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Double ISO Setup Pics
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Very very nice!!!!
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AM/FM Radio.....
Alpine 9856
by the way, I have a strip of cork between the radios. The Metra frame is made of plastic, and is not stiff enough to support the weight of the 996T.
Alpine 9856
by the way, I have a strip of cork between the radios. The Metra frame is made of plastic, and is not stiff enough to support the weight of the 996T.
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The levels of security....
Level 3: Crappy interior, wheels, and car
Level 2: Car alarm
Level 1: Read this to ensure that I don't violate your rights....because I tend to ask the questions afterwards.....
http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1591_3503_4654-10953--,00.html
heheheh...just joking....
Level 3: Crappy interior, wheels, and car
Level 2: Car alarm
Level 1: Read this to ensure that I don't violate your rights....because I tend to ask the questions afterwards.....
http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1591_3503_4654-10953--,00.html
heheheh...just joking....
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Foam tabs provide a snug fit. You can use weather stripping too or strips of that E-grips stuff. There are lips that extends along the upper and lower portions of the false face plate, that's where I placed the foam stickies. The lips then fit snuggly up against the dash opening.
For $24 the metra kit comes with a few outer face plates. It can be configured for single or double DIN-E or ISO units. I just hacked one of the leftovers.
I don't drive with it on....it's basically just a cover...
Here is my final mod for it....
(Got another I'm building up that's made of a Blaupunkt head. It's an AM/FM/Cassette with those good'ol dials and the little orange plastic indicator that travels across the face. I think it was an early eighties model.)
(hint...Sportsman's Goop)
For $24 the metra kit comes with a few outer face plates. It can be configured for single or double DIN-E or ISO units. I just hacked one of the leftovers.
I don't drive with it on....it's basically just a cover...
Here is my final mod for it....
(Got another I'm building up that's made of a Blaupunkt head. It's an AM/FM/Cassette with those good'ol dials and the little orange plastic indicator that travels across the face. I think it was an early eighties model.)
(hint...Sportsman's Goop)
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THATS security. great job!
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J.C. Whitney Stealth......
About 15 years ago, J.C Whitney had an 'anti theft' device listed in their catalogs. It was a face plate with a very 'basic' AM radio dial on it. The back of the face plate had an insert the same size as a cassette tape... So...to use it..you would just plug the 'cheesey' AM face plate into the cassette player of your multi-buck AM-FM radio...and no one would give it a second glance. I thought that was a very clever way of 'concealing the goods'...!!
About 15 years ago, J.C Whitney had an 'anti theft' device listed in their catalogs. It was a face plate with a very 'basic' AM radio dial on it. The back of the face plate had an insert the same size as a cassette tape... So...to use it..you would just plug the 'cheesey' AM face plate into the cassette player of your multi-buck AM-FM radio...and no one would give it a second glance. I thought that was a very clever way of 'concealing the goods'...!!
Very very nice. You have finally made me decide to get rid of teh factory double din and do an install like what you have shared here. Thanks great setup!
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And when it's all said and done.....
Hello radio10-8 and everyone else,
Some key notes.....
I've got a compact car, so I was dismayed to find out I had very little room in the rear of the Double setup when installed in the car....
1. I had to find a short BNC connector or use a 90 degree elbow...I opted for the short BNC connector which was a crimp on. I didn't like the idea of using the 90 degree elbow to clear the heating ducts because I would've also needed another BNC adapter. This meant loss in signal to me.
2. The biggest pain was the 9 pin serial connector for the GPS. I used a build it yourself 9 pin housing. Used the dremel to cut about 1/2 off the body. Another OP from another thread used a serial ribbon cable (I didn't have time to look for one out there).
3. I have another thread discussing the electrical wiring of the Bearcat. I opted to splice/solder into the Alpine 9856 wiring harness. It made for a cleaner and quicker install since I was able to do everything outside and in my basement (soldering). Then it was just a matter of running the GPS serial cable to the GPS unit, and plugging in the radio harness.... here is the thread on the pros and cons of doing this.....
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62259
Goodluck, and have fun!
radio10-8 said:
Hello radio10-8 and everyone else,
Some key notes.....
I've got a compact car, so I was dismayed to find out I had very little room in the rear of the Double setup when installed in the car....
1. I had to find a short BNC connector or use a 90 degree elbow...I opted for the short BNC connector which was a crimp on. I didn't like the idea of using the 90 degree elbow to clear the heating ducts because I would've also needed another BNC adapter. This meant loss in signal to me.
2. The biggest pain was the 9 pin serial connector for the GPS. I used a build it yourself 9 pin housing. Used the dremel to cut about 1/2 off the body. Another OP from another thread used a serial ribbon cable (I didn't have time to look for one out there).
3. I have another thread discussing the electrical wiring of the Bearcat. I opted to splice/solder into the Alpine 9856 wiring harness. It made for a cleaner and quicker install since I was able to do everything outside and in my basement (soldering). Then it was just a matter of running the GPS serial cable to the GPS unit, and plugging in the radio harness.... here is the thread on the pros and cons of doing this.....
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62259
Goodluck, and have fun!
Universaldecoder said:
I love the cassette tape! Nice finishing touch! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Update #2
Removed the 996T to install an audio plug with a 90 deg elbow and to get rid of those gigantic RCA plugs . You can see the mess of wiring I did. The power for the Uniden comes from the Alpine's harness. Everything comes out all at once ---except for....the Garmin GPS Cable that I had to feed down into and behind the A/C controls, so it takes a little bit of elbow grease to get it out, and back in.
After soldering, wrapping the audio splice with aluminum tape, and encasing with heat shrink tubing, the whole mess was once again 'tied' and pushed as closest to the back of the units as possible....
Removed the 996T to install an audio plug with a 90 deg elbow and to get rid of those gigantic RCA plugs . You can see the mess of wiring I did. The power for the Uniden comes from the Alpine's harness. Everything comes out all at once ---except for....the Garmin GPS Cable that I had to feed down into and behind the A/C controls, so it takes a little bit of elbow grease to get it out, and back in.
After soldering, wrapping the audio splice with aluminum tape, and encasing with heat shrink tubing, the whole mess was once again 'tied' and pushed as closest to the back of the units as possible....
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The hideous hole in the dash
Well....if I had my choice I'd cut that piece of metal that runs across inside the dash, but my common sense tells me that would make the car undriveable over potholes. Here is a pic of the Mini-circuits combiner that feeds a 150/450 mhz AND an 800 mhz antenna into the back of the 996T. It gets pushed back into the upper left and tie wrapped to the cable harness. A cable with a service loop then connects it to the 996T.
Pics of the antennas can be found in this thread....
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61949
PS. Make sure you disconnect the battery when doing this !
Well....if I had my choice I'd cut that piece of metal that runs across inside the dash, but my common sense tells me that would make the car undriveable over potholes. Here is a pic of the Mini-circuits combiner that feeds a 150/450 mhz AND an 800 mhz antenna into the back of the 996T. It gets pushed back into the upper left and tie wrapped to the cable harness. A cable with a service loop then connects it to the 996T.
Pics of the antennas can be found in this thread....
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61949
PS. Make sure you disconnect the battery when doing this !
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