hey mister
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- Joined
- Jun 15, 2024
- Posts
- 162
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- Location
- North Coast
- First Name
- Marty
- Truck Year
- 1978
- Truck Model
- C10
- Engine Size
- 350
I usually hit Summit 2 or 3 times a week. Their "demo" racks keeps me coming back. Anything there usually starts out around 1/3 of retail price. I got my stainless headers off the rack as well as the 2-1/2" stainless pipe kit and one of the Flowmaster mufflers.
Anywho, a couple days ago, feeling like a bar-fly, I dropped in and pruzed the racks. I couldn't believe my eyes, an am/fm Retro radio. It has more bells and whistles than I will ever use. Normally over $400. When I pick up an item with a strong intent to buy it, I almost feel like I'm stealing from the candy store.
My radio is am only and it rarely gets more than 2 stations along the entire band. It has long since given up. A friend of mine attributes it to dried out capicators. Ok...we'll go with that. Pretty much since day 1, a radio has been on the to-do list. So I take the box over to the guys who help you spend money and ask if I can open the box. "Sure, no problem."
A quick check of the contents and it looks all there. Man, I'm stoked! It's not stock but I like kinda like the look.
The next day, I get started on the install. The tearout took about 15 minutes. I did have to fabricate a couple pieces, but that's what I do. A couple cuts to the plastic dash bezel, Forgive me, Chevy bros., and the new radio was in. Wiring was super easy and since I made the new tray for behind the seat and installed Pioneer co-axials, that too was a quick hook-up. I did a temporary wiring of the speaker wires into the radio harness because the carpeting is on the list to do as is reupohlstering the seat.
So, now "Smiley" has a voice and it's louder than the exhaust... which is very important.
The only thing lacking in the box was a user manual.
I have looked online for one and found one "in general" manual.
Anywho, a couple days ago, feeling like a bar-fly, I dropped in and pruzed the racks. I couldn't believe my eyes, an am/fm Retro radio. It has more bells and whistles than I will ever use. Normally over $400. When I pick up an item with a strong intent to buy it, I almost feel like I'm stealing from the candy store.
My radio is am only and it rarely gets more than 2 stations along the entire band. It has long since given up. A friend of mine attributes it to dried out capicators. Ok...we'll go with that. Pretty much since day 1, a radio has been on the to-do list. So I take the box over to the guys who help you spend money and ask if I can open the box. "Sure, no problem."
A quick check of the contents and it looks all there. Man, I'm stoked! It's not stock but I like kinda like the look.
The next day, I get started on the install. The tearout took about 15 minutes. I did have to fabricate a couple pieces, but that's what I do. A couple cuts to the plastic dash bezel, Forgive me, Chevy bros., and the new radio was in. Wiring was super easy and since I made the new tray for behind the seat and installed Pioneer co-axials, that too was a quick hook-up. I did a temporary wiring of the speaker wires into the radio harness because the carpeting is on the list to do as is reupohlstering the seat.
So, now "Smiley" has a voice and it's louder than the exhaust... which is very important.
The only thing lacking in the box was a user manual.
I have looked online for one and found one "in general" manual.