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New Radio/CD player

Posted: 3/19/05 7:04am Message 11 of 29
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Waterford, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 1973 Red coupe
The wire that feeds the cig lighter is always hot. You can also pick up power from the clock or go back to the fuse box.


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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


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New Radio/CD player

Posted: 3/19/05 7:36am Message 12 of 29
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Gloucester, VA - USA
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Vette(s): 1979 T-Top, Metallic Green ZZ4 350/355 hp 405 ft/lbs torque Dual Spal Fans 700R4 4 Spd O/D Transmission 2004 Z06 Commemorative Edition

I didn't even think of the cigarette lighter....

I did consider the clock ...but I think the lighter will be a better choice.

Thx...did you hear a pop when I pulled my head out    

 Jim




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New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/10/05 6:59pm Message 13 of 29
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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/11/05 4:40am Message 14 of 29
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SOUTHWICK, MA - USA
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Vette(s): 1975, L-48 coupe, 4-speed, light mods

Good Job it looks very professional.  Thanks for the pictures.




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New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/11/05 10:28am Message 15 of 29
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Eagleville, PA - USA
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Vette(s): Used to own a 1979 Corvette now owned by JB79
Good work!  How does the CD player work?  Does it skip when you go over bumps?  Mine does!


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New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/11/05 11:22am Message 16 of 29
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!

Very nice looking Brian.




New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/11/05 6:30pm Message 17 of 29
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[QUOTE=Adam]Good work!  How does the CD player work?  Does it skip when you go over bumps?  Mine does![/QUOTE]

Adam, After about twenty miles and some pretty bad railroad tracks I am happy to say that it never skipped a beat. Stevie Ray Vaugh sounded real good.




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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/12/05 4:04am Message 18 of 29
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Grand Blanc, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 1979, 350sb, as my kids affectionately call it "shit brown" Corvette purchased in 1996. 84,000+ miles. Not a show car, but I love her just the same.

Brian:

Great pictures, and nicely done!  Congratulations!

Adam:

If your CD player is skipping I would suggest making sure it is properly supported.  Did you install it yourself or have it "professionally" installed?  If it's properly mounted, what is the delay rate on it?  Most CD players nowadays have a cache of memory where they store up to 40 seconds worth of music to eliminate the whole skipping problem.

I've got a CD/MP3 player in my '79 and have never heard it skip, even over the worst bumps.




New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/12/05 5:35am Message 19 of 29
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Brian:

Great pictures, and nicely done!  Congratulations!

Adam:

If your CD player is skipping I would suggest making sure it is properly supported.  Did you install it yourself or have it "professionally" installed?  If it's properly mounted, what is the delay rate on it?  Most CD players nowadays have a cache of memory where they store up to 40 seconds worth of music to eliminate the whole skipping problem.

I've got a CD/MP3 player in my '79 and have never heard it skip, even over the worst bumps.

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I installed it myself, which is probably the problem, right?  How would I know if it is mounted correctly or not?

Also, the whole system sounds really crappy when the volume is loud.  I already have the bass cut-offs on the front speakers, so they sound ok, but the back speakers sound like crap.  They are fairly new, so I don't think they are shot.

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New Radio/CD player

Posted: 4/12/05 6:11am Message 20 of 29
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Are you sure the speakers are wired in phase? That means all the + speaker wires for each channel are attached to the + speaker terminals and the - speaker wires are attached to the - speaker terminals. If not done properly, it's called being out of phase and audio quality will definitely suffer.

Also, even if quality speakers are used and not installed in a properly designed enclosure, appropriately insulated and damped, audio quality will be less than optimal as well. Unfortunately, when our cars were designed and built, radios were simply radios and not sound systems, and quality was not a big consideration in the radio itself or the quality of speaker design and installation. While quality components are available to us now (I'm partial to Alpine stereos), quality speaker installation is an iffy proposition at best, trying to "make do" in cars not designed for such considerations.


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