my case, it lined up with my new radio and I was able to reuse it! Downside is, I have to take the glovebox off if I need to get behind it, but oh well.

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Works great

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Looks like factory

Looks good in my car. Flush and clean. Mazda3S 2011.

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Easy install. Looks great. Fits in with the stock dash of the vehicle very nicely.

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This is working for me however the plastic is very weak and it does not stay 100% in place. The plastic could be stronger.

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Looks nice and matches the interior color, but...

It looks good and it fits right in. The problem is that it won't stay in because none of the side clips engage and it does't have a bottom clip to secure it into the bottom panel (AC controls panel). I followed the instructions that came with the kit and it doesn't work.

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Have not installed radio yet but I mounted it in the kit. Would be nice if the holes where the screws go into were countersunk to match the screws that come with the head unit. Had a hard time to get the screws to engage in the side of the head unit. UPDATED 11/21/17: Just want to share my experience with this kit. The kit comes with 4 new white clips that hold it into the dash. I thought I would reuse the clips that were on the stock radio because I thought the OEM clips would be better than the aftermarket clips. The stock radio uses 2 white clips (top) and 2 black clips (bottom). After installing the radio I noticed the bottom of the kit would not engage the holes where the clips go. I contacted Metra directly and the person who wrote back asked me to install the kit without the radio to make sure nothing was preventing the kit from going in all the way. I started to do that today but did not want to undo where I ran the USB cable so I decided to remove the black clips and swap them with 2 of the white clips. I put the radio and kit back in and the bottom locked right in place where it should ! Problem solved.

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Easy to install

Perfect fit and very easy to assemble with the head unit I purchased.

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Nice Install Kit

Nice kit, fits well and matches dash in a 2012 Mazda 3.

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Nice fit, ugly bezel

This unit looks good when mounted in my Mazda 3. It looks like part of the original car. The design is good, and my radio fit well. The one area of potential improvement is the face bezel. The bezel plastic is flimsy, and it tends to warp and bend, which detracts from the appearance some. From past experience with other dash kits, the bezel issue is fairly common, so it may be a fact of life.

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It all fit really good.

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Find a better Dash Kit

I would say this dash kit is serviceable in a pinch at best. The fit is not quite right; it tends to push the sides out slightly, leaving an uneven appearance with a gap on one side. Also, the color of the spray coating leaves much to be desired when comparing with the OEM plastics. The spray finish also creates a surface charge which attracts dust and lint. If you install this kit, be sure to use the compression clips from the factory stereo, and you will have a tighter fit. This kit also feels a bit flimsy to me. I ended up swapping this kit out immediately for a different kit (that Crutchfield doesn't sell) for Mazda 3, and it fits and looks 100 times better.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Tight fit and is flush with the dash. However, the plastic doesn't match the OEM plastic. I put some Armor All on it to give it a bit more of a glossy shine but it still looks off.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Installs easily and was a perfect match for my 2012 Mazda 3

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Great look and fit, easy to install.

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Looks great, installed easy.

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Great product

This product fits perfectly in my 2012 mazda 3 sedan. Color matches perfectly. Works great with my single din head unit.

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Fit Like A Charm

What can I say, it fit like a charm and looks great!

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Easy Installation and looks great!

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looks great

At first I was a little worried, that the stereo wouldn't look good in this, as the bottom portion is pushed in. Once I opened the package, I found that the material used looks and feels great. Once installed, the stereo also looks great.

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Dope

Helps installation be some so easy

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Looks mostly good, but build quality could be improved a little bit

It looks close enough to match my 2012 Mazda 3 dash. The appearance of it looks fine, but my only issue is the build quality of it. I would be more than willing to pay a little bit more of something that is a little bit higher quality. It is slightly flimsy and could stand to be improved a little bit. Without that being said, it is of acceptable quality.

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dash kit

Overall the product was what i needed to do the job :)

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Excellent

Excellent fit and color match on dash trim. Easy install. Wire colors matched after market stereo to make it an easier hookup. Looks way better than the gaudy junk stock stereo and gives an extra storage area when using a single din stereo. Much needed space for these cars. Fast shipping as well

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It's ok

Aesthetically I really enjoyed this product, it looks great! Unfortunately it doesn't stay in place very well. The bottom lifts off the dash and I can't seem to find a solution to click it down.

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2012 Mazda Dash Install

Looks good, easy install

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its a dash kit

looks as good as stock. thanks

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Not bad.

Fits OK; could be a little more flush with the AC vents and controls on the top and bottom. The pocket that comes with the mount for single-DIN (for the bottom single DIN) is meh. I'm satisfied but it could be better. Instructions weren't terribly clear.

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Mazda 3 Dash adapter kit

Fit perfectly, looks like factory OEM.

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Dash Kit

The kit provided all that was needed to simplify the radio installation

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Not bad

Fits really nice and has a nice factory look but it is annoying that you have to cut a portion of it out to make a double din fit. Ended up putting a visible scratch on the side when cutting. Everyone with a newer car usually gets a double din so I'm not sure why they would make it that way.

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Looks factory

Makes your aftermarket stereo look like it belongs there.

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The most bang for your buck!!

Works as advertised. HD Radio and Bluetooth for this price is a great deal

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For those who are having problems securing with single din

The bracket actually works pretty well with single or double din. It is very easy to miss the mention in the instructions to attach the little white clips to the rear of the bracket. There are 4 points that the clips need to be installed and with these, the bracket has the support to not have the bottom part of the bracket sticking out and creating a gap at the bottom. I had my receiver in for 2 weeks before a friend decided to take a second look at the mounting and we found where the missing clips should have gone.

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Perfect fit, looks like factory installation with this kit

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Easy to install.

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Nice

Finish matches the dash nicely. I like the fact that you don't use the sleeve that comes with a Double Din install. Instead the bracket screws into the side of the new HU. The only negative is you must use the surround that comes with this unit not the one from the new HU. The surround plastic doesn't look as good as the rest of the plastic in this kit. Overall one of the better fit and finish I've seen in a kit like this.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Kit fits the dash perfectly *if you use a double din receiver. The kit depends on the rest screw in the back of the receiver to prevent tilting. With a single din, the screw doesn't line up with the socket and the whole assembly tilts a bit creating a small gap at the bottom.

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Looks good, matches OEM finish, construction is flimsy.

Mounts the double DIN nicely in the dash. It matches the OEM plastic color and grade nicely. However, the kit does NOT secure properly to the dash. The bottom of the dash doesn't have any clips to slid into the retainer slits, so one could easily lift (or steal) the stereo. Additionally, the parts that screw to the car have to be screwed on themselves.

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Great fit

This adapter fits really well. It was also a breeze to put in. The only thing I'd ask for differently is a better trim piece. The one they give you is puny and easy to break.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Overall, I am quite impressed with this dash kit. I opted for a double DIN installation and it came out looking pretty close to factory. The only thing that really doesn't look like a factory part is the flimsy and slightly cheesy trim piece that goes around the radio last thing. Otherwise, the kit matches the rest of the dash very nicely in color, texture, fit and feel.

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Metra 99-7514B Dash Kit

Great product, especially the installation manual that tell you how to remove the factory radio.

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Perfect Fit

Dash kit was easy install, came with single din option and double din option. Quick install and looks great!

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Great Fit & Finish

This kit came with everything I needed. It was pretty easy to set-up/install and it makes the stereo look stock(very clean install). The texture is soft/bumpy so it has texture but your finger slide right over it. These is a great piece to use with the 2010 Mazda 3 If you are adding any aftermarket stereo.

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