Replacing a Furrion AM/FM Radio

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.

PButler96 wrote:

Texas Nomad wrote:
I assume the front faceplate is removable and some screws probably hold it in place. However, I have not been able discover how to remove the faceplate.

It pulls off, may need to use a flat screwdriver to get it started.

Texas Nomad wrote:
Does anyone have experience with Furrion products. .

Low grade garbage.

EXPENSIVE "low grade garbage"..

Take it out, throw it on the ground, stomp on it as hard as possible, beat it pulp with a sledge hammer, drive over it several times with a road roller, then sweep up the leftovers with a broom and dust pan and file them in the trash can..

Replace with even a $50 car stereo will result in much longer life..

Yes, that Furrion most likely has surround and subwoofer and with a car stereo you won;t get surround sound but many offer a subwoofer output that just needs a external amplifier..

For those setups that have three pairs of speakers (two pair inside and one pair outside, you can buy in expensive speaker switches that can handle that..

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?

Texas Nomad wrote:
I assume the front faceplate is removable and some screws probably hold it in place. However, I have not been able discover how to remove the faceplate.

It pulls off, may need to use a flat screwdriver to get it started.

Texas Nomad wrote:
Does anyone have experience with Furrion products. .

Low grade garbage.

I replaced a stereo in my TT a few years ago. I found little buttons that pried off carefully with a utility knife, revealing screws in behind that went straight into the cabinet face.

Maybe similar to this. https://www.etrailer.com/question-555392.html
Others show similar cut out on each side if it's a single unit. Pop it off with a screwdriver and it accesses the screws.