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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
Posts: 4,925
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Hacked Dash and CD player
The PO intalled a CD player,and it looks like he cut the dash with visegrips,man it's rough.Anyway,the lines are crooked,and nasty looking.I put my CD player in,and teh trim ring around the edge is not wide enough to hide all the hackage.
Anyone else have this problem,and how did you handle it,other than cutting and welding a new piece in it.? Pics would be nice also of how you remedied the problem. Thanks
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mesquite, Tx
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Yes, I got an old VHS case "plastic" and made my own trim ring "bigger"
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SW Washington
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i just used a piece of plastic too
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Tacoma WA
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You could also use a radio delete plate instead of plastic.
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Location: Central Vermont
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With some modification's for mounting, it's certainly the right size/look. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Is cutting the dash the best radio mounting option? I've looked into:
-Building a custom console (have a bench and it wouldn't look right) -Glove Box (it's hard to reach, rattles when open and reduces passenger leg room) -Custom Autosound (overpriced and never heard much good of it) Looks like cutting the dash might be in my near future.
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: next to my reloading bench
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GMC67swb that looks awesome. what color is that paint? the plastic really complements it.
has anyone ever tried frenching the radio by making a new panel?
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Issaquah, WA
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I went to the local stereo shop and asked or a bigger backing plate. It didnt fit, but a little trimming and it hid the dremel trails i happened to cut into the dash.
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Thanks guys,I think black plastic is in the future.I like the texture on the first one,looks good.Now I have to rob one of the cases from the VHS,someone distract my wife
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GMC67SWB, That does look pretty good. How hacked up was your radio panel? How did you secure that front panel? Here's a pic of mine. The PO really tore it up. Think I could do the same thing you did?
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Mines nearly that bad,I'd like to find that guy,slap him upside the head and say WTF?!?!
I guess he did solve the old cut or not cut question for me ![]()
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what about my frenching idea?
what I plan to do is make a whole new "bucket" to replace the area where the factory indent is, only deeper (to accomodate the radio face depth). maybe even make a flip down cover plate for security reasons.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Lorain (Cleveland) Ohio
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Could also do polished aluminum the same way for accent. Good old textured black ABS sheet is SUCH a versatile material......great job of finding it without buying a sheet though....looks good!
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Heres mine. Thanks Mr Previous Owner.
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Just be glad you don't have one like mine.
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good god man that is why you never let your friends talk you into installing your new stereo at night after you've been drinking |
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Holy man Neon the guy went mental.....
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SoCal
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GREAT THREAD!!! mine was hacked by the FPO, not as bad as some of these, but sorry looking never the less... At least I have enough sheet metal left to hold a DIN chassis!
Very helpful, thanks for posting.
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I think there must have been a fire in the radio and the fire dept hacked it out with an axe. I have a patch panel cut under dash pad then cut a cluster and glove box. Very little welded area will actually be exposed once installed.
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#22 |
Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
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Yeah my CD player will stay in the dash,but it is but hope,and by golly.It's just there,and I'm not sure how.Hopefully I can get around to fixing it this weekend.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Houston, TX
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I saw somwhere on this board where a guy took a radio delete cover and hid the CD player behind it. The delete plate was hinged on the bottom and looked origional. I tried to find it in search, but no luck.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
Posts: 2,693
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yeah, I always wanted to do the delete plate on a hinge thiung, but there's a few things I haven't worked out...like how will it stay closed. I don't really want to place a magnet by my CD player. Also wonder where to find a hinge that'll work and be out of site.
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#25 |
Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
Posts: 4,925
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Very small piano hinge,and a strip of velcro maybe.
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