Hey all,

Just wondering what you guys think of installing a VU meter into a 1995 EF Fairmont, would it look good or would it be too over the top - rice? Lol. Anyways its just an idea and would go well with my blue led dash

To match the woodgrain shifter surround panel im thinking of getting a woodgrain radio/ashtray surround from a Fairlane/LTD but it had premium sound with the double-din unit so if i fit my current headunit, it'll have a gap there below it. I was thinking of filling it up with something like this one below..


What are your opinions on this? Or could i fill the gap with something better?

Fill the gap with a pocket which is included in the single din surround. Alot more pratical than a VU meter. If fitting a single din surround you have to use the single din headunit brackets.

Cheers joolz, i dont know how i didnt think to bring that into consideration. The current pocket i have with my fairmont surround certainly is useful for my sunnies, very practical!!

Is the pocket removeable though? By the looks of it, its part of the surround. Or did the woodgrain surround have a removeable pocket?

If i could find a woodgrain surround with the single din and pocket id be a very happy man

The pocket is moulded as part of the surround.

You could however use a universal DIN pocket.

Or just get a Double DIN unit, they are sex.