Radio Solution? Secret/Hidden Stereo?

CaliforniaBorn36

CaliforniaBorn36

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Does anyone have experience with the Secret/Hidden Stereo solution offered by Woody's Custom Shop on EBay?

With the "Secret Stereo" and the "6 8 12 Volt Positive to Negative Ground Radio Converter", and a speaker or two, it seems like you could have a pretty complete solution for a couple of hundred dollars that provides FM Radio and option for an MP3 player or SD card for music.

My questions are:

1.) Is anyone running this solution in a Stock Early Ford V8 - 6 Volt positive ground?
2.) Is the sound any good?
3.) Does the FM pull stations very well? (Built in antenna only)
4.) Does it draw a lot of power? Can you run it without killing the battery and does it require any changes or adjustments to the stock generator.

I am considering this option for a Stock 1936 Ford...stock 21 stud flathead. I love the sound of the flathead, but on some longer drives a little music can sooth the soul :)

Thanks
 
I have a '35 and a '36 and both are 6 volt positive ground and both have the 6-12 voltage converter. I have placed the converter out of sight behind the right-hand cowl panel. I made a box-like frame that the 12 volt radio slips into. The frame is attached to the underside of the dash (no holes drilled) and is held in by small clamps that allow for rapid removal if I want the car to be stock appearing in a show. The 12 volt radio is wired with male-female connections which also allow for quick removal. In the meantime I also have the original radio (which works) in the dash. Both radios play through the overhead speaker. The 0ff-ON switch (next to the radio), controls which radio will be playing through the overhead radio speaker. I also have a couple of extra cowl panels each with a small speaker that allows for sound balancing. With everything together you can be "washed" in sound! The 12 volt radio has a negligible draw on the 6 volt system.

I have been using this "system" for years without any trouble. I doubt if I have more than $50 invested. :)

Tom
 

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My Wife always sez I can't be without my music..As a gift she bought me a "Jambox Speaker"...It plays my music via Bluetooth from my Iphone I have from work ,or my Ipad....The charge lasts for about ten hours,and it sounds good...The car has an AM original radio but it never has worked since I've had the car....With Pandora and my Stored music "I'm Set,a little Surf music or Classic Rock,even Big Band like Ol Henry listens to"....Most of the time I set it on the hump on the floor,or put it in the glove box and it sounds like it coming from the dash speaker....Carl
 
flatheadfan said:
I have a '35 and a '36 and both are 6 volt positive ground and both have the 6-12 voltage converter. I have placed the converter out of sight behind the right-hand cowl panel. I made a box-like frame that the 12 volt radio slips into. The frame is attached to the underside of the dash (no holes drilled) and is held in by small clamps that allow for rapid removal if I want the car to be stock appearing in a show. The 12 volt radio is wired with male-female connections which also allow for quick removal. In the meantime I also have the original radio (which works) in the dash. Both radios play through the overhead speaker. The 0ff-ON switch (next to the radio), controls which radio will be playing through the overhead radio speaker. I also have a couple of extra cowl panels each with a small speaker that allows for sound balancing. With everything together you can be "washed" in sound! The 12 volt radio has a negligible draw on the 6 volt system.

I have been using this "system" for years without any trouble. I doubt if I have more than $50 invested. :)

Tom
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I still have my original radio in my 35, but man, I love that mirror clock. Been wanting to cough up the money to get one!
 
Buy and inverter and an inexpensive AM/FM CD player from Amazon. You can get some good ones for $50-$70. Make sure when you buy that you can plug an IPod or MP3 player into the front of the set. MP3 players are cheap(Walmart) and you can put a lot of music on them. They will play directly through your stereo.
 
I just use a mp3 player with a unit from Sound Storm and mounted it in place of speaker on my 40 and I can unbolt it to move it to the Model A.It was for a motorcycle.Comes with amp and volume control and speakers.Part #utv2
 
The inverter works. I am using one to power an in dash 12V stereo radio in the '53 Courier. Both the inverter and radio came from Custom Auto Sound. I used a dual speaker to replace the dash speaker. It can use two additional speakers for better sound.
 
Better solution...Check the H.A.M.B.
Search: HOW TO: ipod into hotrod without a radio
 
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