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Chevy Truck Install 3
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Article from
Truck Builder
APRIL 2006
Copyright 2006 by BUCKAROO COMMUNICATIONS
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21. A pair of plates were slipped over
the posts to give the unit a solid backing
22. Here is where some home installers
make a mistake. The faceplate for the head unit actually goes
between the head unit and the back of the dash, and not on the
outside (or face) of the dash.
23A-B. The other set of nuts is threaded
onto the posts to hold the unit against the dash. One of the
tools of the trade is this deep-throw nut driver. For those of
us at home, fingers do a good job of installing the nuts and a
small wrench is enough to tighten them down. Just remember not
to over tighten the nuts. Using the rear mounting strap is
equally important, as the act of driving will jostle the unit
enough to possible damage the posts if the strap is not there
to hold the rear of the unit steady. 24
With the addition of the control knobs, the job is finished.
25. There is little qauestion that the
Custom Autosound stereo unit looks right at home in the Chevy.
Even the control knobs match the rest of the knobs on the
dash.
26. There is some prep needed before
installing the CD changer. The plates that cover the ends need
to be removed to get to the items beneath.
27AB Three screws hold the internals
together so that no damage occurs during shipping, and they
must be removed at install or the unit won't work. |
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28 There is an orientation knob
that also must be set. If the unit is going to be mounted
flat, the knob is set to "0". If the unit is mounted in the
upright position it must be set to "90".
29 Mounting plates are also supplied,
and they are affixed to the screw holes where the shipping
plates were mounted.
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For this install, the CD changer will be
mounted under the bench seat. But due to a small rib in the
floor, a spacer was need to get the unit high enough so the
magazine could be removed. This spacer was held to the mounts
with small bolts, and a few self-tapping sheet metal screws
were used to hold the spacers to the floor ( just make sure
you look beneath so you are not screwing into anything that
can be damaged.- such as the fuel line!).
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The changer's lead wire is run beneath
the passenger's-side doorsill. Note that the changer gets its
power from this lead, so there is no need to run a power wire.
32AB
With the lead wire plugged in and the
magazine filled with your favorite CDs, the changer is ready
to, well...change CDs.
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With the seat back in place, the changer
is east to get to while still being out of the way. The
Custom Autosound stereo system is ready to give the occupants
of this Chevy years of auditory delight as they cruise through
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