The great stereo redo has been completed!!!

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The great stereo redo has been completed!!!

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Well folks, the green shark finally has tunes again =D>

But first, let's reference what I was struggling with early on, basically trying to get all of the old stuff working again [-X

Other than a photo, no sense going there, here's a linky to see one of the issues I was facing :-"

http://bigcoupe.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32770

So, long story short (hopefully :roll: ) here's the before and after, along with quite a bit of coin spent, I would rather not go there either :-({|=

I wound up with not only one, but 2 new amps, AND a new head unit :shock:

Alpine is controlling everything while Rockford Fosgate is once again supplying the power :lol:

The first shot is the "before" mess that I left for years, sorry to say :(

But I also wanted to cover the battery as well, since it was moved, what, 12 years ago :-"

I ran all new RCA cables and other required bits, I'm sure you guys know that it's not trivial [-(

And of course, I want to extend a special thanks to Tommy once again =D>

I have one email trail that, according to Google, has over 100 responses, discussing first getting the old stuff working, then on to the new equipment :-k

And that doesn't include texts, phone calls, etc. #-o

I didn't photograph a lot of the process, running cables through your interior isn't exactly exciting :-?

And as always, comments welcome [-o<
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Looking good, Bob!

And check your spelling. Fosgate. :wink:
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That looks fantastic! =D> =D>
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Nice. Is that a relocated battery in the trunk?
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Thanks gents =D>

Ken, this thread was entered last night after a few cold ones, the spelling of "Fosgate" has been corrected #-o

Jim, you can see the relocated Optima Red Top battery in the first photo, again moved quite some time ago, after realizing that my battery tray was rusting out ](*,)

I said to myself right then and there that the battery wasn't going back under the hood, and about a month and a half later, I obtained that trick rear strut brace/battery tray combo and completely refinished the trunk :-"

Luckily I had some trunk material leftover, which I used on the amp mounting plate and battery cover, which is just made out of wood :roll:

I never liked seeing the exposed terminals just sitting there open, so I took care of that while waiting for some electrical parts to be delivered from Crutchfield :wink:

Speaking of, I would like to give a nice shout out to the very helpful guys at Crutchfield as well, who assisted me along the way, and not just spend my money 8)
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Update, the head unit finally displays on correct amber with the help of my "son in law", even Inspector Gadget Tommy couldn't figure it out :-?

I also went back into the trunk and redid a lot of the wiring, using proper 8 gauge wire for the grounds and ferrule type connectors on the speaker leads =D>

I may go back in one more time to redo the remote signal wiring, again using the ferrule connectors :-"

So, finally, pix of the head unit \:D/
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Looking very good there Bobbo. Very professional and clean. And love that battery box/cover. I'd like to move my battery to the trunk someday
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Beautiful work and execution!

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Loved your classic Sony as well Bobbo!
Alpines are great. I had a few in the past. Great sound and easy to use.
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Thanks gents, lots of hard work and WAY too many times in and out of the trunk ](*,)

I guess it's a good thing I'm only 5' 7" and 150 pounds :roll:

Paul, I spent a lot of time trying to get the old Sony to work, but finally gave up :-({|=

Loving the Alpine, great sound, still sorting out the numerous features, but having fun in the process \:D/
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