So with gas prices SUCKING recently I've been driving the '64 Beetle
more than the schmancy gas-guzzling truck I recently bought.  Almost
an hour drive to get to work and it gets mighty quiet in there with
the 12 volt setup and the 6 volt radio.  So...  I noticed Walmart had
a special on a Sony stereo/CD/MP3 player with remote and 2 6X9
speakers and 2 6" mid-range speakers for......  $89 dollars.  About
$104 for the whole thing including tax and shipping.  Holy crap!!!  So
I CAREFULLY examined the dash on the '64 and found out that by opening
up the stock opening for the radio by about 1/4", I could put in a
stereo worth having AND STILL BE ABLE TO PUT THE OLD ONE BACK IN LATER
TO RESTORE IT AND THE OLD FACEPLATE COVERS THE NEWLY OPENED UP HOLE IN
THE DASH JUST FINE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  :-)  So now that the new
"system" is installed, all I have to say is "What?  Huh?"  Holy crap
that thing is loud and I only have two of the four speakers installed
so far.  Didn't have enough wiring to hook up all 4 speakers.  Don't
worry...  no extra cutting for those either.  I put them all on a
shelf behind the passenger seats.  I'm looking forward to the ride to
work tomorrow now.  :-)