John,
You can move the hoses out of the way enough to fit a standard radio/CD player
in the hole. You may have to push a bit of a dent in them to make enough room
but it can be done... Has been many times.
Chad
John Graham wrote:
> I'm rejuvenating my '70 B. When I bought it, it had the original BMC AM
> band radio which I removed and replaced with something more modern, that
> also ran the battery down, since I didn't drive it much.
>
> So now I want to add a radio back in. I can't find (so far) a modern
> radio which will fit in the radio compartment. There's a vent hose
> behind where the radio goes and that reduces the depth of a unit that
> will fit to just 5 1/2 inches. So I guess I have two questions.
>
> Since I've still got the original radio (minus the knobs), I could use
> it if I could get some knobs. Anyone know where I might look? having
> just an AM radio is not my first choice...
>
> The second option is to find a radio that will fit that's only 5 1/2
> inches deep. I really only want FM, so I don't have to have cassette or
> CD. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Graham
> '70 B
> Charlotte NC
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