Review on Double Din Dash Install Kit with Wiring Harness for Dodge Ram 2006-2010 - Black Radio Stereo by Joe Calabro

This kit was advertised to fit my 2007 Ram 1500 crew cab and allow the installation of a 2 din radio. He acknowledged the need for some changes to the factory cap but provided a framework for a seamless fit. I also bought a 2 din Kenwood dds9905s radio to install. When I opened the kit and just looked at the wiring and mounting hardware, everything turned out to be perfect. I sat down and connected the radio wiring harness wires, removed the instrument panel, removed the factory radio and connected the wiring harness. I then attached the radio to the mounting hardware and evaluated how the radio would fit in the hole once adjusted. I then modified the dash bezel to fit the supplied frame and cut out the required part. I then had a lot of trouble fitting the faceplate of the radio into the supplied frame as the supplied mounting holes (there are many) just don't mount the radio for cleaning. I ended up having to drill a few holes of my own or expand a few to fit the dash and fascia. As soon as I realized that, he kicked in perfectly and firmly. No radio shake was detected. The next problem is that the wiring harness that is designed to connect to the car wiring harness has a wire with a remote key, but the truck doesn't. It has a CAN bus connection which allowed the factory radio to turn on with the ignition and stay on until the door was opened. It took me a while to figure this out and I ended up having to connect this wire to one of the positive power supply terminals under the radio to get the radio working. So it doesn't work right out of the box. I would have preferred the instructions to mention that you would need to provide your own power cord with keys as this truck doesn't provide one. As this is the base truck model, all higher-end models will also have CAN-bus wiring and will not be powered by the ignition in their wiring harnesses. It would save me some time. I used to install stereos in a professional audio shop and worked as a car dealership mechanic for 15 years, so I have some installation experience, others may have more or less problems than me depending on their radios and vehicles. I would take a good look at the kits offered before buying this one again. However, after a lengthy setup and finding a power issue, this kit did the trick.