I put a Sony DIN in my 78B and it fit perfectly - just had to file the
round edges on the opening. It took me longer to find my file than it did
to actually do the adjustment, which was just seconds.
It took me longer, however, to figure out the wiring, because the PO had
wired up a cheap radio incorrectly (among other things, when I honked the
horn the radio lost its settings). I tapped into the cigarette lighter for
the constant power and got the switched power from somewhere, and it works
great. Somewhere along the line I disconnected the illumination light to
the cigarette lighter, but that's too minor to justify opening it up.
In short, a DIN stereo, like the Sony, goes in near perfectly. Very
pleasant surprise. Much better than, say, when I tried to shove a
Blaupunkt into my Saab (which is the natural home for a Blaupunkt anyway).
- Tab
At 09:12 PM 1/9/00 -0500, Larry Macy wrote:
>Some folks asked what I found so here it is:
>
>I went to the store (Slep Boys) and found a Pioneer SuperTuner Model
>KEH-1080. It has a AM/FM radio and cassette deck. Other specs 50 watts
>(25 x 2 channels or 15 x 4) Auto reverse, loudness and clock. It is 5 3/4
>deep from front mount to the rear. With antenna and wiring it fits
>perfectly in the console. It is a DIN mount and I had to do some filing
>on each side of the opening to get the DIN chassis to fit (about 1/16" -
>the thickness of one side of the housing). The mount then slid in and I
>had to cut a little screw on the back where a rubber bumper goes to
>stabilize the stereo in the console. Other wise it is a great fit. One
>thing I was looking for I did not find was a detachable front plate. That
>adds at least 1/2" to the unit.
>
>I had more problems enlarging the holes in the back panel where the
>speakers go than putting the stereo in. I put Jensen XS 3690 6x9"
>speakers in. I already had holes for the old speakers so I just enlarged
>them. The speakers are rated at 175 watts and sound GREAT, but I might
>put an amp in at a later date. There is not a CD input on it so if you
>need it you will need to get one of those cassette adapters. My daughter
>has a wireless one that works really well. I don't have many CD's I have
>a lot of vinyls LPs and a cassette deck on my house system so that is not
>a problem.
>
>The cassette slot is on the top right of the front so I can slip
>cassettes in with no problems, in 2nd and 4th only. Oh well, what did I
>expect.
>
>Stereo, speakers and antenna cost $172. Not too bad. Crutchfield
>(www.crutchfield.com) recommended a Sony system with a 10 CD changer for
>$299. But my gift certificate was for $150 so I went the "we tight" route
>and got tunes.
>
>The only problem I had was I blew the cigarette lighter out when I was
>reconnecting it. That and it started sprinkling when I was putting the
>speakers in. ;-( Now I have to pull the console out to fix the lighter.
>
>Last comment - This Pioneer SuperTuner unit went in easy and sounds
>great. I still like listening to the engine on a twisty road but as the
>car is a daily driver I wanted tunes for the commute to the train
>station. Also it is kinda neat as the first add-in stereo I ever bought
>was a Pioneer SuperTuner - back when that name was brandi assed new.
>
>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
>
>Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
>Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
>System Manager/Administrator
>Neuropsychiatry Section
>Department of Psychiatry
>University of Pennsylvania
>3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
>Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
>question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
>
>
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