New Pioneer Head Unit

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Mazda Protege5
Installed a new Pioneer head unit in my daughter's P5 today. Started yesterday.

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The OEM unit was a royal pain. The right side would come loose, but not the left. Removed the HVAC panel to see what was happening. Turns out the radio was shifted all the way to the right. Thus, I couldn't get enough leverage on the springs to pop them.

Then, found out I had to grind out the OEM radio opening to get the new unit it. I had the Scosche installation kit. The Metra would have the same issue.

But, it's done. Connects to my Android phone as well as my daughter's iPhone. Has more features than she'll ever figure out. The adjustable colors are nice, but the amber gets too washed out in the sun. Ended up with the light blue.
 
I have the Metra kit. It fit fine, but the instructions to support the back never made sense, and to this day I never tried to support it. Seems to work fine.
 
My aftermarket radio never had any indication that the back was supposed to be supported... It's been 3 years since install, and no problems.
 
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