How To : Install a 1 DIN Pocket with Lip
 

The OEM pocket is bad. Too narrow, too short and just not big enough.

I had a pocket from my previous ride and wanted it installed but wouldn't you know it, the factory unit fits a 3/4 DIN or something stupid like that.

So we just adapt it to fit correctly.

The whole reason for this project? I wanted a bigger pocket that holds my garage door opener. That's it.

What You Need:
Tools to remove center console (There's probably a how to somewhere...)
Dremel or in my case a grind wheel
Some sort of sticky pad or rubber to line the pocket (stuff still flies out)
1 DIN Pocket

I used one from a MX6 and here's the most important part....

PART NUMBER B02A-66-9M0A from any Mazda Dealership.

Optional are lights/LED's if you want and you'll see why later.

Here's a picture of the pocket in my old ride.

You'll need to take out the center console. Look for something about a new headunit install and you should be good.

Next here are some pics of the the MX6 pocket.

And here are some shots comparing the crappy OEM pocket to the new one.

So what's the problem?

Well take a look. The new pocket is just higher than the OEM one and it's upper face lip (?) makes fitment impossible.

How do we fix that?

We attack that upper lip in order to fit it in our dash.

I started by using a dremel to grind it down, but it was too cold outside so I just put it right up against a grind wheel.


Pics of the upper lip removed.

As you can see in the 2nd pic I ground down the lip a bit too much on the sides but that's not a problem.

I did some preliminary fitting.

The first 2 show the pocket installed without the headunit's faceplate.

The next 3 show it with the faceplate. As you can see it hides the booboo from the grinding well.

What is not shown is that I fashioned a "support" from strapping wire just to help hold up the pocket a bit better.

Essentially you are done.

But what about the light/LED?

Well I found out that in the dark it's really hard to see the pocket at all so I installed a single LED. I used a Red LED, and was trying to combine it with a Red jell sticky pad to give it a great lighting effect.

It didn't work as the single LED was too low powered.

The last pic shows how it sort of looks now at night.

By overexposing the picture a bit I managed to artificially brighten all the lights, but I wanted to show how it could look with a brighter LED at night.

That is an Ionizer in the cigarette lighter that I bought from Canadian Tire.

Enjoy!

But wait!

I'm not finished yet.

The OEM pocket "might" fit in the lower storage area right?......

I thought about removing the ashtray/lighter combo to put the OEM pocket there too.......

And I've got to do something about those useless cupholders.

Oh and someone please move this to the DIY forum. My bad....

Can't see any of the pics?

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yeah im running a mazda mx6 pocket in my integra.. i used to have a mx6 and i just re used teh same pocket, fits a+. you will need to screw it in as he said it pops out.

oem pocket + duct tape > anything else.

it looks flush and looks the cleanest, all those other mounting configurations look donkey.