Radio Bezel?
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Radio Bezel?
Dose anybody know of a website or company through which I can order a radio bezel for my 84 f150? I have spent a lot of time trying to hunt one down and so far been unsuccessful. Any help would be appreciated.
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Do you have AC? Is it wood grain or plain checkered pattern? I have an 81 at my disposal with a radio bezel in the plain grey checkered pattern. I can get a price for you if you'd like. It's in a local JY.
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It don't matter if the truck has A/C or not as there are no vents in the Radio Bezel.
Four Things matter...
1: What trimline is the truck: (No-name baseline), XL, XLT, XLT Lariat, etc... This determins what type of bezel. Either Woodgrain or Black Waffle Weave pattern.
2: Does the Truck have a factory Clock?
3: Do you need a Radio Bezel for the older **** and Shaft mount Radio, or do you need a Radio Bezel that will accept a newer DIN type Mount.
4: If your Truck has woodgrain bezels, 1980-1984 are Rosewood, and 1985-1986 are Burlwood. They wont match very well
The Best match would be a Radio Bezel from a 1982-1984 with **** and Shaft Mount due to the trim name differences. 1980-1981 had different names for the trimlines and would look silly on a 1982-1984, and vise versa, IMO.
Or a DIN Type Bezel from a 1984-1986.
The only place I know that is going to reproduce these is Dennis Carpenter. Other than through his website, a Junkyard is going to be needed, or ePay.
Four Things matter...
1: What trimline is the truck: (No-name baseline), XL, XLT, XLT Lariat, etc... This determins what type of bezel. Either Woodgrain or Black Waffle Weave pattern.
2: Does the Truck have a factory Clock?
3: Do you need a Radio Bezel for the older **** and Shaft mount Radio, or do you need a Radio Bezel that will accept a newer DIN type Mount.
4: If your Truck has woodgrain bezels, 1980-1984 are Rosewood, and 1985-1986 are Burlwood. They wont match very well
The Best match would be a Radio Bezel from a 1982-1984 with **** and Shaft Mount due to the trim name differences. 1980-1981 had different names for the trimlines and would look silly on a 1982-1984, and vise versa, IMO.
Or a DIN Type Bezel from a 1984-1986.
The only place I know that is going to reproduce these is Dennis Carpenter. Other than through his website, a Junkyard is going to be needed, or ePay.
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Thanks for all the help:
I have a regular base model with ac, my instrument cluster is wood grain and would prefer the bezel to match but at this point as long as its in good condition I don't care what color or style it is. Ive walked through the junk yards in my area and when I can find them there usually pretty beat up. I am redoing my whole interior soon so I really just need the bezel as a base to work from. Check out the website and ill probly just end up ordering from them. thanks again
I have a regular base model with ac, my instrument cluster is wood grain and would prefer the bezel to match but at this point as long as its in good condition I don't care what color or style it is. Ive walked through the junk yards in my area and when I can find them there usually pretty beat up. I am redoing my whole interior soon so I really just need the bezel as a base to work from. Check out the website and ill probly just end up ordering from them. thanks again
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Woodgrain wasn't placed on a baseline truck.
So you have a XL or higher, or a baseline with a replacement woodgrain bezel . I found a 1982 XL bezel, with clock, but it's for a **** and shaft mount, but in great condition. FYI: XL's didn't become the base model untill the 2000's.
Yeah nice radio bezels are hard to come by as they are usually hacked up by somebody.
So you have a XL or higher, or a baseline with a replacement woodgrain bezel . I found a 1982 XL bezel, with clock, but it's for a **** and shaft mount, but in great condition. FYI: XL's didn't become the base model untill the 2000's.
Yeah nice radio bezels are hard to come by as they are usually hacked up by somebody.
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Not necessarily,I'm running an 82 XL bezel until I can find a decent Ranger Lariat bezel,and it doesn't look all that bad.Most people don't really care or don't even notice.They just think it's a Ranger Lariat XL.
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