New Radio

[RJS]

It is just sitting in place right now, but I am pretty happy with how it looks (even looks like it could be a radio from 1980).

It is a cheap radio ($30 usd), and I am sure that the sound will not be great, but as long as I can listen to something and it looks good, I will be happy.

Model is Pyle PLR16MUA

Rob

[silverseven]

It does look good, I think you are the second member to install this radio !

Ron.

[rgsSpider]

You may be surprised how good it sounds! I had a similar Pyle installed until I got my hands on an original radio. The good thing is, for $30 you can hardly go wrong. Bonus feature of the one I had was the illumination of it is green.


Randy

1980 TR7 <font color="red">Spider!</font id="red">
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[RJS]

I have no idea if I need to get new speakers yet. I have owned the car over 4 years now, and there are speakers in it, but I have never had a working sterio in it.

Hopefully I will get it wired up tomorrow. It gets so darn hot in my garage this time of year, so I don't get much done outside. In a few months when everyone else is putting their cars away, I will start enjoying my car more.

Rob

[FI Spyder]

You can get retromod speakers (4.5") from Moss UK that should fit existing door opening. Probably not the best sound but is going to be a lot better than the moisture soaked 30+ year old speakers that might still be in there (as in mine).

http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=18774



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

[KFSullivan]

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I have no idea if I need to get new speakers yet. I have owned the car over 4 years now, and there are speakers in it, but I have never had a working sterio in it.

Hopefully I will get it wired up tomorrow. It gets so darn hot in my garage this time of year, so I don't get much done outside. In a few months when everyone else is putting their cars away, I will start enjoying my car more.

Rob
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Rob -

Do you have your new Pyle head unit hooked up yet? How's it sound? What about speakers?

We are in need of a new one and I saw your post. Looks tempting. I see the radio trim is wider than the space between the trim around the heater control levers. Do you see this as a problem?

Thanks.

[RJS]

I still need new speakers and an antenna. If I crank it up to the max, I can then hear a little bit out of the speakers. I haven’t spent much time on the car since I put the radio in. Hopefully I will have some time to play with it in the next few weeks.

I am very happy with the fit. There is a trim piece that goes on once the radio is in place. The radio fits in the hole fine, and then the trim piece covers the gap. I did shave off some of the trim piece because the radio goes in at an angle.

Rob

[Sautie]

Hi RJS,
Greetings from darkest Africa. Unfortunately Pyle do not seem to be represented her & their web site does not show the PLR16MUA . do you have the dimensions (particulary the depth) so that I can compare with some of the models on their site & then do an electronic purchase?

[RJS]

Dimensions: 7''W x 4.72''D x 1.96''H

When I was originally looking, the best buy website showed all radios dimensions, so I could compare all radios (they have since changed the site). The pyle radios (no CD) were generally the shallowest (less depth).

from this webpage:
http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PLR16MUA/In-Dash-AMFM-MPX-Receiver-MP3-Playback-with-USBSD-Card

Rob

[KFSullivan]

Sautie -

The Pyle PLR16MUA can be seen on Pyle's website. Here is the link.

http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PLR16MUA/I ... USBSD-Card

The dimensions are 17.8cm wide x 12.0cm deep x 5cm high. They have a number of receivers that are these same dimension.

I just purchased a Plye PLR34M from Amazon. It has the same dimensions as the PLR16MUA, but had a few more features that I enjoyed. We hooked it up two days ago and so far we really like it.

Here is the link for this model receiver.

http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PLR34M/In- ... Aux-Inputs