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That is the coolest thing I have ever seen.

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You have created a monster!!! You MUST give us more details!!! I take it is not motorized? Thats OK, I just wonder what it would take to do so.

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I am thinking I would leave the radio delete plate in place in my dad's 71 GMC and install something like this. How cool would that be?!?!?!

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That is quite simply the best ! "Thinking out of the box" type of thinking that i have seen on this sight ! I think everyone with one of these trucks would want one

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Im in...I have nothing in my truck right now and a radio delete plate would be awesome tooo....more details plzzzzzz....:metal:

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Great job on a cool idea!!!!

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that is really cool!!! so is the screen hard wired to the radio location? i guess how does the screen get connected to the radio??
again what a great idea & craftsmanship!!! as mentioned please more detail(s).....

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Okay, jumping on this bandwagon! That is awesome!!!!!

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Good job, 2 bad I cut my dash up 2 put a CD player in

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That is just awsome, Hey k2rm since you are so close by how much to do this for me:lol: This is the best I've seen so far...

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thats is cool. count me in too.

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Can you tell us how much it cost ya in parts and materials?

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See posts 24 and 25 regarding the cost in parts.

No, its not motorized. I have been thinking of ways to motorize it, but haven't figured out a way to do it yet.

The stock radio hooks up to the carportal head unit underneath the seat. You simply hook the speaker out wire from the stock radio to the speaker inputs. Being a mono output radio, the wire needs to be split for to the left and right channel inputs. If you want to listen to the AM radio, you just hit the "factory" button on the LCD screen. You can then slide in the LCD screen and use the factory radio like normal.

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thats way too awesome!!!, more pics!!! :metal:

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Awesome!

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Here are the detailed pictures for the rail car and hinge assembly.

(1st picture) The construction post is attached with the flat side down onto the rail carrier on the right most hole of the post. The construction post isn't long enough by itself, so the 3/4" post is screwed on to the end of the construction post with a 1/4-20 stud.

(3rd picture) Onto the 3/4" post, a post end clamp is then attached using a spring thumbscrew. The post clamp comes with a set screw, but the spring thumb screw allows for easier adjustment since it will place constant tension on the post. The standard set screw will work though.

Next, cut the 1.5" post to 3/4". The reason for duing this is that there is hole drilled through the cross section of the stock 3/4" post. This will interfere with the second spring thumbscrew as the spring point will fall into this hole as the screen pivots. Attach the cut 3/4" post to the threaded end of the post end clamp as seen in the 3rd picture.

More to come...

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Sorry about asking for the price again......Got so caught up in the moment, felt like a kid at Christmas opening the next present without lookin at the first one.

Awesome setup. "Damn why didn't I think of that!"................There, I said it for all of us.

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No problem :lol:

I am glad to to get the postive response from everybody. That is what makes this such a great site, everybody is so enthusiastic and there are a lot of great ideas. I just wish I had found it early on in my build so I could have used a few other great ideas I have seen on this forum.

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Wow, I like that much better htne mine in the glove box. Job well done, very creative.

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I might have missed it, but how diod you attach the ash tray cover to the screen?

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Man that is really cool, good idea!!!

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Cool yes. But I doubt I will ever buy it. $650 and up to buy it. That's out of my range. That's not counting the other neat stuff to make it slide.:chevy:


http://bensbargains.nextag.com/Kenwo...ns/prices-html

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That's not the one he used, its the 4.3" one I dont think the 6.95"will fit. Heres a 4.3" one for $285 http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-KOS-L432...item4ceb4d4761

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Wow!!!!!!