Help! Pioneer DMH-C5500NEX/Metra 108-TO2 bezel install... WTF?!

Fellas, I have a question for anyone who has done this install or just anyone who has an idea what I can do...

Been piecing together an upgrade and got the 5500 headunit and the 108-TO2chg bezel. I thought since the bezel was literally made to install this exact radio in this exact truck, it would be a painless process. Boy was I wrong. According to the instructions that came with the bezel (see pic), you have to cut out what appears to be a structurally needed chunk of dash framing. I'm unspeakably frustrated... keep in mind the 5500 is a MODULAR UNIT... TONS of install flexibility and somehow they couldn't figure out how to avoid chopping up the dash?! They don't even give any suggestion on what to use to cut it out. I'm just a shadetree DIYer, I don't have a lot of fancy equipment. What am I supposed to use, a frackin hacksaw?! Grrr.. There has to be a better way... can anyone help me?

I bought the headunit used off of ebay so unfortunately there's no turning back (or rather I really don't want to turn back and go through reselling). Is there a different bezel that would work? Or some way to modify this one so I don't have to hack up my dash? Would be grateful for any ideas you might have!

 

The screen itself is bigger than the factory opening, so you have to make the factory opening bigger.

you can cut it out with pretty much anything. I always use a wood blade on an oscillating multi tool, but you can use a hack saw or some snips to slowly cut though it, or grab onto it with some pliers and just start bending and twisting until it breaks out (that’s not ideal, but gets the job done)

 

If you say so... Seems like it would be better to lean the screen forward until you don't have to chop up the dash. Don't you end up with more rattling in the dash by doing this?

 

No don’t worry, it will still be plenty secure. You have to cut a lot of plastic out of lots of vehicle dashes to make stuff fit sometimes.

as for just leaning it forward, it would probably have to lean too far forward and end up pointing down.