radio door mod, fit your radio without cutting
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radio door mod, fit your radio without cutting
as we know most after market radios for the S interfere with the door that hides the radio, mine was no exception. instead of hacking up the radio door to make it close I did a little magnet mod took a little trip to walmart, got a pack of magnets and super glue from the arts and crafts section, and just glued them to the door. this holds the door shut and spaces it out enough to not interfere with my radio.
I used the factory latch as a reference point to line up the two magnets. the only weird thing with the magnets I used is that they were polarized top and bottom, not front and back. so I glued one in place, then checked to see how to line up the second one so they would be in the right polarity and hold together.
lastly there's a spring that assists the door in opening. that spring had enough force to keep the magnets I got from holding the door closed. so I took the tension off of that spring so it doesn't fight the magnets anymore and it's perfect. here's the results...
I used the factory latch as a reference point to line up the two magnets. the only weird thing with the magnets I used is that they were polarized top and bottom, not front and back. so I glued one in place, then checked to see how to line up the second one so they would be in the right polarity and hold together.
lastly there's a spring that assists the door in opening. that spring had enough force to keep the magnets I got from holding the door closed. so I took the tension off of that spring so it doesn't fight the magnets anymore and it's perfect. here's the results...
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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Mar 6 2009, 06:53 PM
You just have to get it in deeper.
that radio is in all the way, physically can't go in any further with the wiring and junk. I used the factory tabs that held the stock radio in place when mounting it, works perfect, it's just that the radio face sticks out of the unit so far.
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Originally Posted by crdcz03,Mar 7 2009, 09:21 AM
it must be hitting at the top or something b/c the bottom looks like you have half an inch of clearance lol.
at any rate, looks decent. if it works then good for you.
at any rate, looks decent. if it works then good for you.
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Originally Posted by 2big4aS2000,Mar 7 2009, 09:57 PM
just installed same radio, moded the brackets and the door closes just fine.
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