Connections original radio

ZmokE · 06-16-2006

Hello.
I just bought a original radio for my GT.
There is a connector on the left side and one on the back.
Does it matter which one i connect?
Are there normally two speakers connected (i think so, because the left small ring behind the volume knob is also attached to a potmeter).
Thx, Rini.

BQS4 · 06-16-2006

GT's originally had only one speaker mounted on the back deck. One set of connections is for the speaker, the other for power.

ZmokE · 06-16-2006

I'm not shure about that.
Both connections are marked with "12V, SPK an GND.

2 Fast 4 U · 06-16-2006

12 V is power
SPK is speaker
GND is ground [also for the speaker]

baz · 06-16-2006

i think the ones on the side were added so it was easyer to wire in on the production line but the amp will only run 1 speaker properly

ZmokE · 06-16-2006

Originally Posted by baz

i think the ones on the side were added so it was easyer to wire in on the production line but the amp will only run 1 speaker properly

Yes i thought it must be something like that.
And now i realise that the ring below the volume knob could be for the soundquality (treble/bass) instead balance between two speakers.
I hope the radio works and catch some radiostations...would be nice.
The sound of AM stations just belong to that car....

SpringGT · 06-16-2006

The ring behind the volume knob is indeed the bass/treble control. A clockwise turn adds treble and counterclockwise adds bass.

ZmokE · 06-17-2006

Thx...cool.
And how do the presets work?
Are the stuck at one frequency?
Or is there a way to edit them?

hustlerzlife · 06-17-2006

I don't know the right way to set them, but if you take the radio apart and look at the tuning knob it is a small clutch. When you press a preset the clutch disengages and tunes to the preset station. I bet that you can push a preset and then turn the tunning part of the clutch to the right station and it will save it. Just a guess though.

GTJIM · 06-17-2006

Originally Posted by ZmokE

I hope the radio works and catch some radiostations...would be nice.
The sound of AM stations just belong to that car....

AM stations have BOTH sorts of music - Country AND Western!
A bit of good ole Talkback there too.....

ZmokE · 06-17-2006

LOL...here in Dutchland we have a station called "Arrow"..they play a lot of classic rock music...so that's really cool.

The radio works...back to the good old days...i just need a toupee now

baz · 06-17-2006

tune the radio to what every station you can get then pull out a button and push it back all the way in , this sets the station , repeat for the other 3 and job done
then start looking for a modern head unit with a remote pad as the sounds on AM will drive you mad within a week

GTJIM · 06-17-2006

Originally Posted by baz

the sounds on AM will drive you mad within a week

TOO LATE! I drive an OPEL

ZmokE · 06-18-2006

Originally Posted by baz

tune the radio to what every station you can get then pull out a button and push it back all the way in , this sets the station , repeat for the other 3 and job done

It works!!! LOL...i love it....
Amazing how inventive they are in the early days using mechanical memory instead of electronic...

ZmokE · 07-02-2006

Is this radio only mounted with the two hex nuts at the front??

GTJIM · 07-02-2006

My radio had a "U'" shaped bit of sheet metal screwed to the firewall into which the tail end of the radio fitted when the dashboard was put back into place. This looked like a factory part and stopped the back end of the radio flapping up and down.

ZmokE · 07-02-2006

Thx...maybe not such a bad idea to make something like that...

2 Fast 4 U · 07-02-2006

yes and maybe

at the back you have a thread thing [draad eind] sticking out so you can fasten the back to something as well [maar tis meestal niet nodig de twee moeren op de knophouders zijn meestal voldoende]

ZmokE · 07-02-2006

No..there isn't a treadthing stickin out of the back..
If the nuts are not enough to hold it in place i will weld the radio to the firewall..

2 Fast 4 U · 07-02-2006

Originally Posted by ZmokE

If the nuts are enough to hold it in place i will weld the radio to the firewall

yah duhhh, radio kaput

, back to the drawing board

Lindsay · 07-03-2006

Don't forget to attach ground wire from radio chassis to the inside firewall ground. On lower side of radio chassis (near rear connection), there is a black U-shaped clip to install screw to secure the ground wire.

Lindsay
71 Opel GT w/ AM Radio

ZmokE · 07-03-2006

It's still there, Lindsay.
Thx!

