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I have spentthe last couple of weeks looking for a orginal radio for this car, to no avail...I read somewhere that someone was creating an face plate that fits over the removeable head that is currently available on new radio's...Does anyone have a contact name or web site ?????

Thanks

<font face="Comic Sans MS">Well I`ll be watching to see what solution you come up with as its puzzled me for some time. I currently have a 1980`s Philips Turnolock cassette radio in my car-that I removed from an MGB (thereby halving its value--only joking!)and a similar `80`s Philips 783 FM etc. radio only, as backup-because I can`t see how you can fit a modern Euro.DIN size radio without an horrible outcome??- and I have seen a few horrors!
The original slot is for a 7" x 1.75" body with 7" x 2" faceplate-here in Europe everything starts at 7.125" x 2.07" body + the DIN housing and then the faceplate is even bigger and fouls the heater control housing-short of hacking this housing, where is the solution? And the bigger DIN body extends to the depth creating another issue. So all-in-all you end up with a `mares nest`of problems!
Are US radios smaller as I`ve seen a modern Jensen make that does look more compact than our Euro.DIN kit??
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Enjoy& regards

Original type radios do come on eBay from time to time.

There are companies in the States that replace the insides of the original radio with modern components to give you modern quality sound and still retain the original look so as to not disqualify you from getting collector plates and cheap collectors insurance if that's important to you.

There are modern radio's that fit. Do a search on this forum to see pictures of solutions other members have done. Then the next time some one asks you "Is that a Ferrari mister?" you can dead pan "No, it's an extremely rare Byzarrini, vary expensive." [:o)]

TR7 Spider - 1978 Spifire - 1976 Spitfire - 1988 Tercel 4X4 - Kali on Integra - 1991 Integra

This guy is always advertising on ebay. He must have a bunch of radios, because when he sells one, he just puts another for sale again (I saying don't get in a bidding war for these).

They do look like a radio from the 80's, but no one will say it looks like a stock Triumph radio.

He does not give the exact dimensions. If you ask, please post so we can see.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Triumph-TR6-TR7-TR8-MGB-twin-shaft-cass-car-stereo-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38639QQihZ020QQitemZ300218095100QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Rob

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The original slot is for a 7" x 1.75" body with 7" x 2" faceplate - here in Europe everything starts at 7.125" x 2.07" body + the DIN housing and then the faceplate is even bigger and fouls the heater control housing <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
This is what I did. Doesn't look to bad I'd say... It's got a DIN-standard body with full depth etc
- and this solution solved several issues, including depth, angle and display readability in sunlight.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Odd</i>

[quote]The original slot is for a 7" x 1.75" body with 7" x 2" faceplate - here in Europe everything starts at 7.125" x 2.07" body + the DIN housing and then the faceplate is even bigger and fouls the heater control housing <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
This is what I did. Doesn't look to bad I'd say... It's got a DIN-standard body with full depth etc
- and this solution solved several issues, including depth, angle and display readability in sunlight.
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Looks very interesting. Can you provide some details on how you did it?

1980 TR7 Spider, Bosch Jetronics EFI.

<font color="purple"><b>Now that is very clever odd looks good </b> </font id="purple">



<font size="4"><font color="green"><i>If it's not broke don't fix it.</i></font id="green"></font id="size4">

yeh agreed very interesting tell us more

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John

<font face="Comic Sans MS">Looks good Odd, better than many I`ve seen, your `webs` are not so big with the different centre console??
This is mine and the smaller 80`s size is well clear of the webs on the console and doesn`t crowd the area-maybe its the twin knobs that makes it all symmetrical?-perhaps you just have to have an 80`s radio with an 80`s car for it to blend.
I did have the problem that a prior owner had made the hole bigger side to side so had to put in the black intermediate plate to make it all snug-this was temporary 15 years ago!!
Cheers
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[img][IMG]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/trfrazz/oddsRadio_console.jpg[/img][/img] [img][IMG]http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/trfrazz/H-radio.jpg[/img][/img]
And clearly the type of console does make a difference!!!!

Enjoy& regards

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Looks very interesting. Can you provide some details on how you did it? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Sure, piece of cake really - as long as you get an extra console to do the hacking in.
<b>Never!</b> Never <u>ever</u> - hack your original up! Get a spare one first, and then molest the one worse for wear...

OK, here's a series of pictures showing how I did it. From first delivery of the already molested hacking-up
candidate to final fitment in the car... (Remember: When you saw your way through the plastic you use
a <b>SLOW</b> saw, preferably a manual plastic model saw for customising kit models. Anything moving even
slightly fast will start melting the plastic instead of nicely cutting it!) To finish everything up I took away
the black tar sound isolating material on the gearbox tunnel in the area where the lower rear end of
the radio unit ends up. This gained some precious millimeters as well...



PS
Howard, there's only one version of these consols.
Yours is the same as mine nothing different, it's just a matter of using the millimeters that are there...

Odd, You radio looks great and I like the idea of getting a second concol as it turns out mine has already been modified so I guess it's to Future Shop for a radio...

Thanks everyone for the input,

Steve

I like your solution odd, It looks almost factory, I mounted my radio in the glove box with an IR remote mounted on the outside to adjust volume, source etc. This means its locked away and is slightly less likely to be pinched. I wont tell you what is in the center console now as i doubt many people will approve!

Get a lifestyle
Get a TR7!

www.ttr7.co.uk

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by richards</i>

I wont tell you what is in the center console now as i doubt many people will approve!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Oh go on, you know you want to...

Avert your eyes alll purists.

well dont tell any one.



Thats a 7" widescreen moniter hooked up to a dvd changer and tied into the rest of the system (thats Ghostbusters on the screen) above it is a switch box that flips the audio between the ipod video connection and the dvd changer.

Its still a work in progress at the moment so there is a lot of tidying to do but it all works.

But dont tell anyone!

Get a lifestyle
Get a TR7!

www.ttr7.co.uk

Even though I have the original Triumph Radio, I still fitted a modern ISO connector plug adaptor to the harness which makes easy interchangeability with new equipment and also includes rheostat dimming from the lighting control knob.

It is only <i>just</i> possible to get a <i>reasonable</i> flush fit with a modern radio under 180mm x 50mm x 150 mm dimensions. The edge bezel can be taken off on <i>some</i> without affecting operation. Sadly most new equipment is NOT specified to be operated at a 45 degree angle, although <i>some</i> are. Very few radios even match the maximum size since most have powerful heat sinks on their rear ends.

The proper radio looks, feels and to be honest sounds right though in a TR7. I wouldn't have it any other way at the moment. Even the graphics match the Instruments!!!


Just Beautiful. Its what CLASSIC motoring is all about!


On another note. I do like the original Motorola door speaker covers too. They just look right as well! Especially since it is possible to fit a new and totally decent set of <b>cones</b> underneath them which sound superb!