Bsi bs au 207 1986 (2000)

BRITISH STANDARD BS AU 207 1986 Specification for Dimensions of car radio installation space UDC 629 113 051 621 396 62 005 L ic e n s e d C o p y L o n d o n S o u th B a n k U n iv e rs it y , L o n[.]

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Commi e reference AUE/9

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The prep ration of this BritishStand rd was entrusted b the Automobi e

Stand rds Commit e ( AUE/-) to Tech ical Commit e AUE/9, upon which the

fol owing bodies were represented:

Automobi e Association

British Friction Materials Cou ci

Consumer Stand ards Adv isory Commit e of BSI

Dep rtment of Trad e and Industry ( Consumer Safety Unit, C S Div ision)

Dep rtment of Transport ( Hig hway s)

Garag e Equipment Association

Health an Safety Executiv e

Home Ofice

Institute of Tra ing Stand ards Administration

Motor Ag ents Association Limited

Motor Cy cle Association of Great Britain

Petrol Pump Man facturer Association

Roy al Automobie Club

Society of Motor Man facturer and Tra er Limited

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2 Dimensions of instal ation sp ce and fixing areas 1

Fig ure 1 — Dimensions for instalation b f ont fixing 1

Fig ure 2 — Dimensions for instalation b lateral fixing 1

Fig ure 3 — Dimensions for instalation b a ditional

BS AU20 was prep red u der the direction of the Automobi e Stand rd s

Commit e It is simiar to but not id entical with ISO7 3 “R oa d vehicle — Ca r

r a d io f r fr ont insta lla tion— Insta lla tion spa ce includ ing con e tons”, publ shed

b the International Org anization for Stand rdization ( ISO) Chang es hav e be n

ma e to Fig ure 1 and Fig ure 2 of that International Stand rd to permit fitment

of some existing car ra ios and future eq uipment

The minimum lateral fixing instalation d imension has be n inc eased

fom18 mm minimum to18 5mm minimum The ra ius “ R3ma ” in the

International Stand ard has be n amended to “ R4ma ” The d imension“ 5±1” in

the International Stand ard has be n chang ed to“ 5.5±0.5”

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Sum mary of pag es

This document comprises a f ont cov er, an insid e font cov er, p g esi andi ,

p g es1 to4, an inside b ck cov er and a b ck cov er

This stand rd has be n up ated ( se copy rig ht d ate) an ma hav e ha

amendments incorporated This wi l be indicated in the amendment ta le on the

inside f ont cov er

1 Scope

This BritishStand rd specifies the d imensions for

the instalation sp ce and fixing areas required b

car rad io eq uipment and its electrical con ections,

including car rad io eq uipment which is combined

with other sou d reprod uction equipment

General recommend tions for instalation sp ces

are g iv en in Appendix A

2 Dimensions ofinsta llation spa ce and

fixing ar as

2.1 The dimensions for instalation b f ont fixing

shal be as shown in Fig ure 1

2.2 The d imensions for instalation b lateral fixing

shal be as shown in Fig ure 2

NOT Front fixing or lateral fixing or a combinaton of font

an lateral fixing ma b used

2.3 The dimensions for instalation b a ditional

rear fixing shal be as shown in Fig ure 3

NOT Re r fixing ma b pro ided in ad i on to the font an

lateral fixing s

3 Dimensions and position ofport

I a port is prov id ed , it shal be positioned and its

d imensions shal be as shown in Fig ure 3

Fig ure 1 — Dim ensions for instalation by f ont fixing

Fig ure 2 — Dim ensions for instalation by lateral fixing

Fig ure 3 — Dimensions for instal ation by a ditional rear fixing and for a port

Appendix A Recom menda tions for

instal ation

A.1 The sp ce should be plan ed so that the car

rad io is easiy v isible and within han reach of the

driv er

A.2 It is recommend ed that the plan ed instalation

ang le is not more than4 ° fom the horiz ntal

where the rear of the car ra io slopes downward

A.3 In p rticular, v entiation of the sp ce reserv ed

for the car rad io is recommend ed Heating of the car

ra io d ue to the proximity of the heating sy stem has

to be av oided

A.4 All holes and a ertures hav e to be f e f om

sharp edg es to minimiz the risk of injury d uring

instal ation

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Publica tion referred to

ISO7 3 , R oa d vehicle — Ca r r a d io fr fr ont insta lla tion— Insta lla tion spa ce includ ing con e t ons

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