06-16-2006	#1 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	Unanswered: Connections original radio Hello. I just bought a original radio for my GT. There is a connector on the left side and one on the back. Does it matter which one i connect? Are there normally two speakers connected (i think so, because the left small ring behind the volume knob is also attached to a potmeter). Thx, Rini. __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

06-16-2006	#2 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	GT's originally had only one speaker mounted on the back deck. One set of connections is for the speaker, the other for power. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

06-16-2006	#3 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	I'm not shure about that. Both connections are marked with "12V, SPK an GND. __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

06-16-2006	#4 (permalink)
2 Fast 4 U Detroit,where my home was Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maria - Hoop, The Netherlands Posts: 2,216 Real Name: Erick Provided Answers: 5	12 V is power SPK is speaker GND is ground [also for the speaker] __________________ Opel Ascona; driving one is like living on the edge. Only built from 1970 - 1975

06-16-2006	#5 (permalink)
baz opel free after 26 years Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sunderland england Posts: 4,941 Real Name: barry williams Provided Answers: 4	i think the ones on the side were added so it was easyer to wire in on the production line but the amp will only run 1 speaker properly __________________ Copyright © 2003-2009 barry williams All Rights Reserved save praying to God for sunday today we pray to Nike and run like hell

06-16-2006	#7 (permalink)
SpringGT Opeler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 252	The ring behind the volume knob is indeed the bass/treble control. A clockwise turn adds treble and counterclockwise adds bass.

06-17-2006	#8 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	Thx...cool. And how do the presets work? Are the stuck at one frequency? Or is there a way to edit them? __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

06-17-2006	#9 (permalink)
hustlerzlife Opeler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sept-May 47803 else 90245 Posts: 154	I don't know the right way to set them, but if you take the radio apart and look at the tuning knob it is a small clutch. When you press a preset the clutch disengages and tunes to the preset station. I bet that you can push a preset and then turn the tunning part of the clutch to the right station and it will save it. Just a guess though. __________________ -Conrad (1971 GT)

06-17-2006	#11 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	Not my taste LOL...here in Dutchland we have a station called "Arrow"..they play a lot of classic rock music...so that's really cool. The radio works...back to the good old days...i just need a toupee now __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum Last edited by ZmokE; 06-17-2006 at 02:39 PM.

06-17-2006	#12 (permalink)
baz opel free after 26 years Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sunderland england Posts: 4,941 Real Name: barry williams Provided Answers: 4	tune the radio to what every station you can get then pull out a button and push it back all the way in , this sets the station , repeat for the other 3 and job done then start looking for a modern head unit with a remote pad as the sounds on AM will drive you mad within a week __________________ Copyright © 2003-2009 barry williams All Rights Reserved save praying to God for sunday today we pray to Nike and run like hell

07-02-2006	#15 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	Is this radio only mounted with the two hex nuts at the front?? __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

07-02-2006	#16 (permalink)
GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686 Provided Answers: 12	Radio Mounting My radio had a "U'" shaped bit of sheet metal screwed to the firewall into which the tail end of the radio fitted when the dashboard was put back into place. This looked like a factory part and stopped the back end of the radio flapping up and down. __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved

07-02-2006	#17 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	Thx...maybe not such a bad idea to make something like that... __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

07-02-2006	#18 (permalink)
2 Fast 4 U Detroit,where my home was Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maria - Hoop, The Netherlands Posts: 2,216 Real Name: Erick Provided Answers: 5	chique!!!! yes and maybe at the back you have a thread thing [draad eind] sticking out so you can fasten the back to something as well [maar tis meestal niet nodig de twee moeren op de knophouders zijn meestal voldoende] __________________ Opel Ascona; driving one is like living on the edge. Only built from 1970 - 1975

07-02-2006	#19 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	No..there isn't a treadthing stickin out of the back.. If the nuts are not enough to hold it in place i will weld the radio to the firewall.. __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum Last edited by ZmokE; 07-02-2006 at 07:26 PM.

07-03-2006	#21 (permalink)
Lindsay Opeler Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 508 Provided Answers: 1	AM Radio Ground Don't forget to attach ground wire from radio chassis to the inside firewall ground. On lower side of radio chassis (near rear connection), there is a black U-shaped clip to install screw to secure the ground wire. Lindsay 71 Opel GT w/ AM Radio

07-03-2006	#22 (permalink)
ZmokE Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Zeeland (Netherlands) Posts: 258	See it! It's still there, Lindsay. Thx! __________________ Ascona-B 2.0E , Ascona-B 1.9, Kadett City 1.6, Kadett City 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.2, Corsa-A 1.4, Vectra-C 1.6, Astra-A 1.4, Agila (ahum ), Corsa-C 1.4, GT 1.9 Dutch GT Forum

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