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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: ChaseD on April 28, 2011, 07:41:36 pm
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Is there anyway around cutting the dash do put a radio in a 84' sierra classic?
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there is if your know wood working or metal work.
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You can mount a cage on the bottom of the dash but its gonna look stupid. I'd just cut it with a dremel and take yer time
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mount it in glovebox, many have remotes anyway, or there is one that fits in the stock location. I thought Chris had access to them, but cant find them. Dont cut dash please
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im actually wanting to weld my radio area back up so it accepts a stock radio just for looks and i plan on building a custom box that mounts on the tunnel. i need to find a parts truck or go to the junk yard and trim out the sheetmetal.
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after market decks are available but are a little pricey. An aux plug can be added if you have a working radio. The cheapest and best sounding option is to cut the dash but won't look stock.
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Browse eBay parts and accessories, delco electronics... I bought a stock AM-FM Stereo with the MP3 jack installed in front. There are a couple of vendors that do a nice job. I bought one for mine because I like the stock look. You just plug in an IPod and it overides the radio.
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If you want the stock look and dont want to cut the dash i would suggest going with a replacement radio that fits that space. But if you want a more modern radio i would suggest ordering from Crutchfield (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KvpzNQfkwmq/ (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-KvpzNQfkwmq/)). This is where i ordered my radio from and they send you everything you need to do the job and make it look nice.
Heres some pictures of how mine turned out.
(http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy140/Coldblast94/My%20Truck/39.jpg)
(http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy140/Coldblast94/My%20Truck/40.jpg)
This is what it looked like before.
(http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy140/Coldblast94/My%20Truck/38.jpg)
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that looks real clean. did you use the metal "cage" that usually comes with DIN receivers too?
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yep. That metal plate around the radio came with it from Crutchfield. It covers up all the mistakes and gives it a nice clean look like you said.
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im talking about this light colored piece behind the black trim. http://www.gmhightechperformance.com/tech/0809gmhtp_2001_chevy_camaro_z28_sony_stereo_system_install/photo_27.html
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Ya we used that.
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That is a clean install cody, thanks for the pics.
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very clean...looks good
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alright, i guess ill just look into cutting the dash.
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Depending on how high quality of a system you want, Autozone has a cheapy ($35) that will fit without cutting, and has a mp3 jack. Just put one in our 84 aAvion camper. Looks good and sounds decent. I will be putting it in some of my other trucks. I've got two trucks with the dashes cut and I hate it. They will be repaired eventually. They do make better quality ones that cost about the same as the single din radios. Think real hard before you cut the dash. I've got alot of work ahead of me fixing the two I have.
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If you dont care about the CD player, you can pick up a stock am/fm/cassette at the junkyard for about $20