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Tynee · 05-12-2003, 02:06 PM

Anybody know a good way to figure out exactly what is wrong with my factory AM radio, low buck?

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-12-2003, 08:28 PM

I am pretty certain that buying a used radio will be the cheapest way out unless you know someone that will repair it. I know around here, you are looking at $100 for repairs and up.

Jim

Roberty · 05-12-2003, 08:46 PM

I've seen several nice looking factory AM radios for our trucks go cheap at shows. I have one I bought for $10 that is still nice. Probably never put it in one of my trucks though.
Robert

*Gee_Emm* · 05-12-2003, 10:31 PM

Does it work at all?

Longhorn Man · 05-12-2003, 11:26 PM

I saw a cou0ple that sold last night on E-bay for 5 bucks or so each.

wHATANERD · 05-12-2003, 11:41 PM

I've seen several truck in the Junk Yard that still had the radios in them, however have not been able to find any knobs yet

nroden · 05-13-2003, 12:50 AM

Got my knobs from Ron Manes www.manestruckparts.com from Raytown MO USED.... think he had some more left. His phone number is on his website... at the bottom I believe. If not I may have some extras... but I am not sure where they are at compared to him who will know right where they are.

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-13-2003, 05:16 AM

I paid $10 and $15 for the two working radios I have, the $15 came with the brackets and speaker and power wire. Both had the knobs etc... Now if I just had picture of the mounting.....

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-13-2003, 07:12 AM

Jims70GMC,

Here is a picture of the speaker/radio mounting bracket. It is mounted to the inside of the firewall with two screws. The speaker bracket slides into the slot and is held in place with one screw. The hanging bracket fastens to the radio to hold it up.

If you need other pictures, I can take more.

Jim

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-13-2003, 10:05 AM

Jim, Thanks, I'll look at it this afternoon and let you know if I can make sense out of it.

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-13-2003, 07:55 PM

Well I looked and I see how it goes. But I don't have two holes to bolt the bracket to the firewall?? What do I do?

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-14-2003, 10:24 AM

We have a Burb that is still wide open under the dash. If I can locate some reference points, I will get some measurements for you tonight.

Jim

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-14-2003, 07:03 PM

Excellent, because when I look through the radio I don't see any holes to mount the bracket to the cowl/firewall.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-14-2003, 08:48 PM

Jim's70 gmc,

If you use the centerline of the speaker grill as a reference point, (side to side),measure down from the dash 2" , then the two mounting holes are centered on this centerline. They are are 2 1/14" apart (or 1 1/8" from the centerline).

There may be two dimples marking the location of the holes.

Let me know if you need any more information.

Jim

Roberty · 05-15-2003, 12:25 AM

Here's what's supposed to be a NOS AM Radio on Ebay :
Ebay Link

And a set of radio knobs here:
Link

Blue Beard · 05-15-2003, 08:20 AM

AM Radio, what are you going to listen to in the PM..........?

Roberty · 05-15-2003, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blue Beard
AM Radio, what are you going to listen to in the PM..........?

I guess you just hum or whistle the tunes in the PM.

hughnews1 · 05-15-2003, 05:25 PM

hmmmm voer $20 for a orig am radio... so I took my out of the 71 c-20 in a box for UPS now.. What do you paid for my am radio ? watching the ebay go way up .... lmk to HUGHNEWS1@AOL.COM
before I put it on EBAY

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-16-2003, 11:14 AM

Jim, Thanks I found the dimples does this mean my truck originally did not come with a radio?

Tynee, sorry for hijacking your post, hope you got your radio working.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-16-2003, 12:35 PM

Jims70gmc

Yes it does. Did you have a radio delete plate with the truck?

Jim

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-16-2003, 07:13 PM

No, PO had installed a radio (POS) and cut the doors for speakers.

Tynee · 05-17-2003, 03:42 PM

Jim70, GET YOUR OWN FREAKIN' POST!. Just kiddin'. I actually have been out of town every since I started the thread.
Back to the original subject, the only thing working on my Radio is the light on the dial. I'll probably just replace it. I actually don't intend to use it anyway, I'm going to mount a CD player under the dash.

*Gee_Emm* · 05-17-2003, 04:48 PM

He he, I just picked up a AM radio at a swap meet, $20 CDN and the guy said he took it out of his truck 27 years ago, near perfect chrome on it too.

05-12-2003, 02:06 PM	#1
Tynee I miss this truck. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington, KY U.S.A. Posts: 2,863	AM Radio question Anybody know a good way to figure out exactly what is wrong with my factory AM radio, low buck? __________________ '07 GMC Acadia SLT. Sweet ride. '08 Crew Cab Z-71 short bed. Really like this truck A LOT.

