Morris Minor Owners Club

Does anyone have experience of fitting a modern radio to a Traveller? I am looking for something unobtrusive, without remote power units, aerials, speakers and miles of wiring! I see that Aldi do something at £39.99 which appears to be all in one box.

The car will need to be -ve earth =- and you will need an aerial......

i think good a potable redio to the car , u can buy a beautiful one , or solar power redio

Hi Patrick
I also have a traveller and wanted a radio to fit so I got one from Taton Park autojumble it has a switchable +/- earth and a built-in speaker no fm band though and it is possible to buy from ebay an ariel that fits on the parcel shelf so no drilling into wings or other parts, I think from memory that the ariel was around £32, just something to consider.

i have a ariel like this fitted to the top of
front screen behind the rear view mirror.
this is a cheap one..
mine is a bosh so look for what best for your pocket

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/interior-insi ... 416197b88f

You'll never be able to hear a wireless in a Minor !

bmcecosse wrote:You'll never be able to hear a wireless in a Minor !

I can confirm this is untrue

It must be so loud it will damage your hearing...

bmcecosse wrote:It must be so loud it will damage your hearing...

Far from it.

I fitted a modern CD/MP3 aux stereo system to my 'modified' Minor (1098 with K&N filter, HS4, maniflow exhaust, Howley LCB etc etc) and to be honest, with what I used it for (80 miles a day) it was difficult to hear it. The Maniflow exhaust and K&N filter was the biggest problem I'm sure.
My traveller, which I've recently completed a ground-up restoration on, is very quiet up to about 60mph. I used two rolls of 'dynamat' (one for the floor pan, one for the roof panel) plus a sound deadening kit from ESM, and my main problem is wind noise which I assume is due to the design of the gutter. I recently drove from Leeds to Le Tronquay, near Bayeux (France) and emerged being astounded at how quiet it was (I did have a very sore back, but the Minor seats do little for my back which has been affected from various vehicle restoration work - bad news at 20 really) but noticeably silent up to 60. The Trav did come with a nice old tape/stereo, which I'll refit in due course for the sake of the history of the car, but to be honest I find great satisfaction in listening to the engine 'roar' while bombing around French country lanes ;)
Anyway, my original stereo unit for my modified car came from Wilco Motosave, they have some very good discounted stereos, mine cost £30. The speakers cost approx £10, the aerial came from Maplins and cost around £7. When I fit the stereo back into the Traveller I'll be using a wing mounted one, though I think aesthetically roof mounted aerials look the best.
I wired to permanent live, with a 5a inline fuse, it was two wires to live I think, two each to speakers and the aerial line. Simples ;) Most stereos will come with wiring instructions.