Radio Delete!

[4to8m8]

Since it's not a daily driver, no need to distract from my P-car adventures. Drilled a smaller hole than the peg on the mini crest. No glue needed.

[Rich Lambert]

Very clean...nice work.

[motion]

One disadvantage of no radio:

Can't turn up the radio when the wife-unit starts talking too much

[DByers]

Looks good!

One disadvantage of no radio:
Can't turn up the radio when the wife-unit starts talking too much

Simply keep the windows down and the RPM's above 5K.

[Schrup]

I'll see your radio, & raise you a heater.

[svandamme]

Originally posted by DByers
Looks good!



Simply keep the windows down and the RPM's above 5K.

that's a workaround..

the real solution is to sprint to your car, classic Le Mans style
and take off like a bat out of hell...extra points if you can make the gravel go her way... chicks are evil.

EDIT
actually that's a solution for when it's to late
i plan on not getting married, better safe then sorry

[JTO]

Paul and 4to8m8:

I did the same this weekend. Can you describe what materials you each used to fab your cover? I used thin MDF and vinyl glued to the MDF. How did you attach your cover to the hole?

Thanks,
Troy

[DanTheCat]

Schrup, I can't believe you haven't deleted the cigarette lighter yet!

Then on the other end of the spectrum is little ol' me, who has been cranking up my freshly installed amp #2 while cruising on the freeway last weekend and grinning non-stop.

It's nice having a stereo I can hear with the windows and sunroof open on the freeway. I do lots of freeway driving, and I can't stand not having a stereo on long drives. There's only so long you can listen to the same tune... (i.e. 3.5K RPM's)

When I go for a proper drive, the stereo is off, of course!

Dan

[Schrup]

Troy, I glued some high qaulity vinyl from a fabric store to some high density cardboard & just popped it in. I used a kit from Car Toys for the radio hole.

[JTO]

Thanks Paul. I called around and no one had a radio hole plate. Your cover looks good.

Troy

[thabaer]

hmmmm.... weeeerdness!

I'd dump that A/C garbahge attached to the center console before tossing the tunes.

[4to8m8]

Troy, I took the path of least resistance and paid GOHO 20.00$ to remove Blaupunkt and Plastic weld a piece of ABS in place.

[bob tilton]

nice job guys. it's those little details that really make a car look good. i made my own radio and clock delete for $0 and it probably looks about $0.

[JTO]

Thanks for the reply 4to8m8.

Hi Bob, can you provide some details on the construction of your radio hole cover? I'm still trying to find a good, non-permanent way to fix my cover onto the dash. What I'm doing now is kinda flimsy.

Thanks,
Troy

[DByers]

Bob, from what I can tell there is nothing on your car that looks like $0.00. You have done a fantastic job! Where did you get your R style door handles?

[Vipergrün]

I'd love to see some details for making and attaching the radio delete cover.

-B

[1fastredsc]

Wow, that looks really good. I wish i was that handy with a crest and some vinyl/cardboard.

[bob tilton]

i have been searching for a stock metal radio delete plate with the white p script, period correct of course, with no luck. actually i watched a couple ebay auctions command some outrageous prices. i am a firm believer that owning one of these cars does not have to break the bank as long as your creative or very resourceful.
i work for a commercial printer as a graphic designer so i have access to some decent high end equipment. it is really just a printout with a regular head unit plastic frame attached with 3m d-sided tape. for the people in the industry it is a fuji final proof printout (4 color process films laminated to gloss card stock).
i got my R door handles from the R man himself, ernie wilberg. he was kind enough to make sure i got a set. i get a lot of thumbs up from the early p crowd on them and a lot of "when you gonna get those door handles rechromed" from everyone else. same reaction to my "missing" center caps and torsion bar covers, custom engine grille, one wiper, etc.

[JTO]

Thanks Bob. As I've said many times; "cool car". Its photo graces the home computer's screen. Even my wife hasn't changed the image to some cute dog or something for two months! That's staying power.
Troy

[limble]

I was thinking to some how use a mini-pod in place of a radio/CD player.
Any ideas on how to "amp" it up to drive a couple of speakers?
Head phones are illegal in MN, but cell phone ear pieces are not, go figure.
I've tried a boom box but the ride is too hard and the CD skips.
I agree with DanTheCat long drives do require a music source.