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Unanswered: Connections original radio
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.
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GT's originally had only one speaker mounted on the back deck. One set of connections is for the speaker, the other for power.
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I'm not shure about that.
Both connections are marked with "12V, SPK an GND.
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12 V is power
SPK is speaker GND is ground [also for the speaker]
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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
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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....
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Thx...cool.
And how do the presets work? Are the stuck at one frequency? Or is there a way to edit them?
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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.
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A bit of good ole Talkback there too.....
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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
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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
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Mad? !!
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This is really cool...
Amazing how inventive they are in the early days using mechanical memory instead of electronic...
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Is this radio only mounted with the two hex nuts at the front??
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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.
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Thx...maybe not such a bad idea to make something like that...
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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]
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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..
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yah duhhh, radio kaput , back to the drawing board
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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.
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See it!
It's still there, Lindsay.
Thx!
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