ISO 7736

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Uniden BCT-15 mobile radio scanner with screw taps for ISO 7736 mounting brackets in a vehicle dashboard

International standard ISO 7736 defines a standard size for car audio head units. The standard was originally established by the German standards body Deutsches Institut für Normung as DIN 75490, and is therefore commonly referred to as the "DIN car radio size". It was adopted as an international standard in 1984.

Head units generally come in either single DIN (180 x 50 mm panel) or double DIN (180 x 100 mm panel) size. The depth is not standardized. The US standard for a DIN radio is 2" x 7" and the Double DIN sized radio is a 4" x 7".

Uniden Bearcat BCT-15	Blaupunkt Hamburg MP57	Single DIN spacer pocket	Rack braces and screw mounts exposed for single DIN installation
Double DIN combining a single DIN head unit and a single DIN compact disc player	Cobra 18 WX ST II CB mobile radio	Uniden BCT-15 installed into double DIN using a spacer pocket	Sony MEX-BT2500 installed into single DIN
Sony MEX-BT2500 head unit installed in upper single DIN, spacer pocket and Uniden BCT-15 radio scanner installed in lower double DIN	double DIN OEM stereo with optional DIN sized CD player	Single DIN head unit	Alpine double DIN head unit

[edit] See also

19-inch rack

[edit] References

International standard ISO 7736: Road vehicles — Car radio for front installation — Installation space including connections. International Organization for Standardization, 1984.