hello,

 

i have a 1986 BRAT and im looking to put an aftermarket stereo in it but i cant find an installation or adapter kit anywhere. can anyone help me?

i picked mine up from a local car stereo place, big stupid thing. but it works. others have made their own outta of wood. basically just a spacer.

 

good luck.

do you remember which store or the make and part number? autozone had one for 5 bucks but they said they didnt have a vendor or something. thanks for the help

They don't make the EA81 versions anymore. They make them for EA82's but you have to do a lot of cutting and really screw with stuff to make them work. A better option is to get one of the newer low-profile decks that doesn't have a CD player - only MP3/USB/ETC and then it will fit much better since they are very shallow like the stock radio.

 

GD

I got mine from stereo warehouse in seattle, but it was about 2 years ago.

 

http://superstereowarehouse.com/

 

but like GD said there are some really nice options other than cd player stereos.

personally one that has usb sd card and aux input would be more usefull than a cd player.

I made my spacer out of a piece of solid plastic. be careful not to go too thick because it could interfere with shifting. I think I ended up with it being 7/16" thick.

 

Paul

hey chris, was that one you bought in seattle for a cd player? i have a spare chunk of aluminum i might use but dont i need the little cubby hole for the stereo to slide in? thanks paul i might just have to make one

yep, it was for a CD player.

ive been thinking and ive decided a CD player probably isnt the best idea for off road use. hey GD what kind of deck would you recommend. and dont i still need some kind of sleeve or something for the deck to slide into?

we both have this one:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Dual-XR4110-3-5mm-Mechless-Receiver/dp/B002OMB7FE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1284517480&sr=8-1

man that thing is alot cheaper than i thought! thanks rice

no prob. It doesn't have TONS of power, but my cheap speakers don't complain about being overpowered and it has a set of RCA's that I have hooked to my 10" and 8" subs

Yeah - not a powerhouse. But it's easier and cleaner to use this deck and a cheap seperate speaker amp than to try and fit a monster deck with a huge built-in amp into the console.

 

GD