Installing double din
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From: Haymarket VA
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
Installing double din
im working on installing my new stereo and I’m trying to take out the shelves the radio and hvac sat on. I just played with a sawzall for a bit and that steel is friggen hard as hell.
How is do you guys get those shelves out of the dash?
How is do you guys get those shelves out of the dash?
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I'm waiting on my bezel from Vettenuts (fingers crossed), but my lifetime experience tells me that cutting hard steel takes quality blades, nothing short of American made Starrett or Lennox. Starrett is hard to find (McMaster, but then you wait), but I believe I've found good Lennox blades at Lowe's or sometimes Ace.
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Sawzall. I tried to drill out the rivets, but the sawzall was easier.
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I own a Makita right angle drill. My wife bought it for me as a birthday present. One of the best gifts I have ever received from anybody. It is amazing how many times over the years it has made a job so much easier. The chuck is at 90 degrees from the motor so it fits in almost anywhere.
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I own a Makita right angle drill. My wife bought it for me as a birthday present. One of the best gifts I have ever received from anybody. It is amazing how many times over the years it has made a job so much easier. The chuck is at 90 degrees from the motor so it fits in almost anywhere.
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give you guys a protip on the sawzaw... unplug your battery... deployed my pass airbag the other day sawing out the bracket... shoulda know better just wasnt thinking about it, thank god i dont have a drivers side, that'd hurt a bit.
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Glad you are OK. Anytime working on electrical related... disconnect the battery is the first step.
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we had a good laugh about it after though, one of those oh well **** happens moments
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I used a Dremel with an aluminum oxide cutoff wheel on it. Stuffed an old towel in behind the dash to catch sparks and metal shavings. Each side took about 1 minute. I just ground the top of the rivet off, the rivet popped right out and that was that. Careful, it's hot. Take a moist rag with you to handle stuff or wait until it cools down.
Last edited by CactusCat; Nov 18, 2017 at 10:02 AM.
