How hard it is to remove the stereo in a testarossa??
Depends on how much of the dash needs to be disassembled and how it was installed/wired -- my Nakamichi TD-560 (which is a plug-in style) recently failed, and when the repair shop wanted me to send in the metal sleeve with the wires from the dash, too, I just bought another used TD-560 off eBay . Seriously, if I ever have the dash out of my TR again, I'll be a lot more careful about setting up the wiring so that the radio/sleeve can be more easily serviced without needing to disassemble the dash. Here's the level that I'd have to get to to remove the metal sleeve and its wiring (since there is no extra length in the existing wiring to pull the sleeve out forward): Image Unavailable, Please Login And here's a shot showing how the radio can be "trapped" behind the main dash carcass (if it was installed that way):
Thanks for these pictures. I'm still trying to locate the speaker wires for a new radio I want to put in mine. Unfortunately even with these great pictures I can't find where the wires for the radio come from. The only wire I am able to find in the blank is the antenna wire .
I recently replace my radio. To get it out I had to pull off the trim ring /face plate of the old radio. then I slid a hacksaw blade down both sides of the radio which released the radio. I was then able to pull it forward and out. Depending up what brand of new radio you replacing it with, go on eBay and buy and adaptor if you need to.
Does this allow the front dash pad to be removed without pulling the windshield? Pulling the dash out looks kind of scary, but not nearly as scary as pulling the windshield and trying to get it reinstalled PERFECTLY! How long does it take to get to this point? My shrunken leather on the dash while not as bad as some, still is annoying.
When I first contacted the repair shop (and it was difficult to find any repair shop that would even look at a Nakamichi car stereo -- in fact, many specifically stated "no Nakamichi car stereo" on their website) and I indicated that the radio had a problem, he asked me: "Does the CD still work?" -- I had to remind him that it has a cassette player .
Yes (taking the windshield out to replace the upper dash pad seems a little crazy to me), but you should also replace the terrible "soda-straw" substrate of the vented upper dash pad with something more stable/rugged along with the leather (Algar used aluminum sheet metal on mine done before I bought it). I'd say at least 3~4 hrs to disassemble (and keep all the parts/fasteners organized) -- you need to start at the floor mats and work your way up (and, most likely, you'll need to do some repair/improvement as using sheet metal screws directly into fiberglass is a really poor design).
Even if the job took 12-15 hours, it's worth doing. My car has exposed aluminum at the vents on two of them. Does that mean it's already been repaired? IS the dash pad made of the terrible soda straw substrate on all the cars?
I think it is (originally), but don't know for sure -- just basing it on some pictures I've seen here. Post #3 here has some pics of the underside of the stock upper dash pad: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/tr-dash-removal.561979/#post-145616015 And this thread has some comments about it from Rifledriver (using masonite as a replacement substrate): https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/leather-shrinkage-and-dash-warpage-remedy.122921/ There might be some aluminum inserts just in the vent areas based on Newman's comments in the same thread.
I have to chuckle at your soda straw substrate description. That pretty much sums up what it looks like! Thanks a lot for you input. I may have to tackle this job.
This is the stereo in the car I just bought. I would like to put a retro Blaupunkt. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login