[Brad B. Hillebrand]

Well, it's about time.....

Look at this one on E-bay: 190081195874

New radios by vintage audio radio. Cost is $579 shipped. They look pretty nice, has anyone seen one of these first hand yet.....
Brad

[400 4spd.]

I caught that too. Any feedback out there?

[SUGAGOAT]

I bought one. It looks great.. Weather pemitting I'll be installing it this weekend..I'll post as far as sound & a picture etc. when I' m done. Pete

[jjscerbo]

I have seen these at Carlisle by another vendor. I don't know who makes them, But I'll bet there is a huge mark up.

They do look factory from a glance. The boards are tiny and I beleve that Mike Hagen uses the same boards for conversion of factory radios. I do like the repros better however, as the selector buttons and knobs work as the originals...something the converstions do not.

Very expencive for a unit, but they seem to be selling well.

Sugagoat...what is the warrenty on these?

Joe

[meanolgoat]

I thought the Buttons were different on the 66 and 67 radios. So which year is this most correct for?

Dont' get me wrong, I'm glad it works like the original and having the MP3, or IPOD inputs is a huge improvement, but $600. Ouch.

[Tim john]

The 1966 and 1967 push buttons are different, the reproduction unit appears to have 66 push buttons and dial knobs.

Tim john---

[Jerry H.]

This post is no good without a pic. Looks pretty good to me.

[6 Grrrs]

I wonder how the sound quality is. Is the 45x4 watts from a quality tuner/amp, or is it 'bottom of the barrel' korean junk, like the custom autosound stuff is? I have the original am/fm from my car & it was 'restored' by a local radio shop 20 years ago, but never installed in the car. I was going to put it in the dash to fill the hole & do a modern am/fm/cd/sirius in my glovebox, but don't want to waste glovebox space, either.

I have 20 years experience in the Car Audio business, building competition level systems, but I just want a decent sounding system in my car. I'd rather listen to the motor than the radio anyway. I'm not worried about winning any competitions, just decent sound.

Anybody who has gotten one of these, please post your comments/dislikes after installing one of these.

Thanks in advance.

[1970gpsj4speed]

i had a guy convert mine he also made the 8 track input to it and an input for the mp3 player cost was about 450.00 and it works great.he does a core of yours for about 370.00.he can make an am radio look like an am but convert to am-fm


http://www.taymanelectrical.com/

[Brad B. Hillebrand]

Nothing like some tunes while grinding:-) Wish my bench was so well equiped....

[old66tiger]

One thing is for certain, original mono Am/FM radios for the GTO are EXPENSIVE. I have seen refurb Am/FM's going for $500-$750. At $590 for a radio with modern circuitry and MP3 inputs is a steel if it works well and sounds good.

[jjscerbo]

Originally Posted by old66tiger

One thing is for certain, original mono Am/FM radios for the GTO are EXPENSIVE. I have seen refurb Am/FM's going for $500-$750. At $590 for a radio with modern circuitry and MP3 inputs is a steel if it works well and sounds good.

Hey Old66tiger,
Check around.....Mike Hagen in PA. will convert ANY good condition64-67 AM radio for under $400.00. He also sells the Repros as well.


Mike Hagen Antique Radio Repairs. 215-547-7145

[Rugratman]

I bought one of those AM radio's that was converted into am/fm, you push the far left button to swap, however that far button does not work except for AM/ FM.
It also has a MP3 port. Very nice looking radio, it was maybe $400.00 I thought it was a steal.
The sound I am not sure about, as the speakers I have, while new, are the factory style, and well, suck. It looks great though.

[66GTO Jim]

Looks like Mike Hagen has offfering the same but for 66 GTO only on e-Bay... Jim

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-...QQcmdZViewItem

[Mr_GTO]

That's awesome. I would seriously consider that for my GTO.

[Old Blue 66]

After reading through the auction, it seems the MP3 inputs are worth the price of admission right there!!

I don't really listen to the radio much when I'm in the 66. I like to listen to the motor. My antenna has been broken for a few years now so my radio, while the unit works fine, gets no reception. I ll get to it one of these days.

[baron_]

Originally Posted by 6 Grrrs

I wonder how the sound quality is. Is the 45x4 watts from a quality tuner/amp, or is it 'bottom of the barrel' korean junk, like the custom autosound stuff is?

every conversion i've ever heard, including the aftermarket speakers meant to fit in the kick panels, have been the really poor quality stuff


In my opinion, if you want good quality music, keep the original $50.00 am radio in the dash and put a $200 panasonic cd player/mp3 player in the glove box - lots cheaper and lots better

[6 Grrrs]

Originally Posted by baron_

every conversion i've ever heard, including the aftermarket speakers meant to fit in the kick panels, have been the really poor quality stuff


In my opinion, if you want good quality music, keep the original $50.00 am radio in the dash and put a $200 panasonic cd player/mp3 player in the glove box - lots cheaper and lots better

Yeah, I've seen/installed the Custom Autosound stuff & was never impressed. I think it is a step or two below kraco or sparkomatic form the old days.

I had already made my decision to put a Pioneer CD player in the glovebox, & use the Pioneer marine wired remote in the ashtray, but was somewhat interested in the modern electronics in the original radio case. I just finished a '63 caddy with the pioneer in the trunk & the marine remote in the ashtray. It worked out great. I had to modify the marine remote, because it was too deep for the caddy ashtray, but it was no big deal.

I have used these marine remotes several times & they work great, even in a boat. There are two different ones available - one with a display, and one without. They work on all modern Pioneer/Premier radios with a "P" in the model number.

[baron_]

marine remote? - i haven't heard of those, what's the advantages?

i've got a regular 'ole infrared remote - works halfway well
...having trouble deciding where to put speakers in a convertible tho - easy for a hardtop....

[6 Grrrs]

Originally Posted by baron_

marine remote? - i haven't heard of those, what's the advantages?

i've got a regular 'ole infrared remote - works halfway well
...having trouble deciding where to put speakers in a convertible tho - easy for a hardtop....

The wired "Marine" remote takes care of two main issues of the infrared remote:
1. The wireless infrared remote is never where you need it to be
2. You gotta leave your glovebox open to control the radio

I've had many car stereos with infrared remotes & eventually, I get tired of using the remote & just use the radio's controls because of #1.

Below is a picture of the Pioneer CD-MR80D remote with display for use with P-bus Pioneer/Premier radios (Pioneer introduced the P-bus connection method in about 1993 or 1994, so any radio after that time with a "P" in the model number {ex: DEH-P960} can possibly be controlled by this remote - there is a list of compatible head units on their site). This mounts in a 2" hole (small guage opening), but can be modified to mount pretty much anywhere (overhead console, ashtray, sunvisor, etc) with a little work. It controls most functions of the radio, but not all. It also works with Pioneer's IPOD adapter CD-IB100 (pretty slick device in and of itself), so you can control it as another source. It will control all of the sources that you have connected to the radio (provided they are all P-bus sources), XM or Sirius, CD Changer, IPOD, AM/FM, & CD or cassette in the radio.

I just did an install in a boat with a DEH-P860MP, CD-MR80D, Pioneer XM reciever, & the IPOD adapter. The guy was worried about CDs skipping on the water (100+mph boat), so I talked him into the IPOD adapter. Now he has the ability to have 10,000 songs in any one of his vehicles (they all had Pioneer radios), by just installing the IPOD adapter into each of his vehicles.

As for rear speaker placement in a convertible, good luck on that. 5.25" or 6.5" in the rear side panels, but I'd probably perforate the side panels to keep a factory appearance. Just my .02