by "sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
Published 05/29/2017 at 15:48
by "sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
Published 05/29/2017 at 15:48
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Looking to see if any Oppo has the super knowledge of stereo hardware. I used to help my Dad install them back in the day, but my roles were mostly fishing and running wires, looming, soldering, and making brackets. I figure I can probably rewire what I want, but what I really need help with is sourcing a head-unit that fits most and/or hopefully all my wants.
I’ve currently got an 88' AMC Eagle Wagon and it of course only has a single DIN slot currently filled with a tape deck. The tape deck works pretty good but I miss having XM radio (Calgary radio is pretty repetitive), and phone tunes.
My ideal situation (If you know a make/model that fits this I’d love to hear about it, I know I’ll need the separate XM/Sirius module and / antenna)
has XM
can pair with a phone, bluetooth with track control is good enough
has a pop out screen (think dual DIN size)
has NAV
screen can be turned off with a physical button push for night driving
I figure I have two general options, amp and speaker situation entirely ignored for the time being:
Change the head-unit out to something that has the above and forgo the 80's aesthetic loss, it’s a car, I want to enjoy my time in it, looks be damned. Obviously the less hassle choice and won’t involve changing wiring out (beside pulling wires out of a plug and into a new one)
Leave the tape deck and have the wanted setup totally hidden on some sort of swing out bracket with a “feed” switch to swap between original and new. Involves a lot more work and I’m guessing will require more wiring.
Anybody out there with great ideas and solutions or knows a great unit that I should know about, I’m ALL ears!
"Wacko" (wacko--)
05/29/2017 at 15:58, STARS: 1
not to be mean it’s a 88 AMC, so I wouldn’t bother with a hidden stereo
Just get the head unit you want with 4 decent speakers and start with that, no need for amps
Not like you will lower the value of your car for putting a new stereo in it.
"Cow" (coweatgrass)
05/29/2017 at 16:07, STARS: 3
I’d do something along the lines of keeping the old head unit in place and wiring up a Bluetooth interface to the speakers, but having it hidden behind the old radio. I think you can get motorcycle amps with Bluetooth built in, could easily power your speakers.
Then get a nice phone mount. The phone will do everything a new head unit would do, but better.
For what you’d pay for XM you could pay for more data for streaming, Waze, Apple Maps, Google maps will all be better than any nav that comes in a head unit, and cell phone screens can be turned off at night.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
05/29/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
The selection of flip up screen radios has gone into two arenas at this point. They are either cheap and shitty or $500 or more. The level of integration now with smartphones is pretty impressive though. You could always make a carputer with a Raspberry Pi or something and then mount a screen somewhere else.
"sn4cktimes" (snacktimes)
05/30/2017 at 04:01, STARS: 0
No mean-ness assumed. It’s not a pretty car by any means. But it is a 4WD wagon. People AND stuff can be moved. And the 4WD is impressive even compared to a lot of modern vehicle 4WD / AWD systems. And no nanny systems cutting my oversteer power. Having the engine re-bored and re-built this summer with an EFI system. Not going for stock on most stuff. Had two rules: had to stay brown, had to keep the engine block. Might have had another rule... but it got left behind at this point.