Re: Installing Sony stereo in A4?

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Aug 7, 11:31pm, Jay@aol.com wrote:
> Subject: Installing Sony stereo in A4?
> I'm going to get a Sony CDX-910 as soon as I can find one,
> and throw it into my A4Q.  For some reason that somebody here
> will probably explain as "makes the car go faster/steer
> better/safer", Audi chose not to put a standard DIN
> radio in the dash.  Sony does not make an Audi kit.

Hmmm.  Well, the radio IS a standard DIN... sort of.  That
is, the chassis is standard DIN mount, so the Sony should slide
right in.  However, there's going to be a 1/2" to 1" gap on
each side of the radio, because the stock radio has an extra-
wide face plate.  Excuse the bad ASCII graphics, but here's what
a view of the top of the radio looks like:
       (rear)
     ---------
    |         |
    |         |
    |         |
   _|         |_
  |_____________|

Dave Robbins suggested calling Crutchfield... I'd second that.
I spoke with them about 3 weeks ago, and at that time a Crutchfield
employee had just bought an A4 and was going to let them "research"
it (read: rip it apart).  There's also a picture of a standard
DIN CD head unit (Denon) installed in what appears to be an A4
dash in their current catalog.

Dan Masi
'96 A4Q