Thread: Stereo upgrade

Just wondering if any of you blokes have removed the old radio cassette on a D1 and replaced it with a more modern unit with CD and ipod connections? The existing stereo on my Disco is pretty much ****ed. The volume control has a mind of its own and the cassette player's only function is to eject whatever you put in it!
Been looking at some Alpine stereos that seem to fit the budget, but I figure a lot of them won't fit the housing and maybe they have different wiring connectors.
If someone has been down this road and knows of a unit which is easy to install I'd be keen to hear about it.

Chrs

Mark

i managed to get some bigger speakers into the front doors, it was not easy though. the speakers i used were polk mm5251 component splits becuase they have rare earth magnets that are alot smaller than most speakers, yet i still had to use 20mm spacers and cut the door trim out, and even then they did not go in easy.



the tweeters i put in the a pillar factory tweeter spots, and i put the crossovers on the kickpanels in the footwells, probably not the best spot but theyre still working 6 months on

i also got some 6x9s in the tailgate, which also involved alot of cutting, and was a mission to run wires to


also i replaced the speakers in the rear pillars they were much easier though cutting still required, and ended up ditching the flimsy (and in my case rusty) frames for the factory speakers, i have no pics of this though.

and for bass i have 2 12" alpine subs with 2 alpine v power amps in the boot, this took away alot of my load space but it was worth it, for me anyway

all the speakers are powered by a 6 channel amp that is under the bench seat, took me about a week to put together as i had to run wires from every speaker and the head unit to the amp, and i wanted it neat and hidden. i went a bit overboard i must say but it sounds awesome