I was wondering how many people on here still have their factory stereo and a new stereo in their car? I plan on keeping my factory one just for looks and installing another one to actually use. The thing is I have always hated the look of the hangdown stereo setup. I planned on doing something similair to thw first pic. Anyone have a similair setup?
I suggest putting it in the glove box or under the seat (nice under the center of bench seat so you can easily load cds and Ipod jack) with a remote face unit that you can place anywhere on the dash or inside the ashtray. Then, mount speakers to kick panels you can usually make out of stacked particle board, using a dremel to smooth edges and make look nice, then cover with decent upholstery
You could always do the hidden CD player in a Buick underdash 8-track player like I did in my '71. I did the same thing for my '72 convertible that I will be installing soon. Here is the article that I wrote on the conversion: http://www.buickperformance.com/CD8track.htm
I restored my 66 Chevelle 12 yrs ago and put my sound system under dash so as not mess up anything.Also Put speakers loosely in back seat (can move out into another car I am driving anytime)Put big sub box in trunk along with 3-seperate amps.Put tweeters under dash where can not even see them.Once you coble up something tough to turn back around ou: Later Mike L.
I've the original radio somewhere, but an after-market is in the dash. Recently I've picked up a mini-itx computer motherboard with the thought of using it as a car entertainment system (though boot time is too slow). If I go that route, I'd probably get an original face-plate and make it look stock, hooking the "buttons" to a serial port to control things, and put a remote on the back of the steering wheel.
>>I like the way you did the rear speakers - might do the same as I have a convertible and I'm not sure if I want to cut into the rear panels.
>>Check ebay for a cheap non-working Buick 8-track unit from time to time. I bought mine off there for $40.
