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Old 12-28-2008, 11:53 PM
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So your cheap...and tired of a tape deck

What the ehll should I do here guys? My 97 F150...said I wouldnt spend any money on it but now Im not so sure, I do know Im getting tired of the crappy stock tape deck and speakers though. I can only listen to my 'mix' cassette from 1995 so many times.

At first I was just going to throw a CD player in it, hopefully something that would have inputs too so I could hook my Ipod up too it. I still havent found one, Ive just been asking all my buddies if they have a used one sitting around I can buy or trade them some beer for.

Anyway, I might upgrade the speakers a little too now. They sound like azz and one of them is Fd up...from me

Your mission is to find me something CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP to put in there that isnt absolute crap.
I was thinking a small 4 channel running either some coaxials in the front, or else buying some cheap tweeters/mids from somewhere like Parts Express and a few things to make crossovers for em. For the back, might try out some of those little 6.5 or something like that subwoofers -something I can get away with doing very little work to just drop them in the stock location and have them work. Just something to give me a little sumtin sumtin down low. Probably just a waste of time/money though.

So...go find me something. Think cheap...like change found in the sofa cheap.

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Old 12-29-2008, 12:17 AM
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A prize from you is well... Nothing. Maybe a "thanks" if you're lucky...

Did you ever find a HU? Cause Ill swing you one. I get them all the time out cust. cars.
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Low_e_Red
A prize from you is well... Nothing. Maybe a "thanks" if you're lucky...

Did you ever find a HU? Cause Ill swing you one. I get them all the time out cust. cars.


Well you see, anyone who suggest something that I use will be able to remain living once I take over the world.

Dont have a HU yet...oughta let me know whatcha got and what you want for em.
Amps, speakers...anything you have that you think I might want.


A BLA perhaps??
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bartak1
Well you see, anyone who suggest something that I use will be able to remain living once I take over the world.

Dont have a HU yet...oughta let me know whatcha got and what you want for em.
Amps, speakers...anything you have that you think I might want.


A BLA perhaps??
Id forgotten about that. Ill have to get after it one of these damn days.... Just keep up with me about that.

HU - Ill get you one, Ive got quite a few older units that I dont want anything for.
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Low_e_Red
Id forgotten about that. Ill have to get after it one of these damn days.... Just keep up with me about that.

HU - Ill get you one, Ive got quite a few older units that I dont want anything for.


Haha thats fine. You know me, it will most likely sit around for six months till I decide to rip stuff out enough to put it in anyway.


Sounds good on the HUs, thanks
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 12:50 AM
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Haha thats fine. You know me, it will most likely sit around for six months till I decide to rip stuff out enough to put it in anyway.


Sounds good on the HUs, thanks
Thats a joke.... Try a year+

Its nothing. Gotta get rid of some of these anyways.... I have too much crap.
 
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Old 12-29-2008, 08:56 PM
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Probably.

I just remembered I have a set of RE comps sitting around somewhere I will probably throw in with an old 2 channel that a buddy has. Now I just dont know what to do for a bass fix.

Shoot me a list of what you have sometime Low, if you would
 

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Originally Posted by Bartak1
Probably.

I just remembered I have a set of RE comps sitting around somewhere I will probably throw in with an old 2 channel that a buddy has. Now I just dont know what to do for a bass fix.

Shoot me a list of what you have sometime Low, if you would
A sh*tton of Sony radios.... Couple few Pioneers and a random Alpine and Eclipse.
 
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Old 12-30-2008, 06:29 PM
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A sh*tton of Sony radios.... Couple few Pioneers and a random Alpine and Eclipse.

Sweet list. I want an Eclipse first...then Alpine....then Pioneer Ill let you keep the Sunys.
 
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I know you hate ED but their 7kv.2 are nice little 6.5" subwoofers that would make life easy.

Might also want to look at the new Sundown E8 8" drivers, they look decent for cheap.
 
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Might have to check those out because of their size.

I reallly need to rip the back panels of the truck and see what I have to work with back there. Im not sure if I can fab up some kind of enclosure in there or not, Im pretty much just guessing at what I have and throwing ideas around. Next nice day I might tear into it...

An idea I have in my head is to fill the B pillar where the rear speaker is with expandable foam, carve an enclosure out, then fiberglass the inside of it or something. We'll see i guess.
 
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Originally Posted by Bartak1
Sweet list. I want an Eclipse first...then Alpine....then Pioneer Ill let you keep the Sunys.
Ecl 5415. Doesnt play CD's. Just havent had the time to fix it.

Alpine (back from the M days) and its my bay radio. So, dont plan on it.

Pioneer 7200 (Yes, thats 9 yrs old now. )

Sure you dont want a free sony?!?
 
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Old 12-31-2008, 02:28 PM
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Whatcha want for the Pio 7200?


Sony...? If you had a C90 sitting around then hell yeah...otherwise...no
 
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Nothing really. Maybe just shipping...
 
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