Does anyone have a car with radio delete?

[tom999w]

Whomever has a radio delete car around 1971, I wanted to know:

1) Is the radio plug still connected to the harness, under the dashboard? I would think that all harnesses had the plug, whether or not the car came with a radio.

2) Does the fuse block have a slot for the radio? As above, I'll bet radio delete cars had the same fuse block as radio cars.

 

[matthon]

67 car here, has the plug, has empty fuse space, no speaker in dash, nothing in dash except radio delete plate, has no hole in the fender.
I think later cars had a plug in the fender, no idea.

 

[65 Dartman]

My 65 Dart wagon had just the radio delete faceplate and no hole in the fender

 

[YY1]

My 66 Coronet came without a radio from the factory, but had a dealer installed factory AM unit.
However, there was no hole drilled/stamped in the fender for an antenna.
Custom dual antennas were installed on either side of the trunk.

 

[toolmanmike]

My 66 Coronet came without a radio from the factory, but had a dealer installed factory AM unit.
However, there was no hole drilled/stamped in the fender for an antenna.
Custom dual antennas were installed on either side of the trunk.

The 64 Impala look. LOL

 

[Oldmanmopar]

Had a 69 valiant here with radio delete and AC. No hole in fender and the plug for radio was on the harness.

 

[YY1]

 

[tom999w]

Ok, thanks everyone for the information. So to summarize for future generations who may be looking for this info 50 years from now to restore their 100 year old Mopar... A radio delete car around these years had a dashboard delete plate, a radio plug in the harness behind the dashboard, a radio slot in the fuse block, no antenna hole on the fender (or a plugged antenna hole), nothing blocking the dashboard speaker hole, and a speaker hole in the back deck metal structure, but no speaker hole in the back deck fiberboard.

 

[- Marvin -]

It's not so simple....I think.

I have a radio delete car (1971 Duster) without a delete plate, and member French demon - also 1971 - too:

...and about the holes in the fender, read here:

Radio delete, antenna delete?

 

[YY1]

The "delete" plate is integrated with the heater control face.

It gets worse, 71-74 B, the whole instrument cluster face is different.

 

[tom999w]

Does anyone know what was in the place of the dashboard speaker with radio "delete"? is there a plastic plate, or a piece of black cloth there? Or maybe nothing, so all your coins and "Hang Em High" movie theater tickets from the 1971 can fall down through the slots?

 

[tom999w]

Ok, after doing a more thorough search I think I answered the question: some had just the speaker bracket, some had a black plastic plate, and most had nothing at all, just the slots in the metal.

 

[340wedge]

1971 Duster here with no radio. No bracket, no nothing, just sunlight coming through the speaker vents on top of the dash.

 

[Demonic]

My 75 D100 truck was radio delete. No hole in the fender, no terminal at the fuse cavity marked "radio". Dash bezel was filled solid.