05-12-2003, 08:46 PM	#3
Roberty Hot Damn - Here I Am!! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ringgold, Georgia Posts: 726	I've seen several nice looking factory AM radios for our trucks go cheap at shows. I have one I bought for $10 that is still nice. Probably never put it in one of my trucks though. Robert __________________ My vehicles: '90 Silverado Sport '71 Chevelle SS Convertible '70 C-10 - My Grandfather bought it new - original un-restored

05-12-2003, 11:41 PM	#6
wHATANERD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uvalde, Tx Posts: 407	I've seen several truck in the Junk Yard that still had the radios in them, however have not been able to find any knobs yet __________________ 1969 C/10 Longbed undergoing rebuild. Old Chevy's Never Die, They Just Rust Around The Edges

05-13-2003, 12:50 AM	#7
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	Got my knobs from Ron Manes www.manestruckparts.com from Raytown MO USED.... think he had some more left. His phone number is on his website... at the bottom I believe. If not I may have some extras... but I am not sure where they are at compared to him who will know right where they are. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

05-13-2003, 05:16 AM	#8
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	I paid $10 and $15 for the two working radios I have, the $15 came with the brackets and speaker and power wire. Both had the knobs etc... Now if I just had picture of the mounting..... __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-12-2003, 08:28 PM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	I am pretty certain that buying a used radio will be the cheapest way out unless you know someone that will repair it. I know around here, you are looking at $100 for repairs and up. Jim

05-12-2003, 10:31 PM	#4
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	Does it work at all?

05-12-2003, 11:26 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I saw a cou0ple that sold last night on E-bay for 5 bucks or so each.

05-13-2003, 07:12 AM	#9
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Jims70GMC, Here is a picture of the speaker/radio mounting bracket. It is mounted to the inside of the firewall with two screws. The speaker bracket slides into the slot and is held in place with one screw. The hanging bracket fastens to the radio to hold it up. If you need other pictures, I can take more. Jim Attached Images

05-13-2003, 10:05 AM	#10
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Jim, Thanks, I'll look at it this afternoon and let you know if I can make sense out of it. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-13-2003, 07:55 PM	#11
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Well I looked and I see how it goes. But I don't have two holes to bolt the bracket to the firewall?? What do I do? __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-14-2003, 10:24 AM	#12
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	We have a Burb that is still wide open under the dash. If I can locate some reference points, I will get some measurements for you tonight. Jim

05-14-2003, 07:03 PM	#13
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Excellent, because when I look through the radio I don't see any holes to mount the bracket to the cowl/firewall. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-14-2003, 08:48 PM	#14
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Jim's70 gmc, If you use the centerline of the speaker grill as a reference point, (side to side),measure down from the dash 2" , then the two mounting holes are centered on this centerline. They are are 2 1/14" apart (or 1 1/8" from the centerline). There may be two dimples marking the location of the holes. Let me know if you need any more information. Jim

05-15-2003, 12:25 AM	#15
Roberty Hot Damn - Here I Am!! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ringgold, Georgia Posts: 726	Here's what's supposed to be a NOS AM Radio on Ebay : Ebay Link And a set of radio knobs here: Link __________________ My vehicles: '90 Silverado Sport '71 Chevelle SS Convertible '70 C-10 - My Grandfather bought it new - original un-restored Last edited by Roberty; 05-15-2003 at 12:31 AM.



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05-15-2003, 08:20 AM	#16
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	AM Radio, what are you going to listen to in the PM..........? __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

05-15-2003, 05:25 PM	#18
hughnews1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Hudson FL gulf coast Posts: 624	hmmmm voer $20 for a orig am radio... so I took my out of the 71 c-20 in a box for UPS now.. What do you paid for my am radio ? watching the ebay go way up .... lmk to HUGHNEWS1@AOL.COM before I put it on EBAY

05-16-2003, 11:14 AM	#19
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Jim, Thanks I found the dimples does this mean my truck originally did not come with a radio? Tynee, sorry for hijacking your post, hope you got your radio working. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-16-2003, 12:35 PM	#20
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Jims70gmc Yes it does. Did you have a radio delete plate with the truck? Jim

05-16-2003, 07:13 PM	#21
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	No, PO had installed a radio (POS) and cut the doors for speakers. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

05-17-2003, 03:42 PM	#22
Tynee I miss this truck. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lexington, KY U.S.A. Posts: 2,863	Jim70, GET YOUR OWN FREAKIN' POST!. Just kiddin'. I actually have been out of town every since I started the thread. Back to the original subject, the only thing working on my Radio is the light on the dial. I'll probably just replace it. I actually don't intend to use it anyway, I'm going to mount a CD player under the dash. __________________ '07 GMC Acadia SLT. Sweet ride. '08 Crew Cab Z-71 short bed. Really like this truck A LOT.

05-17-2003, 04:48 PM	#23
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	He he, I just picked up a AM radio at a swap meet, $20 CDN and the guy said he took it out of his truck 27 years ago, near perfect chrome on it too.

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