Hey folks - as I've alluded to, I have a rover coming my way soon (fingers crossed on that one).
While I'm waiting, I'm trying to satiate my obsession by doing some planning, thinking and patronage of our hosts... Green bible, shop manual, owners manual, that kind of stuff.
And, my lack of rover expertise is only paralleled by my off the charts geekyness...
I've been doing some searching and reading about the best way to wire up a GPS and install a radio. I figure the radio is a nice thing to have as a diagnostic tool, if you can hear it, then the engine is clearly not running. As a matter of practicality, I've come to rely on my GPS and already know that I'll need it to get the Rover in question back home.
Jokes about the radio aside, I would like to get some sound, understanding that quality is not an issue but volume may be. I have an iPhone that I'm rather attached to, and frankly it satisfies a lot of this challenge - GPS, radio, music, phone.
Here's my thought. Mount a tuffy box or even a military ammo box (thinking spare tire mount behind the front seats?) and install a basic amp of some kind. Run a volume control up front somewhere and a lead for the iphone to a mount on the dash. From there I could use some galvy brackets and mount some basic speakers just behind the two front seats.
I'd also like to work in an inverter...don't ask...
Anyone have any experience to share? Brands of amps/speakers that work well? I saw a post with a link to some motorcycle units that might work. I'm curious if the negative earth electrics are going to be an issue at all?
In the mean time, I'll be reading the service manual like reading is going out of style!
While I'm waiting, I'm trying to satiate my obsession by doing some planning, thinking and patronage of our hosts... Green bible, shop manual, owners manual, that kind of stuff.
And, my lack of rover expertise is only paralleled by my off the charts geekyness...
I've been doing some searching and reading about the best way to wire up a GPS and install a radio. I figure the radio is a nice thing to have as a diagnostic tool, if you can hear it, then the engine is clearly not running. As a matter of practicality, I've come to rely on my GPS and already know that I'll need it to get the Rover in question back home.
Jokes about the radio aside, I would like to get some sound, understanding that quality is not an issue but volume may be. I have an iPhone that I'm rather attached to, and frankly it satisfies a lot of this challenge - GPS, radio, music, phone.
Here's my thought. Mount a tuffy box or even a military ammo box (thinking spare tire mount behind the front seats?) and install a basic amp of some kind. Run a volume control up front somewhere and a lead for the iphone to a mount on the dash. From there I could use some galvy brackets and mount some basic speakers just behind the two front seats.
I'd also like to work in an inverter...don't ask...
Anyone have any experience to share? Brands of amps/speakers that work well? I saw a post with a link to some motorcycle units that might work. I'm curious if the negative earth electrics are going to be an issue at all?
In the mean time, I'll be reading the service manual like reading is going out of style!
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