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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Interior & Trunk => Topic started by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 06:28:25 PM

Title: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 06:28:25 PM: In consideration of a recent question thought it might be nice to have a thread showing the radio opening cover (Ford's term), more often referred to as the "radio delete panel or plate"

Since radios were not standard equipment and if you wanted one you paid for it the plates of covers were standard equipment. Is been mentioned before some dealers would intentionally order cars without radios so that they could up sell and make additional money on a car once it reached the dealership while advertising a lower "for sale" price.

In any case here we go
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 06:30:43 PM: 1964 1/2-65 Covers - C4DZ-6204371-B Part number

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221172941-166471100.jpeg)
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 06:32:01 PM: 1966 Covers - C6ZZ-6504371-A Part number

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221172942-166481824.jpeg)

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221172943-16649201.jpeg)

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221172940-166462432.jpeg)
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 06:33:50 PM: 1967 Covers - C7ZB-6504371-A engineering number

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221172945-16651969.jpeg)

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221172944-16650519.jpeg)
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 06:35:15 PM: 1968 Cover - Don't have a picture handy posted as a numeric place holder for when I locate and post an example
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 07:07:48 PM: 1969 Cover - Believe that the same cover was used in 1969 and 1970 models.

For these cars there were three Mustang versions (black camera, early 69 woodgrain and later woodgrain)

The woodgrained covers were shaped differently from the black camera version as shown below

Standard black camera finish - Engineering number C9ZB-6504302-N

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221174453-166531116.jpeg)
(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221174452-166521831.jpeg)

Engineering number and markers mark

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221180945-166581823.jpeg)

Mustang Wood grain example Later walnut style -

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221180624-16657523.jpeg)

Back side rotated to read engineering number

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221180624-166561382.jpeg)

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-191221180620-16655856.jpeg)

Related thread

https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=23969.msg149622#msg149622 (https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=23969.msg149622#msg149622)
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 07:11:14 PM: 1971-73 Cover - Another place holder until I find an example to post ::)

From the front its a simple small plastic plate that covers just the radio and know openings

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-211221193650-166812411.jpeg)

Retained with a couple of P&O finished screws it appears

(https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/16/6-211221193649-16679811.jpeg)

Got to be a tough part to find. Thanks again Tim for sharing this with us
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: jwc66k on December 19, 2021, 10:51:43 PM: The attaching hardware for the radio delete cover/plate (pick a name) is documented in the 64-66 and 67-68 spreadsheets. The information came from the appropriate Mustang Assembly Manuals and matches the hardware information in Ford Car Parts (aka MPC, 75 edition) for 66 and 67, with 65 (and 64 by default) and 68 having no hardware referenced. The 1969 cover, C9ZB-6504302-N, is not referenced in the MPC (ref Body Sec 042, var pages).
Jim
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: tim_morrison82 on December 21, 2021, 10:17:15 AM: Quote from: J_Speegle on December 19, 2021, 07:11:14 PM
1971-73 Cover - Another place holder until I find an example to post ::)

Here is a link to my gallery with a 71-73 radio delete from a T5. The us radios were no good in Germany so most were deleted I believe.

https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=2846;u=1503
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: CharlesTurner on December 21, 2021, 11:33:10 AM: Quote from: tim_morrison82 on December 21, 2021, 10:17:15 AM
Here is a link to my gallery with a 71-73 radio delete from a T5. The us radios were no good in Germany so most were deleted I believe.

Not deleted, just not ordered with a radio.
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: tim_morrison82 on December 21, 2021, 06:26:42 PM: Sorry, you are correct. The cars would have been built to order without the radio, so technically a radio opening cover.

There is probably a stack of these covers in Germany if it was common place to put the covers on for every T5 built over all years.
Title: Re: Radio Opening Cover/Radio Delete
Post by: J_Speegle on December 21, 2021, 08:38:13 PM: Quote from: tim_morrison82 on December 21, 2021, 10:17:15 AM
Here is a link to my gallery with a 71-73 radio delete from a T5. The us radios were no good in Germany so most were deleted I believe.

Thanks very much. Added them above

For me this is the first European Export that I've seen without a radio. Just what I've seen