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Post by knightfan26917 Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:32 am

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What do you have in your vehicle(s) to play tunes?
4 vintage options: Craig, Motorola, Panasonic & Pioneer:
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Post by Roadcaptain S3 Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:00 am

Stock radio still works in the 77!

I'm trying to figure out a way to run my MP3 to the rear, but keep the stock radio working through the front speakers.

I truly hate modern aftermarket set-ups. They always sound like crap to me. The speakers are always too tinny sounding, even with and EQ.
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Post by Hawk03 Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:47 am

I won't have a traditional radio in the Malibu when its done, everything will run off of my phone.

My dad bought a 1979 Thunderbird brand new and he still has it. I think it has around 90K miles. He had the seats redone last year and over the winter had some paint touch ups on the original paint, which looks good.
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Post by dynchel Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:37 pm

i have a Kenwood model 2006. It was bought new by my brother in about 1995. It is a nice digital, shaft style cassette player that fits in the stock opening. At the time of purchase i was told they were phasing out cassette players...that turned out to be true.
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Post by Wallyuph Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:58 pm

I run a Kenwood deck and use my Iphone for the tunes
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I have MTX separates component speakers in doors and rear deck.
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I have two 10" MTX subs in a box under rear deck. I also have two MTX amps one for subs and one for speakers.
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Its perfect setup for cruising!!!
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Post by Limey SE Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:35 pm

All you young whipper snappers and your fancy sound making aparatus'

Am/FM 8 track for me
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Post by Wallyuph Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:58 pm

Limey SE wrote:All you young whipper snappers and your fancy sound making aparatus'

Am/FM 8 track for me

I'm older than you son and need the extra volume to hear. HA
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Post by Roadcaptain S3 Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:14 pm

Wallyuph wrote:
Limey SE wrote:All you young whipper snappers and your fancy sound making aparatus'

Am/FM 8 track for me

I'm older than you son and need the extra volume to hear. HA

What? Speak up!

You think we're half deaf from those hi treble 80's speakers?
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Post by Wallyuph Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:35 pm

Roadcaptain S3 wrote:
Wallyuph wrote:
Limey SE wrote:All you young whipper snappers and your fancy sound making aparatus'

Am/FM 8 track for me

I'm older than you son and need the extra volume to hear. HA

What? Speak up!

You think we're half deaf from those hi treble 80's speakers?

Roger that!!!!!!
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Post by ant7377 Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:16 pm

I have a retrosound in my 77 and another for my 73 whick looks more original havent put it in yet though. Good for listening to KISS and Boston while Im cruising around.
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Post by Dinomyte Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:13 pm

I've got the original am radio in the dash (worked when I disconnected it) and have a Kenwood CD player in the glove box. Nothing fancy, I like the sound of exhaust when I drive. Not to mention I couldn't bring my self to cut a hole in the dash for the Kenwood.
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Post by Joe73 Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:08 pm

"High treble speakers" I can relate to that.
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Post by Hawk03 Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:07 pm

I think I still have my old 8 track some where and it worked when I took it out in '96 or so. I used to use an 8 track cassette adapter with a cassette adapter for a disc man to play through the radio. I installed an Alpine CD player in place of the 8 track.

My plan is to have a small screen where the radio goes which will be hooked up to my phone via HDMI and the audio outs going to a driver/amp. I'm thinking of making some fiberglass speaker holders for under the dash and add some speakers under the back deck with subs in the trunk with a beauty board to clean it up. Of course this plan is still a year a way from being started on so who know what new technology I can implement for a sound system.
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Post by Joe73 Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:57 pm

I'll be installing my Kenwood KRC-2004. I have a Scosche cassette adapter that can plug into my MP3 player. Or I might just go with a an FM transmitter like I use in my lesabre. Had good luck with them.
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Post by Roadcaptain S3 Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:08 pm

Joe73 wrote:"High treble speakers"  I can relate to that.

Circa '88 I had a Pioneer head unit with REALLY tinny Jensen 6x9s...No EQ, no base. I can remember getting out of the car and my ears would squeal for 30 minutes.

Huh? What?
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