stereo in a series?

[feildpickedrover]

I want to put a stereo in my series 2a, i know they werent a stock item, but i cant stand driving without some music playing. My thing is though, that i cant figure out a good place to mout it, i was thinking under the dash in front of my knee to the left of the hand throttle, but id like to see where others have mounted them. so anyone have pics, or can tell me their ideas?

[mrdoiron]

I want to put a stereo in my series 2a, i know they werent a stock item, but i cant stand driving without some music playing. My thing is though, that i cant figure out a good place to mout it, i was thinking under the dash in front of my knee to the left of the hand throttle, but id like to see where others have mounted them. so anyone have pics, or can tell me their ideas?

I popped mine into an added center console tuffy box...

mike

[Lord Icon]

i second the idea. A tuffy box is best.
If you are handy, jc whitney sells a over head thing designed for jeeps that has speakers and it fits well above your head, but with mild off roading a radio will tear it to shreds, stick with the tuffy box.... or the smittybuilt one for half the $$$.
Kris

[feildpickedrover]

i concidered fabbing a box myself(im fairly handy with a welder and scrap steels cheap) but id like to keep the center seat

[scatterling]

Here's another way to go. It's loud and it tucks away nicely without having to find a home for a big radio and speakers.
http://www.motorcyclespeakers.net/shop/stereo-motorcycle-speakers-aw-102-prd0.htm

[solihull109]

You can hear your radio while driving a series?:D

[rejeep]

I need to upload pictures of my setup I recently did..

in a nutshell..

I mounted the head unti in the tool box, have a remote on the dash in the center gague pod..
Speakers in front doors and rear B pillars (if you can call them that)

[kevkon]

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[Andrew IIA]

You can hear your radio while driving a series?:D
x2 on that.

Skip it, Series trucks shouldn't have radios/stereos (does not include 2-way radios). There. I said it.

Listen to the rattles, the exhaust leak, the wind & tire noise, etc.

Just my opinion; feel free to ignore it. :thumb-up:

ps. don't you guys find that the Tuffy boxes take up the space where your (my) right knee goes while driving (I'm tall) ? (would be left knee for RHD trucks, I suppose).

Regards, Andrew
'63 SIIA 88" SW

[solihull109]

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That will work in a S3, however the original poster has a 2a, totally different.

[siiirhd88]

On the wife's SIIA 109 I mounted the radio in a box mounted to the bulkhead behind the center seat. You won't have as much room in an 88.... The CD doesn't really work at the angle it is mounted, but we usually use the ipod or Sirius radio plugged into the audio input jack anyway. It can be a pia as you need to fold down the seat to access the controls, and take your eyes off the road, but once you remember the programmed buttons it is no big deal.

One set of speakers are mounted in the Defender door panels, the other set is mounted to the flange where the top bolts to the side panels.

I used marine quality radio and speakers for a bit of weather resistance. Some dynamat in the doors and seat box helped with noise reduction.

Bob

[yorker]

http://www.amazon.com/DC011-Combination-7-2-Volt-18-Volt-Pod-Style/dp/B0002AJNPQ
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/DWDC011.JPG

[Rineheitzgabot]

Here's another way to go. It's loud and it tucks away nicely without having to find a home for a big radio and speakers.
http://www.motorcyclespeakers.net/shop/stereo-motorcycle-speakers-aw-102-prd0.htm


I did this. Here are a few photos of it, finished. Note the small module above the guage cluster. It is the power switch. The amp is tucked behind the guage cluster panel. I have the speakers just sitting where you see them. My Ipod plugs into the input wire dangling below the steering wheel. I have velcro stuck to the dash, and the back of my Ipod, so I can just stick it up there while I drive. That way, I only have to use one hand to operate it.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7flfIKKMkt0/TACBgjS_5HI/AAAAAAAABP4/ZGGkFp1kxvY/s400/IMG_1326.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7flfIKKMkt0/TACBbB2sRaI/AAAAAAAABP0/o4bkGcCR9yI/s400/IMG_1325.jpg

It is not the greatest sound, but it is waterproof and not as invasive as other options. If I ever sell it, I don't have any permanent remains of this system.

[mrdoiron]

I did this. Here are a few photos of it, finished. Note the small module above the guage cluster. It is the power switch. The amp is tucked behind the guage cluster panel. I have the speakers just sitting where you see them. My Ipod plugs into the input wire dangling below the steering wheel. I have velcro stuck to the dash, and the back of my Ipod, so I can just stick it up there while I drive. That way, I only have to use one hand to operate it.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_7flfIKKMkt0/TACBgjS_5HI/AAAAAAAABP4/ZGGkFp1kxvY/s400/IMG_1326.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7flfIKKMkt0/TACBbB2sRaI/AAAAAAAABP0/o4bkGcCR9yI/s400/IMG_1325.jpg

It is not the greatest sound, but it is waterproof and not as invasive as other options. If I ever sell it, I don't have any permanent remains of this system.

...pretty slick set up.

Sound ok ?

[Rineheitzgabot]

...pretty slick set up.

Sound ok ?


When you pull up to a traffic light, and the guy next you on a GoldWing has his stereo on; that's what it sounds like. Not a great sound, but it is loud enough to feed my head with some tunes.

