Radio install

stevepet
stevepet Member
edited December 2020 in HUDSON
Hiello out there
Trying to install an original radio into my 52 wasp. Cannot seem to wiggle it in have removed heater box. Any suggestions.

Thanks

Steven

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  • superwasp
    superwasp Member
    Try removing the speaker, it gives you more room. The old Hudson techs also had a tool that pushed all the pushbuttons in simultaneously to give even more room. You'd have to make your own tool, of course.
  • stevepet
    stevepet Member
    Speaker is out. Will give that a try
    Thanks
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    Yep Speaker is the way to do it, not the heater box!
  • railknight
    railknight Expert Adviser
    I replaced the radio in my Super Wasp a few years ago with a functioning one.  I removed the speaker and still had difficulty installing it.  I seem to recall what did the trick was positioning the radio with the knobs and buttons facing towards the driver's side and then rotating the radio 90 degrees under the dash to fit it in.  Went in real easy after that.  Good luck!
  • stevepet
    stevepet Member
    Still no joy. Very tight fit.
  • 50C8DAN
    50C8DAN Senior Contributor
    I believe that I put my radio in with the knobs up and dropped it down then rotated it forward and into the slot.  I am not sure if the Wasp and Hornet dashes are different depths however.

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