im taking my Radio out of my 1986 FC and i noticed there's a BIG *** gap when i compare it to my CD player...what should i fill it with? or what did some of you guys do? thanx

 

You need a blank panel to cover the space. The stock stereo is twice as big as your aftermarket CD player.

 

I got that gauge panel off someone on here. My stereo fits perfectly and it looks killer. Fits 3 52mm gauges.

 

oh hell ya...i hella like that gauge panel...now...what gauge readouts would i want to put in an 86 n/a? and who wants to volunteer to help put it in...hehe

 

you need to make a simple trim panel like this:



doesn't anyone use the search function found in the upper right hand corner of the page???

 

OMG! is that a freakin cupholder?!?!?! =-O ME WANT!!

 

go to any ford car in the junkyard past 1986, and i think they all use the same one

 

I got a stereo install kit for my car, since the one in it was destroyed. It came with a filler piece for that space.

 

Icemark, We have almost the exact setup



i got mine from a pre 1990 Sable for $3.00

 

the picture didnt work

 

the picture didnt work

 

86J you from Calgary? nice. I live up here in Beaumont(5 minutes south of Edmonton). how this center piece can come from a sable? man i totaly need a cup holder!!! Those poverty ones that are in the glove box suck big time! How the hell are they gonna hold cups with a 1cm lip?!

 

can you guys post some pics of what they look like when there out and holding a cup lol. i wanna see what they look like maybe ill get one.

 

The only problem with the cup holder is that when a cup is in it, it sit a little too close to the cd deck. i can fit pop cans in there perfectly but some larger drinks hit the deck. I wanted to push the deck in so it was flush but all the wires wont let it push back any more.

Im going out ot my car to get some picture,

 

the pictures take sooooooooo long to upload,

 

some more pictures are on imagestation but to view them you need to become a member but it only take a few minutes to register

here is the link
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?i...57&mode=invite

 

ill try later tonight

 

lol.. my dads 93 ford taurus had that same cupholder/coin assembly thing in it.. i would take it out but he sold it a while ago. =/

 

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Your pic worked:


I also changed the lights in the Alpine to orange, so at night the lights are orange for the buttons, but the display is still white/blue (which actually matches the factory clock on the 87-92 FCs).


Not bad for a $90 ebay alpine deck and a $5 cup/coin holder

 

Just thought I'd mention something about the cupholder... If you have an S5 it won't work because the hole in the dash is too small.

 

Just curious, How did you change the lighting?

Ive got an Alpine in my explorer that im going to put into my 87TII once its running. Its backlit green.

 

Take the face plate apart and replace the bulbs with the proper color.

 

Alternatively, you could get a Gauge Panel cover off 1fast2 and fill In that void with Gauges, as I did.