Steering Wheel Swap

[AK49BWL]

The first photo in this thread, that radio is definitely not the same.

There are two additional buttons where the volume knob should be, and the volume knob is where the tune knob should be, with the tune knob over beside it.

I also just realized it's missing two of the audio adjustment knobs.

 

[df2x4]

The first photo in this thread, that radio is definitely not the same.

There are two additional buttons where the volume knob should be, and the volume knob is where the tune knob should be, with the tune knob over beside it.

I also just realized it's missing two of the audio adjustment knobs.

That's a good catch, I didn't notice it at first but you're absolutely right. Whatever the radio @SK Productions has came out of was not a Suburban, the factory radio/tape deck from my '97 K1500 'burb looks exactly like what @AK49BWL posted. The radio in SK's first picture may have ended up in a Suburban, but I don't think it came in there from the factory. More likely someone else snagged it from another vehicle and dropped it in. I'd imagine the 1.5 DIN GM radios are fairly interchangeable, at least physically.

 

[AK49BWL]

I'd imagine the 1.5 DIN GM radios are fairly interchangeable, at least physically.

They are.. I'm running a CD deck with tape slave from a 98-02 Blazer, just had to swap the bottom cover on the radio so it'd have the slides for the truck instead of the through-hole mounting the S-trucks and cars use.. What's killing me about it is how similar it looks to the "regular" radios, and yet I can't find one that looks like it anywhere online. I've never seen one like it before.

 

[SK Productions]

OH I confused you guys. That picture isn't an actual picture of my truck. It was from somewhere online just so I could get an image of my current steering wheel. Sorry for the confusion

 

[east302]

They are.. I'm running a CD deck with tape slave from a 98-02 Blazer, just had to swap the bottom cover on the radio so it'd have the slides for the truck instead of the through-hole mounting the S-trucks and cars use.. What's killing me about it is how similar it looks to the "regular" radios, and yet I can't find one that looks like it anywhere online. I've never seen one like it before.

Maybe European market?

https://www.ls1.com/forums/f50/strange-partnumber-monsoon-radio-177617/

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[98chevy2500SS]

That is different, never seen that radio before.

 

[AK49BWL]

Holy crap I want those tape control buttons!! Also looks like the bass/treble and bal/fade knobs are dual-function like the early 2-DIN Olds radios... Now I just wonder what AF and TP are for Also has RDS??? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Sorry for the thread derail, that radio just got me all sorts of curious!



LOL. Wonder if I should. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-02-Chevy-Camaro-AC-Delco-Car-Cassette-Radio-/143060137057

 

[98chevy2500SS]

So it must be the European version, looks they don't use AM/FM? I would just get it for ***** and giggles lol. Costs almost 6.00 USD, sounds pretty cheap.

 

[AK49BWL]

I've sent a message to see if it'll ship to the US, so we'll see.

 

[df2x4]

Holy crap I want those tape control buttons!! Also looks like the bass/treble and bal/fade knobs are dual-function like the early 2-DIN Olds radios... Now I just wonder what AF and TP are for Also has RDS??? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Sorry for the thread derail, that radio just got me all sorts of curious!



LOL. Wonder if I should. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-02-Chevy-Camaro-AC-Delco-Car-Cassette-Radio-/143060137057

Do it! That's cool as hell.