Radio faceplate/Burgundy

[whitess]

I've got an 85 SS that I'm converting over to the
DIN 1/2 stereo. I have the SS faceplate from an
86-88 SS, but it's black. I've noticed that the Regal
faceplate is a little different style and comes in colors
like gray. Was there an 86-88 Regal that came with
the Burgundy interior? If not I'm sure I could dye
whatever one I could find. I'm assuming it would fit
over the pod like the one I bought for the 86-88 to
fit my 85.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Larry.

 

[brittken]

Yes they did.

My 87 turbo t has the burgandy intierior. I think that all 84 - 87 regals came with black trim plates with shale (gray) or woodgrain boarders around them. You can paint your trimplate any color you want. I did one a while back. I had to mask off the areas that i did not want to paint witch was time consuming but when I finished it turned out very nice. Make sure that you lightly sand or scuff the surface before painting and use a good primer and paint that is made for plastic. I have a din and 1/2 also in my car and it looks great. Check it out at my web page.

 

[whitess]

brittken,
That's it! The Regals faceplate looks so much better
than the one for the SS. That's the look I'm going for,
stock appearing.
One other question, does yours have a bracket for the
screws at the bottom of the faceplate? I've got the side
brackets but nowhere to attach the screws at the bottom.
Thanks, Larry.

 

[brittken]

answer

My trim plate holds on to the dash with metal clips that snap into the dash. There is no screws that hold the trim plate to the dash. I had to use my stock stereo brackets to mount my din and a half pioneer cd player to the dash. Those brackets do screw into the sides of the stereo compartment. I imagine it would be the same for all the g-body cars. By the way did you check out my web page?

 

[whitess]

Yeh I did. That's where i saw how "stock" it would look
with the Regal faceplate. I'll see what I can figure out
with some clips to hold the bottom in. The top uses the
original holes.
Thanks you've been a big help!
Larry.