Fbodyfan

Hey Guys

I was wondering how much depth is available in a 98 camaro once you remove the mounting tab for the monsoon? I am interested in getting the new Eclipse CD5030 when it comes out, but Crutchfield says it will not fit the camaro. According to Eclipse's website the unit is 7 and 1/4 inches deep. I was wanting to use the HU mount, but I could go with another mount that would give me more space if it doesn't look too hideous.

Fbodyfan

Crutchfield lists the Camaro as having 5 and 3/4 inches of depth for the head unit. Does anyone here have any idea how much more depth you gain by removing the back mounting tab for the stock monsoon unit?

pentavolvo

pending i remeber sunday i can measure when i jump in a camaro to do an install, odds are u will be fine there is a decent amount of depth

Fbodyfan

Pentavolvo

Thanks, that will be a big help, otherwise I figured I would just have to go ahead and pull out my monsoon and measure the depth.

SparkyJJO

iTrader: (11)

Not sure how deep my pioneer deck is, but there was some plastic tab back in there I had to whack off to make it fit. Maybe that is the monsoon mounting tab you were referring to?

Anyway, seemed like a decent amount of space in there.

Shockwave179

iTrader: (7)

Yeah you have to break or cut that tab off, even then my RCA head unit just barely fit, the aluminum heatsinks were touching whatever is back there.

Fbodyfan

Looks like I will just have to pull the monsoon and see what I have back there. I am planning on waiting until after Crutchfield ships out the preorders and gets some customer feedback anyway.

pentavolvo

sorry i never got around to that intall this weekend due to **** weather

pturner

Please let me know what you find out, im interested in this head unit also. If there are no answers by this weekend I will check myself.

Fbodyfan

I changed my days off around this week to go see the Disturbed show so it may be next weekend before I can get into the dash to take measurements. If your waiting for the eclipse, there is no rush. According to the thread I just read on car audio forum, Eclipse has told Crutchfield they won't be shipping to retailers until early may.

Fbodyfan

I went out and pulled the head unit today and took some measurements. Right side of the opening is the most restrictive; there is aprox 6 and !/2 inches of depth to a black plastic electronics module of some kind mounted to the ac housing and to the AC vent duct in the upper corner. On the left side of the opening there is aprox 6 and 3/4 inches of depth to the ac housing. The greatest clearance seems to be in the middle, there is approx 1 and 3/4 inches behind the stock mounting tab. I forgot to measure to the tab, but it looks like Crutchfield depth of 5 and 3/4 was accurate with it left in place.

Depending on how the eclipse is laid out in the back it may fit with a 1/2 inch or more probably a 1 inch extension, but until there are some pictures available of the back of the unit there is no way to tell. As a result, since I have not been satisfied with any other single din unit I will probably get a double din.