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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | Anyone know what material fills the empty space in the dash where a radio speaker would mount on a 48-53 truck that did not come with a radio installed at the factory? There was a piece of cardboard in the hole but now it is just open space. I'd like to fill it but also do not want to put in something that didn't come from the factory in Nov 1951. Thanks.
Bill
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 | My '52 suburban didnt come with a radio and it has screen behind the outer grille. Marty  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | What kind of screen? Is it metal, cloth or something else? Thanks.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,516 | It seems to be a real fine mesh metal screen.
Almost like the stuff for screen doors but thicker gauge wire.
Marty | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | Thanks. I'll see if I can find a picture in the Gallery. Thanks again!
Bill
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Bill, my '50, 3604 is original and never had a radio. There is just a gray cardboard filler behind the grill. I just went out and crawled under to take another look.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Just took a couple of pics while my coffee was brewing Bill. The material looks like it’s the same thing that the speakers are made from, I hope this picture will splain it to ya. http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2080156010098611668JssMBl Denny Graham Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | Thank you. That is what I removed three years ago... Now I've got to find a replacement. I think if I shot a piece of cardboard the dash color it would fit the bill. Thoughts?
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 30 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 30 | How about a piece of roofing felt. It's already black and will last for years. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | My 49 has the heavy metal screen that Marty described.
Cleon | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | I wonder "if" Chevy made a change by 1951 to put in the cardboard vice the cost of the metal screen? Anyone know?
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Well it happened again, thought I posted this put came back and it twernt here.
Master Parts Catalog 1929-1950; gp. 16.083... 1947-49 ALL... SCREEN (4 21/32x9 1/16)... pn. 3684234
My thoughts are this; If dealer installed, the screen probably came in the radio accessory package, if factory option then of course it was installed at that time. I is no doubt the equivalent of a speaker Grill-Cloth material. If the truck was not equipped with a radio then they probably simply used a cardboard filler for the grills back ground.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Looks real good to me Bill. I think you ready to move on to the next task.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,602 | Thanks. I'm off to the motor shop(again) in the morning!
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