Isn't there some way that you could add spacers between the radio and the
console so that it fits farther back into the console? Seems to me that if
this is possible, if you have space to move it back say an inch or so, that
this would be the easier way to go.
Curt
Curtis Carlson
'66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty") HAN8L-63423
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
To: spridget list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 1999 3:48 PM
Subject: Fitting Car Radio Shafts ?
> Now don't get me wrong, here. The radio has been in
> for weeks now, and is doing just fine, thank you.
>
>
> <rant>BUTTTTT ... because of the lack-of-depth in the console,
> and the length of even the shortest modern car audio units,
> With the mounting plate in place, the left and right threaded
> shafts that mount the radio and that house the on/off/volume
> and tuning shafts, stick way, way, WAY out (like an inch or
> so) before terminating in the plastic knobs.
>
> whew! end of rant! </rant>
>
> Seems to me ... I should be able to shorten the threaded
> tubes with a tubing cutter, and then "clip off" the control
> "tangs" that are inside. In fact, seems to me didn't old
> replacement radios came with shafts that were slightly
> detented to be broken or cut off to shorten them?
>
> Anybody out there shed a little light on this? How to shorten
> the tuning chafts on an auto radio?
>
> thanks,
>
> chuck
>
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