Not an audiophile

What does DIN stand for?? I'm trying to understand all these stereo upgrades...

Costia S.

German acronym for German Industrial Standard

BorisM

DIN stands for Deutche Industriel Normale (sp?) - German Industrial Standard. In car-radio speak, DIN refers to the size of the dash cutout and the mounting rail screw hole locations. There are a few DIN types:<p>Euro-DIN units slide in from the front using the metal sleeve attached to the dash.<br>ISO-DIN (more acronyms!) use side-support rails inside dash.<br>There is yet another DIN size, with a larger dash opening.<br>Audi A4 uses Euro-DIN size inside, and a larger faceplate unique to Audi. Regular DIN radios will fit, but you will need a faceplate spacer. I believe Scosche sells those.<br>Good luck,<br> Boris<br> 97 A4 1.8TQMS Silver, Xenons on order