Modern Radio/Stereo

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Anybody have any ideas for a modern stereo system for my '68 Town & Country? Right now it has just a basic AM radio and I am making this my daily driver along with taking trips. I like everybody else am trying to keep the cost down. Thanks in advance for any ideas.
 
I don't want to cut my dash, so I'm just going to mount an aftermarket unit in a small home made console under the dash above the center hump. If you don't plan on using your AM radio anymore you don't have to remove it if you don't want to. Just unplug it and install a pair of 3 1/2 inch co-axial speakers where the factory 4"x10" was located in the dash and connect them to your new stereo. Mount them on a piece of plexiglass, metal, MDF, particle board or plywood cut to fit the original opening. A relatively easy solution.
 
If you mount the radio in the glovebox or under the dash you can install whatever type you'd like. There is a company that will take your dash radio and install new innards to make it function like a modern radio, while keeping the stock appearance. They advertise in Hemmings Motor News and Old Cars Weekly.
 
Just buy a boombox and set it on the rear seat. Can't get any cheaper than that.
 
I ended up doing the conversion but it is not cheap. I did the boom box first. If you put a radio in the glove box get one without a CD player it will be shallow enough to fit, can't fit one in there with the CD player, even with the glove box guts removed.
 
I'm in the process of doing what Wild August said. I'm building a wooden console to sit on the hump it will have to 4" speakers in it and then I'm putting to 6x9's in the rear. Saying this sounds so 90's. My plan is to also put some gauges and a couple of USB ports and cup holders in the console too. I started this last winter and still haven't finished it. Way to many other things going on. I've also realized I don't play the radio in any of my cars when the kids aren't with me.
 
I have a 78 NYB that originally had an am/fm/cb that didn't work and the antenna was broken with no parts available to get it working.

So I put in a standard Formal power antenna system and an aftermarket am/fm/cd/mp3 system with adapters and 450,000 shades of colored lights that Stan just loves. I didn't cut my dash so it can always be reverted to a factory set up.

I normally don't listen to anything but the dual Flowmaster's but when I travel on road trips I'll listen to my IPOD with 28,000 songs through the MP3 port that I control with a remote.

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I'm in the process of doing what Wild August said. I'm building a wooden console to sit on the hump it will have to 4" speakers in it and then I'm putting to 6x9's in the rear. Saying this sounds so 90's. My plan is to also put some gauges and a couple of USB ports and cup holders in the console too. I started this last winter and still haven't finished it. Way to many other things going on. I've also realized I don't play the radio in any of my cars when the kids aren't with me.
+1

i looked at these
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and emailed them for the speaker specs... they have not replied yet to date...

i was also looking at these little guys:

Nakamichi NBF80A - 8" Underseat Subwoofer

aight lets help this guy spend money!
 
If you take the path of installing a head unit in your glovebox, give it a go yourself.

I did mine and turned out quite well!

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Gary did my 66 AM radio. Has AMFM bluetooth MP3 lovely work but not cheap. Little over $700CDN
That is super cool, stuff! I've often thought of *simply* adding an AUX in to the amp but never got around to fiddling with anything.
In the end, I'm perfectly happy with engine as music.
 
They make a Bluetooth, cd, aux input 4 channel head unit that's very inexpensive that comes with a wired remote. You can put the head unit anywhere and the remote by your cluster. I have a friend that does fiberglass work and is doing me a custom set of kick panels. The major problem we had during measurement and fit is the parking brake pedal but we worked it out.
 
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