Car stereo stock radio fake-out

Step 8 Apply Velcro to the dash

I am not a fan of exposed Velcro, but I was able to slip the Velcro underneath the dash opening and make it look neat. I ran the Velcro (hook side) along the entire top of the new stereo. It turned out looking much better than I had expected.

Running the Velcro along the entire top of the stereo looks better than just putting a couple of patches.

Dry fit the Velcro to make sure it fits where you want it.

Apply a film of epoxy on the top of the stereo and slip in the Velcro, applying pressure to the Velcro to ensure a good bond.

Comments

[mrm1776]

I liked this article. I work in the car audio industry and I've done a few similar jobs for customers, but it usually just involved blacking out the radio... not using the original face. I like this idea a lot. One thing you could try, instead of the velcro is to use magnets behind the dash kit... they will need to be pretty strong magnets. Just hot-glue or superglue them behind the dash kit and put some magnets on the back of your stock face plate. That way when you've got the faceplate removed you're not stuck looking at that ugly hook and loom. :-)

[groovy]

If you ever have worked near audio you would know the last thing you ever put near a cd player or cassette deck is a magnet.....

[SwishMaxx]

the cassette deck.. .. doesn't work anymore.....

[mrm1776]

Cassette decks? yes... CD players? No. If that were the case then we'd still be using mu metal foil in the car audio world. But I have NEVER had to wrap a CD player in mu foil. CD players operate off of optics, not magnetic heads.

[icanhaszombie]

 definitely agree with the previous poster, you could pick up some rare earth magnets from The Shack for cheap, they would easily hold it through the dash kit.