Radio fitment locations and what to mount it in plz help

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Radio fitment locations and what to mount it in plz help

Post by ssnjimb »

Hi

I have a radio ready to fit into bluey

I have thought about putting it just under the passenger side glove box.

What can it be held in and how would it attach

Jamie
I own a 1974 MG Midget 1275 in Teal Blue "Midget" is what we call him and he is in very good to excellant condition "midget" is a Chrome bumper/Round Wheel arch model.
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Post by MarkyB »

Mine is fitted to the drivers side under the dash and I think it's just held in with a couple of angle brackets and a bit of that Meccano they supply for radio fixing.
Make it easy to turn on and off and hides it quite well from prying eyes.
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Post by pfgiz »

Hi,

Mine's under the passenger side glove box mounted using the brackets that came with the radio. The Amplifier box is right behind it but I’m thinking of moving it to under the bonnet as it gets a bit toasty there. The speaker is under the drivers glove box and I can hear it at any speed.
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Post by ssnjimb »

can someone post links to the products that they used to secure there radio in the car

Jamie
I own a 1974 MG Midget 1275 in Teal Blue "Midget" is what we call him and he is in very good to excellant condition "midget" is a Chrome bumper/Round Wheel arch model.
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Post by PSL184 »

Mine in dash :-)

It is still work in progress though the idea is there.....

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Post by LouiseM »

You can buy something like this from Halfords and other motor spares shops:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic-Car-Radio ... 286.c0.m14


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Post by regtubby »

I didn’t want to fit a radio but did want tunes in the Morris.

I bought a Kemo 40w amp from Maplin £15, it’s only mono but I thought that was in keeping with the car. It does need a heatsink attached to it, mine came froma dead PC at work.

The amp is stowed out of sight in the glove box. A previous owner had fitted a heated rear window which is now long gone but the switch and warning light on the fascia next to the speedo aren’t. I decided to repurpose these holes one is now a switched 10k log potentiometer, this turns the amp on and off and is a volume switch. The other has a flush mounted mini-jack socket into which I plug my ipod.

It’s not hi fi nor will I wake the neighbours but it’s plenty loud enough for music on the move.

D
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