<VV> Radio Conversion? - Hide it

[Bill H.]

                                                                                            B"H

Very interesting, but I assume he did have to cut the dash to make room for the DIN stereo.

If you're only using your car occasionally, as a collector vehicle that isn't a driver, it seems to be an excellent solution.  However I use my car daily and I like the idea of not having to move anything to operate the stereo.  My unit works just like stock in that the original knobs work, the MP3 jack sits in a convenient spot on the front of the radio (I'm still working out the cosmetic details).

Another solution I'm considering is putting my FM/MP3 unit under the seat, it has a wireless remote that would let me turn it on and off, work the controls without ever seeing it.  That unit has USB input, which means I can use a thumb drive, copy all my MP3s to it, and leave the drive in the unit as a jukebox.  Then I would use the stock radio for AM only.

There are lots of clever folks out there who have all kinds of interesting ideas.  It's always fun to compare, thanks...Bill

--- On Tue, 3/5/13, tkalp at cox.net <tkalp at cox.net> wrote:

From: tkalp at cox.net <tkalp at cox.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> Radio Conversion? - Hide it
To: Sethracer at aol.com, gojoe283 at yahoo.com, Thomas.Ratliff at indwes.edu, jherken1 at netzero.com
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 8:27 AM

Inspired by Rick, Ned Madsen found an even easier solution, use a hinged radio delete plate . . . it was very appropriate for the 500 sedan he was working on.

T. Kalp
Wichita, KS

---- Sethracer at aol.com wrote: 
> Guys - The best ever solution to your conundrum is Rick Norris' solution  
> for his V8. He took the complete stock AM radio, faceplate, knobs and  all 
> and assembled it into a single outward-facing unit -with absolutely  nothing 
> behind the front faceplate. It was just the front visual, looking  for all 
> the world like the stock AM. The "plate" was hinged (at the bottom, I  think) 
> and flipped down to reveal the actual DIN chassis unit behind. Pick  the 
> modern radio of your choice. Cool solution! - Seth  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 3/4/2013 6:01:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> gojoe283 at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> B"H
> 
> Thanks guys for your feedback.  While the radio looks pretty  good, I 
> haven't yet worked out the final aesthetics, for example, the station  buttons 
> are no longer used and while the stock '66 outer radio knobs fit the  new 
> shafts perfectly, the decorative washer knobs behind the outer knobs  don't.
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