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[T3] mounted radio...


Just to let you guys know sometimes I make progress...

I went over to a friend workshop this weekend, and got some scrap piece of
magnetic stainless steel. I bent it into a sort of U-shape, but a U with
serif's, then drilled a couple holes in it, and screwed it to the underside
of the dash-basically putting the U-shape upside down. This hanger sticks
out in front of the edge of the dash. The air handling unit-AHU, gets in the
way of the back of the radio, so it needs to protrude a bit. I was thinking
as a sort of theft deterrence, getting some fabric with some magnets and
basically draping it over the radio-so someone walking by would not really
know "Hey there's a radio in there!"

Then I ran a speaker wire over to the passenger side door(a previous owner
had cut holes in the door panel and door to mount speakers). So I put one
speaker in there. I was going to hook up the original speaker, but I can see
it is pretty cracked...maybe next time I tackle things under the dash-I'll
pull that speaker and replace it.

Now I have mono! The drivers door has a sort of hole started in it, but not
finished...I'm thinking-since it has already been started, I may finish it,
and put a second speaker in-then go for full stereo...

I'm pretty happy with the look-and it's pretty easily reversible (except the
holes in the door, but they were already there).

-kevin
'71 sqbk
'65 kombi
somerville, ma 



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