Ok, so my radio broke awhile back and I just took it out recently and the previous owner did some damage to it and cut it up a little (don't know why, didn't even cut it where a moder player would fit) now my question is at this point I would have to probably buy one of those plates that you weld in there to replace that area or buy a new dash (if that's even possible)...

So if I already have to do some work on it would I get in trouble with you guys if I just cut it out to where a modern CD player would fit and put one in for the time being then fix it when I start restoring the interior? or should I just leave it as is and mount it under the dash?

Ill get a picture for you guys...

P.S. I do realize that the car is mine and I can do to it as I wish but I dont want to lose the respect of the Mustang camunity.

 

here is one pictrue of it, if you want any other pictrue of it let me know.

 

Brian....I am not sure I understand your question. Are you asking if you can cut out the radio hole to make it bigger to fit in a modern radio? If so......NO... Locate the new CD/Radio player either under the dash or in the glove box.

 

yeah kind of, the area is damaged already so I wasnt sure if it matterd. (the picture I put up shows the damage) how hard is it to fix the damage done to it alread?

 

The picture is a little to zoomed in but if it is already to the point where you have to weld in a replacment panel then it wouldnt hurt anything to cut it out a little more for a modern cd player. As long as you dont exceed the size of the panel, it could always be fixed later.

 

yeah, that's what I was asking is since it is already to the point that I have to repair it then would it hurt to cut it out more to fit a modern CD player for the time being until I start on the interior?
Here is another picture not zoomed in as far.

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Now I can see the damage. Yeah, it has been hacked up. Dang shame.....Anyway, you have a decision to make. If you plan to put in the welded section later when you start work on the dash, then hacking it up more won't do any more damage than has already been done. Just be careful you don't hack it up any more than you need to fit the new stereo.

 

Ok, that's what I was wondering, I just didn't want to cut it the rest of the way then have everybody hate me for it.
How big are the weld in pieces usually so I know what my boundary's are.

 

I couldnt find exact dimensions but you can tell from the pictures it would easily cover a cutout for a standard cd player. I found 2 differnet ones. The white one is plastic. I am not sure how that could be attached so it would look good. The other is the standard metal one.

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ok thanks