Hi, I posted this in the Integra forum, and thought it would be a good idea to post it in this forum too. I recently bought a 98-01 OEM cassette player off of ebay, and the ad said it would fit any 98-01 Integra. I've seen it installed in other Integras so I assumed that it would fit in my 2001 Integra. I just got the tape player today, and it is the 98-01 tape player. I got it plugged into the back of the stereo and got it to work. Then I realized that it doesn't fit in the center console under the stereo.

My OEM cd player has the storage bin on the bottom of the cd player. There is a lip on the bottom of the storage bin that goes arround the plastic part above the ashtray.
It's really hard to explain but above the ashtry is a plastic piece that the storage bin sits on. Then there's a plastic piece that goes under the storage bin lip. It blocks the tape player from going into the center console, and even when I took the tape player faceplate off it still didn't fit. The plastic piece above the ashtray looks like it's molded into the center console, which goes around the glovebox, so I don't think it's possible to take it out.

I've seen a couple of for sale ads for 98-01 OEM tape players, saying that they fit 98-01 Integras, but I don't think that's true. I'm pretty sure tape players were only an option in 1998 for 98-01 Integras. I don't understand why they would put a whole different center console in Integras with tape players. Please help, I know this is hard to understand, but I'm sure at least one person has installed a 98-01 tape player. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

Got pix? 94

 

You removed the side panels right. You mount the HU and then put the panels back on. Pics would be really helpfully as I'm unsure what you are trying to say.

 

By side panels you mean the bottom of the center console that goes around the ashtray? There's an article on team integra, if you go to article, projects, electronics, then g3 head unit install, on page 5, the first picture shows the plastic piece where the storage bin sits on. It's the one with the clip holders for the ashtray. With the storage bin out, you can see the that it blocks the tape player. I'll try to post pics later.

 

I took some pictures today to show the problem with installing the tape player. When I tried to install the tape player yesterday, I had taken the armrest off, the plastic part right in front of the armrest off, and the ashtray out. I also took the plastic bin off the stereo and this is when I saw the plastic tab that blocks the tape player. If these pictures aren't good enough to see the problem, I will try to take pictures with the radio uninstalled.

The first picture shows the plastic tab that blocks the tape player. The coins are holding up the storage bin and the ashtray is below that. The plastic part that comes off with the ashtray is not connected to the plastic tab that blocks the tape player. The red line that goes from the bottom of the radio to the top of the ashtray shows the height of the tape player to show how the plastic tab blocks it.
Even if the tape player was installed from the back of the center console, I don't think it would be able to fit over the plastic tab.



This picture shows the part of the dashboard that the plastic tab is connected to.


Modified by 2001IntegraLS at 5:00 PM 11/29/2007

 

Sorry, I meant a pix of the tape player.

I do not understand why it does not fit, 1990 and up Integras all have the same double din opening, they all take the same aftermarket kits, the only diff. I have ever seen is some 99 and up Integras use the newer power/speaker plug, but the openings are the same

Let me ask you this, how are you connecting, [physically mounting] the tape player to the CD/radio?
Is there a gap between the CDs lower cover plate and the tapes top cover plate?
Are you sure the tape is from a 98 Integra? 94

 

I'm sure it's a 98-01 tape player. It connects to the cd player and is supposed to go right under the cd player.

Here's a link to a 98-01 tape player with the cd player also included that was for sale on Honda Tech.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1821314

 

Well if it's the same unit and it is mounted to the CD HU properly then it should fit. 94