Modern Radio Options for Terraplane
I don't keep up with all the new electronic gadgetry, so I was hoping someone who does, has a suggestion on what kind of set up I could put in my 36 Terraplane.
I had the original RCA radio repaired and will install it, but would like to 'hide' an AM/FM radio. I don't want a CD or have to wear headphones, just an AM/FM radio. I just had the old radio repaired,(another story), so a radio conversion is out.
Thanks
I had the original RCA radio repaired and will install it, but would like to 'hide' an AM/FM radio. I don't want a CD or have to wear headphones, just an AM/FM radio. I just had the old radio repaired,(another story), so a radio conversion is out.
Thanks
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I've been told that you can plug one of those old FM converters (from the 70's and 80's) into your antenna line, and then -- if you can come up with a 6-volt conversion of some type -- you can use the setup much as those of us did 30 years ago, who bought these converters. That is, you tune to a particular spot on the AM dial, then turn on your FM converter, and use the converter's dial to select the desired FM station.
You said a radio conversion is out, but you might purchase an old 1936 receiver (radio box) -- you see them sometimes at flea markets, needing complete overhaul, and reasonably cheap -- then have someone devise a solid state AM-FM radio and stuff it in the box. You can then remove your old receiver box, attach the control cables to the 'new' box, and enjoy the AM-FM conversion without losing the money you put into your 'real' AM radio repair. You can always re-connect the old, working AM receiver....or sell it to another '36 owner.0 -
the converters do work well and are actually out there in 6 volt positive ground. I have one as well as a 6 volt positive ground cassette deck which also goes inline with the antenna. as far as hiding it, I used a two-piece cb mountwhich allows the units to be mounted in easy reach yet can be quickly slid out to hide away the units (or to swap cars) leaving a low profile piece (that you about need to stand on your head to see) beneath the dash.0
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Well, the cheap way to get an AM/FM radio in to your is to buy a "Boombox" that operates on 6 volts (4 C or D cells) and plug it into your lighter plug. I bought a "Boombox" Walmart for $10 and got a connector from a electronic store which I wired to the battery connection. The other end I put a lighter plug.
The other way is to use a DC to DC Converter to get 12 volts and then you could use any radio you wanted. Here is source for DC to DC Converters.
http://www.analyticsystems.com/products/vtc125.htm0 -
Secret Audio, not cheap - but will hide away in trunk, head in glove box - with remote. also would need 6 to 12 converter or extra 12v in trunk0
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37 Terraplanes,
That is a great web site. It seems that I'm not the only one who thought of hiding a radio. Thanks.
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Nowadays, you have to hide the radio so the meth heads don't steal it. I'm thinking its time for the "Claymore radio"- puts out shrapnel when thieves try to remove it.0
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Scott,
For what it's worth, not that this would apply directly to your '36 Terry (you said it was still 6V), but here's what I did to get tunes in my '49 stepdown.
A friend of mine gave me a Pioneer AM/FM/CD deck that he'd removed from a vehicle he'd traded in. So far, the price was right! This unit had the removable faceplate, which got me to thinkin'...I was able to mount the main unit behind the driver's side glove compartment door on my '49, and then I simply soldered a long cable between the main unit and the removable faceplate. Then I mounted the faceplate with a plastic hinge to an old vanity mirror frame that I clipped to my driver's sunvisor. Now, I can access the faceplate in any visor position while I'm driving, and fold it all up so it's almost un-noticeable. I can also put in/take out CD's thru the glove compartment door.
I put a replacement speaker in my dash that is essentially a pair of 4" speakers mounted side by side in a stock 6 x 9 oval speaker frame. I got this from Impala Bob's. So I had tunes for not too much money up to this point....but they weren't quite good enough, so I added a pair of Infinity coaxial speakers to the rear package shelf, and a powered sub-woofer in the trunk. As I've always been one to 'overdo it', before last summer's west coast road trip, I added a Sirius satellite antenna for those remote areas in Wyoming and Nevada. I suppose I've now got close to $400-500 in the whole shebang, but I'm REALLY happy with the results. Good tunes are important, even though a good share of the time I just want to listen to nothing more than that old reliable Hudson powerplant! Good Luck0 -
Thanks for all the great ideas. Mars55, I did exactly what you suggested in my step down, but the Terraplane front seat is to small for me, the boom box, and the little woman. Jon B, using and old power supply box is a great way to hide a radio, I just might try that.
I just want to hit the back roads and listen to some tunes and kill some bugs.0
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