stereo adapter

scobiemacd · Post by **scobiemacd** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:14 pm

hi,

having recently bought my first 480 i have removed the original volvo stereo and tried to install a sony cd player. however the space left in the consol is too big for my stereo whicj i assumed was a standard size. do i need to buy some kind of adapter plate or sometning? i tried one of those metal cages but the lugs dont lock very well into the consol .

pol · Post by **pol** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:23 pm

Well you'll need the correct cage for your stereo which should have come with it. What I did when recently fitting my new stereo was to bend a few lugs of the cage inwards so that I could drill a few holes in the plastic dash surrounding the cage. Then bend the tabs inwards.

pol

scobiemacd · Post by **scobiemacd** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:00 pm

thank you. problem is i dont have the cage that came with it. is it possible to buy one somewhere? it's a sony cd/radio

MGB_GT · Post by **MGB_GT** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:18 pm

Should have no problems getting one at Halfords or a local audio store. Likley they will need to order it in though, and it'll probably cost you about Â£20.

Try Ebay if you can wait, but as said above, even with the cage it's still a little oversized. Easiest way to hold it in place is to drill the dash as mentioned.

pol · Post by **pol** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:36 am

Yep, pretty sure halfrauds do replacements for popular brands.

pol

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