1974 Plymouth Valiant Scamp - Restoration is a strong word
After reading some threads about "hidden bluetooth stereo", I pulled the trigger on some very budget friendly gear.
Amazon.com Bluetooth power amp was $32 with coupon.
Amazon.com (2) 3.5" Pyle spears were $22 Amazon Warehouse deal.
I used the original 4x10 speaker as a template to create a mount out of some press board I had laying around.
I mocked up the amp and speakers. Not super impressive sound quality of volume, but I expected that.
After some less-than-elegant cutting and drilling of the new mount, and slight carving up my hands getting it installed under the dash...
To test it out, I sat the amp on the floor and ran temp power to it. Plan A going forward is to mount the amp inside my AM radio, hopefully I can figure out how to use the original volume control to control the new amp. That may not be necessary though, as I can still control volume from my phone. If I can't make the amp work inside the radio, I'll hide in the glove box, or under the front seat.
It's definitely not the greatest sounding system in the world, but the convenience of bluetooth that turns on with the car and doesn't need charging or cables is what I was after.
After reading some threads about "hidden bluetooth stereo", I pulled the trigger on some very budget friendly gear.
Amazon.com Bluetooth power amp was $32 with coupon.
Amazon.com (2) 3.5" Pyle spears were $22 Amazon Warehouse deal.
I used the original 4x10 speaker as a template to create a mount out of some press board I had laying around.
I mocked up the amp and speakers. Not super impressive sound quality of volume, but I expected that.
After some less-than-elegant cutting and drilling of the new mount, and slight carving up my hands getting it installed under the dash...
To test it out, I sat the amp on the floor and ran temp power to it. Plan A going forward is to mount the amp inside my AM radio, hopefully I can figure out how to use the original volume control to control the new amp. That may not be necessary though, as I can still control volume from my phone. If I can't make the amp work inside the radio, I'll hide in the glove box, or under the front seat.
It's definitely not the greatest sounding system in the world, but the convenience of bluetooth that turns on with the car and doesn't need charging or cables is what I was after.