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Hey Guys, Just purchased a El F/Ghia and the previous owner replaced the original stereo with a single head Kenwood. Is there a surround out there to fill the horrid hole that is there now. Silly question but first one I have owned and I really have no idea. Any thoughts!!
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Hi. Welcome to Fordmods.
You can use any of the stereo surrounds found in the EF/EL dashes. Most cars only had the single din surround, so it should be easy to find one. Cheers BenJ
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Thanks heaps Ben!!
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As Ben said...any of the EF/EL will fit. However if you are pedantic about style/practicality there is a difference between the EF and EL surrounds.
The only difference is that the ash tray flip down cover in the EF is one long piece which also covers the cigarette lighter. EL one has a smaller separate flip down cover which only covers the ash tray compartment leaving the cigarette lighter socket exposed. Personally I like the EL one better since you can plug in your GPS/Phone charger without having the cover flipped down. Either way there should be plenty around from wreckers of either of them.
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phongus wrote: As Ben said...any of the EF/EL will fit. However if you are pedantic about style/practicality there is a difference between the EF and EL surrounds. The only difference is that the ash tray flip down cover in the EF is one long piece which also covers the cigarette lighter. EL one has a smaller separate flip down cover which only covers the ash tray compartment leaving the cigarette lighter socket exposed. Personally I like the EL one better since you can plug in your GPS/Phone charger without having the cover flipped down. Either way there should be plenty around from wreckers of either of them. Must be different in the Fairmonts etc, both mine and my ex's EF GLI's have the smaller ashtray door / seperate cig lighter socket. Every day you learn something new. 
_________________ dc_todd wrote: Cheap pads squeal like cheap hookers, and you can take that to the bank. Au Fairmont Ghia My (Old) 95 EF Wagon |
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Thanks Phong!! As I said I have no idea at this stage so all input is appreciated
Is it hard to get the surround out? I have the El variety there now and would like to keep it that way. I love this Ghia, should have bought a Ford years ago... lol!! Paul
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EF1 has the full length door, EF11 and EL have the shorter one.
Cheers BenJ
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Esteven8 wrote: Must be different in the Fairmonts etc, both mine and my ex's EF GLI's have the smaller ashtray door / seperate cig lighter socket. Every day you learn something new. Phong is describing an EF1 to EF2 changeover thing. Majority of EF1's had the large door style. There is a point in late EF1 that they changed to the newer style (which is the carryover to EL) because people weren't happy with the design of the original one and owners kept on breaking that large flimsy door. Ford probably did alot of warranty replacements and wanted something more robust. |
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Thanks heaps fella's!!
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Esteven8 wrote: phongus wrote: As Ben said...any of the EF/EL will fit. However if you are pedantic about style/practicality there is a difference between the EF and EL surrounds. The only difference is that the ash tray flip down cover in the EF is one long piece which also covers the cigarette lighter. EL one has a smaller separate flip down cover which only covers the ash tray compartment leaving the cigarette lighter socket exposed. Personally I like the EL one better since you can plug in your GPS/Phone charger without having the cover flipped down. Either way there should be plenty around from wreckers of either of them. Must be different in the Fairmonts etc, both mine and my ex's EF GLI's have the smaller ashtray door / seperate cig lighter socket. Every day you learn something new. You and me both haha. Thanks for the correction Ben and Adrian...
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arm79 wrote: Esteven8 wrote: Must be different in the Fairmonts etc, both mine and my ex's EF GLI's have the smaller ashtray door / seperate cig lighter socket. Every day you learn something new. Phong is describing an EF1 to EF2 changeover thing. Majority of EF1's had the large door style. There is a point in late EF1 that they changed to the newer style (which is the carryover to EL) because people weren't happy with the design of the original one and owners kept on breaking that large flimsy door. Ford probably did alot of warranty replacements and wanted something more robust. These must have been replaced at some point, her's is a 94 and mine's a 95 so both series 1.
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They definitely are a rarity.
I've only ever seen 2 of them in the whole time I've been playing with e-series. |
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