A couple of questions.

[79Z33L]

First of all, is there some part I'm missing from the dials of the radio? A surround or something, as the dials are sitting a mile off the console. DSCF0355.jpg

Second, what went here: I've seen photos of other HZ dashes and this opening appears to be deeper and closed at the back. Again, am I missing a part?
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Cheers, Evan.

[HK1837]

I'd say the radio isn't an original for this dash unless there is some adjustment available.

The bottom bit is closed in, that has been cut out probably for a CB or graphic equaliser.

[79Z33L]

Thanks, HK. The radio is indeed not the origional. It came out of a smashed up 1977 HZ Kingswood SL sedan that was in the same wrecking yard I bought this ute from. As for the hole in the dash, that's what I had thought, however nothing was there or in the radio space when I bought it.

[V6HQUTE]

my radio was like that, and it looked stupid i just put a few washers behind the fasica and the radio, makes it sit back further, i need one of the little chrome plastic bits behind the adjustment knobs if you wanting to sell them, or the whole radio provided its the one im after, also grapic equaliser?? is that like a amp or something??

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or one of those things peter brock put in his cars that didnt do anything??

[hqgts]

also grapic equaliser?? is that like a amp or something??

Ahhhh too funny.... Byron showing his age with the graphic equaliser.... Lol... Its an 80's version of an amp

[RodneyHZ253]

Ahhhh too funny.... Byron showing his age with the graphic equaliser.... Lol... Its an 80's version of an amp

Well I knew exactly what he meant we had a pioneer graphic equalizer which fitted down behind the console against the tin along with the tape deck in our original Van. Rodney installed it, so you could reach it while in the back.
Ah the good old days of simplicity cheers JB

[Taily]

my radio was like that, and it looked stupid i just put a few washers behind the fasica and the radio, makes it sit back further, i need one of the little chrome plastic bits behind the adjustment knobs if you wanting to sell them, or the whole radio provided its the one im after, also grapic equaliser?? is that like a amp or something??

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or one of those things peter brock put in his cars that didnt do anything??

Nope, not a Polariser..... They looked like this:

car_audio_dash_equalizer.jpg

Some of them might have boosted the sound a bit but the purpose of an equaliser was to be able to make better adjustment of base, treble and midrange sound responses. Many of them had a "loud" function as well. It was streets ahead of what was available in the 70's, yet so primative when compared to what has come later. An AM/FM tape deck with an equaliser and a set of 6 inch front speakers and a set of 6x9's in the rear was a pretty good deal in the mid 80's. Late 80's for big gains in sound - CD players for starters.

Sad, isn't it....

[wbute]

Nope, not a Polariser..... They looked like this:

car_audio_dash_equalizer.jpg

Some of them might have boosted the sound a bit but the purpose of an equaliser was to be able to make better adjustment of base, treble and midrange sound responses. Many of them had a "loud" function as well. It was streets ahead of what was available in the 70's, yet so primative when compared to what has come later. An AM/FM tape deck with an equaliser and a set of 6 inch front speakers and a set of 6x9's in the rear was a pretty good deal in the mid 80's. Late 80's for big gains in sound - CD players for starters.

Sad, isn't it....

CD players were 90's. I bought the top of the range pioneer tape deck in 94 for about $400. I couldn't afford the cd player, it was around $800!! A flash tape player had auto search function to Fast Forward to the next track. There was also AM stereo for a very short while in the late 80's. I have spent many days at a time listening to AM radio in tractors. I hope to never listen to AM ever again.We had no FM stations in the central west at all until 1991. That was the local ABC in Dubbo. Then we got Triple J in 1997. Wow wasn't that a revolution!!!!

[Taily]

CD players were 90's. I bought the top of the range pioneer tape deck in 94 for about $400. I couldn't afford the cd player, it was around $800!! A flash tape player had auto search function to Fast Forward to the next track. There was also AM stereo for a very short while in the late 80's. I have spent many days at a time listening to AM radio in tractors. I hope to never listen to AM ever again.We had no FM stations in the central west at all until 1991. That was the local ABC in Dubbo. Then we got Triple J in 1997. Wow wasn't that a revolution!!!!

Actually, thinking back you might be right. I do remember the unit I spoke of being a Pioneer one, but now starting to recall it being a tape player out of an XF. Memory a bit hazy about then (18-20 y.o) as I do believe I was into rather excessive amounts of grog etc at about that time before waking-up to myself...

[buck]

i worked over time for a month in port pirie lead smelter, just so i could afford the Sony cd player to go in my HZ in 1996 it was very flash with 6X9 in the rear i think it cost about $700 for the whole set up back then on apprientice wages. sold the whole car with the cd player for $1600 in 2001