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rebelracer79 · 11-04-2005, 01:05 AM

Hey guys, i got a newb questiong here. Whats the best way to get my stock radio out? do you take off the dash and pull it up or what? If so, how do you get the dash off? thanks, Kyle

Frizzle Fry · 11-04-2005, 01:12 AM

Pull the climate control panel and drop it out.

jhow66 · 11-04-2005, 01:13 AM

No way to take the dash out without emptying everthing in the dash.
Here how you do it if it is an AC truck:
1-buy two cases of beer.
2-sent the kids two doors down the street.
3 -line up your 1st aid supplies
4-decide it is to much of a job--drink a couple of cold ones and then call a radio installation shop.

RicksTrucks · 11-04-2005, 01:25 AM

It also helps to take out the ashtray and holder so that the radio can drop straight down. Be careful as you drop it down and out and don't scratch the front facing. I pulled mine out a couple times (replacing the speaker) and ended up with a few small scratches on the face. May be a good idea to put tape across the front of the radio just to be safe.

rebelracer79 · 11-04-2005, 10:13 AM

ok, sounds like i need to drop it. lol thanks for the help, i'm gonna try this out.

Any one know what an original 1971 AM only radio is worth?

blazerparts · 11-04-2005, 11:23 AM

take out the glovebox liner

**truckdude239** · 11-04-2005, 12:48 PM

umm i removed my as tray cut my wires and pulled it out from under the dash

RAT-AT-TACH · 11-04-2005, 12:53 PM

i left mine in and just bought a $30 shelf that bolts under the dash,it was black so it looked pretty good.

BubbaGreen · 11-04-2005, 06:04 PM

take out all the A/C compontents....and put them in box....pull the radio, which it will come out very easily after this. Then decide its too much trouble to re-install the A/C stuff and since it's in a box, ship it to me :-)

1972ChevyCheyenne · 11-04-2005, 08:02 PM

I think taking out the glove box liner will give you just enough room to get it out. All the wires will need unpluged first. Then pull the knobs take out the radio and reinstall the knobs. Looking for the things for months really sucks!

rebelracer79 · 11-07-2005, 01:11 PM

i pulled the a/c stuff and got it out fairly easy, the new radio was alot smaller and easier to get in. Thanks guys

11-04-2005, 01:05 AM	#1
rebelracer79 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chouteau, OK Posts: 9	Radio Installation Hey guys, i got a newb questiong here. Whats the best way to get my stock radio out? do you take off the dash and pull it up or what? If so, how do you get the dash off? thanks, Kyle

11-04-2005, 01:12 AM	#2
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Radio Installation Pull the climate control panel and drop it out.

11-04-2005, 01:13 AM	#3
jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: Radio Installation No way to take the dash out without emptying everthing in the dash. Here how you do it if it is an AC truck: 1-buy two cases of beer. 2-sent the kids two doors down the street. 3 -line up your 1st aid supplies 4-decide it is to much of a job--drink a couple of cold ones and then call a radio installation shop. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

11-04-2005, 01:25 AM	#4
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,640	Re: Radio Installation It also helps to take out the ashtray and holder so that the radio can drop straight down. Be careful as you drop it down and out and don't scratch the front facing. I pulled mine out a couple times (replacing the speaker) and ended up with a few small scratches on the face. May be a good idea to put tape across the front of the radio just to be safe. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

11-04-2005, 10:13 AM	#5
rebelracer79 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chouteau, OK Posts: 9	Re: Radio Installation ok, sounds like i need to drop it. lol thanks for the help, i'm gonna try this out. Any one know what an original 1971 AM only radio is worth?

11-04-2005, 11:23 AM	#6
blazerparts No,I DON'T have Tourett's Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 556	Re: Radio Installation take out the glovebox liner __________________ '72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater

11-04-2005, 12:48 PM	#7
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,230	Re: Radio Installation umm i removed my as tray cut my wires and pulled it out from under the dash

11-04-2005, 12:53 PM	#8
RAT-AT-TACH Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: shawnigan lake b.c. canada Posts: 287	Re: Radio Installation i left mine in and just bought a $30 shelf that bolts under the dash,it was black so it looked pretty good. __________________ who says moneys not everything....try running a rat!

11-04-2005, 06:04 PM	#9
BubbaGreen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 686	Re: Radio Installation take out all the A/C compontents....and put them in box....pull the radio, which it will come out very easily after this. Then decide its too much trouble to re-install the A/C stuff and since it's in a box, ship it to me :-) __________________ 71 Chevy C-10 SWB Fleetside RamJet-350/4L60e & Compushift/3.73Posi See it at www.prismnet.com/~grzanich

11-04-2005, 08:02 PM	#10
1972ChevyCheyenne Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Teeswater, Ontario, Canada Posts: 173	Re: Radio Installation I think taking out the glove box liner will give you just enough room to get it out. All the wires will need unpluged first. Then pull the knobs take out the radio and reinstall the knobs. Looking for the things for months really sucks! __________________ Jamie _______________________________ 72 Chevy Cheyenne 350/th350 LWB 03 Chevy Silverado Sporty Shorty 4.8L

11-07-2005, 01:11 PM	#11
rebelracer79 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chouteau, OK Posts: 9	Re: Radio Installation i pulled the a/c stuff and got it out fairly easy, the new radio was alot smaller and easier to get in. Thanks guys



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