too hot...
I mounted a CB and a police scanner,and an amp in a similar metal box--they got too hot in there,I had to drill holes in the box until it looked like swiss cheese and add a small fan from an old computer to keep them cool...
I would not butcher the dash if its still virgin!--I wish they did not hack mine up in my truck!..so far my "stereo" in my plow truck ia an AM/FM cassette "boom box"..that I plugged into the ciggarrette lighter by using a plug off an old radar detector that croaked,and hooking it to the terminals where the batteries go into the boom box!--despite the fact its a 9V radio that uses 6 "D" cells,it plays fine on 12V!--even the tape player works amd sounds normal!--I thought maybe the tapes would run "faster" and sound like Alvin and the Chipmonks!--but it plays perfect!--it might NEVER get a "real" auto stero now!..
I'm a "Red Green" show fan too!--too bad they never play them here anymore!--I miss watching him make useful things--like how to make an old boat trailer into a wrecker to tow disabled vehicles,or the plymouth reliant K car that turns on a spare tire "pivot" to get out of tight parking spots!...He's a classic!...
I agree there is not much room anywhere under the dash for your box--but if you leave it where you have it,you might want the foam on the OUTSIDE of the box--your knees might thank you!
I mounted a CB and a police scanner,and an amp in a similar metal box--they got too hot in there,I had to drill holes in the box until it looked like swiss cheese and add a small fan from an old computer to keep them cool...
I would not butcher the dash if its still virgin!--I wish they did not hack mine up in my truck!..so far my "stereo" in my plow truck ia an AM/FM cassette "boom box"..that I plugged into the ciggarrette lighter by using a plug off an old radar detector that croaked,and hooking it to the terminals where the batteries go into the boom box!--despite the fact its a 9V radio that uses 6 "D" cells,it plays fine on 12V!--even the tape player works amd sounds normal!--I thought maybe the tapes would run "faster" and sound like Alvin and the Chipmonks!--but it plays perfect!--it might NEVER get a "real" auto stero now!..
I'm a "Red Green" show fan too!--too bad they never play them here anymore!--I miss watching him make useful things--like how to make an old boat trailer into a wrecker to tow disabled vehicles,or the plymouth reliant K car that turns on a spare tire "pivot" to get out of tight parking spots!...He's a classic!...
I agree there is not much room anywhere under the dash for your box--but if you leave it where you have it,you might want the foam on the OUTSIDE of the box--your knees might thank you!
