Hey guys,

I have a quick question for you all. Is the plastic trim piece that surrounds the faceplate suppose to be pretty lose and flimsy?

I recently just purchased an S2000. The previous owner installed an Alpine CDA-150 HU. Although it looks like he did a pretty fantastic job, I was wondering about the plastic trim piece that surrounds the faceplate. It seems pretty loose and easy to come off. I've checked the clips on this piece and they look fine from what I can tell. It clips to the top of the radio barely and not to the bottom at all. Is this normal? I know he didn't use the Alpine supplied mounting sleeve.

Thanks guys/gals for any help.

 

I pulled mine while at Homecoming II to have it signed by Uehara-san and it was so tight I thought that I was going to break it. I just took it off again to put in my new HU and the same thing. It should be super-hard to remove based on my experience and on comments I have seen posted on the Forums. I have a 2008 and I don't think it should be much different save the actual door design.

 

Just to be clear, I'm talking about the plastic front frame of the Alpine HU that hides the sides of the mounting. The one that comes attached with the Alpine. Is this what your referring to?

Thanks again

 

mine was pretty loose too so i just took it off

 

My trim on my 9887 is loose but doesn't fall off, seems normal, all my Alpine decks have been like this.

 

weird...the trim on my cda-105 sits fine

 

Mine "sits fine" too. It just doesn't clip in very tightly. The bottom doesn't clip in at all, really.

Can anyone please confirm if theirs is the same?

Thanks again guys,
NewFormula.

 

I'm sure Alpine's support can confirm for you. A car audio forum with more traffic would probably yield better responses. There are only so many S owners here with that specific head unit and the S wouldn't really affect how that trim piece clips on.

 

Try flipping it over, it may be upside down. There should be grooves on the radio itself that the trim ring tabs line up with.

 

Mine clips both top and bottom as it should. I have owned a number of Alpine head units and the trim rings do not mount tightly. They are secure enough to remain put without worry.

If you are concerned about your trim ring, why not purchase another? You can obtain the part number from PAC Parts and then see if you can find a better price elsewhere.