stereo system conversions
08-22-2002, 08:28 PM
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stereo system conversions
Has anyone out there put new stereo systems into their 240's? I was wondering if you could just put a new system in the factories place, or would a non factory stereo even fit in there with those angles? Also, what do you do about the speakers. They're pretty small slots. Has anyone made custom boxes for speakers? What are the original speaker sizes? Any help would be appreciated.
08-23-2002, 04:24 AM
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Re: stereo system conversions
Heres what i did: I made custom tool box lids out of plywood wit hfour inch speakers in them. The staging was pretty bad (not that my 'high quality' system helped- the speakers cost about 30AUD and the cassette player was a friends old one) but it was a quick and easy install.
I don't know about the factory slot for a head unit, as I installed mine under my seat so would be thieves would look elswhere- it actually worked prettey well, as it looked like there was no stereo whatsoever.
What i'm thinking of doing in the future is getting a sub, making a box, and face it towards the hatch. I will also make a smaller box on each side with the 4 inch speakers facing forwards. This will not give a very high quality system, but i don't really care, so it doesn't bother me (I will be using cheap components anyway as I have other things to spend my money on). It really depends how creative you want to be.
I was also thinking about going some splits up the front with the speakers in the door and the tweeters on the dash, with a pair of 6x9's in the rear in individual boxes facing forward (placed in the rear corners of the hatch) this would be alright, and you add a sub if you want. You might not want to cut metal in the doors, so this might be out (that is why i don't want to put speakers in the door)
I hope that rambling made sense and gave you some ideas. You just have to be creative, and don't be deterred, that are some nice systems in early Zed's.
Alan, Australia
I don't know about the factory slot for a head unit, as I installed mine under my seat so would be thieves would look elswhere- it actually worked prettey well, as it looked like there was no stereo whatsoever.
What i'm thinking of doing in the future is getting a sub, making a box, and face it towards the hatch. I will also make a smaller box on each side with the 4 inch speakers facing forwards. This will not give a very high quality system, but i don't really care, so it doesn't bother me (I will be using cheap components anyway as I have other things to spend my money on). It really depends how creative you want to be.
I was also thinking about going some splits up the front with the speakers in the door and the tweeters on the dash, with a pair of 6x9's in the rear in individual boxes facing forward (placed in the rear corners of the hatch) this would be alright, and you add a sub if you want. You might not want to cut metal in the doors, so this might be out (that is why i don't want to put speakers in the door)
I hope that rambling made sense and gave you some ideas. You just have to be creative, and don't be deterred, that are some nice systems in early Zed's.
Alan, Australia
08-23-2002, 05:00 AM
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Re: stereo system conversions
on my z we made a custom faceplate out of black textured plastic to use the new style chassis, fab'd kick panels out of mdf and bondo [very dense!] and mounts 5.25" mids, then used 3/4" marine plywood [vs. mdf/particleboard for added strength and rigidity] to fab a sub enclosure/amp mount that also works as a strut brace positioned between the rear strut towers [actually bolted to front and back of towers in a "sandwich". that houses both the 10" sub and amp. the sub fires backward and utilizes the hatch area for my low end. the system sounds great and isnt' overly complex. people are quite surprised to learn-after hearing it-that it consists of only 3 speakers and 1-100w amp. to finish the interior we covered all the plastic panels in a tweed fabric. i also canned the datsun rivets in favor of [honda] bumper cap rivets which makes it much easier to remove/install panels without losing rivets.
my requirements when we built the system were simple; good, clean tunes with tight bass and be able to hear it above wind noise up to 80mph and the exhaust system.
mission accomplished!
next time u r in upstate ny-rochester, i'd b happy to take u out for a ride and demo the tunes-bring your fav cd!
David
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zccr.net
my requirements when we built the system were simple; good, clean tunes with tight bass and be able to hear it above wind noise up to 80mph and the exhaust system.
mission accomplished!
next time u r in upstate ny-rochester, i'd b happy to take u out for a ride and demo the tunes-bring your fav cd!
David
1TuffZ
zccr.net
08-23-2002, 10:40 AM
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Re: stereo system conversions
I just installed an updated radio/cd player in my '71 240. I bought a rear speaker box from MSA. It's $150, and replaces the interior panel that covers the tail lights. It takes up minimal rear hatch space, looks nice, and points the speakers forward (instead of the stock facing each other position).
I was able to get the new radio into the stock position, however it took a little bit of shaving down the radio slot to make it fit. It looks fine, and my center plate was in rough enough shape that modifying it didn't bother me.
Best of luck.
I was able to get the new radio into the stock position, however it took a little bit of shaving down the radio slot to make it fit. It looks fine, and my center plate was in rough enough shape that modifying it didn't bother me.
Best of luck.
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