1970 Dart radio removal tips

cudamark said
Yup, no need to remove the bezel if you only want to remove the radio. It could be the stock one....why do you thing it's from another year? What is the radio code (number under the R) on the fender tag? Have you checked the speaker, fuse, and antenna to see if they are in good shape? If any of those are bad, the radio won't work.

H22A4 said
That’s a AM/FM radio so hopefully you can get it working. Does the car have the fender tag? If so, does it indicate R11 or R21? R11 is for an AM radio while R21 is for an AM/FM radio.

It's a '70 Dart, R11 code ,it appears that AM/FM radio wasn't an option until '73 I think. A previous owner installed this one at some point, and the gent who had it before me said it was working until recently. It basically just crackles and stuff when you turn it on so I don't think it's the speaker, and the tuner knob seems jammed. I'm planning on sending it to a radio repairman I have used in the past who did a great job for me before.

str12-340 said
I didn't think you could get AM/FM in 1970. The one I have came out of a 75 Dart. The knobs interchange so it looks like it belongs when you are done, and the case was actually a bit smaller than the factory AM that came out.

This is what I assume is the case, I didn't know FM wasn't an option in '70 until I got a replica owners' manual and instructions for an FM radio weren't in there!