A few weeks ago there was a thread about adding a stereo or better tunes to our trucks. I got the initial idea from a thread on the Hamb and in 2012 I added a Ipod to my 52. While doing my 6 to 12 conversion it was the perfect time. My trucks radio was missing but the dash was not cut which was nice. I found a junk radio on Ebay and using the Hamb thread as a guide I converted this radio to using my Ipod.


The radio from Ebay looked like it was at the bottom of a pond


primed and painted, polished the dial and ***** and it looked presentable


got a two channel amp off the internet for around $40. wired it to turn on using the original on/off switch. Wired the dial light into the dash lights








Had to also purchase a PAC IS 75 cable and a PAC LC 1 volume control along with a dual cone stereo speaker, all of this is in the Hamb thread. which is called "Hidden Tunes Via An Ipod"
I ran the ipod cable into the glove box and mounted the volume control right below the radio. Works real well and looks innocent. I'm sure there are better ways this is just the way I did it.
Hope this helps someone.

 

Very clever! Is that the volume control to the right of the gauges?

 

Yep hard to see, cell phone picture is fuzzy.

 

Very clever indeed, nice going.

 

Thanks for the write up with pics

 

Very nice.

I had no idea how big those old radios were. I used the same volume control on my RZR when i did the stereo install. I took the plastic mount/cover off so all i was left with was the POT. Then you could put an old style *** on it really wouldn't be noticeable.