Is this Dash Cut ?

[Already Gone]

With this 80's cassette player installed do you think the dash has been cut?

[MikeB69C10]

Not necessarily cut. I had a 80s alpine cassette player with a similar look and my dash was not cut.

[Tuff Gong]

I think there is a good chance it is still original.

[Already Gone]

Thanks for the reply. I can see the cassette player is not as wide as the CD players. I'd never cut a dash but if it was already cut then I could install a modern car audio.

[sloth454]

Yeah doesn't look like its cut. Looks to be about the same style as what is in my truck. My truck has an old cassette deck in it. I took it out and gutted all the components out of it. Makes a perfect Ipod holder. I made a custom mount in the glove box and put a new cd deck in there.

[leddzepp]

Doubtful it has been cut, I've seen a lot of those double shaft 80's stereos in our trucks, and they are usually a direct fit.

[im4darush]

Mine had one of those. Direct fit, not cut.

[boraxman]

Alot of those type stereos have adjustable shafts eliminating the need to cut/

[frenchy51]

Anybody know if a "modern" CD player will fit original dash without cutting?

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by frenchy51

Anybody know if a "modern" CD player will fit original dash without cutting?

No

[El Dorado Jim]

I currently have one in my '72 that looks like yours , dash is not cut

[special-K]

I've been putting in-dash AM/FM/Cassettes in these trucks since the '70s with no issues. I have a sweet Alpine stereo & amp waiting to go in my '72. I've seen people toss these out to put an AM in and never understood that, unless it was to have an all original truck. I have had some stereos that needed the two holes filed out some for wider or narrower shafts

[swamp rat]

There is a place that can convert a stock unit to add a 3.5mm plug to play your Ipod or phone music and blue tooth.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...dio+conversion

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...dio+conversion

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...dio+conversion
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[57larry]

take the radio out and look at the dash. it does look like a good fit

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by 57larry

take the radio out and look at the dash. it does look like a good fit

That would be hard at this point as the truck is 1800 miles away and I'm thinking of buying it and as you said it looks like a good fit. I asked the seller if the dash was cut and he doesn't know as he bought the truck with the cassette player installed.

[special-K]

All the seller has to do is pull the knobs off, then the plate, and expose the area to get you a picture

[swamp rat]

I can tell you from past experience tho that if it was cut the radio knobs would have nothing to hold on to except that plastic face plate, if it did that it would most likely not sit in the opening very well and the face place would be stress bent inward, it looks nice and flat..

I have ran 4 different cassette players like that thru the years and never had to modify the opening in any way.

[custom10nut]

Keep it intact, modify the knob to put stock l
Knobheads, and install an IPod hookup for your iTunes. (That's what I did) Or install a hookup for a remote CD changer. Lots of options without cutting a good dash

[Already Gone]

Thanks for all the tips, ideas and replies. As I said if its cut I'll install a modern player in it and if its not cut probably a stock AM radio with a http://www.garytayman.com/stereo.htm conversion.