Replacing a Furrion AM/FM Radio
My Furrion radio died on my last outing and I want to replace it with an identical model, if possible. The radio does not have easy access from the top, bottom, back, or sides. I assume the front fa...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
Many car stereos now days have BT capability so you can pair with your cellphone and stream from the phone or the stereo can play music files from your phone.
Now the problem becomes, what can I do with the extra space leftover?
I bought a nice, inexpensive car stereo from Crutchfield to replace my factory unit cheapo. I didn't pay a lot for it, but it has BT, USB MP3 input etc. It's a double din unit.
The space leftover:
I got a piece of thin wood paneling larger than the big opening size and bought a small can of wood stain to match my wall color, did that and a coat of clear semigloss varathene. I mounted the new stereo in it, near the bottom, complete with faceplate etc and put a support block inside the cabinet bottom for the stereo to sit on.
Set it in the opening, a screw in each corner to hold it in place, done.
Looks like it was meant to be there.
On my previous TT I did the same thing, but used a piece of aluminum flat stock to cover the extra space. It looked great too.
