79 camaro radio installation

[bbeanland]

Is there any way to install some type of modern stereo/cd player without cutting the dash apart?

 

[79linetta]

there is no way to dash mount a cd player without cutting it.
you can mount a standard player with a seperate cd changer in the trunk.

 

[Poet]

Nothing so bad about cutting it though.. The area where the old radio goes is nearly the right size.. just a tiny bit too big for most modern stereos. If you were to cut it and install the stereo.. after placing the trim piece that comes with the stereo, you wont know that it's been cut at all.

 

[Twisted_Metal]

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Poet:
Nothing so bad about cutting it though...</font>

Butcher!

Seems like you want to keep the dash intact.

Unfortunately, if you want to use an in-dash CD player, you have to cut it open...

Another option is using a remote CD player that sends an FM signal to your stereo. I know they are made but I don't have any experience with them myself. (I'm considering one for my Camaro. I didn't want to hack, er... modify, yeah that's it, "modify" my dash, either.)

If you have to cut up the dash, as a lot of the members here have... You might want to find another dash piece to cut and fit the stereo, then swap it for your original (uncut)piece.

No matter how you do it, plan it out well so it doesn't look like a hack job. Take all the time you need and trim things square and carefully. I've heard a dremel will trim it out quite nicely.

Good Luck!

 

[phillyparot]

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Twisted_Metal:


Seems like you want to keep the dash intact.

Unfortunately, if you want to use an in-dash CD player, you have to cut it open...

You might want to find another dash piece to cut and fit the stereo, then swap it for your original (uncut)piece.

No matter how you do it, plan it out well so it doesn't look like a hack job. Take all the time you need and trim things square and carefully. I've heard a dremel will trim it out quite nicely.

Good Luck!</font>

That's just what I got through doing with minne. Installed a Kenwood C/D headunit, 10 disc changer, and two 6x9 out back. Also put two small Sony's up front. Turned it on yesterday for the first time and it sounds awsome. Now just have to finish the rest of the car!

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[Poet]

If you really really don't want to cut the dash, use an RF modulator.. You wire it up to your stereo and at the same time, wire it up to a changer, or something similar. (You can actually buy changers that come with the RF modulation)

There are also tools available that allow you to turn to a blank station that isn't being used in order to activate your reciever (the stereo, or changer)

Both ways are very similar.. one uses a remote, the other uses a blank radio freq.
Both ways save your dash.

 

[79linetta]

there is a probelm with the blank radio type.if you live in a area close to a large population center,you may get interference.
if you do cut the dash like i did the trim plate should cover the hole pretty well.

 

[Poet]

My brother, on his completely un-related car, made his own trim piece and made it fit perfectly.. I suppose if you have the talent for that kind of thing, you could make the new radio look like it fits stock... He just cut and worked (and reworked) pieces of aluminum.

 

[buckeye79Z]

Trimming the old style two post radio opening so you can give your classic ride some modern tunes is an acceptable modification in my book. Don't give it a second thought, just do it right.

 

[phillyparot]

By the way, I saw two Kenwood units that look like old school units. They both have two large control knobs. You will still have to cut out your radio opening, but will retain the semi-original look. Just a thought.

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