PIC OF A 1975 ORIGINAL RADIO PLEASE.

[MoCoNative]

I hoped the same thing last year. I didn't have a radio in my '78 FJ40 and couldn't see paying $200-$300 for a Corolla radio without a faceplate. I saw the RetroSound radio in a Google search and thought that might be the way to go so I ordered the Euro Mini faceplate (~$15 IIRC) to see. Very close but it was about 1/16" too wide. I have a miniature table saw for model building and cut 1/32" from either side of the center opening, superglued the pieces together, and epoxied small rods to the back for strength. I was going to paint the raised circumference white and order the RetroSound radio but found a '80 HiLux radio with faceplate in the meantime. If you want a modern radio that doesn't look out of place and doesn't require cutting the dash, the RetroSound might be the way to go.
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That's too bad, I looked at the measurements of that faceplate and really thought it would fit. Could you have filed down the edges to the same affect?

 

[unixman]

That's too bad, I looked at the measurements of that faceplate and really thought it would fit. Could you have filed down the edges to the same affect?

You could bevel the sides and have it recess a little but if you start to narrow the sides very much it will also narrow the painted stripe around the periphery. I was trying to make it look very similar to an OEM radio. It's also possible that my dash opening is on the narrow side of the manufactured deviations and someone else's could be 1/16" wider than mine.

 

[BJ40xLegend]

Sounds like the pots could be quite oxidized if things like the volume and reception are "scratchy" and erratic. I would use some DeoxIT per the can's instructions. Works wonders on older electronics. Or it could have just been jostled enough lately to loosen a solder joint or it's just tired after 30+ years and something finally failed. My Panasonic AM/FM from a 1980 HiLux finally quit working on the FM band.
If yours didn't include a faceplate, it likely came from another model. I don't think I've seen a FJ40 radio that had the knobs bisecting the face laterally. All the ones I've seen are below the horizontal center like the ones pictured.
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Hi @unixman, which 1980 Hilux is this from? Is it with the original plate or separate? Part number would help. I have 24v BJ40 and looking for Toyota radio AM & FM, that fits like yours, thanks!