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radio/cd player

Posted: 3/7/06 1:29pm Message 11 of 28
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Suffern, NY - USA
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Vette(s): 1976 restored,new interior,custom paint(purple),body kit,rebuilt engine,trans,upgraded sound system

My bezel was already cut with a sony cd player which didn't work very well. i purchased a panasonic from crutchfield for 79.00 it was a

closout, sounds great,it also has preouts which i have a amplifier mounted in the rear. you can browse www.crutchfield.com,great selection/




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Posted: 3/7/06 4:40pm Message 12 of 28
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Bladenboro, NC - USA
Joined: 1/22/2006
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Vette(s): 1972 conv., sunfire yellow, blk interior, blk vinyl and convertible top. Off frame restoration with American Speed 383 stroker engine producing 500hp plus a 200hp NOS system. MSD ignition. Hooker super competition headers with chambered exhaust.
I'm with 74-454 on this. Who needs a radio when you have 500 horses playing a tune thru chambered exhaust?


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Posted: 3/7/06 6:11pm Message 13 of 28
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Rockland, MA - USA
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Vette(s): 76, L48, 4spd & 09, LS3, 6spd

[QUOTE=KeBo]I just saw this and was tickled..  My car has a new Eclipse unit and a new bezel installed.  At the shop they had a 70 LS6 in show cond.  The guy left his dash stock and had a remote control Alpine unit mounted in the storage bucket.  You couldnt tell!  Looked great sounded great..[/QUOTE]

Just what I've been thinking of doing, but was unsure of the remote. Do you know if he was using a RF (radio freq) type remote or what he was using?

I really like that idea - you have a secret audio setup but with a decent piece of hardware.

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Posted: 3/8/06 6:49am Message 14 of 28
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Hey KeBo! I'm interested in just the sort of setup you are describing for my 69 project. (finally nearing the point where I can start to think about this kind of thing!) I have been considering a Secretaudio setup but always willing to investigate something that might be better. Can you tell me more about it and where I might find one? Thanks!!




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Posted: 3/8/06 9:13am Message 15 of 28
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Vette(s): Coupe 74 - 454 Drive it like you stole it!
Here you go
 
I bought my Custom Autosound from the second link below.  It took over a month to get it, but they are cheaper.
 
I don't have the link of the company who makes them.  I remember seeing them on the speed channel.
 
 



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Posted: 3/8/06 2:15pm Message 16 of 28
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Waterford, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 1973 Red coupe

Here is the bezel trim http://www.millionbuy.com/aifp306.html it is for 68-76. they do not list on for a 77.

I cut my bezel and fit in the DIN Pioneer CD/radio.

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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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Posted: 4/23/06 6:37am Message 17 of 28
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Tecumseh, MI - USA
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Vette(s): 1980 all org. with 18000 act. miles dk claret with matching interior..Eagle alloys ..loaded..excellent cond.
 I installed a new stereo (100w) in my vette using the existing GM speaker wire. Can't get a full volume. The old speakers show a&b for the +&-. Which one is the positive and neg.?  Dash speakers are 100w, rears are stock. Do I need to upgrade the wiring?








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Posted: 4/23/06 6:58am Message 18 of 28
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williamston, NC - USA
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Vette(s): 1969 coupe, 350, m22 trans, ac, black on black,
 a is positive and b is negative, try ohming the wiring out, to see how much resistance you are getting in the wire,, may need to replace a section,,rd


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Posted: 4/23/06 7:02am Message 19 of 28
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Frederick, MD - USA
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Vette(s): 1969 convertible L71 427/435 4-speed black interior
I don't think you need to worry about + and - as much as making sure the wiring is consistent for all speakers. That means making sure the speakers are all in phase, or you will lose much sound quality...particularly bass.

Most speaker wires are marked either by one wire being striped for identification or with transparent insulation with one wire being copper and one being silver colored. Many wiring kits and speakers are now wired with two different connectors so you can't mix them up.

Today most wiring kits are heavier gauge for less resistance of the signal, but this may be more theoretical and for advertising purposes to sell more wire than practical, but it wouldn't hurt to upgrade your wiring, but it may not make much difference.

Your problem could be having speakers mismatched to your stereo. The ohms (impedence) rating of your speakers may not match the stereo's impedence or the speakers may be rated to handle too much power compared to what the stereo amp can put out. You say your stereo is rated at 100 watts. That likely means it puts out 50W per channel. That may not be enough for speakers rated at handling 100w each. There are also several ways of rating stereo output and they're not equal and can be misleading.

As an example of having mismatched speakers to the stereo, I installed an Alpine stereo/CD player in my '69. I also installed a set of Sony speakers in the kick panels. The speakers never gave the sound I expected and began to distort at sound levels I had to use when driving with the top down so I could hear it. I went back to the stereo shop I bought the stereo (but not the speakers) and asked for 4"x6" speakers matched to the characteristics of the Alpine. What I got was a pair of Boston Acoustics speakers that sound absolutely wonderful. No distortion and I can really crank it up. I tried to go the cheaper route originally and it cost me in the long run.

It pays to get well matched components.





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Posted: 4/23/06 4:34pm Message 20 of 28
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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!

Many after market speakers are 4 ohm speakers.  Most GM speakers are 8 ohm.  They are not compatable for best sound.

The original wiring in many GMs have two colors going to the speakers, the lighter color is the positive, the darker is the negative.




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