Radio Delete Plate Clip Alternative
 

Has anyone come up with an alternative to the radio delete plate clips?

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Rare earth magnets work like a charm.

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Unless you have a compass on your dash.

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Just thinking out loud here....Velcro?

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You can cut down a lower body side molding clip and use a nut and washer on the back.

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I have magnets now and after awhile the plate moves, I thought about Velcro but I do like the molding clip idea. Thanks.
It must be easy to keep a steady course with that compass setup.

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Looking at this picture it should be very easy to make some clips for it. Cut 2 piece of sheet metal to fit as the original's do drill small holes in the center of each one and put a small screw in it. Place it in the right spot and take some washer that will fit the radio dial holes good and nut tighten it up your done.:chevy:



http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...5&d=1394981809

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[QUOTE=Andy4639;8494146]Looking at this picture it should be very easy to make some clips for it. Cut 2 piece of sheet metal to fit as the original's do drill small holes in the center of each one and put a small screw in it. Place it in the right spot and take some washer that will fit the radio dial holes good and nut tighten it up your done.:chevy:
I LIKE it. Thanks

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Rare earth magnets are very strong, I’m using them on a delete plate now and it does not move at all. If you are using plain magnets they will not hold very well.

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That's probably my problem.
Did you put them behind the dash or in-between the plate and the dash? Where did you get them? Thanks again!

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Velcro works great.....

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Yes, I made some. Not that complicated, just took way too much time. The tools I needed to buy were about $50.00 and I'll never use them again!

Sorry about the image size, not sure how to adjust it.

Bill
https://i.imgur.com/P3GZ3t5.jpg

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[QUOTE=bill3rail;8494216]Yes, I made some. Not that complicated, just took way too much time. The tools I needed to buy were about $50.00 and I'll never use them again!

Sorry about the image size, not sure how to adjust it.

Bill

At least they came out nice. For what they go for, maybe you should make a bunch and pay off the tool.I wouldn't mind a couple of test pieces to evaluate. Just sayin...

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[quote=NewBayColony;8494340]I would need to buy a bunch of material and another expensive tool and set up a production run in my garage. Too much work for very little income. Realistically, how much could I sell them for? And how many would actually sell? Probably not worth the time. If I still worked in the machine shop, I could run a different operation each day and knock them out over a few weeks during lunch breaks and between automatic machining operations.

Bill

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You do have to allow for windage and current drift, though. Also the Magnetic Poles are shifting.

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I'm old. I have problems with the current drift, the earlier drift, the later drift. Apparently, I have problems because I just drift off. Don't even get me started on my windage problem.

As far as Command Strips, I'm married, I'm subject to enough commands.

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[quote=bill3rail;8494471]OK, but yours are sooo nice.

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[quote=NewBayColony;8494593]Want to buy a hundred or two? No? That is what I thought. J/K

Very small market so it is not worth the cost.

Bill

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[quote=bill3rail;8494611]I do want to buy two.
(trying to be funny)

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[quote=NewBayColony;8494613]Funny is good, Funny is good! [Good Morning Vietnam Scene]

BIll

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I agree they will hold my delete plate.
I use them to hold my licence plates on so no holes in the roll pans.
They keep my doors closed in the house and magnet fishing is a blast.

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I have been searching for a radio delete plate for a while, there's not a real shortage of them so to speak but I refuse to pay $125 plus $10 to ship off of ebay, and found a local guy on Craigslist that wanted $80 and I refuse to pay that also... so I made my own.

Not quite an original but still looks nice, sanitary and acceptable to me.:gmc2::metal:

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I used these body molding clips on my delete plate. Just get a fender washer to cover the hole from the rear.

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Bingo^^^