I have a similar setup in mine, but it was custom built I believe. With mine though, you can store your needed papers under it and it still has room for smaller items. (I'm assuming they cut behind the box to fit). I bought the car with this in it already. If it were me doing this, I think I would have bought a new (old style) radio. They make them now with Bluetooth and all the new technology (Retro Sound model 2). With that unit I believe they make a USB cable that you can mount in a cig lighter and or mount it somewhere hidden. I like mine ok but I get tired of opening and closing the glove box door (so much I have to tighten the screws to the door). I'll see if I can get you a pic of mine.

 

I considered the Retrosound but people say they don't sound that good and they are $329. I figure For the $99 I spent I can get the latest technology and keep my old radio in place. Between the remote the app and the bluetooth I don't think I would be in the glovebox to often.

 

I ordered one. We'll see how it works.

 

Maybe not everyone's solution for tunes and I know it's a little off topic, but for under $10 you can get a tiny wireless FM transmitter that plugs into and will allow iPods and iPhones to play through any FM radio. I use the original AM/FM radio playing via an old iPhone with the transmitter plugged into it sitting in the console out of sight. I disconnected the antenna from the radio so it only picks up the transmitter signal with no outside station interference. May be worth trying before doing an extensive installation.

 

That bracket looks pretty cool; kinda wish I had known about it before I went off on a tangent building a sound system! That said, if we're talking about alternate solutions, it's very possible to wire an iphone/ipod directly to an amplifier that is hidden away. If you use that device pretty much universally for music or nav and don't want capability to play removable media or AM/FM, it's a good solution. Plus, you can leave the original radio in place so appearance stays a bit more stock. That said, it would be a waste unless you're adding kick panel speakers, too.

 

Yeah it is a clean looking bracket for one din setups. I wonder if it works in vehicles with aftermarket A/C units mounted.

 

If it has anything extra behind the glove box I would say no. I just got it installed and there is no room to spare. The plug for the radio is pushed right up against the ducts (no A/C). It looks good but was kind of a PITA to install. It's definitely a quality bracket,weighs 2.5 lbs, and has a nice matte black finish. It would have been easier if it came with some directions and hardware.

 

I'm sure they expect that the video is enough. I need paper in the hands when in the garage. I assume you remove the entire cardboard glove box if you are hitting the defroster vents?

 

They don't show you the bracket installation in the video. It's just there. They don't say whether it's designed to be used with the liner or not. I wanted to use it so you cant see behind the dash where the bracket stops. I cut the back of the liner out. So the whole thing had to go in and out a few times to trim the liner. Also there was no hardware, the pressed in nuts in cardboard liner are worthless. I ended up using some J clips on the bracket with the original screws. Not a huge deal but a little paper telling you where to trim your liner and how to get the bracket in place (from the front or back) and $1 worth of hardware would have made it a much more pleasant install.

 

I just watched the video, and it looks like the glove box liner has been completely removed. It also says it just screws into the original glove box liner mounting holes, so I would assume you just re-use the old glove box hardware to attach it.

 

The glove box hardware consists of screws that go into pressed in nuts in the cardboard glove box. Take out the liner and there is nothing to run the screws into.

 

Yeah seems to be a major disconnect and their website has no phone or email address to contact them only a po box and a web message option. Their youtube channel has no info either.

 

Hey Everyone, My name is Tom and I own the company that sells the glovebox radio mounts. I received an email from a moderator of the site asking me to stop by and answer questions on this thread.

I am glad to see that some of you found the mount to be well built, I designed it to be very sturdy. As far as the installation goes, there is no hardware, you just use the factory mounting holes so you do not have to modify your car and you supply the hardware. I have supplied hardware for other projects but found it is extremely difficult to please people with your choice of hardware even if you purchase really well made stuff.

I have heard of people cutting the back out of there glovebox and leaving it to cover up the sides. I had made a few with the sides but believe it or not, it adds a great deal of cost to have sides on it and due to small variances in the height of each glovebox opening, the sides make it an even more difficult fit, its tight as it is.

I really value any feedback I get and I take all complaints to heart as this is a really small business (just me) and I really try hard to make everything right and please the most people.

I will be posting a coupon for forum members who purchase from my website. The code will be TeamCamaro. If you have already purchased one, shoot me an email at tmccustoms@yahoo.com with your purchase information and I will send you a refund equal to the discount. Give me a day to get the discount code up on the site as I am out of town right now for business. I work a normal 8-5 job and raise a family so that is why my phone number is not listed on my website and my address is a PO Box.

 

Thanks Tom.

 

Will this work with a vintage air in a 67?

 

To answer my question. After an attempt to mount a DIN unit in the glove box with vintage air....it's no go. Box is too small, it could be made to fit at an angle put would be total PITA....so no. If you have vintage air you don't have room....in 67/68.

 

I am not sure about the use of aftermarket air conditioning but I believe with stock A/C, there is only 4 or 5 inches remaining with the mount installed. There are certain radios that will fit in that space but definitely not a CD player.

 

I am reviving an old thread here. Has anybody tried to install this on a 68
Camaro with factory air
Conditioning?

The description on the product page or ricks camaros website says it can be used on models with or without AC. Makes me wonder....

http://www.rickscamaros.com/camaro-...ox-radio-mount-bracket-for-cars-without-factory-air-conditioning-1967-1968.html

Thanks for any information you have.

 

Thanks. If the glove box was cut out from behind would it fit or are there other things in the way?

 

I can speak for any other aftermarket A/C but with vintage I am going to say no. The case it pretty close as it some wiring and relays in the back. I also have the older unit that is controlled by cables. I am not sure if the electronic unit is any smaller in the area around the glove box. I would think that it would have to be alot smaller to accommodate.

 

I used a DSE heater panel and cut out the DIN opening. I have vintage air and am using one of their 3 knob controllers. I just fabbed a mount for it using some thin sheet metal. Basically the radio and heater positions are swapped.

If I were doing it now, I would buy a Bluetooth car amp and just run everything off of my smart phone.

 

Here is one example of a Bluetooth amp I was referring to-

 

Seems like a great idea for space saving. Could you still use am/fm radio at all if just using the bluetooth amp?

 

If the unit (cell phone, IPOD etc) your connecting to it has an AM/FM option, sure. Bluetooth just takes the place of a cable.

 

I am sure using the Bluetooth amp would be possible with an older AM/FM radio. Here is a link and picture of the hookup.

http://assets.sonicelectronix.com/manuals/kenwood/kenwood_kacm1824bt_manual.pdf

 

Has anyone ever used one of these AMPS? Any reviews of operation or streaming out of them? Is the audio quality any good? I think this is actually a great option for me. I could put in s stock AM radio back in the dash to plug the hole then use my smart phone or an IPOD type device to stream to the AMP. I use Tune in radio APP all the time when traveling and at home to get stations from San Diego, Little Rock, Tucson other areas that I like.

 

Joe, here are some reviews from Amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-Comp...er/product-reviews/B00UTXQL74/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&sortBy=recent

I have never used this amp, but it would be something I would consider putting in my car if I were to do it all over again.

 

I ordered this kenwood bluetooth amp a few days ago and had it installed to use with my iphone. It works great. Sound is really clear, but right now i only have rear 6x9s. I am going to have my interior done and am trying to figure out where i want the front speakers to go. I like the amp alot though. Thanks for the tip!