Metra 99-7898 dash kit for CR-V 2006

[alias2102]

Just wanted to share my experience installing an after-market radio unit.
It seems that Metra 99-7898 is what most car audio installers use. I did too. Big mistake, this mounting kit awful. Not only it fits the dash opening poorly, it bounces up and down whenever it hits a bump on a road. It will take a couple of potholes to put a radio unit out of comission.
I replaced it with American International kit HON-K828, much better fit and very sturdy too.

[Ortwein]

could been the way it got installed... Americian international kits are horrible, like any company metra does put out some kits that are deffective. Metra is THE BEST in aftermarket radio instilations.

example for an american interntaional kit


"This side for chryslers"


"This side for Ford"


wow haggard

as an installer i ahve tryed both and metra blows past in quality but again.. to each there own

[sleeksilver]

I believe I have a Metra kit for my Acura and it is perfect???? Maybe you installed it wrong??? It is screwed in and should never "bounce around".

[davidold]

I had the same experience. The Metra kit for the 2G V is thin, flimsy, ugly junk. I also switched to the AI version an it is MUCH better; solid, fits perfectly, and looks great. Don't get the Metra kit.

[k24 rd6]

Originally Posted by Ortwein

could been the way it got installed... Americian international kits are horrible, like any company metra does put out some kits that are deffective. Metra is THE BEST in aftermarket radio instilations.

example for an american interntaional kit


"This side for chryslers"


"This side for Ford"


wow haggard

as an installer i ahve tryed both and metra blows past in quality but again.. to each there own

Metra quality has gone down while AI has started producing quality kits with better options. No longer can you just get a Metra a kit and not worry. Alot of Metra new kits are still in the dark ages of design. The Metra Ford snap in kits are one use and break if removed. I pick and chose between them for specific applications. The AI Honda kit is clearly the better choice.

[mikeybc]

Those kits do vary in quality from one application to another within the same company.

[MrLuckyPants]

I know I'm replying to an older post, but I wanted to add my $.02 for future readers...

I used the Metra kit for installing my new Pioner unit in my 06 CR-V EX, and also realized that the radio would bounce up and down in the adapter. Metra didn't design this one well to hold the radio securely -- bumps will cause the radio to smack into the pocket at the bottom of the adapter.

So, I simply picked a few small adhesive-backed rubber bumper feet from WalMart and stuck them to the top of the pocket. The back end of the DIN cage and the radio now rest on these bumpers, and the radio fits nice and level without any downward movement. There's still the "opportunity" for it to bounce upwards on severe bumps, but it won't travel nearly as far as before. I'm thinking about wrapping a line around the pocket and DIN cage (*not* the radio, since I may want to remove it) to prevent any upward movement.

[k24 rd6]

You shouldn't be using the din cage. Use the iso arms to mount the radio.

[MrLuckyPants]

Good idea -- I was blindly following the DIN instructions and not even thinking about mounting it as an ISO unit. I guess that any more work I'd be doing would probably involve pulling the entire assembly out anyway. I might consider doing that in addition to the bumpers. Seems like without the bumpers is might still bounce a bit (I don't have the parts with me now so I can't see how rigidly it would hold the radio).

One thing to consider is that radio couldn't be easily pulled out for additional work or for security, but then again that could be a good or bad thing depending on which side of the law you're operating on . With a DIN unit, it'd only take 10 seconds for a thief to pull the unit out with the extraction keys. Of course, it'd only take 20 seconds to crack open the dash and pull the whole mess out...