I'm going to put a radio in my '76. It came with one mounted under the dash that was in the way so I removed it. I'm not sure why but, it appears that there is not sufficient room to put a normal radio in the normal location. Am I missing something here? One of the ducts for the heat is behind the opening, near the rear of the available space on the right side. Has anybody had a similar problem? I could cover the opening and mount a clock there, and put the radio elsewhere. Ideas?
BTW, the shocks are Pro Comp ES3000. (reference the earlier rough riding post)
Chip ( snipped-for-privacy@nospam.neo.rr.com) wrote on Sunday 17 October 2004 04:54 pm:
Chip,
I've got an '82, but it should be the same. The ductwork is tight, but a normal radio fit depthwise. You'll probably be pressed up against that duct, so I recommend replacing the paper duct with flexible plastic (if you haven't already) or just duct taping over the original duct (worked fine for me). This also prevents any water that happens to get into the duct from hitting your radio.
You'll have to cut the hole a bit larger to fit most radios with CD players. This is the route I took. It didn't take a lot of time, and the radios come with a faceplate to allow you to cover the rough cut. If you're just interested in a radio, you can probably find an older style that'll play cassettes.
I've got a Kenwood 202MR (Marine Radio) CD player in mine. I lost too many of the non-marine radios due to splashes, etc... I've had this for a couple of years now, and am quite happy with it. It rarely skips, even off road. I bought it through Cabela's.
I'd advise replacing the speakers too, if you haven't already. You can fit some pretty decent ones in the factory spots, although you'll have to put spacers in.
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