Fox Reasonably priced bluetooth stereo for fox body?

Grn92LX

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Whats good and fits the fox dash? Looking for a bluetooth radio so I can use my phone for music. Don't need cd/dvd. Links? Thanks

 

AeroCoupe

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Alpine UTE-73BT will work. I needed up getting one with a CD player as I wanted HD on the FM. There are actually some good stations where I live otherwise I would not have gone that route.

 

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Because i'm picky about the interior i found only one aftermarket stereo that IMO fit the bill for modern features and an 80's look.
But i would not call it budget.
Bought a blaupunkt bremen SQR 46 remake, the tape deck is really ports and memory card slots.
Changes to green too, so it matches the cluster.
I'll post a pic if you want, just keep in mind it's nearly $500 and i'm not so sure it's one of those head units that you could find for $500 new and $39 used...

 

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There's a guy who converts your factory radio to bluetooth,see if I can dig him up.

 

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AeroCoupe said:

Alpine UTE-73BT will work. I needed up getting one with a CD player as I wanted HD on the FM. There are actually some good stations where I live otherwise I would not have gone that route.

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This looks perfect, thanks. I just wanna be able to use my xmradio app while i drive particularly ch.40 liquid metal

 

Mustang5L5

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Sony XAV series lacks the CD player so it fits nicely in the fox dash in the standard location.


The 417 fox dash kits are a nice concept, but I don’t want to cut up my dash to install them


I run a Bluetooth cassette with my OeM radio. Surprisingly it works quite well

 

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Any standard single din radio will fit. Please do not waste money on an instal kit. They make you have to put screws in the dash. You do not need a dash kit at all. All you need is the wiring adapters. I've installed a bunch of radios in mustangs and never needed to use an install kit. Looks cleaner, keeps from putting holes in the center console, and saves money.

 

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When I totalled out my Razor Side By side I took the HiFonics Radio out of it...Its very small and can fit just about anywhere....

A couple months later when I was looking for a cheap amplifier I ran across the same units being sold on Amazon for $60..

Amazon product ASIN B073YDKDBBView: https://www.amazon.com/Hifonics-TPS-BT1-Bluetooth-Pre-Amp-Controller/dp/B073YDKDBB/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1P8QE33TCKK3Q&keywords=hifonics+bluetooth+controller&qid=1669754867&sprefix=hifonics+bluetooth%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc


I also have a passive EQ to shape the sound too.........Everything is controlled by a single joystick style knob...You can advance and go back on the music tracks by pushing the stick right and left...volume is a twist and theres an AUX jack plus remote turnon wire and 2 rcs jacks

You can turn the radio space into a gauge pod area.......LOL

They also have amplifiers with built-in bluetooth and you can eliminate the headdeck and a spot to mount the radio all together...

I have the non bluetooth 1500 watt version...Im not looking to blow my ears out so I have the gain cut to 1/3 and the sound is killer with an 8 speaker sound system hooked 4x4 in each door hooked up in both parallel and in series per each side to keep it 2 ohms stable on only 2 channels w/2 self amplified 600 watt subs under the bench seat filling in the bump..LOL

Amazon product ASIN B08H7DR56WView: https://www.amazon.com/Blaupunkt-AMP1804BT-4-Channel-Amplifier-Bluetooth/dp/B08H7DR56W/ref=asc_df_B08H7DR56W?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80195721138766&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583795270842719&psc=1


Good Luck

 

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85GTStangGuy

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Monkeybutt2000 said:

There's a guy who converts your factory radio to bluetooth,see if I can dig him up.

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Any chance you could come up with the guy's name?


Edit - Did some searching.... think I found it.... is it Todd Lane by any chance?

 

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Mustang5L5

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85GTStangGuy said:

Any chance you could come up with the guy's name?


Edit - Did some searching.... think I found it.... is it Todd Lane by any chance?

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Correct. Todd Lane. He has a website now, i'll dig for it. But he works a lot off FB

 

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That'd be great if you could find a link. Not a FB guy. Didn't see a site link upon first searching, but will dig more later.

 

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85GTStangGuy said:

That'd be great if you could find a link. Not a FB guy. Didn't see a site link upon first searching, but will dig more later.

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classic2current.net

 

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