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Good morning, My 65 F-250 custom cab dash has been cut to fit a more modern radio. I can mount the original back in place but can just see some of the hole exposed. Is there a template out there that I can get so after I fill in with new Sheetmetal I can drill the proper holes in the proper location for the original radio? Thank you.
Yes, I did search and did not see a diagram, however, upon further review of those post and dry fitting my radio it appears I need to patch the square hole with the appropriate thickness metal and then layout and drill the center hole for the radio light since the smaller holes drilled on either side fit the stock radio. Those holes are also not deburred on the inside so the radio was added by the dealership as noted in some of the older post I searched. Thanks for the reply!
Good morning, My 65 F-250 custom cab dash has been cut to fit a more modern radio. I can mount the original back in place but can just see some of the hole exposed. Is there a template out there that I can get so after I fill in with new Sheetmetal I can drill the proper holes in the proper location for the original radio? Thank you.
You are correct. Don't fill in the 4 that are already there. You need them. Just fill in the sqaure and then between the 2 big holes exactly centered drill a 1/2 inch hole. That hole is for the light bulb to protrude thru to light the face.
Looks good jp. Funny story with my radio. As normally happened back in the day. I removed the original radio in 1981 and replaced it with an AM FM Cassette player. I kept the piece that I cut out knowing that I was never getting rid of the pickup and when I restore it I would put the original radio back in. The problem was when the dealer installed the original the holes were drilled wrong and it was crooked. About a 1/4 to 1/2 inch down on the right side. I was always going to reinstall it crooked. But when I did restore the truck I just could not leave the radio crooked so I tweaked it and made it right. I didn't think I could handle people saying it is a good looking truck but the radio is crooked. So now it is straight.
Looks good jp. Funny story with my radio. As normally happened back in the day. I removed the original radio in 1981 and replaced it with an AM FM Cassette player. I kept the piece that I cut out knowing that I was never getting rid of the pickup and when I restore it I would put the original radio back in. The problem was when the dealer installed the original the holes were drilled wrong and it was crooked. About a 1/4 to 1/2 inch down on the right side. I was always going to reinstall it crooked. But when I did restore the truck I just could not leave the radio crooked so I tweaked it and made it right. I didn't think I could handle people saying it is a good looking truck but the radio is crooked. So now it is straight.
Mine too was a bit crooked from dealer but enough slop in holes to mount level. Not sure if I'll stay with the stock radio or go with a resto Huntington, either way needed the correct mounting holes.
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