I just installed one of the NOS radio delete plates i have on my 87. The other one on it had a scratch so i put a new one on. Thought id share a picture so anyone could see what its supposed to look like if you have the UL5 RPO code.

Andrew

 

Same way I ordered mine - and the way it will be restored.

Did you install a blue tooth receiver or some other hidden stereo for tunes?

 

I use a JBL Flip3 bluetooth speaker, connect to my phone and set it on the back seat usually.

Is yours a UL5 car also?

 

Yep, just the way I ordered it.

 

Very nice looking car mine is white other than that they're identical, pretty much all the same options, does yours have a borg warner 9 bolt 3.45 gears ?

 

Yes, G92, J65 9 bolt. Not perfect but will be soon.

 

Was radio delete an option for Pontiacs?

 

I'm not sure I know for camaro the rpo code was ul5.

 

I'd like to find a factory delete plate for a Pontiac if they were made.

 

Just curious,why did your order your car without a stereo? Was it to save weight? Hate music? ,etc?

 

Were the any heater and ac delete cars like in the 50's and 60's?

 

Cost and I was planning on installing an aftermarket stereo anyways. At the time I was following muscle cars pretty heavily and the term "radio delete" always carried with it the aura of a car that was ordered with the intention of racing....so that's what I did.


A/C although included in most of the packages could be deleted and some did - I owned an 88 a couple of years ago that was built that way - even had block off plates in the far left & right dash vents. Heaters have been required under federal regulations since the 60's due to the need for windshield defrosters - so no, heater delete was not available.

 

I've never heard that before.

My Great Aunt bought a new Montego in '73. She was retired and living in Florida, so she ordered it with A/C, but without heater. Being from Illinois, and all car guys (Dad and 3 boys) we were always quite fascinated by that. So at least as late as '73 you could still mix and match with some manufacturers.

 

A/C includes a defroster function and most modern vehicles will turn on the A/C Compressor when the defroster is selected.

I believe the Defroster function was required as part of the first of many Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) that became effective in 1967



There are examples of cars built after 1967 that did not have defrosters or A/C systems but they are most often found to be export models or those shipped to dealers in exempt areas such as Puerto Rico & Hawaii - there is a notable 1969 Judge that was built heater delete and shipped originally to Puerto Rico.