Radio Hidden - How to

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Shane'o
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Radio Hidden - How to

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Hi,
I am hoping somebody has already done this. I have an old radio already fitted into the dash. Does not work very well but I want to leave it in the hole in the dash where it is. I am looking to upgrade the 1 x speaker in the dash with a better one and install some type of "hidden" wired or Bluetooth system to play AM/FM/DAB and stream music from my phone. I vaguely remember seeing, on this forum I think, photos of somebody retro fitting a Bluetooth speaker in the dash with some type of sender/controller being mounted in the glovebox?
Does anybody have any ideas on what can be done or the name of a product that I could buy? Or would this type of thing also be made of Unobtanium?
cheers,
Shane'o
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Harv
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Give Phil a call:
http://my409.com.au/holden-radios-sprin ... les/fb-ek/

I run one of his units in Grace's ute, my wagon, and had one in the HR wagon. It's a bolt-in replacement to the factory dash holes. He has a couple of models with varying degrees of connectivity. Add one of his dual-cone 6" speakers under the factory radio grille and you are done.

Sell the original radio to one of the restorers.

Cheers,
Harv
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EK283
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It was me,

viewtopic.php?t=882&start=900

The company is called Gravelrash, great blue tooth unit and is heaps better than 1 speaker.

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In the Shed
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Sell the original radio to one of the restorers.

Cheers,
Harv
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Would that be you Harv???? :lol:
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I used a very similar speaker that I got from eBay, I was in a Rare Spares suppliers the other day and I thought I saw a dash head unit that is very small depth wise but looks like an old radio from the front and fits into the original position.
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Harv
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In the Shed wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:04 pm Sell the original radio to one of the restorers.

Cheers,
Harv



Would that be you Harv???? :lol:
Nah, I'm more an enthusiast butcherer :lol:

Cheers,
Harv
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Shane'o
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Thanks, everyone. Great ideas.
Yes Greg, that's the setup I remember. (It takes me a bit longer these days to retrieve some memory's from the rear filing cabinet at the back of my brain). I am liking the dual cone setup!!! (Thanks for replying. The photos are great).
cheers,
Shane'o
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Just placed an order with "Gravelrash" in QLD. So we will see how we go. Fingers crossed should turn up next week.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
cheers,
Shane'o
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