[steve]

My choices are to cut the dash for a modern stereo or mount it in the glove box. How bad of an idea is it to cut the dash on my 67. It is by no means an original ride. Anyone out there with pics of a glove box mounted cd player ?

Don't talk about getting one of the retro gigs that fit in the old dash slot. That's not an option.

[stimpy]

we mounted my freinds on a peice of aluminum plate in the glove box and the cd player went in the trunk , and put a dummy in the factory hole .

[The Champ]

I recommend option #3...



Mount the radio in an underdash mount installed below the dash.

I'll take a picture of the Alpine AM/FM/CD unit installed in my '64 tonight when I get home and post it for you.

The install will be easier without cutting the dash, and functionally much superior to mounting in the glove box where the driver can't control it.

[Old Goat 67]

I like that Champ.

Where do you find that?

Charles

[steve]

i like that option as well. i am really looking for install pics for ideas...post em if ya got em please. i have never had a radio of any kind in the firebird. i am getting kinda stoked. of course the next question is if i should just mount the speakers in the rear package tray in the classic spot ?

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by steve

of course the next question is if i should just mount the speakers in the rear package tray in the classic spot ?

6x9's in the rear package shelf are a no-brainer. That's what we have in our Camaro.

For the front (and you really need something up front), you can fab a mounting plate for a pair of 4" speakers to replace the factory front dash single speaker. These are also available as a kit already assembled - right from our board sponsor - PY.

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by Old Goat 67

Where do you find that?

Any good stereo shop will have them. Years ago, I used to work in consumer electronics and was aware of these - before I ever got any old cars.

Google "underdash radio mounts" and you can find several.

I found that pic at: http://www.autotoys.com/x/product.php?productid=8855

Crutchfield also has them: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-B45KavJ...tml?tab=review

I will take a photo later today and post to show how it looks installed in a GTO.

[PontiacMatt72]

Subscribing... I am in the same boat as steve. except, my dash was already cut by a previous owner, so I may just shove one in there. don't have any speakers in the car either.

I would also like to see pictures of others AFTERMARKET radio/headunits installed. (whether in cut dash or glove box or where-ever)

[t/a 79]

diferent cars but here is my 79 6x9 in rear 2 4" in dash also have 51/4 componet speakers woofers under front seat tweeters top of window pillars I used a pioneir head unit with auto eq ( uses a microphone to balance the speekers to the car) it realy compensates for less than ideal speaker placement and sounds great

[goatwgn]

Originally Posted by t/a 79

diferent cars but here is my 79 6x9 in rear 2 4" in dash also have 51/4 componet speakers woofers under front seat tweeters top of window pillars I used a pioneir head unit with auto eq ( uses a microphone to balance the speekers to the car) it realy compensates for less than ideal speaker placement and sounds great

Good use of a factory location for CB's I used to see factory installed in these cars.

[screamingchief]

I'm going to do what old66tiger & guccieng are talking about.

Just loose the dash unit completely and run an MP3 player into the pre-amp ins.

I already got the basic fab work done on my radio delete plate for my 'bird.

I'll probably put a small EQ unit in the glove box to give me some adjustability of the pre-amp levels,and I'll just run the main amp inputs outta that,and run the MP3 player to the pre-amp ins of the EQ itself.

My MP3 player also has an FM stereo reciever in it as well,so the head unit is pretty much un-needed with that set-up.

I really like that deal,really stealthy,it'll look like the car does'nt have any stereo @ all.

I'm totally hooked on my MP3 stuff,absolutely love the shuffle feature on it.

FWIW

Bret P.

[PontGuy]

Goatwgn, thanks for the compliment especially since I just completed the dash and console restore last summer. Funny you mention the red-on-red because replacing the worn out interior vinyl is on my hot list. Its the only 2-tone Lemans/GTO interior I've ever seen (or even heard of) and I am just now working out a deal with Legendary to duplicate it for me.

Speaker placement in a 'vert is a whole topic in itself. I have two small speakers in the dash and a pair in the kicks both driven by the radio, and an amp in the trunk that drives speakers that I currently have in boxes on the rear seat. Still looking for the magic solution to getting speakers permanently mounted in the back somewhere that looks right and sounds good.

Walt

[GR8ONE68]

Here is my Sony X-Plod in my '68 GTO. I don't like the Sony, but it is an example.

[goatman-68]

Here's mine, not pretty, but functional........
I have the (large) tweeter crossovers mounted under the plate.
There is a bracket that I made in the back that securely firms up the plate.

[1966goat]

I used that underdash unit last year, until I decided to just cut the dash. Here are some pics.

[The Champ]

Quickie pic from my phone...



Back when I showed my car at judged/bigger shows - I would take this out for shows. Took about 3 minutes and very basic tools - and then stuff the wires up under the dash.

[steve]

thanks for all the pics ! it seems like many have the gauges under the center dash area like i do. thats why i was wondering how it would work. i cant think of a way to make the glove box idea look smooth yet either...

[Radman]

google hidden radio. They make a remote control radio that can fit anywhere in the car. I have one in my 62 tempest. It has a power antena output that I have driving a relay to switch the speakers between the factory am that is still in the dash and the hidden radio. One small pannel about the size of a cell phone is all you can see. And you must get on your knees outside of the passenger door with the door open to see it. I have seen adds for a newer one that can play an I-pod. That plug fits just inside the glove box.
I forgot to say where I mounted the hidden radio. It is above the glove box, under the dash. There was plenty of room to mount it there, then put the glove box back in.

[old66tiger]

I have been a fan of running an MP3 player into an amplifier. This way, there is minimal wiring, the MP3 player drives an amplifier very well and you aren't lugging around tons of Cd's with you and the amp hides well in the trunk, under the seat, etc, etc. In a very short time, CD's will become thing of the past. I have been running my zune into a 2 channel Alpine amp and love it.

[guccieng]

Originally Posted by old66tiger

I have been a fan of running an MP3 player into an amplifier. This way, there is minimal wiring, the MP3 player drives an amplifier very well and you aren't lugging around tons of Cd's with you and the amp hides well in the trunk, under the seat, etc, etc. In a very short time, CD's will become thing of the past. I have been running my zune into a 2 channel Alpine amp and love it.

x2. the best radio head is no head at all. put your amp in the trunk and run a cable to the front and hide a single 1/8" stereo jack and a power trigger wire from the ign hot on the fuse box. plug in your ipod/mp3/portable radio and you're good to go. nothing to steal and looks great (because it can't be seen). i run a 4 channel jvc amp (left, right, and bridged for the mono 12" sub) with a pair of infinity reference series 6x9's. love it.