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    whats a DIN?

    well i took my cd player out of the honda (as the honda's going) and i want to install it in my GM car. BUT i have an ACdelco CRAP radio. My question is

    Are they're many different standards in H/u Sizes and standards?

    what does DIN mean?



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    i don;t know what it stands for but i can tell you the sizes.
    1 DIN is the ones that fit our honda.
    1.5 DIN is for Chevy and Chrysler.
    2 DIN is for the some japanice cars.
    you can get a kit to go from 1.5 DIN to 1 DIN.
    you can find this kits in Walmart, i think there are $10 or something like that.
    i hope that helps
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    yeah it does, thanks

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    DIN is the standard size for head units. when buying one for your 3 gee make sure its DIN size
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    from what i found its a European standars originally, wich probably explains why GM/chrysler isn't

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    It's a German standard size.

    D eutsche

    I ndustrie

    N orm

    Many Japanese cars actually use JIN (guess what THAT is...) and the hole is just a teeny bit bigger than DIN, but the difference is so small that it's unnoticable.

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