New stereo mounting

[Globerunner513]

I used to have my stereo mounted just below the heater controls like most other people. It got stolen though, and when I got my new stereo I decided to relocate it.

 

My center vents don't work and decided to experiment with the stock plastic housings. I'm very pleased with how it turned out:mrgreen:. Perfect height for adjusting everything without having to lean forward at all. Great up-front view as well.

 

I'll be using the area below the heater to mount a satellite radio unit and boost controls in the future.

 

Here's some pictures of the process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[19762802+2]

yesss I was going to do the same thing but the whole thing was cracked so I just decided I will make a fiberglass cover to go where that used to go plus I can add some other cool stuff.

[Apex944]

That turned out really good, too bad my center vent actually works on my car otherwise I would give it a shot.

 

Thumbs up for a good idea for those who have little need for a center vent.

[BRAAP]

Nice work.

Back in the early 90's in my '75 280-Z, that is where I installed my head unit as well. With the A/C those vents were just air that I didn't need being a young spry mid 20 year old at the time. Much easier to reach in that location, used the stock radio location for the 9 band EQ. The speakers I used were some large Pioneer home speakers that I cannibalized for the car. Built a custom box for the 12" woofers with the same volume as the boxes they came out of. That filled up the entire hatch area from tail lights up to the strut tower, subs aimed forward between the strut towers. The mids were mounted behind the forward most portion of the center console aimed at the driver and passenger knee, drilled lots of holes to allow the sound to pass through, looked mostly OE, (for best sound, you had keep from resting your knee on over on the console as that would cover up the speaker holes). I then removed the orbital sockets from the vents on either end of the dash, mounted the tweeters there. So my car had no face vents and for being a cheesy 25 watt stereo concoction put together by someone with no clue about stereos, it sounded pretty good and the head unit was much easier to reach.