It works for me, since with the top off, you get a lot of road noise, etc. I am not in the business of Hi-Fi, whilst driving around in my Series. :)

[scott]

i shoved a radio into an ammo can chained to the spare tire mid bulkhead thing. looks like and sounds like crap.

[gudjeon]

Power inverter (has many other uses) and hook up a 120v powered computer speaker system-a big one. Plug in sound of iPod, scanner, laptop, playing DVD's whilst camping, etc...... No radio for anyone to steal and a wired remote ofor the speakers make it a good'un.:thumb-up:

[mrdoiron]

Power inverter (has many other uses) and hook up a 120v powered computer speaker system-a big one. Plug in sound of iPod, scanner, laptop, playing DVD's whilst camping, etc...... No radio for anyone to steal and a wired remote ofor the speakers make it a good'un.:thumb-up:

I like this use of tech alot... however - if I ever brought a scanner and laptop on a camping trip, my woman will put a paddle upside my head pretty fast !

mike

[kevkon]

That will work in a S3, however the original poster has a 2a, totally different.

It's actually a tough fab for a SIII, but that's the nature of custom installs. Same thing for an SII. It all depends on the priorities of the owner, ie good sound and ease of use vs quick and easy.

[printjunky]

My first Rover had PO (RAF Iceland-stationed officer) -installed quarter-ply boxes for the head unit centered above the dash, and bolted right through the roof (well-siliconed, she never leaked a drop - there at least), and similar boxes with a speaker in each rear corner. Was very well built and fitted. And like Reinheitsgebots aid, while it doesn't overcome the road/Rover noise, it does provide a background tune. Essential on the 4-hour-by-Rover trip back and forth from Conway, NH to UMaine back in the mid-90's.

[feildpickedrover]

Yeah, i just go nuts without some kind of tune playing i dont mind the sound of the road or engine, but after a while of that will mess with my head(had an old ford with no radio for my first trucko muffler and no tunes equals odd thoughts) as for the motorcycle speakers, Id rather use the stereo i have sitting in the trunk of my car, asnd ive also got a nice loud set of speakers. also, rovers did in fact have an am radio as an option at least in 1963(the copyright date on my first edition workshop manual) mounted in the glovebox with an antenna mounted to the windshield

[bobzinak]

There is the mounting option of putting it up on the roof inside the vehicle. a company named poly planer makes a universal mount that would work well, poly planer also makes water proof speakers that require only 1" of mounting depth, so you can put them in the doors,trying to find a good place to mount speakers is a problem with series rovers, the series 2a and 3 have the wiper moter on the left side which restricts your speaker options. also to bring the sound up from the floor you can mount a pair of small surface mount tweeters in the upper windshield corners, a panel blocking off part of the seat bulkhead in the back would also let you mount a small subwoofer there. a 1" peice of plywood, covered in vinyl could be cut to fit in the upper rear of the roof so that you coulkd mount a pair of rear speakers up high so that you coukld hear them well if you loaded up your rover with gear. I like to have music when I drive, and spent alot of time trying to figure out how to do it. Have a 880 watt amp that drives the speaker system, four six inch speakers, and two 12 inch subs, It will play very loud, as rovers are very loud to drive in to begin with you need power to over come the background noise, Although many might think I am a bit looney for doing all this I really enjoy nice sound, I have even worn ear plugs on long drives, something everyone should do when driving a rover long distance, and you can hear the music fine, even with the ears plugs in..now my system is overkill as far as most series stereos go, but its my choice so, any of you jugemental purists can just lose your hearing and feel smug singing to yourself...whatever you do, it is nice to listen to the radio or you favorite tunes..but don't tie wire your speakers to the dash, or leave them to fly off and bump you in a accident. check out those poly planer speakers...the "west marine" web site carries there products and i'm sure that a web search will find you the best deal..(there is also headphones) just my two cents..enjoy your rover, It will make you friends with strangers, amd other series guys will almost always give you a thumbs up..remember "it's just a land rover". bobzinak

[Tim Smith]

Made this with some 1/4" luan and a little bit of bendy steel. Only two screws going through the roof but under the ridges on the outside so no worries about leaks. The front sits on the ridge or the roof and the whole thing is pretty secure.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Mw8MF8Gu0DU/R7n5Rh2OA8I/AAAAAAAABUY/vmohIJpp2_0/s144/OverHeadv1-06.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rFqA3b-8HC3aqihwEKPWKn76SXGbiMD-W88GPlTpW5I?feat=embedwebsite)

I never finished it and last weekend I finally smacked my head on the metal as I came off a stone ledge. :( If you go for an over head console set up, do yourself a favor and finish it by wrapping the thing in some soft material so you don't end up needing stitches like I did. :o

Other pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/smithco1/BumbasOverheadConsole?authkey=Gv1sRgCIyl39eb9L7kJg&feat=directlink

[bkreutz]

I've been thinking about a speed sensitive volume control (I've got that in my other vehicles) If I adjust the volume so I can hear it at 50, when I slow down or stop I feel like one of the "thumpers in a Civic" crowd.:eek:

I hope you all realize that my tongue is firmly in cheek on this (I just reach over and turn it down:D).