Fiat Spider Electrical Problems

[Nanonevol]

OK so today i got the new radio in and tested it to see if it worked. It worked good like its suppose to except i ran into more problems. I removed the old mounting plate for the old radio and tried to install the new radio. The problem is that the hole in the dash is maybe a millimeter too small and it wont fit. Also i have no way to mount it. It has a sleeve and a trim plate it would work flawlessly if i could put the radio in through the front and put the sleeve on the back to secure it but the sleeve is right up against the trim plate so that's impossible. Below are pictures explaining what im saying. By looking at those im hoping someone can tell me how in the world am i gonna make that mount. Also another issue is that i used crimp connects to connect the speaker wires and its static unless i push them together. Whats a better way to connect those wire nuts, etc.? Also by barely touching my antenna connector it broke off the antenna wire (obviously it was done poorly in the past). I have some extra antenna connectors but how do i reconnect that? The wire is strange to me as it has a tube in the middle with wires in between the tube and the insulation. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

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If the radio is too big, there may be no choice but a smaller radio unless you can cut the opening that one millimeter. Sounds like you need to learn to solder. Crimp connectors are fine if you use good ones and especially a good crimper. The antenna wire is shielded. The shield is the woven outer part. The thin center wire is the actual antenna insulated by that thin plastic tube.

[JEEPER]

I bought my radio from CRUTCHFIELd and had to remove aboit 1/16 off the botton of the opening for the mouting tray to slid right in. It's been in for 4 years and no problem. Mine is made for the radio to snap into and you get a tool to remove it. Also a 79.