Many who have bought these radios are not pleased at all with them. They
sound like crap and are very cheap looking as mentioned by an earlier post.
wayne
At 10:25 AM 1/2/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Take a look in any "Classic Truck" or "Custom Classic
>Truck" magazine and you'll find an add for new
>AM/FM/CD stereos that are made to look like original
>units and fit into stock dash locations. I don't
>remember the cost but I think they're comparable to
>some of the remote location units that everyone is
>talking about. Either way you go it sounds (no pun
>intended) like a great truck your building. Hope to
>see some photos one of these days.
>
>Byron
>--- "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net> wrote:
>> >* * *
>> >The dash in this ole truck is cherry original, and
>> >it came with the original radio and speaker. I
>> >don't listen to AM radio, I listen to FM, and CDs.
>> >In my other two trucks (both 59s), I have later
>> type
>> >radios hung in different places..the orange truck
>> >has it under the dash, the other has add on a/c
>> >under the dash, so the radio is over the drivers
>> >side sun visor. Both of these mountings work ok,
>> >but it's not easy to see the radio, especially when
>> >paying attention to traffic. Also, they look like
>> >sore thumbs. So, I'm pretty sure I want to go
>> ahead
>> >and put a radio/CD player in the dash of the
>> >Suburban. * * *
>>
>>
>> >Any ideas?
>>
>>
>> Jim, I had this problem when I restored my 55 Buick
>> some years ago. If
>> you've ever seen one, you'll know that the dash is
>> really a stunner. Great
>> mid 50s design. I'd seen some older cars with
>> radios hanging down like a
>> goiter or in some awkward place like the glove box,
>> and I'd have rather just
>> had the original am than that. In addition, the
>> original radio worked
>> perfectly.
>>
>> So I put a sony 10 disk cd changer in the trunk and
>> ran a controller up to
>> the front. The speakers are hidden in the door
>> panels, and the front seat
>> has a little pocket for the controller. If I had
>> wanted to, I could have
>> made the controller flip down from under the dash.
>> It is very thin, and
>> could be made to disappear up there.
>>
>> I didn't get fm with mine, but you can get them that
>> way. Shame to cut your
>> dash up. Those original radios were pretty cool,
>> too.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Grant S.
>> City of Angels
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1956 Chevy Pickup
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