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camaro104 · 06-13-2012, 07:09 PM

Got bord so i had an extra radio laying aroun so i decited to come up with a single din radio with the original face plate, This is what i came up with.....

*The Stig* · 06-13-2012, 07:38 PM

so does the screen just slide into the headunit? and more importantely, will it work?

Alfieboy · 06-13-2012, 11:13 PM

its a retractable screen that goes back into head unit.. now if it works..that I dunno..

*The Stig* · 06-13-2012, 11:18 PM

If it works, can I buy it?

LandonB · 06-13-2012, 11:20 PM

I'd buy one too

Wuiquen · 06-14-2012, 02:37 AM

how did you cut the glass part? also what are you using to support the radio in place. This is actually a pretty smart idea.. congrats in this.. the only issue would be that unless you have strong support for the radio, it would make noises..

camaro104 · 06-14-2012, 03:46 PM

Why wouldn't it work? The circuit board is not touch, All I cut into was plastic so all the knobs and switches are going to work. I cut the glass with a dremel cutting tool. The metel radio frame is nice a solid so it's not going anywhere. Now this is a radio i had laying around im sure it would look better with a different (nicer) head unit..... I install the Alpine system on my car and I wish I came up with this sooner.....

*The Stig* · 06-14-2012, 03:55 PM

so does the single din screen display what was on the little OEM screen?

black12lt · 06-15-2012, 07:14 AM

I remember when these were first out, a deal was 800 bucks. Double din came and made them prehistoric. However, as a few others mentioned, if it works, ill entertain the option

jeffa · 06-15-2012, 11:52 PM

If I am not mistaken, you are going to need an interface module to connect the aftermarket radio to the factory radio harness. The turn on signal for the radio is a digital signal, and needs to be converted into a 12 volt signal that the radio can use to turn on and off.

06-13-2012, 07:09 PM	#1
camaro104 Drives: 2010 CGM Camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Woodland Park, N.J. Posts: 267	Single din radio install..... Got bord so i had an extra radio laying aroun so i decited to come up with a single din radio with the original face plate, This is what i came up with..... Attached Images

06-13-2012, 07:38 PM	#2
The Stig I used to be Stieger.... Drives: a PBM camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 25,627 View My Garage	so does the screen just slide into the headunit? and more importantely, will it work? __________________ thanks for the sig Russ

06-13-2012, 11:18 PM	#4
The Stig I used to be Stieger.... Drives: a PBM camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 25,627 View My Garage	If it works, can I buy it? __________________ thanks for the sig Russ

06-14-2012, 02:37 AM	#6
Wuiquen Drives: 2011 Summit White 2LT/RS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,068	how did you cut the glass part? also what are you using to support the radio in place. This is actually a pretty smart idea.. congrats in this.. the only issue would be that unless you have strong support for the radio, it would make noises.. __________________

06-14-2012, 03:55 PM	#8
The Stig I used to be Stieger.... Drives: a PBM camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 25,627 View My Garage	so does the single din screen display what was on the little OEM screen? __________________ thanks for the sig Russ

06-13-2012, 11:13 PM	#3
Alfieboy Madman Drives: Black 2010 2SS 6sp man w/IOM stripe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: RICHMOND VA Posts: 1,124 View My Garage	its a retractable screen that goes back into head unit.. now if it works..that I dunno..

06-13-2012, 11:20 PM	#5
LandonB Drives: 2011 Camaro LS M6 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 121	I'd buy one too

06-14-2012, 03:46 PM	#7
camaro104 Drives: 2010 CGM Camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Woodland Park, N.J. Posts: 267	Why wouldn't it work? The circuit board is not touch, All I cut into was plastic so all the knobs and switches are going to work. I cut the glass with a dremel cutting tool. The metel radio frame is nice a solid so it's not going anywhere. Now this is a radio i had laying around im sure it would look better with a different (nicer) head unit..... I install the Alpine system on my car and I wish I came up with this sooner.....

06-15-2012, 07:14 AM	#9
black12lt Drives: black 1lt 2012 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: auburn alabama Posts: 178	I remember when these were first out, a deal was 800 bucks. Double din came and made them prehistoric. However, as a few others mentioned, if it works, ill entertain the option Last edited by black12lt; 06-16-2012 at 12:04 AM.

06-15-2012, 11:52 PM	#10
jeffa Drives: 2012 1LT Victory Red Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 77	If I am not mistaken, you are going to need an interface module to connect the aftermarket radio to the factory radio harness. The turn on signal for the radio is a digital signal, and needs to be converted into a 12 volt signal that the radio can use to turn on and off.