An MGA is positive ground (unless you've converted it, which involves
nothing more than switching the leads on the battery) and modern stereos
won't work without a polarity converter. With a polarity converter, the
stereo has to be completely electrically isolated from the car and the
converters hum and don't like weather.
However, you can't hear a stereo in a British convertible anyway. Yes it's
illegal in CA, but I used to drive with a Walkman and headphone buds in my
ears. Wasn't stopped in 22 years and there was never a lost decibel
betwixt the radio and my ears. And it kept out all of those stupid
comments about my driving.
Denise
> [Original Message]
> From: Mark Lambert <markl@tibco.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: 1/24/2002 2:02:52 PM
> Subject: car stereo installation in MGA
>
> For the past 17 years I've thought about putting a car stereo in my MGA,
and
> now that it's being restored, it's a good time to actually put one in.
Any
> advice out there on how best to do it? Or any recommendations on places
in
> the SF bay area that can do high quality custom installs? I'm thinking of
> something fairly unobtrusive, where it might be possible to easily
de-install
> the visible parts of the stereo if I want to show the car. I don't want
> anything glitzy and high-powered, just something with reasonable sound.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> markl
>
> Mark L. Lambert
> Principal Architect
> TIBCO Software Inc.
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