Rembrant Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Question Mark & The Mysterians belting out 96 Tears ... lol, now there's one I haven't heard in a long LONG time. The band came and went before I was even born, but I grew up on AM radio and they played a lot of 60's stuff. I don't think I've heard that song in 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Question Mark & The Mysterians belting out 96 Tears ... lol, now there's one I haven't heard in a long LONG time. The band came and went before I was even born, but I grew up on AM radio and they played a lot of 60's stuff. I don't think I've heard that song in 25 years. I'm listening to 60's On 6 on SiriusXM, and that was playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I'm listening to 60's On 6 on SiriusXM, and that was playing. I don't think any fancy wireing will be needed if I get a unit with a center out. Current plan is Drivers. Center. Passenger Front 6.5"3way. 5x7. 6.5"3way Rear. 4"leftch 4"UHF. 4"VHF. 4"rightch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I don't think any fancy wireing will be needed if I get a unit with a center out. Current plan is Drivers. Center. Passenger Front 6.5"3way. 5x7. 6.5"3way Rear. 4"leftch 4"UHF. 4"VHF. 4"rightch Should work nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Scott - Do you read lips? Not when I do this @TheScatch - keep us updated on what HU you go with and how it works out. The capabilities of them now are crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Scott - Do you read lips? Not when I do this @TheScatch - keep us updated on what HU you go with and how it works out. The capabilities of them now are crazy. I'm pretty set on trying to find a retro style radio with modern options like bluetooth to go into the truck. I have been eyeballing this guy for some time: It does not come with a face plate, and my truck has a DIN not the two holes in the bezel. So I will have to fab up a ABS plate of my own. https://www.classiccarstereos.com/1980-1986-ford-truck-radio-usa-630.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'm pretty set on trying to find a retro style radio with modern options like bluetooth to go into the truck. I have been eyeballing this guy for some time: It does not come with a face plate, and my truck has a DIN not the two holes in the bezel. So I will have to fab up a ABS plate of my own. https://www.classiccarstereos.com/1980-1986-ford-truck-radio-usa-630.html I'm surprised that they are marketing it as a "1980-1986 Ford Truck Radio" when there are two very different openings and mounting systems used: 1980 - 84; and 1985 & 6. I think I'd be pretty upset if I bought it for an '85 or '6 thinking it would fit right in. Have you checked to see how big the faceplate on it is? If I remember correctly the original 1980 - 84 radio faceplates were too tall to fit in the DIN opening of '85-6. I can check that later if you want. You could go to the earlier bezel with the larger opening, but if you have a burled wood bezel on the instrument panel you are stuck as there isn't a burled wood radio bezel with the larger opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'm surprised that they are marketing it as a "1980-1986 Ford Truck Radio" when there are two very different openings and mounting systems used: 1980 - 84; and 1985 & 6. I think I'd be pretty upset if I bought it for an '85 or '6 thinking it would fit right in. Have you checked to see how big the faceplate on it is? If I remember correctly the original 1980 - 84 radio faceplates were too tall to fit in the DIN opening of '85-6. I can check that later if you want. You could go to the earlier bezel with the larger opening, but if you have a burled wood bezel on the instrument panel you are stuck as there isn't a burled wood radio bezel with the larger opening. You know I didn't think about this until I was making that last post. I need to check to see what the dimensions are. I had emailed the company ages ago asking if they sold a faceplate with it. They responded no it attaches to the bezel. I sent them a picture showing them that not all trucks had that set up and a lot of bezels are din style. I was under the impression I could make my own face-plate for this to fit into a DIN opening. Now I need to go check dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'm surprised that they are marketing it as a "1980-1986 Ford Truck Radio" when there are two very different openings and mounting systems used: 1980 - 84; and 1985 & 6. I think I'd be pretty upset if I bought it for an '85 or '6 thinking it would fit right in. Have you checked to see how big the faceplate on it is? If I remember correctly the original 1980 - 84 radio faceplates were too tall to fit in the DIN opening of '85-6. I can check that later if you want. You could go to the earlier bezel with the larger opening, but if you have a burled wood bezel on the instrument panel you are stuck as there isn't a burled wood radio bezel with the larger opening. You know I didn't think about this until I was making that last post. I need to check to see what the dimensions are. I had emailed the company ages ago asking if they sold a faceplate with it. They responded no it attaches to the bezel. I sent them a picture showing them that not all trucks had that set up and a lot of bezels are din style. I was under the impression I could make my own face-plate for this to fit into a DIN opening. Now I need to go check dimensions. OK so a din is 2 1/8" x 7 1/8" The stats on this retro stereo (I'm a sucker for retro Ford Scripting) knob to knob 5 3/4" Opening height says 2 5/8" BUT According to the paperwork the USA-630 has Chassis dimensions of: 2" x 7 3/4" So sounds like a wash on a din unless you mounted it from the back only and did a custom installation. They have some din units but not that Ford script. Also found a link for a custom sized one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 OK so a din is 2 1/8" x 7 1/8" The stats on this retro stereo (I'm a sucker for retro Ford Scripting) knob to knob 5 3/4" Opening height says 2 5/8" BUT According to the paperwork the USA-630 has Chassis dimensions of: 2" x 7 3/4" So sounds like a wash on a din unless you mounted it from the back only and did a custom installation. They have some din units but not that Ford script. Also found a link for a custom sized one. Yes, Houston, I think there's a problem. Here are my measurements: 1981 radio: Nose is 2 15/16" high and 4 1/2" wide. And knobs are on 5 3/4" centers. 1981 bezel opening: 2 1/2" x 4 1/8" DIN bezel opening: 2 3/16" x 7" Ne'er the twain shall meet. As said, I'd be pretty upset if I bought that for an '85 or '6. It is not advertised correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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