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BraveDave · 02-06-2003, 12:52 PM

Do they make one to fit my '72 dash without chopping it up?

jmanz69 · 02-06-2003, 12:58 PM

The only way to do it without cutting is to either put it under the dash in a custom housing, or get a knob type radio that has controls for a CD changer.

If it was me, I would just cut it! But I like the way a modern stereo looks in my dash. Some people don't like it. To each their own I guess. SOmeone on the board has an underdash mounted CD player. I guess you could also build a custom center console and put it in there.

Good luck

Jason

smokekiki · 02-06-2003, 02:01 PM

I have mine mounted in a console.I have a stock am radio in the dash.The top is off my blazer 95%of the time.The console locks and keeps it out of the rain.If you cut the dash it takes some work if you want to go back to stock.Besides I feel most wouldbe thieves aint looking for an am radio.

gman · 02-06-2003, 02:38 PM

How about this........?

wnc mountain · 02-06-2003, 04:19 PM

don't know if you can still get them or not but there used to be a mini disk player that would fit in the factory hols of these trucks and cars for that matter. hard to find the disks now i expect though. you could try a mp3 player, doen't know if they make that either though. couple ideas anyway.

krazy_texan · 02-06-2003, 04:28 PM

i am putting a radio a bought from chevy duty in the dash so no to cut it and i am mounting the cd changer in the glovebox as soon as i get a metal base for it

**Yukon Jack** · 02-06-2003, 06:48 PM

GMAN - that is a sweet setup - if you don't mind, tell me what you did to make that setup.

Stout72 · 02-06-2003, 07:10 PM

The latest JC Whitney catalog has a replica 67-72 OEM-looking AM radio w/ a CD changer for sale, but it's pricey, $500 I think. May also be on their website.

Boardrider52 · 02-06-2003, 07:57 PM

this is what i did but i had to cut a little

Boardrider52 · 02-06-2003, 07:58 PM

forgot pic

smokekiki · 02-06-2003, 08:27 PM

Hey Boardrider...Do you have any pics posted of your truck?Looks good from the inside.

*Piston* · 02-06-2003, 09:55 PM

Most truck part vendors can get the USA or Kenwood model that is a replica of our old radios but they are digital and you can get the ones that control a disc changer. The whole setup would cost about 500.00 though.

Hooter · 02-06-2003, 11:00 PM

Ever thought of putting a tape player with a fm radio and get one of those cd changers that are RF modulated, thats what I did in my Monte so I could still have a good stereo without cutting up anything

Terry S · 02-06-2003, 11:26 PM

A CD is bigger than the radio hole in the dash, so it is impossible for a regular CD player to fit in the factory opening. I was thinking about this the other day though, and I'm pretty sure that one would fit in the hole that the heater control is in. I'm wondering how hard it would be to find a heater control that would fit in the radio hole?

gman · 02-07-2003, 10:46 AM

Yukon,

Sorry I have no info on it......I got the idea off a truck for sale on EBAY last month......added the pic to my file of "to do" things to the truck. Wish I could've been of more help. Certainly gave me ideas though.

Capitol68 · 02-07-2003, 02:50 PM

gman....good idea, i just changed my mind. Think i will use just half of it though,,still have some room for gloves

02-06-2003, 12:52 PM	#1
BraveDave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 336	Need a CD Player Do they make one to fit my '72 dash without chopping it up? __________________ '72 Chevy Cheyenne Super, '56 Chevy Bel Air,'56 Chevy Nomad, '61 Chevy Impala, '64 Cadillac Fleetwood, 1966 Thunderbird Convertible

02-06-2003, 02:01 PM	#3
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,473	I have mine mounted in a console.I have a stock am radio in the dash.The top is off my blazer 95%of the time.The console locks and keeps it out of the rain.If you cut the dash it takes some work if you want to go back to stock.Besides I feel most wouldbe thieves aint looking for an am radio. __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

