homemade radio faceplate

[RustBucket]

havent had any luck finding a faceplate at the boneyards and the cheapest is $65 on ebay so i made one using a storage bin top. the paint i used make it look like a radio kit, only if my cutting skills were sharp though lol. if you dont have any tunes in your car because of a missing faceplate then just make one. thank yal God bless.

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Looks good! Is that a Malibu...or ?

I might have one here that is already cut and would help cover the HVAC controls as well...

 

[ssn696]

I made the same concept out of flat aircraft aluminum painted black. The harder part is finding a decent factory face plate for the dash opening. The cigarette lighter socket is a good spot to put a dual-USB adapter for your gadgetry.

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Looked through a couple of boxes and I do have one here...

 

[RustBucket]

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Looks good! Is that a Malibu...or ?

I might have one here that is already cut and would help cover the HVAC controls as well...

it's a 81 elky. post a pic plz.

I made the same concept out of flat aircraft aluminum painted black. The harder part is finding a decent factory face plate for the dash opening. The cigarette lighter socket is a good spot to put a dual-USB adapter for your gadgetry.

i wanted to make one out of a old 2000's style texas license plate (best plates in the usa lol jk) but this turned out fine and yes i will use that for a charging port.

 

[RustBucket]

Looked through a couple of boxes and I do have one here...

i have one in my malibu but i dnt want to start parting it out, believe me theres a bunch of parts i want to switch over from the bu to the elco. they are both 81's

 

[N3M3S1S]

Hell that doesn't look half bad at all lol.

 

[O. D. Showtime]

i have one in my malibu but i dnt want to start parting it out, believe me theres a bunch of parts i want to switch over from the bu to the elco. they are both 81's

I doubt I'd use this one if you're interested....

 

[ssn696]

Kevin,

Thanks for offering a spare, but I have managed to find sets of dash components for both cars, in part due to help from you. I hope this thread helps you share more of these treasures you have curated for the G Community.