[DeTomaso] Stereo Head Unit Installation ?

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Make a dummy of the head unit, hold it against the back of the console. Mark the front of the dummy through the existing holes. This'll tell you if there's room enough behind the console and let you know how it should be cut. The console is also not metal, it's fiberglass if that makes any difference to your approach.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Nunn" <dnunn at telus.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 8:20 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Stereo Head Unit Installation ?


> My Pantera has an old style radio. The opening in the console is rectangular
> with a hole on either side for the knobs to pass through. I'm about to
> install a new DIN chassis head unit which naturally requires a standard 2" x
> 7" DIN opening in the console. I am told that the location of this DIN
> opening is critical and I don't want to assume that my current opening is
> centered exactly where the opening for a larger DIN chassis head unit should
> be. Does anyone have a template I could borrow or perhaps someone has
> accurate dimensions to reference the location of the DIN opening? I'm REALLY
> nervous because my console is covered in leather, which I'm going to have to
> cut away, and I don't want to mess up. What is the best way to cut away the
> metal under the console covering (in my case, leather)? Any other tips would
> be appreciated.
> 
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