What Radio are you using that DOESNt require cutting dash

[ALLWAGONS]

I am looking to add a radio on my 1971 double cab, Interested on what options are out there that DO NOT require cutting up the dash or paying up the arse having the radio retrofitted. I looked up in the forums and in YouTube and saw very few options. One being Retrosound, but I saw tons of options, I did see one on YT that has adjustable knobs as to make it narrower and fit on the bus dash without altering it. Anyone have a clue? like always Thanks in advance.

Martin
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[raygreenwood]

[ALLWAGONS]

Yes, Searching is my best friend, But I was asking for some one with the same experience to share,
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I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.

Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

Everything sounds good on paper!

[SGKent]

you need to define what you expect from it. Some folks just throw an non-op radio up there for show and then stuff the real stereo in the glove box. It really depends what you want it to do. AM-FM then lots of old radios that are period correct to deal from. But if you want surround sound with blue tooth and CD, AM - FM, USB and aux ports - that's a whole "nother ani-mule". If you answer with I want the most I can get for the least amount of money then you represent 100% of the human population. That answer can mean anything to anyone.
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[Rag00oll]

I recently did a retrosound in my 68 westy. It fits perfect in the dash, no cutting at all. Faceplate was kind of a tight fit at first but it looks good. I don’t have any pictures of it.

My 71 westy that i sold I had put in a radio from best buy. It worked great too but obviously didn’t look “period correct”. No cutting needed there either.

[ALLWAGONS]

Any pics? What model retro sound?

Thanks
Martin
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I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.

I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.

Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

Everything sounds good on paper!

[ALLWAGONS]

[Rag00oll]

Here's a screen capture from a video. I'm out of state at the moment so that's what I got. Sorry about the quality. But like I said no cutting. I had one in my 68 beetle too but this one is 10 years newer. It has bluetooth, aux function, etc. I didn't get the most expensive one, I don't need anything more fancy. I also bought a speaker with it to replace the old speaker mounted under the dash top-plate. It sounds good! Bluetooth works great. Eventually I'll add another set of speakers somewhere else.

[ALLWAGONS]

Thank you!
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I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.

I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.

Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

Everything sounds good on paper!

[ALLWAGONS]

When I had my type 34, I was limited to the small deck opening and precut holes for the knobs. I ended up using a Ckarion 2 knob radio with horizontal adjustable knobs that really moved left and right. The small cassette deck fit the stock hole like a glove, even the og type 34 faceplate was used with this radio. I ran it with 2 TSX-40 Pioneer speakers on the undersash parcel tray and a small 10” Bazooka woofer behind the rear seat powered by a small amp and equalizer. Coolest little setup ever. I am trying to duplicate this, just with a modern twist. Maybe I asked the wrong question. What radio are you guys running on your buses that don’t require cutting the dash?
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I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.

I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.

Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

Everything sounds good on paper!

[W1K1]

There is the modem Bluetooth guts in a vintage chassis option, lots of cheap stock radio units out there
https://www.vintagecarradio.com/stereo-conversions...1NzV0srcFo
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[timvw7476]

just strap a near-modern DIN chassis stereo off-center from the E brake handle & run it with a tiny remote. They seem to come with a tiny remote for most functions. That way you keep the classic dash. But with modern potential.

[raygreenwood]

Again....measurements. I am not speaking of cutting the dash.

The closest I am coming to cutting anything is filing square corners where mine are rounded and I have a modern Kenwood.

I think knobs are ideal...along with some digital functions. The cassette deck pretty much limits you to used.

Just a couple of years back there were some new decks that still had cassette.

Ray

[Wildthings]

A couple of minutes with a Dremel and you can open the hole up to take a standard aftermarket unit, I have done them using just a bastard file.

[timvw7476]

[raygreenwood]

[ALLWAGONS]

Thanks for all the input guys. I really appreciate it. But why you no share pics of your setup? Why the mystery? I know I am not the only one that has/wants a radio/ stereo in the stock hole. I will keep you posted if my finds.


Thanks
Martin
Allwagons
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I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.

I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.

Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.

Everything sounds good on paper!

[mikedjames]

Thirty years ago, I fitted a twenty year old Sharp stereo in my boat, from when mounting was two holes for the spindles and a rectangular hole big enough to insert a cassette sideways, which I modded with a switch on the volume control and a transformer based earth loop isolator for my Nokia N95. The stereo still works after 30 years of damp sea air.

If my bus had not been hacked for a DIN mount by the PO, I think that stereo would have ended up in my bus.
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[raygreenwood]

[raygreenwood]

Holy Crap!

Blaupunkt has recently brought back the "Bremen" model that used to be in many European cars in the 1990s.

Size, shape and look are all there but where the cassette deck....WAS....is a little door covering the slot and all of your modern media plug ins are underneath (microSD card slots, line in, phone etc) all modern internals with Bluetooth, five channel outputs, etc. Etc. It also has Vario-color so you can tune the button and backlight colors to match your dash! No CD.

https://www.classiccarstereos.com/blaupunkt-bremen...05EALw_wcB

If you got the coin.....$570....likes just like any Porsche or high end VW in the 1990s but with modern bells and whistles!

Ray