Anyone have some tips for removing factory radio and adding Bluetooth FM radio with camera and retractable 7" screen?
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Swapping out factory radio
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Very easy. There are a lot of 1 DIN units with flip up screens for back up camera and touch screen. I have one that has voice and hands free telephone via bluetooth. Also allows for wiFi. It does require getting to the back of the dash, but I suppose it can be done from the front and feed the excess wires back through the opening.
2 things to watch. You have to cut the dash face. Bigger trim ring to cover the larger height hole that the original 8 track player fit in.
Other is speaker wire. If you intend to try to use original speaker wires, some older coach’s used a floating ground. So speakers grounded to chassis. But normally people end up with new wire and different speaker locations.
Other is speaker wire. If you intend to try to use original speaker wires, some older coach’s used a floating ground. So speakers grounded to chassis. But normally people end up with new wire and different speaker locations.
Getting to the back of the dash is easy, well easy in dash work terms. The cover comes off.
Better than stuffing yourself into the footwell of a Honda at least
Better than stuffing yourself into the footwell of a Honda at least
What are the colors for each RF+, RF-, LF+, LF-, RR+, RR-, LR+, LR- ON THE OLD 8 TRACK RADIO?
You would have to look at the wiring diagram on bdub’s site for your year/model. Pretty sure it shows on there
One of the reasons I went the way I did (with the speakers in the overhead) was that the older coaches all used grounded speakers with a single wire. If I had to pull new pairs all over the coach, that was not in the cards. While I could still hear, I loved the system.
Matt
Matt
I bought a radio from Retromanufacturing.com and installed that in mine. it fits perfectly, I like the classic look and it has Bluetooth, amp ports, USB and all that. Then I just pair it with a tablet for the backup camera and all that, tablets are cheap and easy to upgrade and I realized most touchscreen radios are just Android software anyway.
Looks like a good idea Pete. I hope you read my note that you cannot use the existing speaker wires as the OE were grounded one side and no modern amplifier can accommodate that.
Matt
Matt
Well, to my embarrassment, while having the donut on the workbench, turned over and upside down, I proceeded to bend the HVAC tabs back which resulted in enlarging the wrong cutout on the bezel. Cinnabar to the rescue. They sent a nicer bezel of the same, with the bezel already cut for a single Din. PO, I guess. However, the main work to be done is when removing the donut, I discover the sub-culture in about 10 pieces. I am just now finishing that job today. Consisted of about 18 bonded connections with metal backing and the upper left corner/leg brace totally missing, which was replaced with fabricated metal.
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Sounds good. What brand/model do you have? Does it require physical backup cam lead or will it do Bluetooth for that? Thanks
Matt, any advice on how to run the wires to the speakers? While waiting for parts I decided to find out why my radio doesn’t work (dead) so got my dash all torn apart. Also, where do a person get the nice map light and speakers for the cockpit?
1973 sequoia
Thanks Pete
Pete,
How to run the pairs for the speakers you are not going to like....
The only way I know is to go under the window trim behind the driver's left shoulder. I had to take down the overhead cabinet there and that requires the help of a friend. I made replacements for the original speaker/lights and put a cab light that was planned to be red and white in the center.
I have never found a map light that I actually liked. As our current mode has the navigator using a laptop, no additional light is needed. Unfortunately, Street Atlas 2015 is nearing the end of its usefulness and I don't have any clue what we will use to replace it.
Matt
How to run the pairs for the speakers you are not going to like....
The only way I know is to go under the window trim behind the driver's left shoulder. I had to take down the overhead cabinet there and that requires the help of a friend. I made replacements for the original speaker/lights and put a cab light that was planned to be red and white in the center.
I have never found a map light that I actually liked. As our current mode has the navigator using a laptop, no additional light is needed. Unfortunately, Street Atlas 2015 is nearing the end of its usefulness and I don't have any clue what we will use to replace it.
Matt
