if i wanted to install a aftermarket radio in my chevelle without cutting the dash. what would be the best way to do that? in the glovebox? under the seat? thanks!

in the glovebox? lol id like to see you change the station and drive. there are some direct fit cd players out there by the way. do a google search or check some place like www.yearone.com

You are in the same situation as I am. There are a couple things to keep in perspective when making your decision. Mounting the head unit under the seat or in the glove box just wasn't a practical option for me. I am the type that likes to chanel surf and listen to different music on cd, cassette whatever. Some people will bring up that you can get a head unit with a infrared remote to do those things. That option still wasn't practical for me. For you a head unit like that with a infrared remote might be the way to go. I hear that now they have head units/remotes that will operate properly even with the glove box door closed.

Another option is to get what is called a head unit 'tub'. This is a plastic accessory that cradles the head unit and then you attach it to the underside of the dash usually by screws. Some people do not like the idea of having to screw it into the under dash to hold it in place. Two sided tape perhaps might work? The advantage to this is that you can get any type of head unit you want and you can mount it right there in front of you with easy access to tune, adjust bass and treble, change cd's, whatever you want to do with it. This wasnt a practical option for me as I am a big and tall guy and I need all the leg room I can get. Which leads me to another option I am currently looking into.

I have been searching the internet for the older 'shaft' style head units. These were made for our cars to NOT have to cut the dash in any way. The problem is these are not readily available and have gone out of style option wise and technology wise. I have seen many of the restoration companies offering these types of head units now and this may be your best option. Me personally would be content with finding an older Pioneer, JVC, Kenwood, or Clarion. I hope this helps you and happy hunting! :)

I have been dealing with this decision for months. I have narrowed my choices to either an older Kenwood shaft cassette or mounting a Alpine CD under the dash. I record my own music and quality of sound is important.

A friend of mine just installed a Custom Autosound unit in a 66 and as stated here many times it sounds like crap. Does a poor job with his I-Pod too. Decided I would rather have nothing than one of these.

It was cool having a 8 Track under the dash in the 60's anyway.

I just sent my original AM radio off to be modified. http://www.turnswitch.com/ I hope it works as advertised. I should get it back around the end of October.

I would rather listen to a factory AM radio then custom autosound unit...those things are so cheesy I can't believe cheetos hasn't sued them yet for being so cheesy...hahha

I have heard abouot some older corvette am/fm stereo units that are modified with new technology somehow but I really don't know much about it...if I can remember to I'll ask someone about those in the next few days...

I have to agree about those Custom Autosound unit, I have one in my Chevelle with a 10/CD unit in the trunk and the thing sounds horrible......... very tinnie, can't get any bass out of it.

i bought a custom auto sound that was garbage. I left in the dash as a filler and put my head unit in the trunk with a RF repeater going to it. I control it with a remote from the front, but it is out of sight. no dash cutting involved and it sounds great.

I wired an amp to the back, and use a rca to 3.5mm connector to connect to my mp3 player. It required no cutting and I still can have acess to the radio plus my favorite albums while still having a stock dash. Let us know what you decide. Chef

hey buddy keep in mind that you are dealing with a car your not at carnegie music hall. There are too many corners nooks and crannys in an older car to get quality sound. And if you honestly are looking for quality in your music you are better off to record on to cassettes because cds have a flat sound, the best quality is on vinyl but it would be kind of hard to do that in your car.

Hey Skip;
I don't know if their still around but............ back in 1964-65 I had a Motorola 45 rpm player mounted under the dash of my '55 Chevy convertible, you could about 3 or 4 of them on the spindle and the darn thing played upside down.

hey Jim I've never seen the real thing but have seen pics of them. Bet they would be cool playing thru a 60's reverb unit. The real reason for the sour post was we're suposed to be about the cars. Music is nice but the cars are where it's at and i really doubt if your mind could be onthe music while driving one of these beast.