Custom Auto Sound Alternative?

[thehueypilot]

I have two Custom Auto Sound (Junk) radios and was wondering of an alternative? It must fit into the 68 radio face plate with no cutting. I was looking at a Blaupunkt? Anyone have any first hand knowledge with these German radios? Are they made in China?

 

[Snail50]

about 9 years ago I had a Alpine shaft-style tape deck in my first 67 Mustang. IIRC, it fit the stock faceplate with not cutting; maybe the bosses on teh back of the faceplate had to be cut off, but that can't be discerned from the front. The 67-68 radio bezels are easy to get if you don't want to cut up your original; ca. $50 new thru NPD or Mustangs Unltd, or used for small $ thru eB@y.

 

[mustangdave]

Blaupunkt is a high end unit; I don't think you will be disappointed.

 

[65fastback2+2]

about 9 years ago I had a Alpine shaft-style tape deck in my first 67 Mustang. IIRC, it fit the stock faceplate with not cutting; maybe the bosses on teh back of the faceplate had to be cut off, but that can't be discerned from the front. The 67-68 radio bezels are easy to get if you don't want to cut up your original; ca. $50 new thru NPD or Mustangs Unltd, or used for small $ thru eB@y.

this is what i would do

 

[thehueypilot]

Is it just me or do others have a lot of problems out of these "Custom Auto Sound" radios?

 

[65fastback2+2]

Is it just me or do others have a lot of problems out of these "Custom Auto Sound" radios?

a broke one came with my 65 fb, they said it broke after 8 months

 

[TOM B]

Custom auto sound is TRASH-- JUNK-- CRAP-- CHEEP *****.
I had 3 of them, yea I learn slow, and they all went out, I had the top of the line and it went out, sent it back and it went out again, NO MORE FOR ME!!!!
I cut the dash on my 65 convert, I was so pis*ed off at CAS. I just bought one of those repair plates just in case, there only like 20 bucks.

 

[GypsyR]

You list gobs of stuff we don't really want to know about your car but you forgot to mention whether you have a floor console or not.
This makes a difference. If you have a console in very nice shape I understand your desire not to cut it. In that case something like "Secret Audio" might suit you. Other folks have put head units in the glove compartment and even in a "flip down" setup under the dash. Some time ago I had a "small chassis" Sanyo (and later a JVC) cassette player in my 68 years agoand was able to shim and space it to fit an unmodified bezel. I did have to use a filler around it to cover the top and bottom gaps. Didn't look that great but worked fine.
If you instead have the regular radio faceplate, it's no big deal. I found one that somebody had already cut some to fit a cassette player at a swap meet for $5. I cut it even more to fit a Kenwood Excelon CD player. If I take out 4 screws and unplug the wires I can remove the whole setup and stick my 67's original AM radio and bezel right back in and nobody would ever know it had been changed. Works for me.