I've acquired a British Leyland (Mororola) radio for my '79 Midget. The car had a radio installed by the dealer when new but that was removed by the original owner long ago...classically, he hung a cassette tape deck below the glove box and put 4 speakers in the car...2 in the foot panels up front and 2 in the boot. The cassette player was gone when I bought the car My intent is just to get an OEM type radio back in the console. I bought the car from the original owner in the early spring. It has 19,000 miles on it. He'd parked it in 1986 to save for retirement but found he just wasn't gonna get to it ever again. After going though a few things, I finally started it in June. With some carb adjustments it has been running great. It's not a concours car but it is in great condition and getting an OEM radio back in it will be a nice touch.
I've spent a bunch of time searching for a manual for this model radio...to no avail. The attached pics show the radio. I could use some help understanding the wiring.
The red wire appears to be the main power since it connects to the on/off knob. It would connect to the 12v behind the console with an inline fuse. I have a copy of the radio installation instructions the dealers used so can see how the power is wired.
What is unclear to me is how to connect the 2 black wires, the brown wire and the brown/yell wire. If this radio is set up for 2 speakers and I have a single speaker in the console, how do I address that?
Any insight is appreciated.
Update: The radio is reportedly from a '74 MGB with 2 speakers.
I've spent a bunch of time searching for a manual for this model radio...to no avail. The attached pics show the radio. I could use some help understanding the wiring.
The red wire appears to be the main power since it connects to the on/off knob. It would connect to the 12v behind the console with an inline fuse. I have a copy of the radio installation instructions the dealers used so can see how the power is wired.
What is unclear to me is how to connect the 2 black wires, the brown wire and the brown/yell wire. If this radio is set up for 2 speakers and I have a single speaker in the console, how do I address that?
Any insight is appreciated.
Update: The radio is reportedly from a '74 MGB with 2 speakers.
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