Sony CD Player Cage

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Hi folks,

I recently bought myself a tidy wee 52 plate Ibiza, and I want to replace the standard Alana head unit with the Sony CDX-GT44IP I had in my old Starlet. Thing is, the Sony HU was screwed straight into a mounting bracket in the Starlet, so in my infinite wisdom I binned the cage that came with the unit. (As an aside, the 80mm speakers in the Starlet cannot be compared to the 6 speakers in the Ibiza, what a noise they can make!)

I only realised this after I'd pulled out the Alana unit and wired everything up as well!

Searching online, I can see this PC5-118 head unit cage for Sony stereos, which I'd imagine will fit the HU. My question is, will I need anything else to get it secured in there? I don't want to spend a few days waiting for one to turn up in the post only to discover I need something else!

Cheers!

 

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Thats it for mounting, have you still got the stereo surround and aerial adapter

 

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Thats it for mounting, have you still got the stereo surround and aerial adapter

Nah, don't appear to have either of those. Although I'll give the aerial a pass, the reason I'm fitting the iPod compatible HU is because of the ridiculous number of ads on the radio!

Cheers.

 

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will fit without the surround but youll just see the cage

 

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I finally got round to ordering and installing this cage, now I have a strange problem. On the instructions for the original Sony cage, it hooks onto some clips which extend from the cage but it looks like the replacement cage I got doesn't have these. So the CD player sits in nice and easy... until I drive away at which point it flies out the dash.

Is there anything special I have to do with the cage to stop it falling out, or have I ordered the wrong part?

 

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Sounds like you have ordered the wrong on but I can't comment without seeing anything

 

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Apparently I got the Connects2 which ends in 1 and should've got the one which ends in 2. Anyway, I managed to jam the bits of credit card I used to get the Alana out between the sides and now it's stuck in pretty firmly.

Thanks again for the help!