that's just background noise
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shaft style stereo mounts
- Thread starter ramack
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Just wired bt amps in a Camaro and a C10. Absolutely awesome. You can skip the whole radio part and use your phone. I used Alpine amps from crutchfield.
When you get a chance, could you post pics of your setup please? What amp you used etc.
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Will do. Probably tomorrow when I down at the shop.
thank you. absolutely no hurry. there's bigger fish to fry
I have shaft stereo in my K5, with a wireless Bluetooth cassette adapter that gives me all the same options as a new car.
I had a blazer with a cut dash and it wasn't a big deal. Do you want to keep your Blazer original or do you want to have good quality music?
I’ve had multiple cut dashes. Never again. If I ever find a clean dash rig again, it’s staying that way. If you want an indash unit, Bite the bullet once, get the retro sound style.
if not, they make amps with built in Bluetooth, or separate Bluetooth controllers that plug in.
I have this setup in my current rig.
if not, they make amps with built in Bluetooth, or separate Bluetooth controllers that plug in.
I have this setup in my current rig.
One pro for posts, the placement of unit, make control while driving easy turn 1 of 2 knobs 1 way or the other.
The single din with button can be difficult to use while driving
The single din with button can be difficult to use while driving
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I cut my 85 dash for 1.5 DIN and it looked butch because there's no realistic place for a screw in the bottom right corner. After I switched to the 89-91 dash bezel it looked about like stock. The whole radio moved down and to the right for the later model bezel, so you shouldn't be cutting centered with the original radio hole.
That said...it's a terrible spot for any radio with a real display on it. Good luck searching through your files and folders to while driving. Safer to text while driving. I use the Kenwood app on my tablet to control the stereo since it's dumb to fumble with your phone while driving, but having a tablet mounted in front of the dash is really the opposite of stock looking.
That said...it's a terrible spot for any radio with a real display on it. Good luck searching through your files and folders to while driving. Safer to text while driving. I use the Kenwood app on my tablet to control the stereo since it's dumb to fumble with your phone while driving, but having a tablet mounted in front of the dash is really the opposite of stock looking.
Man, I think the last vehicle I had which had a decent shaft style stereo was a '79 Olds Cutlass Cruiser that I kept until 1995. The dial face on most radios then were too small to read for me. I think most of the time I just used the presets unless I was traveling, then I just did a manual scan until I hit the upper or lower freq. limit. I didn't have bluetooth until I bought a radio from Car Toys for our Toyota Sienna.
This was where I put an aftermarket stereo in one of my square body trucks--also put a CB in the same spot in my '75 K5 2wd..since none of my trucks had A/C I didn't lose anything,and all I had to do was cut the trim plate out for the radio,which I could get more of then at any salvage yard if I wanted to go back to stock again..
It was a much better location to SEE the dial without having to take your eyes off the road than where GM put the radio--they should have swapped places with the radio and A/C duct..
Oh okay! I was thinking it was the vent that is above the heater/AC controls.
yeah then the passenger could use the radio head unit. Stock location... only special ladies allowed to manipulate .......
Well,I wasn't lucky enough to ever have a "special lady" no other passengers either for that matter,excepting a few rare instances...so that wasn't a problem.
The few people that did ride with me quickly learned touching the radio or changing stations,volume,etc,resulted in a quick slap of the wrist too!..
..no touch-a my radio !..
The few people that did ride with me quickly learned touching the radio or changing stations,volume,etc,resulted in a quick slap of the wrist too!..
..no touch-a my radio !..
Looks like it's already been discontinued bit here's what I used.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_109GTR104/JBL-GTR-104.html
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_109GTR104/JBL-GTR-104.html
My 2 cents.
I have a retro auto sound in my 81 and my son has a custom auto sound in his 87. I'd buy a custom over a retro. The retro is clunky with its adjustable shafts, you have to assemble the pieces, center(brain), face, shaft brackets, shafts. I don't care for it. The custom auto sound is similar to an OE deck. If you want quality sound you need an amp because in my opinion the wattage and sound quality isn't much better than the oem. These are the first 2 i've used, for the price you pay they should be A LOT better in my opinion. The same priced "cut you dash" deck is light years ahead in quality, sound and ease of use. Of course all my opinion. I like oem but if quality sound is what I am after I'd cut the dash if I did it again.
I have a retro auto sound in my 81 and my son has a custom auto sound in his 87. I'd buy a custom over a retro. The retro is clunky with its adjustable shafts, you have to assemble the pieces, center(brain), face, shaft brackets, shafts. I don't care for it. The custom auto sound is similar to an OE deck. If you want quality sound you need an amp because in my opinion the wattage and sound quality isn't much better than the oem. These are the first 2 i've used, for the price you pay they should be A LOT better in my opinion. The same priced "cut you dash" deck is light years ahead in quality, sound and ease of use. Of course all my opinion. I like oem but if quality sound is what I am after I'd cut the dash if I did it again.
If your son is like I was when I was 16, I'd be more worried about my transmission and rear end than my dash. But just to contribute, here's how I solved the problem since my dash had already been hacked to pieces when I bought the truck. Doesn't do much to help keeping your eyes on the road, though!
I'm not much of a car audio guy, I notice that custom auto sound has two different wattages, 200 and 300. Do you happen to know which you guys have? I would think if the 200, for those who don't need the best sound, the 300W version might be enough?
