Re: [BaadAssGremlins] stereo installation

Thanks for replying Luke - we ended up purchasing a PIONEER cd player with iPod adapter and a pair of 3 way POLK speakers. i spoke to a local car audio installation place - i was told since i am not using a subwoofer and no amps are involved i should be fine with the alternator i have now. crossing my fingers it all works out. we plan to have it mounted on a vintage floor mount so i won't be tearing into my dash - i have the original radio and spaeker still intact and plan to leave them in place. - TONY

From: Luke Wardwell <horneteer2@xxxxxxxxx>
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To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] stereo installation
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:32:17 -0700 (PDT)

My Hornet has a tape player with knobs in the original holes. It keeps shorting out because there is no constant power like newer ones for the memory. I havent looked into the problem yet. You could do what I plan on doing. I have a spare front speaker bracket and plan on putting two 4 inch speakers where the original 4x10 went. I also plan on putting small tweeters where the a/c vents were from another parcel shelf since my car doesnt have a/c.

"c.a. long" <rapart2003@hotmail.com> wrote:

We still have the original am-fm stereo in the dash of the car of course not hooked up as well as the old speakers. I know how hard it is to find parts for the '78 Gremlin not alot of them made or surviving. We mainly want the new stereo for our IPODs since we are music junky's....

From: <twa1950@yahoo.com>
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To: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] stereo installation
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:51:06 -0700 (PDT)

Good idea. That is one my pet peeves. I see these nice fairly original old cars with digital stereos in the dash. Just seems out of place to me but that is me. I am not that big on music myself. I have an original AM-FM in mine that I crank up on the oldies station when I am driving back and forth to the car shows on the weekends. Actually this is a step above the old am radio I had back in the sixties.

Terry

"c.a. long" <rapart2003@hotmail.com> wrote:

Terry - Thanks so much for getting back with me - I plan to do a floor mount because i don't want to cut into or drill into the dash. Tony

From: <twa1950@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com
To: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] stereo installation
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:02:47 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Tony, I tried to check the radio out and just by looking at it I don't think you will have a problem. If you got the manual with it check and see how many amps. it draws. If it draws less than 5 amps no problem but if it is much more I would do like Rick said and hook it up direct. Most of the radios are not a problem it is when you start hooking up the amplifiers to them that gets you into trouble. If your thinking about hooking one of them up I am like Rick I don't think the alternator is going to handle it. Another thing you might want to think about is where you are going to install it. Just remember before you start cutting out that dash to make that new radio fit that you are cutting on a very rare and valuable piece of plastic. Once you cut it out it won't be worth anything. Just a thought

Terry

Plumpy72@AOL.COM wrote:

Tony,

I'd worry more about the alternator. Are you sure it pumps out enough amps for the stereo. I'm no genius when it comes to anything electrical and I have no idea how much amperage the stereo will draw, but I would run a separate source directly from the battery. Don't even try to go through the fuse box.

Rick

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