02-06-2003, 02:38 PM	#4
gman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 290	How about this........? Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy SWB Custom Deluxe K10, 350/SM465, PS, PB, Fact. Air 2000 Harley...Wide Glide

02-06-2003, 04:19 PM	#5
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	don't know if you can still get them or not but there used to be a mini disk player that would fit in the factory hols of these trucks and cars for that matter. hard to find the disks now i expect though. you could try a mp3 player, doen't know if they make that either though. couple ideas anyway. __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

02-06-2003, 04:28 PM	#6
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	i am putting a radio a bought from chevy duty in the dash so no to cut it and i am mounting the cd changer in the glovebox as soon as i get a metal base for it __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

02-06-2003, 12:58 PM	#2
jmanz69 Careful, they attack... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Waterford, MI, USA Posts: 1,107	The only way to do it without cutting is to either put it under the dash in a custom housing, or get a knob type radio that has controls for a CD changer. If it was me, I would just cut it! But I like the way a modern stereo looks in my dash. Some people don't like it. To each their own I guess. SOmeone on the board has an underdash mounted CD player. I guess you could also build a custom center console and put it in there. Good luck Jason

02-06-2003, 06:48 PM	#7
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	GMAN - that is a sweet setup - if you don't mind, tell me what you did to make that setup. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

02-06-2003, 07:10 PM	#8
Stout72 Not my good side. Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fairfield, California Posts: 222	The latest JC Whitney catalog has a replica 67-72 OEM-looking AM radio w/ a CD changer for sale, but it's pricey, $500 I think. May also be on their website. __________________ 72 Chevy K20 Custom Camper, 350/350, 4" lift, dual shock suspension front & rear. Daily driver and a work in progress. 00 Suburban LT 90 Camaro RS 79 Yamaha XS1100 Special (Ol' Reliable)

02-06-2003, 07:57 PM	#9
Boardrider52 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 212	this is what i did but i had to cut a little __________________ 72' Jimmy member of Above~n~beyond truck club members.fortunecity.com/aboveandbeyondtrucks

02-06-2003, 07:58 PM	#10
Boardrider52 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 212	forgot pic Attached Images __________________ 72' Jimmy member of Above~n~beyond truck club members.fortunecity.com/aboveandbeyondtrucks

02-06-2003, 08:27 PM	#11
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,473	Hey Boardrider...Do you have any pics posted of your truck?Looks good from the inside. __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

02-06-2003, 09:55 PM	#12
Piston Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 2,300	Most truck part vendors can get the USA or Kenwood model that is a replica of our old radios but they are digital and you can get the ones that control a disc changer. The whole setup would cost about 500.00 though.

02-06-2003, 11:00 PM	#13
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Ever thought of putting a tape player with a fm radio and get one of those cd changers that are RF modulated, thats what I did in my Monte so I could still have a good stereo without cutting up anything __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

02-06-2003, 11:26 PM	#14
Terry S Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 118	A CD is bigger than the radio hole in the dash, so it is impossible for a regular CD player to fit in the factory opening. I was thinking about this the other day though, and I'm pretty sure that one would fit in the hole that the heater control is in. I'm wondering how hard it would be to find a heater control that would fit in the radio hole? __________________ I can do all things thru Christ, but he evidently doesn't want me to beat that Camaro light to light....

02-07-2003, 10:46 AM	#15
gman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 290	Yukon, Sorry I have no info on it......I got the idea off a truck for sale on EBAY last month......added the pic to my file of "to do" things to the truck. Wish I could've been of more help. Certainly gave me ideas though. __________________ 72 Chevy SWB Custom Deluxe K10, 350/SM465, PS, PB, Fact. Air 2000 Harley...Wide Glide



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02-07-2003, 02:50 PM	#16
Capitol68 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austin,Tx Posts: 327	gman....good idea, i just changed my mind. Think i will use just half of it though,,still have some room for gloves __________________ '68 Fleet LWB orig 307 .030 over GM Hei/w Accel Super coil orig. stock TH 400. _______________________ “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pine English author d.1851

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