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***WARNING*** If you have a rare OEM dash clock you may want to skip this thread. Just sayin'.
It was all set to be a boring weekend. This deeply troubled me. So for poops and chuckles I dug some old crap out of my closet.
One of the objects I found was the stock stereo out of my old service truck. I replaced it with the stock stereo I pulled out of my old sunfire before I sold it- it was that nice one with the CD and 9 band equalizer. This one is that lame am/fm only box.
I pulled it apart only to realize this bugger is fully modular on the inside- both dials, the display and the bass/treble knobs have their own PCBs and are attatched to the main board with the thick wire-based ribbon cables. I've been looking for a stereo that's made like this for a while now.
Went to radio shack, got some fresh desoldering wick and a roll of 22 gauge single core project wire. Got a case of beer (to steady my hands and raise my tolerance for solder burns) and some harness plugs to adapt this sucker to the festy.
By midnight last night I had the volume dial, display and bass/treble knobs extended to about 3 feet outside the box. Easier said than done considering I haven't done any wiring this intricate in about 5 years. Ran out of wire before I could get the tuner knob extended, I may just leave it since I usually listen to the same station all the time anyway.
This morning I pulled the clock blank off the car and made a hole in it. 2 hours later I had the PCB trimmed to perfectly fit under those retainer clips on the clock blank. Coated the screen in NiteShades, once it dries I'll be heading to the shop to start fitting it.
It was all set to be a boring weekend. This deeply troubled me. So for poops and chuckles I dug some old crap out of my closet.
One of the objects I found was the stock stereo out of my old service truck. I replaced it with the stock stereo I pulled out of my old sunfire before I sold it- it was that nice one with the CD and 9 band equalizer. This one is that lame am/fm only box.
I pulled it apart only to realize this bugger is fully modular on the inside- both dials, the display and the bass/treble knobs have their own PCBs and are attatched to the main board with the thick wire-based ribbon cables. I've been looking for a stereo that's made like this for a while now.
Went to radio shack, got some fresh desoldering wick and a roll of 22 gauge single core project wire. Got a case of beer (to steady my hands and raise my tolerance for solder burns) and some harness plugs to adapt this sucker to the festy.
By midnight last night I had the volume dial, display and bass/treble knobs extended to about 3 feet outside the box. Easier said than done considering I haven't done any wiring this intricate in about 5 years. Ran out of wire before I could get the tuner knob extended, I may just leave it since I usually listen to the same station all the time anyway.
This morning I pulled the clock blank off the car and made a hole in it. 2 hours later I had the PCB trimmed to perfectly fit under those retainer clips on the clock blank. Coated the screen in NiteShades, once it dries I'll be heading to the shop to start fitting it.
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