That is true, however you could have both like a CD player under the seat so you can still play music ect and still have the original look in the dash
That is true, however you could have both like a CD player under the seat so you can still play music ect and still have the original look in the dash
You can buy new twin stick radios with all the modern features to save butchering your dash. Didn't everyone pull the AM radio out and put a tape deck in when they were new anyway?
I would say so James, radios were not standard, so I fitted a state of the art radio cassette player straight up.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
I'm with wbute I'd stick a new twin stick in it you can have all radio as well as iPod control on some don't know how original they look but at least your not cutting up your dash driving around with no tunes or none you want to hear would be painfull
I ended up getting the 4ohm single speaker. Came with the bracket to just screw in. Found out that it was 4ohm surprisingly being a 40 yr old radio
I hope it works for you better than my Valiant. Mine sounds like there's an old man inside a 44 gallon drum jammed under the dash mumbling to himself!
Vans.... This is the 2nd time round the block, 40 years later! talk about turning back the clock!
Nice find Innuendo, I didnt realise these were available in Australia. I had seen similar online avail in the US for old Chevs etc. They look like a good unit.Originally Posted by Innuendo
I'm interested to know how it sounds Matt!
Incidentally, and without meaning to seem shamelessly commercial, it happens that I actually have a retail quantity of high power car amplifiers, subwoofers, 6 x 9s and 6.5 speakers which I need to do something about selling at some stage. These are all made in China, but its the best gear China produces in this area, seriously good frequency response characteristics, big power etc.
I had intended when I purchased them, to set up an e-business, but the problem I had with selling them was legal liability. When they arrived I realised the magnets are big enough in the 6 x 9 and 6.5 drivers that the weight of the speakers could cause injury to passengers in a fast stop driving situation if not securely mounted and went flying across the cabin. I also had to know that a purchaser would (for instance) securely mount a subwoofer, or (for instance) correctly wire an amp so as not to overload the cars electrical system - as the importer I can (technically) be liable for any damage... and injury....!!
So, not having the legal protection of a corporation (and not wanting any purchaser to cause injury to themselves) I just shelved the project (and the stock).
I have been considering for a while making them available on auto enthusiast websites, its all great gear, just needs to be properly installed by somebody who knows what they are doing, not just any kid with big eyes for sound gear buying off evil bay.
Anyway, it's not the right gear for the purposes of this thread (re-installing the original radio and speaker) but in terms of an alternate system, these things really produce the goods, I have four types of mosfet amps all genuinely around 240 RMS continuous, bridgeable , 4 channel, 5 channel (one ch for the sub) can be daisy chained, remote power on/off, adjustable HP or LP filter etc. They pull around 30A though....! 6x9s genuine 60 RMS continuous.
If anyone is interested I'll start another thread in the for sale section. But this is pretty high power gear, it needs proper installation and correctly fused direct off the battery, etc.
No speaker can sound any good under a dash when it does not have any sort of speaker box to give it any depth. Like an acoustic guitar with only the strings on a flat board.
Exactly... we all like good sounds, whatever our preference, but a single speaker under the dash is like fitting cross-ply tyres. Primitive.
Vans.... This is the 2nd time round the block, 40 years later! talk about turning back the clock!
Hey just installed the speaker. Sounds great, as good as it gets for a AM radio anyway. Gts warehouse off eBay sell most types with the bracket. Very helpful
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