Hi All
Looking at a change in dash layout...
Are there any 1/2 Din am / fm radios out there? Like the small UHF radios..
Goggled my arse off with no luck....
Just want a small radio to free up room for dials and switches...
Calvin
1/2 Din radios??
1/2 Din radios??
Cheers Calvin
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
Re: 1/2 Din radios??
Found a smaller size radio.
Its std din size just not as deep as it has no CD player.
Uses SD card or Usb. Cheap as chips.
Its gone into my roof console where the UHF radio was.

UHF radio has moved to centre of console fwd of gear selector.
Tucked up out of the way and I can still use everything.

Now I have room to change the layout of the old double din area on the dash for switches and new Boost gauge.

Its std din size just not as deep as it has no CD player.
Uses SD card or Usb. Cheap as chips.
Its gone into my roof console where the UHF radio was.

UHF radio has moved to centre of console fwd of gear selector.
Tucked up out of the way and I can still use everything.

Now I have room to change the layout of the old double din area on the dash for switches and new Boost gauge.

Cheers Calvin
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
Re: 1/2 Din radios??
kbushnz wrote:
"down is off" ...aircraft style huh?
Dad wanted to do all our switches that way in the hilux, but we all vito'd that idea

Re: 1/2 Din radios??
jeremy wrote:"down is off" ...aircraft style huh?
Yes well errrr, I looked at this one myself before going that way...
Was going to use those gaurds to prevent accidental operation....
Then decided that I would have "off" as down...
With one sweep of the hand you could set everything off.
And with kids in the truck they tended to knock them down....
The note was to remind me

Cheers Calvin
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
Re: 1/2 Din radios??
kbushnz wrote:Found a smaller size radio.
Its std din size just not as deep as it has no CD player.
Uses SD card or Usb. Cheap as chips.
Its gone into my roof console where the UHF radio was.
Where did you get the roof console? I'd like one for my UHF to go into.
Cheers

Re: 1/2 Din radios??
Smurf wrote:Where did you get the roof console? I'd like one for my UHF to go into.
Cheers
Its a home made job.. Took me hours to do. And evolved over various radios....
Its basically a flat alloy sheet which has a kick up and mounts under rear vision mirror and also two screws which go thru sunroof fiberglass molding.
Using this as a platform I made internal brackets for radio and also in effect lowered the factory courtesy light and sun roof controls.
Had to extend wiring to controls.....
Also made a cover to go between cotrols and radio..
Its an alloy plate with car bog around the edges to give it that contoured look...
If you are super keen on photo's and can pull it apart next weekend and post them up.....
Cheers Calvin
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
Re: 1/2 Din radios??
kbushnz wrote:Smurf wrote:Where did you get the roof console? I'd like one for my UHF to go into.
Cheers
Its a home made job.. Took me hours to do. And evolved over various radios....
Its basically a flat alloy sheet which has a kick up and mounts under rear vision mirror and also two screws which go thru sunroof fiberglass molding.
Using this as a platform I made internal brackets for radio and also in effect lowered the factory courtesy light and sun roof controls.
Had to extend wiring to controls.....
Also made a cover to go between cotrols and radio..
Its an alloy plate with car bog around the edges to give it that contoured look...
If you are super keen on photo's and can pull it apart next weekend and post them up.....
I would be keen to see how its put together, don't pull it apart just for my sake though. cheers
Re: 1/2 Din radios??
It doesn't take long....
Will throw up some photo's later in the week.
Off on our club Xmas run soon....Yaaaa Choccy Log...
Will throw up some photo's later in the week.
Off on our club Xmas run soon....Yaaaa Choccy Log...
Cheers Calvin
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
Re: 1/2 Din radios??
Cheers, Have a good run, I'm spending the day sorting brake issues... 
