<VV> Radio upgrade

[John Hopkins]

Norm,

My approach is shown here.  Cheap and mostly invisible.

http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/nvce/Stereo.html

John...


On 6/11/05, Norman C. Witte <ncwitte at wittelaw.com> wrote:
> I have been considering options for upgrading or replacing my factory radio.
> I have always been torn on this one.  I do not see a way to get truly good
> sound in a Corvair without making permanent mods and losing the stock look.
> On the other hand I would like to have FM available and better electronics
> than what the factory radio had to offer.  I came across this, which I
> thought was quite interesting:
> 
> http://www.antiqueautomobileradio.com/stereoF.htm
> 
> This company takes your original radio--could be AM or AM/FM, doesn't
> matter--and guts it, replacing the chassis with a four channel, digitally
> tuned AM/FM tuner.  The look stays absolutely stock and it can be run in
> mono mode.
> 
> I was wondering if anyone has done this.  It's not cheap, but I like the
> concept a lot, because it gives all the functionality without losing the
> stock look.  With a better than stock speaker, this looks like an ideal
> option for my convertible.
> 
> Norm
> 
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