Purchased my second stag in may of this year after being without one for 25 years been carrying out small jobs improvements since I bought it finally got around to the radio and speakers the radio is an old one with cassette function the speakers are two 3 inch cube shaped one connected in drivers footwell the passenger one unconnected on the shelf there is also a five inch speaker wired up resting on passenger shelf I intend to get a modern period looking radio but what in the way of speakers would you recommend and were to site them .i am more radio 4 but wife is more greatest hits . Cost is also a governing factor Thanking you in anticipation
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That existing set up sounds rather random and demonstrates the difficulty in fitting stereo speakers in a Stag! When I bought my Stag it had speakers placed in the cubby holes either side of the rear seat. Unfortunately there was no prober baffle and they sounded pretty horrible. If you could make proper baffles for them to fit the cubby holes properly then that might be the best solution to avoid cutting holes in any of the panels.
My solution was to get one of those stereo wired single speakers and put it in the existing speaker aperture in the dashboard top. It was a tight fit and not the easiest thing to do but it works and doesn't affect the rest of the car. The sound is a long way from a modern factory fitted stereo in a car designed for it but it is a reasonable compromise. In any case the best "music" is from the V8!
If you go down that route the easiest way to get the speaker in place is to remove the glove box and push it in that way. The speaker I got was a little larger than ideal and I had to take a deep breath and cut off one or two of the tags that hold the speaker grill in place. In practice that is ok and the grill stays in place like that. -
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Limora Oldtimer for a radio.
Shown at 59 Euro
But available for a lot less on ebay
Just got one myself, looks good for the money, my real retro radio was around £400.00Comment
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I had loose speakers in the rear cubbies for years, awful sound, never used the radio. Recently had a crack at putting a bluetooth speaker in place of the radio, which connects to a phone and I think looks quite discreet and the sound is not bad. Not sure how long it will survive in the stag but can be taken out when leaving the car.Comment
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I think spending a fortune on stereo/radio and speakers is generally over rated. The in dash speaker although fiddly fitting there is a choice of a few different types around. I find it works pretty well. It is all an individual choice though about how much effort you go to since once you reach around 50mph the radio is pretty well redundant anyway.Comment
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This is where I put mine! But then I am a sound system freak...
Enjoying every minute of it...Comment
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I made my own speaker box and mounted it in the passenger footwell as I had removed the parcel tray and mounted the right hand speaker next to the steering column with a small plastic cover behind it.
It works well with the top down, saves cutting holes in door cards.
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73 Stag Rover 3.9L EFI with 4 Speed ZF AutoComment
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all depends on standard look or otherwise.
Something like this
Mounted in the hood well, easy to access, not restricted and saves you hacking holes into expensive trim and designed to work on boat decks so probably ok for a stag hood well.
At the front end I fitted a pair of twin cone 8cm speakers under the centre speaker section on the dash, they sit side my side but you may need something to mount them solid.
Head unit, cheapest low profile unit you can get, mount it in the glove box and operate it using bluetooth. Leave the original retro unit fitted to the dash, wire up an ignition controlled bulb inside the unit so that it lights up when the ignition is on. purely decorative.
Stags and Range Rover Classics - I must be a loonyComment
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