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ElGracho · 10-14-2007, 11:08 PM

I just put a Pioneer CD player in my 86. It killed me to cut the dash, but I couldn't live with the broken tuner in my stock digital radio any longer. I've even tried several of the originals and after about 5 of them, I never had one where every function worked.

I bought my head unit from crutchfield (with a good discount code I found online). The install kit they included had the wiring adapter and a plate with a DIN hole already cut in it. The plate was big enough to cover even the big hole in your bezel. It's texture matches the dash bezel and it looks as good as a late model radio can...

I'd try to get one of those plates. I've used one before from Sounddomain too. It was plastic and the screws went through it. The metal one from crutchfield was held on by the clamps in the DIN cage.

10-14-2007, 11:08 PM	#4
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,554	Re: Radio Installs I just put a Pioneer CD player in my 86. It killed me to cut the dash, but I couldn't live with the broken tuner in my stock digital radio any longer. I've even tried several of the originals and after about 5 of them, I never had one where every function worked. I bought my head unit from crutchfield (with a good discount code I found online). The install kit they included had the wiring adapter and a plate with a DIN hole already cut in it. The plate was big enough to cover even the big hole in your bezel. It's texture matches the dash bezel and it looks as good as a late model radio can... I'd try to get one of those plates. I've used one before from Sounddomain too. It was plastic and the screws went through it. The metal one from crutchfield was held on by the clamps in the DIN cage. __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '87 C10, '87 R30, 2 '89 R3500 Flatbeds Last edited by ElGracho; 10-14-2007 at 11:09 PM.