<VV> Radio Upgrade

[Chris C, Warwick RI]

You could take the scrap computer case and trim the excess to make your own 
face plate cover.  Even paint it to match your dash.  Its vairy flexible, 
and if you put brackets on the back should even bend to the shape of your dash.


I am taking a dead computer case (the kind that was solid on both sides, 
cutting what I don't need away.  Painting the rest black and mounting it 
under the unused ash tray.  Making it removable, the wife likes the stock 
look in her 63, and I like music.




One thing I have done in the past, is made the radio part portable.

Take a set of amplified computer speakers (surround sound works well),  put 
speakers where you want.  Get a cig power adapter to wire into fuse box for 
the speaker power.   The wires conveniently tuck under the dash.  The 
speakers can even be made to be removable...for the stock look.

Then any walkman, cd player, MP3 PLAYER,  IPOD, anything that uses regular 
mini head phone jacks is your source.


At 11:34 PM 6/12/2005, you wrote:
>I've been hoping I could squeeze a modern (DIN mount) stereo I have lying 
>around from a car I don't have anymore into the stock location but it aint 
>gonna happen.  I thought I could bend the shaft mount tabs down and rig 
>something up but the stereo doesn't quite fit.  The hole is awkwardly 
>shaped too.  I'm very dissapointed by what are you going to do? So.... I 
>quess I'll do what I did back in the day: keep the old AM in its home and 
>hang the AM/FM cassette under the dash.  Not elegant but I just can't 
>bring myself to cut the dash plus the modern radio looks out of place in 
>the dash.
>
>Don't anyone tell me about the antique audio, secret audio, etc etc.  This 
>radio is FREE.  I already own it.  It works great.  It's free.  I'm a 
>cheap bastard.
>
>mike
>
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