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Re: Radio Installation

To: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>, SpitfireKP@aol.com,
Subject: Re: Radio Installation
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 09:46:15
Atwell,  Since I have been driving for about 8 months with those two parts
on my car not installed,  Is that BAD?  What will it actually affect?

Patrick

At 08:17 PM 2/11/99 -0500, Atwell Haines wrote:
>At 04:39 PM 2/11/99 EST, SpitfireKP@aol.com wrote:
>>I put a CD player in my Spit this past Sunday. You can put a player in, but
>>you cannot use the large, vinyl padded trim piece that goes over the tranny
>>cover. If you just use the metal plate that hangs from above, you can indeed
>>fit a CD player in and not hit any buttons with the shift lever.
>
>Kris,
>
>If the large, vinyl padded trim piece you refer to is the vertical support
>between the dash and floor...that's structural!  It ties the cowl/dash
>structure to the frame,and also (through a short metal bracket) braces the
>steering wheel.
>
>Atwell Haines
>'79 Spitfire
>with AM/FM cassette radio, two speakers, and singin' diffy....
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL

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