Metra Stereo Installation

Car electronics mothership Metra, whose scions include Axxess Integrate, Connects2, Raptor, Shuriken batteries, Tsunami, Install Bay installation hardware and the Metra Home Theater group, Audio Solutions, Ballistic and Ethereal is the 300 lb. gorilla of car audio installation. With this big a footprint in the car audio industry, it's no small wonder they know what's required to manufacture a superior-performing line of audio installation accessories.

CARiD is the one-stop shopping destination for Metra stereo dash kits. In spite of the increasing complexity and vehicle integration of stereos into cars and trucks, Metra dash kits make almost any car stereo installation a plug-and-play operation. Installers traditionally have needed to meld heavy-duty electronics background with the skills of an electrician, painter, carpenter while spending much time hand-wiring their installations.

Sure, there are standards for radio/stereo chassis dimensions and mounting styles, like DIN and ISO. But there are a lot of car and truck manufacturers who ignore those standards in the interest of style and expediency. Metra has ISO and DIN solutions for installing aftermarket units in many, many popular vehicles. Now you don't have to carve up the factory instrument panel trim to install a touchscreen in your dash.

Metra is committed to making high-end stereo installations look professional, they operate the Installer Institute, a hands-on series of courses in every aspect car stereo and security system design and installation that takes ten weeks to complete. That kind of commitment is admirable, but running the institute also keeps Metra abreast of what's happening in the industry and what products are going to make their customers happy.