what does it mean

[oldolds]

on radios, they ask if it is din or double din. I have a bad 1980 olds cutlass radio and I don't know if it is din or double din or no din.

 

[Injectedcutty]

Our cars use a single din, or referred to as din for radios. That's basically the rectangular space the unit occupies.

A double din head unit is possible with modifications to the radio/hvac bezel.

HTH

 

[pagrunt]

Don't forget the '86 up cars had the 1.5 din radios.

 

[Injectedcutty]

Don't forget the '86 up cars had the 1.5 din radios.

Good point....I thought about that after posting. My '87 Cutlass had the 1.5 din factory unit...the adapter plate for my single din eats up the void making it look right.

 

[SoFloG]

Deutsch industry norm was coined by the Germans in the early 80s as the standard 2x8 openings replaced the dual manual knob setups most am/fm radios had until the late 70s early 80s

 

[oldolds]

I took my radio outside, all apart and cleaned it with contact cleaner now everything works except the switch from am to fm, oh well I don't listen to am very often but it would be nice to have that part working

 

[SoFloG]

Lightly mist the thing with wd40, then get air duster, like for keyboards, give it a good blow job. Lol. If not you might have a messed up resistor or something.

 

[oldolds]

i need to find the plugin for the back of the radio and some new speakers. might be cheaper to get a new radio, i was taking out the front speakers and my socket slipped and smacked the windshield. stupid windshield, getting in my way