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Parts Needed For This Radio Install Parts REQUIRED for the install Description Dash installation kit Multi purpose General Motors Snap on in dash wire harness General Motors 1978 - 1988 You will need one antenna extension cable. Typical lengths: 6”, 1 ft, 3 ft 4 small washers
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Whether you plan on installing a basic stereo system or a complex competition system, designing and installing a stereo system is nothing more than addition by individual components. Obviously a basic stereo system has far less components than a good competition system, but a competition system that is poorly designed and/or installed will sound no better than the basic cart stereo system. Understanding how components integrate with each other will help the designer and installers build a proper sounding system. Most stereo systems that, well just don’t sound so good, are systems in which wrong components were selected to work with each other, or more commonly, the equipment has not been installed or configured properly. Subwoofers tuned to the wrong frequency range, too much bass, too much or not enough high frequencies, and others problems are easily avoidable. Understanding the basics to how car audio components integrate with each other will help eliminate many of these simple problems.
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The Install Doctor STRONGLY recommends using a snap on wire harness adapter when replacing the auto makers factory installed radio with a new replacement radio. These snap on wire harness adapters are custom designed to plug into the auto makers indash radio wire harness that originally plugged into the rear of the auto makers factory radio. Because each snap on wire harness is custom designed to fit only a specific auto makers indash wire harness, these are not included with new replacement radios but can be purchased separately.
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Take off wing mirror covers surrounding glass. Remove the x2 T25 screws holding left hand side dash in position and the two other screws on top of the dash. Remove the x2 T25 screws under the clocks joining fairing and dash together. Remove the x2 T25 screws from the fairing where the the top fairing and bottom fairing are joined. Remove the T25 screws at the bottom of the dash surround. Remove Dash. Remove the x3 T25 screws holding each of the speakers in position. Pull out speakers to expose speaker wires behind.
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