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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 01:51 AM
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stereo :)

does n/e one know n/e websites on now to install the stereo and head unit on the FD? it would be very helpful! cuz i'm working on mine and i wanna be sure i don't mess up! or if you could how to take my pannels or!
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 01:52 AM
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*how to take my pannels off
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 02:23 AM
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Check this guy's website out - it helped me out when I was installing mine.


http://www.tobias-albert.de/ta_rx7/...fi_int_oem.html
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 03:01 AM
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You don't need to remove any panels to replace the stereo. There are some little covers at the ends of the stock stereo face. Remove them to reveal two small holes at each end. Bend up a coat hanger and stick it into the holes (do two U-bends to cover all four holes at once) and move the U-bends outward from the center to unhook the stereo. Use your third arm to pull the stock stereo out, perhaps with a finger in the tape player hole. Unplug it and throw it at a wall to see what noise it makes.

Buy a Mazda harness from Pep Boys or a car stereo store ($10-20). Wire it up to your new stereo's harness. Install the sleeve for your new stereo into the hole in the dash. Buy or build an adapter for the antenna wire if you need to (both my new stereo and the antenna cable from the car were male on my car, so I had to make an adapter with two female antenna plugs). Plug in the antenna wire. Plug the harness you made into the stock wiring and the back of your new stereo. Slide the new stereo in. Rock out.

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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 12:59 PM
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naw but i need to get to the amp or amps!
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 01:16 PM
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y do u talk like dis

talk like this, it's much easier to read
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 06:44 PM
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i talk like that because i'm a youngin' who's trying to be hip, but i'll take that into consideration and speak/ type more properly
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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Svelte_7 that link doesn' t work and i can't find n/e audio thing's on that website
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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Hmmmm... just up my alley. It's funny how someone else is always working on something that is directly related to something you're working on. Never fails.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:01 PM
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try this link:
http://www.tobias-albert.de

click on rx7 on the left

then click on "rx7 und HiFi"

the bottom 2 links are in english but the pics in the rest of the links will give you a good idea about what he is talking about. you can also search for "tobias" on this forum. he has many links and lots of info

you might want to read the schosche stickys at the top of the main page...they have a lot of info on the amps and wiring
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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thanks alot man!
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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Originally posted by maxcooper
You don't need to remove any panels to replace the stereo. There are some little covers at the ends of the stock stereo face. Remove them to reveal two small holes at each end. Bend up a coat hanger and stick it into the holes (do two U-bends to cover all four holes at once) and move the U-bends outward from the center to unhook the stereo. Use your third arm to pull the stock stereo out, perhaps with a finger in the tape player hole. Unplug it and throw it at a wall to see what noise it makes.

-Max
You can pick up a set of "Ford Radio Removal Tools" for $3 at Wal-Mart in their car audio section. With these, the radio is out in under 10 seconds, and it won't break the clips if you ever want to put it back in.

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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 06:41 AM
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Hi Buddies,

try this link:

http://www.tobias-albert.de/ta_rx7/r...i_int_oem.html

The one above didn't work because of the copied abbreviation.

Cheers,
Tobias
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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 10:52 PM
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thanks pepsi
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