Re: Tips wanted for new radio installation...

[Ilias Glavinas <eg1@ee.wustl.edu>]

On Sat, 19 Oct 1996, Shawn Meze wrote:

> This might sound complicated, depending on how mechaincally minded you are. 
> The radio should come out of the back of the console. to do that, you will
> need to remove the console from where its mounted. 
> This is done by removing the environment control levers by pulling them

[quite complete description of the removal procedure deleted]

Thanks for the tips Shawn, but I have taken my console apart more times 
than I would like to remember (and it sounds like you have, too). At 
least I hope somebody else in the list finds the instructions useful. (By 
the way, I just got done removing and re-installing my dash, so if 
anybody wants specific instructions --> email me; it is not as simple as 
2 screws on each side, 2 in the glove compartment and one to the right of 
the cluster. I believed the official VW manual which listed just those, 
and then found out that there are more subtle things to be taken care of 
first). 

I was mostly concerned about how the radio will be 'encased' by the 
plastic of the console. Will I have to buy a metal 'box' that will fit 
into my console? Will the radio fit perfectly anyway? What if it squeaks 
while rubbing against the console? I would never trust anyone to install 
anything like a radio in my car. I am sure by the time they are done, the 
console will have suffered quite a bit. So, I think I need to do a little 
searching for this one.


Ilias
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