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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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mount a standard DIN radio

Hi!

I have a question for you! I will change my original Delco DIN1.5 avtoradio with a standard European autoradio DIN1.

I see that exist a plastic box which can be mount in the location of the radio that you can mount the standard DIN radio in the aperture.

Do everybody know where I can get this radio mounting box?
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 01:14 PM
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i would guess that where ever you bought the radio you can pick up a mounting kit for around 15 to 20 $$
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Old Jan 29, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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In your country, I have no idea. In the US, every single place that sells radios has them. Your best bet may be mail order, if shipping costs don't kill you. If so, you may want to make your own. If you have some talent and the proper tools, you can make one that looks WAY better than a kit. Here's my Camaro radio:


Since I took this picture, I moved the radio back another 1/4".

It was pretty simple to build. All I did was make a plate out of 1/2" thick plywood, and put it behind the mounting flange for the stock radio. I ran the screws through the bolt holes and into the wood. To move it back, I used longer screws with 1/4" of washers.

For the plastic trim around the radio, I cut it just a little small, then used a file to get a perfect fit around the radio. It was then glued to the stock trim ring. All in all, it's only a few hours worth of work.

You can basically do the same thing in a firebird (I did it in my 86 Firebird), but you'll have to cut away a lot of plastic behind the radio for it to fit. Using various methods to get the radio to stick out a little farther would make that unnecessary.

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