Don't Laugh
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Don't Laugh
While my truck is a down unit waiting for a new hub to arrive, I've been working on the tunes situation. My dash had a huge freaking hole in it from a PO's cb installation. I snagged an original am unit off ebay and had it refurbished, picked up an OE style 5"x7" dash speaker, and fabbed a face plate to mount the radio. It might look a bit hokey to purists, but it beats the heck out of the ol' hole in the dash. Sounds a lot better too. Since I have no welding skills at all, this'll have to do for the time being.
I also got a original dash speaker grill in today & hit it with a wire wheel & painted it up. It'll go nicely with a new dash pad down the road a bit.
I also got a original dash speaker grill in today & hit it with a wire wheel & painted it up. It'll go nicely with a new dash pad down the road a bit.
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nice, i still got the original radio in my ol truck (Am only tho....) but my gramps put an afterpart radio beloew the AC unit with the speakers inside the door, but that looks nice. u shoulda matched the white instead of a red plate on white
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I thought about doing that, but figured it was going to stand out as a patch anyways, so why fight it.
Next upgrade in the tunes department will be an ipod to am device that plugs into the antenna input.
Next upgrade in the tunes department will be an ipod to am device that plugs into the antenna input.
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Actually, I paid $50 on ebay for my radio about 5 yrs ago. It'd been sitting around for way too long. I sent it to classicradio.com, since he's near me here in norcal. He wasn't exactly cheap, but he is very thorough.
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I think you did a great job. As said you should have (and still should) paint the patch to match the white. If it would have been white, you would'nt drw attention to it. As a red patch over white, your drawing attention to it. Other than that I think you did an excellent job.
Take a look at my gallery see how I handled the holes in the dash.
Take a look at my gallery see how I handled the holes in the dash.
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Ok, here's a pic you can laugh at because it's only temporary. After installing the radio & speaker and plugging the antenna, I wasn't getting any reception at all. I had this antenna laying around unopened, so I had to swap out the original for this hokey looking unit until I can get a stock replacement. Works great, looks...not so much!
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It's not a rivet. It's the sun reflecting off a lump of sealer from a PO's paint job.
