Help with Installation

[Cosmo 49 10+ year member]

Hi folks. I've been given a Sony 4x52 head unit and am going to install it in a '49 Chevy half ton truck. This is a small cab to say the least and I am looking for advice and suggestions in the following areas:

Speaker Placement

There is a stock grill front and center on the dash that has room for a 6x9. I do not want to cut into the doors, but the ceiling (not a lot of depth) would seem a good place for surface or shallow mount tweeters and/or small speakers.

Head Unit Placement

I would like to do a hidden up/down underneath the dashpossibly motorized....anyone ever been there? Glove box is my only space for storage so thats out. The below dash also appeals as the unit came with a remote. The only item the head unit doesn't have is the metal box that one slides the unit into does anyone know where I can purchase this?

Thank you folks,

Cosmo

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[Dre20xl 10+ year member]

Find some kicker panels that way you won't cut anything and mount the tweets on the dash. If you want the HU to be seen it shouldn't be hard to have it under the dash and have it swing down when you need to see it, but if you don't want it to be seen mount it under your seat. As for the metal box you can get it anywhere that sells car radios.

 

[EpicAudio 10+ year member]

'49 chevy? *dr00l*

 

[93dakota 10+ year member]

Find some kicker panels that way you won't cut anything and mount the tweets on the dash. If you want the HU to be seen it shouldn't be hard to have it under the dash and have it swing down when you need to see it, but if you don't want it to be seen mount it under your seat. As for the metal box you can get it anywhere that sells car radios.

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[Cosmo 49 10+ year member]

Thank you all so much for the advice. Believe it or not my '49 is my only vehicle, daily driver. I did a quick hot/ground with 2 garbage speakers and you wouldn't believe how good it sounded.. perhaps it's the overall curvilinear shape of the cabs interior...no sharp edges

Sorry if pics are too large, thanks y'all.