Has anybody have any ideas about my radio.The new one doesent fit.I thought about cutting the the old panel out and making it out of sheet metal,but i think thats to tacky.Its on a 5th gen.

What's the din size of the new radio? Or if your not sure the overall size that sticks out.

Nothin sticks out.its a cd player w/a pull off face

i had to get an installation kit to make my cd player fit. Got it at sounddomain.com

i took the old face and traced it on wood (thin wood) then i was going to use that but at skool they had the colored fiberglass or plexi glass so i just traced onto that it works out fine i did mine in black just wacth how u cut it , its very fragile

I cut mine out. I got one of those kenwoods w/ a removeable faceplate. If you are careful you can do it without it looking tacky. The trick is to be VERY careful when you cut.

Ok all,thanks for the advice.im gonna try to cut the panel.if i mess up atleast i have another one.

Check out Ebay...you may find a "radio delete" face plate there. Then you could cut a hole the size you need. I saw one on Ebay the other day...but I don't know if it's still available.

It's still there...item #2473895649. Ends APR 23 21:54 PDT, currently 0 bids...starting bid is $35.00. Kind of ugly looking, but with a little work, you could probably make it work for you and make it look good (repaint)

Nothin sticks out.its a cd player w/a pull off faceYou'll have to fab something up to fill the gap.

I've been dorking around with mid 90's delco radio's for the last few month's trying to get a some what original looking cd unit. 2000 and newer units won't fit because the the cooling fan and heat sink. Mid 90's will work as long as it's a non Bose unit.

So my solution was to pick up a 10 disk Delco CD changer (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=43948&item=2472019739&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT) that connects via a FM modulator, meaning it connects between the antenna and radio. Just installed it Sunday and it works like a champ. I'll take some pictures this evening if anyone cares to see the set-up.

Why can't you just use the installation kit? Maybe i don't understand the problem, but I have a sony Cd player that was around half the size of the original, and it fits good, came free with the cd player I bought from sounddomain.com, could probably jsut buy the kit on there for around 15. Real easy to use.

I ended up cuting the panel to make it fit,your right,you have to be careful when you cut.But it looks good.thanks

sup, i gotta 81 and i put in a kenwood 3022 i think, i just traced the outline of the metal sleeve it locks into and cut it out with a dremel tool with a little disc on it...it looks great and fits good too!!!!

i had my JVC cd player installed for me (as im not electronically inclined) he just cut the old one. but i am not happy with it because the new radio was bigger lengthwise so the whole plate it extended at the bottom. i think it is b/c he didnt have the right installation kit. but ive lived with it for about 2 years now.