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posted by  Bilo on  Sat Apr 9 22:19 CST 2005
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I am progressing through the restoration of a 123GT and have come to the replacement of the existing non-working radio/cassette (not original). I am trying to be as sympathetic as possible in the process but realise that there are certain replacement items that make driving on the highway a little more pleasant like replacing the old rubber mats with carpets and a decent AM/FM radio and CD stereo system. This subject does not seem to be covered on previous posts. I know this is a personal choice but I am interested in any feedback for setup options and sourcing old looking radios that don't have all the flashing lights and digital LCD displays. The CD player could be operated remotely and placed under the dash with stacker in the trunk as radio/CD combos seem to be quite large for the 123 dash.

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Bilo








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    posted by  mjamgb on  Tue Apr 12 09:13 CST 2005
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    Heck, JC Whitney lists "classic" fit radios so they must be out there.

    Personally, I gave up on radios in my classics except as a way to fill the hole if I don't have an appropriate blanking plate. Now on the luxo-barge commuter crushing trailer/camper tower... yup, need it for those long hauls.

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    posted by  someone claiming to be ikiller on  Sun Apr 10 06:07 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    They make vintage style radios (three hole style) with old school looking buttons that can control CD changers and such. One company is Custom Autosound. Most of thier radios are old looking but they are usually badged for american cars, but they have universal systems for setting up CD changers.








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    posted by  Kane on  Sat Apr 9 22:30 CST 2005
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    Leave an old-school AM/FM radio in dash. Have a RF (add-on) CD changer installed in the trunk, with just a remote up front. Fidelty won't be the greatest, but if the head unit is a reasonably decent one from back in the days, you should still be alright.

    Another option is to go with an add-on CD changer that has the RCA outputs. Pipe that straight into an amp with a remote volume control, or put an external volume control on that, then go into an amp.

    Otherwise say to hell with it and mount an under-dash box that lets you mount a standard DIN radio in it. It can be mostly out of sight, but still accessible to pop CDs and change tracks/stations/volume/etc. with a remote.

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      posted by  twombo on  Mon Apr 11 11:53 CST 2005
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      If radio is not important.... why not put all the sound equipment in the trunk and put a plug for an I Pod in a tab under the dash, or in the hole where the lighter is or used to be. Stealth Install!!

      Or get a head amp with a wireless remote control and then same as above. A 10 gig iI Pod has enough music to go cross country and back!

      Mike







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