Cover for spot where radio would normally be? Where to get?

[XH29N0G]

My charger was bought without a radio and in the 1980's, I removed the cover and put in a radio from another dodge.  I would like to remove thr radio and return it to the way it was when it was bought (no radio - just a cover over the spot where the radio would normally be). 

Does anyone make this part?  Or know where I might be able to get this part. 

The dash is a black, plastic dash for a bottom line charger with a bench seat. 

Thanks,

James

[b5blue]

Year? It's called a "Radio Delete" plate

[XH29N0G]

1970.  Thanks this is exactly what I am looking for.

[b5blue]

www.pgclassic.com

[randy73]

PGClassic does not carry the radio delete plate

[b5blue]

I googled it and it came up? 

[maxwellwedge]

They have one.  http://www.beaparts.com/list_items.aspx?body=B&cat=I&subcat=21  Scroll to the 3rd page.

[XH29N0G]

Thanks very much.

[MaximRecoil]

$89 for a radio delete plate, i.e., a piece of plastic. That's hilariously overpriced, considering it probably cost them all of a few cents to make it in China. If someone would start making reproduction parts for classic cars at reasonable prices ($5 - $10 would be plenty for that piece of plastic, for example), they would make a killing.

I wanted a plate to mount a modern single-DIN radio in my car (my car is a beater; will never be even close to a "show car"), and the idea of paying $89 for a piece of plastic just makes me laugh (repro plastic no less; not even NOS). So I decided to have one made out of 1/8" thick 6061-T6 aluminum plate. It wouldn't match the plastic trim on the dash nor look original in any way, but it would make a nice solid mounting platform for a modern radio, and it is good enough for my orange clunker car. So I went out to my car with a tape measure, pencil, and paper, and drew it out. Then I drew it to the exact dimensions in a vector program and sent it to a guy to have it cut on a CNC waterjet, primed, and painted flat black. It fit perfectly, and the total cost was $40, which included shipping, the cost of the aluminum, the labor, paint ... everything. So if someone can have a custom one-off plate made in the USA from 1/8" 6061-T6 aluminum plate and shipped to his door for $40, then $89 for a mass-produced piece of injection molded plastic from [most likely] China is insane.



 

[VegasCharger]

$89 for a radio delete plate, i.e., a piece of plastic. That's hilariously overpriced, considering it probably cost them all of a few cents to make it in China. If someone would start making reproduction parts for classic cars at reasonable prices ($5 - $10 would be plenty for that piece of plastic, for example), they would make a killing.

I wanted a plate to mount a modern single-DIN radio in my car (my car is a beater; will never be even close to a "show car"), and the idea of paying $89 for a piece of plastic just makes me laugh (repro plastic no less; not even NOS). So I decided to have one made out of 1/8" thick 6061-T6 aluminum plate. It wouldn't match the plastic trim on the dash nor look original in any way, but it would make a nice solid mounting platform for a modern radio, and it is good enough for my orange clunker car. So I went out to my car with a tape measure, pencil, and paper, and drew it out. Then I drew it to the exact dimensions in a vector program and sent it to a guy to have it cut on a CNC waterjet, primed, and painted flat black. It fit perfectly, and the total cost was $40, which included shipping, the cost of the aluminum, the labor, paint ... everything. So if someone can have a custom one-off plate made in the USA from 1/8" 6061-T6 aluminum plate and shipped to his door for $40, then $89 for a mass-produced piece of injection molded plastic from [most likely] China is insane.



 

Agreed, when I first seen that price for that piece I about fell over. At that rate you'd probably have $100k restoring a complete car doing everything in repop's. $89.00 for a bezel! Not for me I'll find a different solution like you did.

[izzyinNorcal]

$89 for a radio delete plate, i.e., a piece of plastic. That's hilariously overpriced, considering it probably cost them all of a few cents to make it in China. If someone would start making reproduction parts for classic cars at reasonable prices ($5 - $10 would be plenty for that piece of plastic, for example), they would make a killing.

I wanted a plate to mount a modern single-DIN radio in my car (my car is a beater; will never be even close to a "show car"), and the idea of paying $89 for a piece of plastic just makes me laugh (repro plastic no less; not even NOS). So I decided to have one made out of 1/8" thick 6061-T6 aluminum plate. It wouldn't match the plastic trim on the dash nor look original in any way, but it would make a nice solid mounting platform for a modern radio, and it is good enough for my orange clunker car. So I went out to my car with a tape measure, pencil, and paper, and drew it out. Then I drew it to the exact dimensions in a vector program and sent it to a guy to have it cut on a CNC waterjet, primed, and painted flat black. It fit perfectly, and the total cost was $40, which included shipping, the cost of the aluminum, the labor, paint ... everything. So if someone can have a custom one-off plate made in the USA from 1/8" 6061-T6 aluminum plate and shipped to his door for $40, then $89 for a mass-produced piece of injection molded plastic from [most likely] China is insane.



 

Agreed, when I first seen that price for that piece I about fell over. At that rate you'd probably have $100k restoring a complete car doing everything in repop's. $89.00 for a bezel! Not for me I'll find a different solution like you did.

If you think $89 for the radio delete is a rip-off, check out the $175 air grabber solenoid (102-R70) and $175 air grabber switch (102-s70) ! http://www.beaparts.com/list_items.aspx?body=b

[Ghoste]

I agree its a lot of money based on the cost of the plastic and the wages of the people involved with the making of it, BUT, the cost not seen are the tooling and development costs.  And as for making a killing on doing it cheaper, how many radio delete plates for a 69 Charger or Coronet do you really think they are going to sell?  I have no dog in this fight but it isnt as cheap as we might think to reproduce some of this stuff.

[36 Dodge Brothers]

I went to a Mopar car show a couple of months back and every 68-70 charger had sometype of aftermarket radio bezel (non-original look). I know that prices are outrages and parts probably made in China but for me I like to see cars with the original looking interior.