A Review of Car Stereo Installation Kits

Are you looking for car stereo installation kits? If you want to install your car stereo yourself, then you a good quality kit that will make your job easier and more professional. Let's review three kits available through online merchants.

First, we have the HON-K828 Installation Kit, manufactured by American International. This is a reputable company in the auto sound industry. They specialize in audio installation products and have kits suitable to almost all car makes and models.

The HON-K828 product is a multi-dash kit, fitting Honda and Acura models made in 1986 to 2002. The kit includes the following:

• Made with ABS plastic, textures at the factory
• Includes a recessed DIN opening
• Suitable with ISO & DIN mount radios
• Comes with ISO mounting brackets that are fully adjustable
• The kit includes a custom DIN/ISO cosmetic trim ring
• Made with a built-in radio frame support rail
• Includes a full size molded pocket along with a rear support mounting stud
• Comes with a rear support bracket, fitting the Accord model, year 1994 to 1997
• Supplied with all the required mounting hardware
• Includes a fully illustrated installation guide

As mentionned above, American International supply car stereo installation kits for almost all vehicles. They also have different kits for the same make and model. As an example, they supply the HON-K830 installation kit, fitting Honda and Acura cars made in 1986 to 2002. This kit is fairly similar to the 828 version, except it can install two single audio/video components or one double DIN radio.

The selling price of these 2 car stereo installation kits, made by American International, is in the $20 to $25 usd range, excluding shipping.

Let's look at another manufacturer of car stero installation kits. Metra Electronics has been in business for over 60 years and carry a wide range of brand names such as Raptor, Axxess and Omega. For this review, we have selected their kit # 99-6700 suitable with the following models: Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler through 2004 as well as select JEEP and Ford vehicles.

This kit includes corner support components, aimed at eliminating excessive distortion in the kit, a problem common to many kits available in the market. This product is built with a special design that can accommodate DIN as well as removable-faceDIN radios. This installation kit, manufactured by Metra, is also priced between $20 to $25 usd at popular online merchants.

Many brands of car stereo installation kits are sold online at Parts Express, Amazon, BestBuy and many more merchants. Be sure to shop around!