Date:         Fri, 3 May 1996 11:39:54 +0000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ajax@why.net (ajax)
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Stereo Upgrade Question

> Date:          Fri, 3 May 1996 08:12:29 -0500
> Reply-to:      tforhan@usa.pipeline.com
> From:          Tom Forhan <tforhan@usa.pipeline.com>
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject:       Vanagon Stereo Upgrade Question

> I want to replace my cassette/radio  with a dash mounted CD player.
> 
> Following Ajax' hints from a few weeks ago, I ordered a Crutchfield catalog
> as basic reference material. After drooling for a while, I called the 800 number to find 
> out what size reciever would fit in the Syncro Westie. The sales rep said I could 
> not exceed 6 1/4 inches in depth. That pretty much excluded 95% of the head units
> they had listed, including ALL the dash mounted CD players.
> 
> Who has been down this road before?  Is the 6 1/4" restriction for real?
> 
Tom,

You have a 90 Syncro so I am guessing here but. . . .
This restriction is listed because of a mounting rack behind the 
stereo hole.  I removed mine in 2 minutes with a air grinder.  It 
might also be possible to bend it back and forth to make it break but 
I wouldn't recommend that approach.  If you 
don't have one, I'd bet that almost any mechanic shop would do it for 
you in no time.

Greg
Gregory V. Robinson
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