[DeTomaso] Re Opening console for modern din 1 (2 by 7) radio???

[Julian Kift]

Crutchfield will most likely have an universal bezel or trim ring, but if your radio face is already larger it's not designed for one. You can usually use the mounting sleeve for a template and it has tabs that bend around the back side of the opening prior to sliding in the radio. Just go easy with a Dremel tool until the sleeve slides in the hole.


Julian

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 12:29 PM
To: Tomas Gunnarsson; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Re Opening console for modern din 1 (2 by 7) radio???

Hi Tomas,
    The flange on the mounting sleeve is only maybe 1/16 inch.  The hole can't be even a little oversized.  The face of the radio is only slightly larger.  Not real user friendly.  I tried to find a bezel made for a din 1 radio, but can't find one.
    I could try to make a sheet metal bezel?  If I mess it up, I can make another one.  Sheet metal would provide a more positive indexing to the sleeve than the fiberglass.  Maybe just a 1/4 inch around the opening, paint it black?
Ken

      From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
 To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
 Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 1:57 AM
 Subject: [DeTomaso] Re Opening console for modern din 1 (2 by 7) radio???

  Ken,
  If you mark the corners of the new opening from the front, then cut the
  cover according to those marks and fold it away while you cut from the
  front you should be fine.
  Tomas
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   Crutchfield will most likely have an universal bezel or trim ring, but
   if your radio face is already larger it's not designed for one. You can
   usually use the mounting sleeve for a template and it has tabs that
   bend around the back side of the opening prior to sliding in the radio.
   Just go easy with a Dremel tool until the sleeve slides in the hole.

   Julian
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   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 12:29 PM
   To: Tomas Gunnarsson; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Re Opening console for modern din 1 (2 by 7)
   radio???

   Hi Tomas,
       The flange on the mounting sleeve is only maybe 1/16 inch.  The
   hole can't be even a little oversized.  The face of the radio is only
   slightly larger.  Not real user friendly.  I tried to find a bezel made
   for a din 1 radio, but can't find one.
       I could try to make a sheet metal bezel?  If I mess it up, I can
   make another one.  Sheet metal would provide a more positive indexing
   to the sleeve than the fiberglass.  Maybe just a 1/4 inch around the
   opening, paint it black?
   Ken
         From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
    To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
    Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 1:57 AM
    Subject: [DeTomaso] Re Opening console for modern din 1 (2 by 7)
   radio???

     Ken,
     If you mark the corners of the new opening from the front, then cut
   the
     cover according to those marks and fold it away while you cut from
   the
     front you should be fine.
     Tomas
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