Interior Restoration Help
#1
SoCal STi Hitman
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: In a paint booth
Posts: 880
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Interior Restoration Help
Okay, couldnt find much on the search. What type of head unit adapter do i need for an aftermarket cd player, also what can i put in the hole in the dash from where the "joystick and equalizer" were? Also, is there a good way to clean the radio bezel or paint it.
#2
How About A Cup Of STFU
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ALBANY, GA
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What year is your 7 ? Sounds like '84-'85, but you'll need to say
I'll take a shot, though...
1. Din will fit.
2. Gauges or a new EQ
3. Clean, paint, or replace as needed
I'll take a shot, though...
1. Din will fit.
2. Gauges or a new EQ
3. Clean, paint, or replace as needed
#3
SoCal STi Hitman
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: In a paint booth
Posts: 880
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sorry, I have an 83 GSL, had the "Premium Sound" with the little amplifier under the drivers seat, I disconnected it...but i cant find a harness that "works" for an Rx-7 it isnt listed on the backs of any of the packages. Also what are the speaker sizes front and rear...im too lazy to take the kick panels off again and measure them.
#4
i didn't do it
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 176
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
or you could do what i did.... and take the one ended harness that comes with the head unit and splice them yourself into the stock mazda wiring.... well actually i re-ran all the wires just because i like to do stuff right..... it can't hurt. twenty years of wear and tear. why not replace them all...
#7
How About A Cup Of STFU
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ALBANY, GA
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It's 4.5" in the kicks. 5 1/4 to 6 1/2 in the rear. 6"x9" work well in the storage compartments. I put a sub in my spare well.
If I had to do it all over again, I think I'd go with separates ( woofer and horn mid ) in the storage compartments, directional piezo tweets in the kick panels, and a 10" sub in the sealed well. ( Yeah I like piezos and horns. Burnout proof ! IMO, Klipsch will always kick the **** out of Bose and the other round speaker guys. )
If I had to do it all over again, I think I'd go with separates ( woofer and horn mid ) in the storage compartments, directional piezo tweets in the kick panels, and a 10" sub in the sealed well. ( Yeah I like piezos and horns. Burnout proof ! IMO, Klipsch will always kick the **** out of Bose and the other round speaker guys. )
Trending Topics
#9
i didn't do it
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 176
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by DAVID GRIMES
It's 4.5" in the kicks. 5 1/4 to 6 1/2 in the rear. 6"x9" work well in the storage compartments. I put a sub in my spare well.
If I had to do it all over again, I think I'd go with separates ( woofer and horn mid ) in the storage compartments, directional piezo tweets in the kick panels, and a 10" sub in the sealed well. ( Yeah I like piezos and horns. Burnout proof ! IMO, Klipsch will always kick the **** out of Bose and the other round speaker guys. )
If I had to do it all over again, I think I'd go with separates ( woofer and horn mid ) in the storage compartments, directional piezo tweets in the kick panels, and a 10" sub in the sealed well. ( Yeah I like piezos and horns. Burnout proof ! IMO, Klipsch will always kick the **** out of Bose and the other round speaker guys. )
#12
EliteHardcoreCannuckSquad
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Acton, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 4,126
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
Originally Posted by Cowboyfun
also what can i put in the hole in the dash from where the "joystick and equalizer" were?
I might have one...
#13
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Gibbons Alberta Canada
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I just did something like this its not quite finished but I am going to post pics when it is finished. I wanted a cup holder so I moved the power window switches, cruse controll and rear wiper switches to the location in the dash where the old equilizer was. I put my cup holder where the window switches were and put a plate over the old joustick hole. Watch for the picks looks pritty good.
#14
Whack 'em and stack 'em
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Clarksburg/Bridgeport WV- North Central Appalachia
Posts: 1,373
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Years ago I had a 12" Bazooka tube in one of my hatch cars.. It was a pretty decent set up at the time. Alpine head unit, separate amp driving a set of 6 Boston Acoustic speakers and a 'tube'.
Do they still make those tubes? I was thinking that if I ever swapped my stock radio out, I might do a similar set-up with a tube in the back, mounted along the back of the rear wall under the hatch glass area...
Do they still make those tubes? I was thinking that if I ever swapped my stock radio out, I might do a similar set-up with a tube in the back, mounted along the back of the rear wall under the hatch glass area...
#15
How About A Cup Of STFU
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ALBANY, GA
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Here you go...
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/31154/P0016090.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/31151/P0016095.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/31152/P0016094.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/31154/P0016090.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/31151/P0016095.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/31152/P0016094.jpg
Last edited by DAVID GRIMES; 03-28-05 at 09:19 PM.
#16
Ricer
iTrader: (4)
Originally Posted by Cowboyfun
Sorry, I have an 83 GSL, had the "Premium Sound" with the little amplifier under the drivers seat, I disconnected it...but i cant find a harness that "works" for an Rx-7 it isnt listed on the backs of any of the packages. Also what are the speaker sizes front and rear...im too lazy to take the kick panels off again and measure them.
Ground wire is black, ACC is yellow, and power is red.
4 inch in front and 6.5 in rear
#17
How About A Cup Of STFU
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ALBANY, GA
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by IanS
4 inch in front and 6.5 in rear
#18
SoCal STi Hitman
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: In a paint booth
Posts: 880
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Very informative, thanks guys, appreciate it. Also while on the topic of interior resto...who has information regarding dashboards/dashcap and new seats?
#20
Ricer
iTrader: (4)
Originally Posted by Cowboyfun
Very informative, thanks guys, appreciate it. Also while on the topic of interior resto...who has information regarding dashboards/dashcap and new seats?
As far as seats, you can either find some good used ones, recover old ones, or just buy aftermarket ones. Could also maybe find seats out of newer vehicle such as an eclipse and attach the seat rails to the different seat. Just some ideas for you.
Also, as far as interior goes - Alot of people (myself included) have used vinyl paint. I painted all the gray vinyl parts of my seats and also all the gray plastic pieces black. Looks good I think. It comes in 5 different colors I believe. Good luck with the project and hopefully I answered some of your questions.
-Ian
#22
How About A Cup Of STFU
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: ALBANY, GA
Posts: 1,552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#23
SoCal STi Hitman
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: In a paint booth
Posts: 880
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
basically, what im asking; is it better to replace the entire dash or to buy one of those glue on dash caps, that look like the real thing, but only cover up the old dash...most people that i have asked about them have told me that its hard to tell the difference between a dash cap and the real thing.