Hi again from Tampa,
The previous owner of my '67 Newport custom replaced the stock radio with a cassette player, and in the process, sawed up the dash plate it was mounted in. I probably could get a replacement plate and radio from AMS, but instead I took the old plate and modified it.
I ordered a "Newport Custom" script off ebay for around 10 bucks, and got two flooring samples for free at Home Depot. I covered a piece of 1/4" plywood with black vinyl, and mounted the script. Here's the result, and I'm perfectly happy with it, and I don't anticipate it will pose any danger to my family or to the public at large. I could be wrong. But, rest assured naysayers, the fix is totally reversible, I didn't overpay, and any off-gassing is probably negligible.
The previous owner of my '67 Newport custom replaced the stock radio with a cassette player, and in the process, sawed up the dash plate it was mounted in. I probably could get a replacement plate and radio from AMS, but instead I took the old plate and modified it.
I ordered a "Newport Custom" script off ebay for around 10 bucks, and got two flooring samples for free at Home Depot. I covered a piece of 1/4" plywood with black vinyl, and mounted the script. Here's the result, and I'm perfectly happy with it, and I don't anticipate it will pose any danger to my family or to the public at large. I could be wrong. But, rest assured naysayers, the fix is totally reversible, I didn't overpay, and any off-gassing is probably negligible.
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