[DeTomaso] Stereo Head Unit Installation ?

[Michael Shortt]

I used a niper when enlarging the holes for the new window lift swiyches,
worked great, then took Dremel and file to smooth out the edges.

Michael in Savannah


On 8/24/07, David Nunn <dnunn at telus.net> wrote:
>
> 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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