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Why?

This whole thing started because I wanted MP3's in my RA28 Celica, but didn't want to ruin the interior by adding a modern 1-DIN sterero.

After going to great lengths to replace the previously molested dash, there's no way I was going to cut into my original center console.

Now, there's already a few oldschool looking stereos on the market (like the RetroSound), but they don't make any that fit the old Toyota hole size.

For anyone interested... The hole in the dash is 85.5 x 32mm (3.37 x 1.25 in.)

The tuning and volume knob holes are 11mm (0.43 in.) diameter, and 123mm (4.85 in.) apart.

Obviously I could have hidden something in the glovebox, but I wanted to be able to reach the controls. There's plenty of other ways I could have achieved my goal, but as a bit of a geek, I couldn't help myself. I had to try building one using an Arduino.