help w/ 86 dash piece
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help w/ 86 dash piece
ok i have a 86 F-150 4x4 and it is the XL .
the head unit was stolen and they tore the dash piece that holds the head unit in. it had a pioneer aftermarket in it. anyways i wnet to the junkyard and found a 83 F-150 and took the dash piece i needed. it was still cut our of the stock radio and i cut it out bigger but now it's too big and it turns out my old piece was a little smaller on my 86. but i thought all the 80-86 dash was the same ? is mine diffrent cause it's the X w/ the wood grain ? and this one was like carbonfiber /silver loooking ?
can i get the adapter kit for a 83 F-150 and make this piece work or do i need the right 86 piece ? thanks
the head unit was stolen and they tore the dash piece that holds the head unit in. it had a pioneer aftermarket in it. anyways i wnet to the junkyard and found a 83 F-150 and took the dash piece i needed. it was still cut our of the stock radio and i cut it out bigger but now it's too big and it turns out my old piece was a little smaller on my 86. but i thought all the 80-86 dash was the same ? is mine diffrent cause it's the X w/ the wood grain ? and this one was like carbonfiber /silver loooking ?
can i get the adapter kit for a 83 F-150 and make this piece work or do i need the right 86 piece ? thanks
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I don't know what year ford stopped putting in 8-Track players, but my 1980 had an 8-Track player from the factory. I can't remember for sure but i think the radios in the later 1980's were a little different When the time came for a new deck i managed to rig mine up pretty nice using the original dash radio cover (wood grain) i remember going to a sterio store looking for the mounting kit but they didnt happen to have it for the early 80's year range. So im thinking that a 1983 radio dash cover might not work right for your 1986.
check out this online catalog page from LMC Truck. http://lmctruck.com/icatalog/fd/0033.html
they show that that style of dash radio cover #14 is specifically for 82-83 trucks.
check out this online catalog page from LMC Truck. http://lmctruck.com/icatalog/fd/0033.html
they show that that style of dash radio cover #14 is specifically for 82-83 trucks.
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so it does, so how do i go about getting one that will work cause for now i have no radio and it bothers me !
i guess i will try the mounting kit if i can find one ! if not i guess i'll go to a few more junkyards and hope to find the right radio cover
i guess i will try the mounting kit if i can find one ! if not i guess i'll go to a few more junkyards and hope to find the right radio cover
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yeah i hear ya. i would try to find another one from a junkyard if possible....it's easy for me to say because a junkyard down the road of me has like 30 older fords like mine.
I looked around a little bit on circuit city's online inventory and found this universal kit
Metra 1975-2000 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury/Jeep/Eagle Custom Installation Kit 1982-up for $17.99. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metra...oductDetail.do
I don't know much about how well, or not so well made they are but i'm sure if you do a little more searching you could find some more mounting kits. That is, if you want to keep the dash original.
I looked around a little bit on circuit city's online inventory and found this universal kit
Metra 1975-2000 Ford/Lincoln/Mercury/Jeep/Eagle Custom Installation Kit 1982-up for $17.99. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metra...oductDetail.do
I don't know much about how well, or not so well made they are but i'm sure if you do a little more searching you could find some more mounting kits. That is, if you want to keep the dash original.
Last edited by AMB_F-150; Jul 16, 2006 at 08:44 PM.
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The difference in the radio bezels were just in the radio holes themselves.
1980 to 1984 had Shaft Mount Radios. The holes in the bezel were taller but narrower for the stock radio face, and had two **** holes.
Certain 1984, 1985 and 1986 had "din mount style" radios. Had a standard din mount sized hole that had a shorter, but longer hole than the shaft mount bezels
sort of like this:
Shaft mount:
._____.
_|___|_
O|___|O
Din Mount:
.________.
|________|
Try looking in a big truck wreckers as well.
You can look in the 1985 to 1991 F-600s or better trucks for a working bezel as well. Although they are Black Mesh weave. etc...
1992 to 1999 F-600s or better have a working bezel as well but the top of the bezel is twice as large where the clock mounts on the pickups, for mounting accessories, or clipboards etc.. to them. Although they fit, it may not look right. also black mesh weave.
Try Dennis Carpenter as well, they have a great selection of Radio Bezels. Although pricey.
1980 to 1984 had Shaft Mount Radios. The holes in the bezel were taller but narrower for the stock radio face, and had two **** holes.
Certain 1984, 1985 and 1986 had "din mount style" radios. Had a standard din mount sized hole that had a shorter, but longer hole than the shaft mount bezels
sort of like this:
Shaft mount:
._____.
_|___|_
O|___|O
Din Mount:
.________.
|________|
Try looking in a big truck wreckers as well.
You can look in the 1985 to 1991 F-600s or better trucks for a working bezel as well. Although they are Black Mesh weave. etc...
1992 to 1999 F-600s or better have a working bezel as well but the top of the bezel is twice as large where the clock mounts on the pickups, for mounting accessories, or clipboards etc.. to them. Although they fit, it may not look right. also black mesh weave.
Try Dennis Carpenter as well, they have a great selection of Radio Bezels. Although pricey.
Last edited by 81-F-150-Explorer; Jul 16, 2006 at 08:42 PM.
