original radio

[kglowacky]

Getting down to the final touches on my 78 Silverado. Looking for advice on the radio. I am leaning toward an original radio. Anyone running an original radio as far as how well its works compared to a new aftermarket one. All I use is AM.FM none of the other new stuff. Thanks

[mongocanfly]

im still using orig radio in my 81....suits my needs...

[frenchy51]

Still have an original AM-FM in my '74 Blazer-Works OK, sound quality not great even with new stereo speakers in dash. Don't listen to it much, but it looks cool....

[Pontiac1976]

I really depends what you want out of a radio Or what you can live with for your needs. As said by frenchy51

Still have an original AM-FM in my '74 Blazer-Works OK, sound quality not great even with new stereo speakers in dash. Don't listen to it much, but it looks cool....

So it depends on option you want or need. There lots of option of SOUND quality now a days. As said by mongocanfly:

im still using orig radio in my 81....suits my needs...

try to find out what options you what how you want to set it up. The list is so of option is so big not forget some would so hard. Option looks factory/ not cutting the steel dash, after market classic style, hidden radio, Factory radio up grades, Add on AMP, SUB, CD, USB, Phones, BluTooth, Speakers, SAT, Dash face plate for the double din radio's for the new yr's factory radio's. So try to find out what need's or wants you must have. Then the sound quality you can live with. The Money factor.

[kglowacky]

all I need is a am/fm radio. I don't need anything else. Just hate to buy an aftermarket because in the past I have never been happy with the quality. The ones I have bought have been ones that fit into the factory holes and I have been very disappointed. So saying all this I guess I am in the market for a org radio and pigtail.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by kglowacky

all I need is a am/fm radio. I don't need anything else. Just hate to buy an aftermarket because in the past I have never been happy with the quality. The ones I have bought have been ones that fit into the factory holes and I have been very disappointed. So saying all this I guess I am in the market for a org radio and pigtail.

Go on EBay, and lookup rayandamantha as a seller. He has a bunch. He’s also a member on here, as KrazyRay.

[78chevstepside]

still using my factory am/fm radio in my 78. It works but i don't use .It fills a hole .I made a console for a stereo, tach , oil gauge mechanical, clock . All my factory gauges work except the electric oil pressure.I use the factory speaker brackets in the rear corners with better speakers. You can find factory radios at U pull it. olds cutlass of that era have the same radio. Most square body radio holes are hacked .

[PAWS 72]

Rickwood Radio in Birmingham Alabama is a GM factory authorized repair center. They can do any add-ons that you want on your radio.Ive just had them add the aux input to my radio and repair a couple resistors that burned out. The radio sounds better than when it was new. Oh, also the jacks for a amp. A little ove $200.00. But its still a factory radio and no cutting the dash. I could have gotten a modern radio but i didnt want to do any dash cutting. I thought long and hard befor i made the decision to spend that kinda money on it..
205 942 5595. You'll be glad you spent a little more .

[Axle]

I'll say this, oem radios have a lot better am/fm reception than aftermarket units.