Gutting The Factory Radio!

[ford4x4fun]

OK, I have a factory Radio, that someone before me has taken apart. It doesn't work so I think they tried to fix it. Anyhow my idea is to gut the factory radio, and run a dash light to the inside of it. So when I turn on my lights, it looks like a working system. I am going to hide and XM Radio under the dash, because I don't change the channels much I won't need real easy access to it. Well anyhow back to my question how hard is it to gut the radio's:? Anyone ever done that

[kaptnkaos]

hey ford4x4fun

I wouldn't think it would be to difficult to gut it out...
I wonder if the other radio would fit inside the shell...
Maybe when you turned the other radio on, the stock radio face would light up..

KaptnKA S

[fordman]

dont all the stock radios have a backlight in them when you turn the lights on anyway? maybe you just need to change the bulb in it.

[ford4x4fun]

This one has been ripped into not to kindly... I didn't get a good look at it, just pulled it, and tossed it to the side. That was when I was going to put an aftermarket radio in it. Now, I want it to have a stock feel to it, when your sitting in it, I want the new sound quality, with the old feel! And I don't trust the thing not to short out and catch on fire!!!

[fordman]

i think you can hook up just the light and not the rest of the radio.

[ford4x4fun]

I will have to see... Still in the brainstorming mode since I don't get to see my truck for another 55 + or - days!!!! CAN"T WAIT