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[.]
Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BRITISH STANDARD Specification for Dimensions of car radio installation space UD C 62 1 : 62 62 0 BS AU 207:1986 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 207:1986 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Automobile Standards Committee (AUE/- ) to Technical Committee AUE/9, upon which the following bodies were represented: Automobile Association British Friction Materials Council Consumer Standards Advisory Committee of BSI Department of Trade and Industry (Consumer Safety Unit, C S Division) Department of Transport (Highways) Garage Equipment Association Health and Safety Executive Home Office Institute of Trading Standards Administration Motor Agents Association Limited Motor Cycle Association of Great Britain Petrol Pump Manufacturers Association Royal Automobile Club Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Committee, was published under the authority of the Board of BSI and comes into effect on 31 December 986 © BSI 02- 2000 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference AUE/9 Draft for comment 81 /78343 DC ISBN 580 15347 Amendments issued since publication Amd No Date of issue Comments Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 207:1986 Contents Page Committees responsib le Inside front cover Foreword ii Scope D imensions of installation space and fixing areas D imensions and position of port Appendix A Recommendations for installation Figure — D imensions for installation by front fixing Figure — D imensions for installation by lateral fixing Figure — D imensions for installation b y additional rear fixing and for a port Pub lication referred to © BSI 02 - 000 Inside back cover i Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU : 986 Fore word BS AU 207 was prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Road vehicles — Car radio for front installation — Installation space including connections”, published Committee It is similar to but not identical with ISO 7736 “ by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Changes have been made to Figure and Figure of that International Standard to permit fitment of some existing car radios and future equipment The minimum lateral fixing installation dimension has been increased from 88 mm minimum to 89 mm minimum The radius “ R3 max ” in the International Standard has been amended to “R4 max ” The dimension “5 the International Standard has been changed to “5 ± 5” ± ” in A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application C omp liance with a British S tand ard d oe s no t of itse lf confe r immunity from le gal ob ligatio ns S ummary of p age s This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover ii © BSI 02- 2000 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 7: 986 The dimens ions for installation b y lateral fixing S cop e shall b e as s hown in Figure This Britis h S tandard s p ecifies the dimens ions for the ins tallation sp ace and fixing areas required b y NO TE Front fixing or lateral fixing or a comb ination of front and lateral fixing may b e us ed car radio equip ment and its electrical connections , The dimens ions for installation b y additional including car radio equip ment which is comb ined rear fixing s hall b e as s hown in Figure with other s ound rep roduction equip ment NO TE General recommendations for ins tallation s p aces Rear fixing may b e p rovided in addition to the front and lateral fixings are given in Ap p endix A D ime nsions and p osition of p ort D ime nsions of installation sp ace and If a p ort is p rovided, it s hall b e p os itioned and its fixing areas dimens ions s hall b e as s hown in Figure The dimens ions for ins tallation b y front fixing s hall b e as s hown in Figure Figure — D ime nsions for installation b y front fixing Figure — D ime nsio ns for installatio n b y late ral fixing © BS I - 00 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 207:1986 Figure — Dimensions for installation by additional rear fixing and for a port © BSI 02 - 000 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 01 : 57: 58 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 7: 986 Ap p e ndix A Re commendations for A In p articular, ventilation of the sp ace reserved for the car radio is recommended H eating of the car installation radio due to the p roximity of the heating s ys tem has A The sp ace s hould b e p lanned so that the car to b e avoided radio is eas ily vis ib le and within hand reach of the A All holes and ap ertures have to b e free from driver sharp edges to minimize the risk of inj ury during A It is recommended that the p lanned installation angle is not more than 45 ° ins tallation from the horizontal where the rear of the car radio slop es downward © BS I - 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