which would u prefer??

ford and the bandit · Post by **ford and the bandit** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:58 pm

i need to install an aftermarket head unit and dont know where to put it. opinions on where and what i need?? 1971 f-100 sport custom

bigred72 · Post by **bigred72** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:34 am

By head unit, i assume you are are talking about a stereo/cd player. Alot of guys on here have used a metra 99-9222 install kit and mounted there cd player in the stock location. it looks real good. do a search for the kit and you will see what i mean. Thats what im doing as soon as my kit arrives. just my

ford and the bandit · Post by **ford and the bandit** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:10 am

cool thanks for the tip, i was going to install it in the glove box but i didnt want to reach over every time to mess with it. ill look it up.

ford and the bandit · Post by **ford and the bandit** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:21 am

does it involve cutting the dash?

michael69 · Post by **michael69** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:48 am

No you don't have to cut dash. You just have to bend the ears back,and install the kit upside down so the radio will sit straight in the dash.

71highboy · Post by **71highboy** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:49 am

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... o+dash+kit

ford and the bandit · Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:52 am

i found the kit on amazon, i have another question though, does anyone know where to get some kick panels that house 6 3/8" to 6.5" speakers.

Caseys71 · Post by **Caseys71** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:22 pm

ford and the bandit wrote:i found the kit on amazon, i have another question though, does anyone know where to get some kick panels that house 6 3/8" to 6.5" speakers.

I haven't seen them for our trucks and couldn't find them on LMC or JCWhitney after a quick search for them. Not sure if they are made for our trucks or not but ti would be mighty tough with fresh-air vents on the kick-panel taking up the available already limited space. You could probably mold some out of fiberglass fairly easily though if you're comfortable working with fiberglass.

ford and the bandit · Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:06 pm

i was thinking about the fiberglass, but i was also thinking if i did find one for our truck, it shouldnt be that hard to just cut a notch in the kick panel for the air flow

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:48 am

I'm just leaving the stock radio unconnected in the dash and just connecting my MP3 player to an amplifier and speakers...no need for a head unit at all. Saves $$$ too!

ford and the bandit · Post by **ford and the bandit** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:03 pm

thats a good idea, but i was wanting to do satellite radio too.

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:41 pm

http://www.fordification.com/bumpwiki/i ... nstall_kit

19agin · Post by **19agin** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:57 am

This question may have been answered already, but why couldn't you just alter the existing bezel that the old am sits in to put a din style radio in. Does that not work?

Phil105 · Post by **Phil105** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:31 pm

ford and the bandit wrote:cool thanks for the tip, i was going to install it in the glove box but i didnt want to reach over every time to mess with it. ill look it up.

Put it in the glove box - just get an infra-red repeater remote (ebay about $30). http://cgi.ebay.com/Infrared-IR-Remote- ... 2eb3d0853e

That's how I installed mine - works great and don't have to open the glove box to change settings.
This way you can leave your original radio in the dash for authentic look.

cdeal28078 · Post by **cdeal28078** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:42 pm

19agin wrote:This question may have been answered already, but why couldn't you just alter the existing bezel that the old am sits in to put a din style radio in. Does that not work?

That is what I did. Looks fine to me. I don't like the plastic of the Metra kits.
Clint

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