CD Player in 1984 Bronco II

[lrdg]

I’ve been lurking around here for a year or and finally have problem that is new to me that I cannot find having been discussed. My 84 B2 has a post type radio. I want to install a CD player. Has any else done this? Is there a face plate I can look for? Will I need to cut more than the plastic dash? Am I using the correct terms to communicate what I have in mind? I’ve put a bunch of radios / tape players in my trucks in the last forty years but have not yet tried this. Thanks.

 

[RobbieD]

Consider picking up another dash panel, from the junkyard. Starting with the 1985 models the radio opening changed over to a single DIN style, which would be much easier to work with if you're going to change radios. Unaltered shaft-radio dash panels (for '83 & '84s) are getting hard to find, too, so you might want to hang onto to yours or sell it.

Mounting a DIN chassis correctly would be to use a mounting kit (a bracket) that bolts the radio to the stock mounting locations behind the dash panel (you'll see this once you get it apart). The less-desirable way to upgrade the radio is to affix the new unit's cage to the dash trim opening.

With a mounting kit and a later DIN opening dash panel, installing your new head unit would be a lot easier and you'll get a much better end result.

Good luck with it, and welcome to the forums!