The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The Electrical Bay The Radio Bench 47-53 radio interchange with later models?

One of the best solutions I ever saw was this one:

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It has on/off and volume knob on one side, the illuminated dial in the center and the tuning knob on the other side. These attach to cables which in turn attach to any radio you want to use...which attaches to the firewall behind the glove box and above the heater. I used an AM/FM radio out of a VW. If for some reason I want to listen to AM, I simply reach under the glove box and slide the AM/FM switch. I converted the dial to show in the circular station sweep the respective numbers for AM and FM back around 1977. If you were especially handy and had the blank-out plate to use as a form, a plaster mold could be made from which fiberglass copies could be made. The chrome bezel and the glass came from a flashlight. I used some silicone caulk to attach them to the front as the original bezel was rust-pocked and the glass was cracked. I would imagine a relatively clever person (electronically speaking) could add touch switches to control MP3 or maybe CD play...although few people are using CDs now it seems. Just an outside thought...