Help with installing stereo in 72
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Help with installing stereo in 72
I have a 72 F100 that my son will be driving and he wants to install a CD player in it. I know at one time someone on the board had found an adapter from a Saab I believe that would work. I have searched the archives and found nothing.
Does anyone have any ideas about how I can go about this.
Thanks,
Bob
Does anyone have any ideas about how I can go about this.
Thanks,
Bob
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Help with installing stereo in 72
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...252BstereoHere This is the post for the volvo mounting.
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I'm in the process of doing mine... My radio bezel was already cut a bit so I am using it to install a CD player in... Cut to fit.
I picked up another pair of plain standard door panels and am cutting a large square hole where there in an opening in the door itself... Square pieces of fiberboard, carpeted, will be bolted over over the hole on each door panel. Each will house a 6X9 and a 3 1/2 speaker.... Where the original in dash speaker was, I gutted the original speaker and will install two tweeters, housed in the original speaker.
It might look a bit out of place but should sound good and I am not ruining any of the originallity of the truck, everything could be easily changed back to stock.
I picked up another pair of plain standard door panels and am cutting a large square hole where there in an opening in the door itself... Square pieces of fiberboard, carpeted, will be bolted over over the hole on each door panel. Each will house a 6X9 and a 3 1/2 speaker.... Where the original in dash speaker was, I gutted the original speaker and will install two tweeters, housed in the original speaker.
It might look a bit out of place but should sound good and I am not ruining any of the originallity of the truck, everything could be easily changed back to stock.
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Help with installing stereo in 72
I just had the same problem with my '71 f-250. My solution, although it was a bit different, was to mount the stereo unit overhead. I needed to replace to headliner anyway, as it was old and sagging, so I used 1/8" fiberboard, and it worked beautifully. Then I picked up an "under-dash" enclosure from a boating store, and mounted it dead center, running screws into the board. The sun visors fold down perfectly around the unit, and once the fiberboard is upholstered, should look pretty good. I use the stereo's remote a lot now, as it gets a little old reaching up all the time to change songs. Check out my gallery and you can see how it looks.
(The unit also throws a dim blue light throughout the cab at night. Pretty cool if you ask me)
I'm also planning on using some of the leftover fiberboard to turn the old radio hole into a small cubby to throw my change, lighter, and other junk into.
(The unit also throws a dim blue light throughout the cab at night. Pretty cool if you ask me)
I'm also planning on using some of the leftover fiberboard to turn the old radio hole into a small cubby to throw my change, lighter, and other junk into.
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Help with installing stereo in 72
Just in case you have not see a "no damage" approach:
I use a portable MP3 player and AMP mounted in the seat and built my own door panels. The old panels are replaced, but nothing is cut.
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f250/67newdash.htm
I'll gladly answer any questions about this type of setup.
I've got a 15GB portable MP3 player that is only 1/3 full with 1200 songs. They have new models with FM tuners built in as well.
I have a pretty nice AMP (Alpine 4 channel with crossover) a good set of seperates (Infinty) and a single 10" sub behind the seat. This system will rock me out of the cab if needed :-)
you could spend half the money on any of these components and still end up with a nice sound. Portable CD players are an option as well, but they can skip.
I use a portable MP3 player and AMP mounted in the seat and built my own door panels. The old panels are replaced, but nothing is cut.
http://www.thedreyerfamily.com/69f250/67newdash.htm
I'll gladly answer any questions about this type of setup.
I've got a 15GB portable MP3 player that is only 1/3 full with 1200 songs. They have new models with FM tuners built in as well.
I have a pretty nice AMP (Alpine 4 channel with crossover) a good set of seperates (Infinty) and a single 10" sub behind the seat. This system will rock me out of the cab if needed :-)
you could spend half the money on any of these components and still end up with a nice sound. Portable CD players are an option as well, but they can skip.
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Help with installing stereo in 72
gtex,
What size are the Infinity speakers? Years ago I cut holes in my metal door panals and put Walmart cheapo speakers in of some sort. May need to upgrade. What are the devices you glued to the inside of the door panel?
Do I see that you still have the original radio installed? What are you using for your indash speaker? I still have the original radio but would have to have it fixed somewhere if I wanted to actually use it--it currently is not in the truck. The aftermarket radio in the truck is cheap aftermarket from years ago and needs to be replaced.
Joe
Joe
What size are the Infinity speakers? Years ago I cut holes in my metal door panals and put Walmart cheapo speakers in of some sort. May need to upgrade. What are the devices you glued to the inside of the door panel?
Do I see that you still have the original radio installed? What are you using for your indash speaker? I still have the original radio but would have to have it fixed somewhere if I wanted to actually use it--it currently is not in the truck. The aftermarket radio in the truck is cheap aftermarket from years ago and needs to be replaced.
Joe
Joe
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The original radio and speaker are still installed and functional (it's just an AM radio). It is in no way tied in to the rest of the stereo. The black boxes near the speakers are the crssovers. They seperate the high and low frequency sound going to the tweeters and mid/bass speakers.
The infinity seperates cost about $150. You can get some cheaper and certainly many more expensive. I've got the system set up a bit better now, with the 10" sub. It really rocks the truck now. I've had the AMP for a while, and I still believe it is what makes the system.
Gobs of power will overcome, poor speaker selection and bad acoustics.
The infinity seperates cost about $150. You can get some cheaper and certainly many more expensive. I've got the system set up a bit better now, with the 10" sub. It really rocks the truck now. I've had the AMP for a while, and I still believe it is what makes the system.
Gobs of power will overcome, poor speaker selection and bad acoustics.
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Oops, guess I missed part of the question earlier. The speakers are 5 1/4" mid/bass drivers with about a 1" tweeter.
You could easily go 6.5", but you have to watch the depth as they may hit the window when it is down.
You could easily go 6.5", but you have to watch the depth as they may hit the window when it is down.
