8 track 69 wildcat

hey i am looking for an original 8-track player for my 69 wildcat. i do not want one that works it does not even have to have any of the mechanical parts i am looking to use it to mount a new stereo inside it to hide the fact that the new stereo is there so it is not stolen out of my drop top. i do not at his point even now what the original one for this car looks like i have seen it done with other models. i have found one on e bay and want to know if it is the right one or if anyone has one they want to sell

 

The original 8 Track is not wide enough for todays head units.
If yiou need to see a pic to compare, let me know?
I'll dig mine out and put it against an original GM CD headunit.

 

PM me if your's is for sale

 

PM me if your's is for sale. Happen to have the factory Am/Fm radio too?

 

Matt, i put a sony cd head unit in my 69 wildcat under the drivers side of the seat for now. I- 2 wanted to hide the head unit and not disturb the original am radio. I left the wires long enough so i can bring it up on the seat to change a cd or adjust it. After a while you can get used to adjusting the volume, switching to fm radio/cd etc while its even under the seat. I found it was less expensive to do that than buy retro units you can buy that accept cassette tapes(who the heck uses cassettes now!). The sony i bought has a aux in the front for Ipods, sats or ? plus has enough power (no rca outs) that you don't really need an amp either. Mine seems to sound fairly good but thats just my 2 bits worth...

 

Got a PM... Now I wonder if the one I pulled out of a 70 Wildcat was aftermarket? Sounds like some have hidden a newer headunit in the 8-Track player.

Here is a pic... Is this the orig or aftermarket?

 

aftermarket

 

nope they didn't come with a muntz, when my dad brought his 69 cat home with the optional 8 track player, GM even supplied an 8 track mixed tape in the glove box...I'll never forget the first ride and the awesome mono sound of Herb Albert and the Tiawan Brass:Brow:

 

I'll post up a pic of my 8 track player for reference.

 

It's not for sale, but here's a pic of my factory 8 track player from my 70 Wildcat.

 

yea the original one like that is what im looking for that is what the one in my parts manual looks like and the ones i have seen gutted with a new stereo inside as well.

 

You may consider using a tissure dispenser instead, it is already hollow and is larger then the 8-track unit ( i.e. more room )

 

Good info:

http://www.buickperformance.com/CD8track.htm​

Devon​

 

hey keith when you get a chance, can you post a couple of pics of how your 8 track is mounted, i just bought one off ebay and i would like to see how yours is mounted. thanks