Got a stock radio installed. Looks much more clean

[hooverfish]

Mr. B, great looking installation. Good chrome face with no pitting. I just bought one off ebay for $99 and it should be here in two days or so. I paid a lot for an AM cause it has very little pitting in chrome and I wanted a good one, tested & working.
That said, my new radio has solid black knobs like yours. My question is why do some knobs have stainless or aluminum looking centers. I prob. will get two of those knobs to match my others on the dash of my 72. But I was just wondering what years or whatever makes the difference in the two styles of knobs?

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by hooverfish

Mr. B, great looking installation. Good chrome face with no pitting. I just bought one off ebay for $99 and it should be here in two days or so. I paid a lot for an AM cause it has very little pitting in chrome and I wanted a good one, tested & working.
That said, my new radio has solid black knobs like yours. My question is why do some knobs have stainless or aluminum looking centers. I prob. will get two of those knobs to match my others on the dash of my 72. But I was just wondering what years or whatever makes the difference in the two styles of knobs?

Be prepared to go to Lowes, and buy a 14 x 3/4 hex washer head screw. Part 490254. Comes in a pack of 5. Even if your radio comes with the required bracket, it'll probably be missing the screw that attaches it to the mount below the stock speaker.

I don't know the answer to your question about knobs. I speculate that due to the fact that they just pop off (and with how many are for sale without knobs, and how expensive buying knobs separately are), people likely have purchased different style knobs aftermarket, or from a different used radio
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