ok stereo in a convertible?

[DukeGnarley]

for you guys with convertibles (65-66), where, if anywhere, did you put rear speakers? I'm also looking for a good place to hide an expensive deck. i am way too lazy/forgetful to remember to take off the face plate whenever i park the car. any suggestions would be helpful!

 

[WORTH]

Good Luck, if you have a manual top you may have enough room low on the side panels below where the top folds. Don't think there's enough room if you have a power top. I just went with 2 in the doors in my 70

 

[chepsk8]

Oh boy did I every try to make any stereo sound good in Chepsk8! I never could quite get it, as there is no good place for speakers.

If I had kept Chepie, I was going to put a self-powered sub for the trunk, put in good Mid's somewhere, and tweeters in the dash opening. This system would also need to have a good cross-over network and amp(s).

Convertibles are VERY tough to get good sound out of. Please also note: Cutting up convertible-specific panels makes me cringe, as I found out that NO replacememnt panels are offered for many years. If you decide to cut. FIRST make sure replacements are available, BUY them, and then cut up the worse of the two! I just finished an article on exactly that for an upcomming issue of Hemmings Mustang Magazine, and have WORTH to thank for helping me fix the butchery I did previously to my car.

Just words of past experience.

 

[Pakrat]

Well, I wish I had a better picture to show but I don't so this will have to do. Like chepsk8, cutting holes in panels and doors makes me cringe, particularly on a 69/70 model. As you can just see in the lower pic, I have two 100 watt Pioneer self encased old school speakers just sitting on the back seat, acting almost as an arm rest. Honestly, I rarely have passengers back there anyway, and the seats are so small that when I do, the 2/ 1/2 inches narrower they become on each side makes little difference. When it's empty they are very easy to turn 90 degrees and lay against the back so they face the front for maximum quality. Also, when parked and just hanging out like at the beach, they are easy to lift up and onto the trunk or tonneau cover as well. I also added a Kenwood 60 watt dual cone under the dash that fits in the stock location but gives true stereo sound. I can easily drown out my headers at WOT on the highway top down at about 65-70% power.

WTF!!! I browse, I upload, I please wait, and then nothing!

Oh well sorry man, can't show ya a Pic I guess. This bites!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pakrat]

OK here, I uploaded it some place else to link to. It still sucks that you have to do that though.

Anyway, as I said, not the best pic but it gives you an idea of what I am describing.

 

[chepsk8]

I noticed a trophy back there! Showing off, huh?????

On the DCVER, I just took out the seats only, and built a wooden replacement, which had a chamber behind the speakers, and a big amp. I'd post a pic, but alas, see my other thread!!!

 

[Pakrat]

I noticed a trophy back there! Showing off, huh?????

On the DCVER, I just took out the seats only, and built a wooden replacement, which had a chamber behind the speakers, and a big amp. I'd post a pic, but alas, see my other thread!!!

Nah, when I want to show off I show folks my Hemmings Mustang and Tech Guide feature and cover shot.

Other thread?????? Uh oh?!?!?!?!??! (Next time provide a link would ya? Now I have to go fishing for it to find out)

 

[chepsk8]

Thread was "Managing Attachements", and I mis-spelled it too!

 

[Pakrat]

Oh yeah, that one, whew. I though you lost your hard drive or something bud.

 

[chepsk8]

Oh boy, I could answer that a thousand different ways!!!!

Hey Pak, I'm going to the beach in two weeks, and need a convertible. Wanna rent yours out?

 

[Pakrat]

Give me 3 weeks to think about it, I'll get back to you.

Actually even at $5 a mile, the thought of a rack of bikes hanging off my bumper makes my skin crawl like you wouldn't believe.

 

[chepsk8]

I'll give you 10 Days to think about it, along with five people in the car, salt water in the air, sand in the carpets, coolers and surfboards in the back seat, I'll teach Deanna to drive stick on it, and picking up as many hitchiking young lasses as I can!

(and BTW, 25 Cents a mile, just like my company expense report, buckaroo....)

 

[chepsk8]

(and to think we were talking about stereo's a while back here!)



















Wabbit season!

 

[WORTH]

no wonder cheapie left you, you abused her

 

[chepsk8]

She naver had it so good!

I rescued her from a barn with chickens and mice, and a dirt floor!

 

[VictorII]

The PO had already cut holes in the doors so I just enlarged them for Pioneer triax 4 x 10s. I then bought some interior rear 1/4s from a dead '65 (I have a '65) and will put 6s in there. Then a rear sub. I like the one that fits in the spare tire. Car is loud so it takes some power to hear the stereo. Might need an amp. too. Oh yeah, I have a Custom Autosound (Kenwood) head unit that fit perfectly into the dash whithout mods. And a 12 CD changer in the trunk. Someday I'll get it all done LOL. Way too much fun to drive though......

 

[DukeGnarley]

well, i'm going to be having a roll bar installed within the next week or so, so that may or may not provide some mounting points for some rear speakers. and i've been doing some research today, and since i don't really listen to CDs unless they have mp3s on them, i might just go with a system like this www.mptronix.com instead of the normal style CD player. only problem is this system doesn't come with AM or FM. or i suppose another option would be to just wire an IPOD up to an amp or something.

Victor, does that custom autosound head unit have an aux input?