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I have a 1975 TR6 and it came with, of all things, an AM-FM 8-TRACK. There are no speakers in the car as of yet. What I think I may do is fit a portable CD player in the glove compartment and put one or two smaller type bookshelf speakers on the deck behind the seats.
 
The sound system in my TR6 comes to life with the twist of a key. The loudspeakers are the twin stainless tubes protruding from underneath the rear bumper. The Volume is controlled by the vertical pedal on the right. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

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Hey swift, thats priceless!
 
I have a JVC CD player installed where the originial radio went. I have 2 6x9 Polk speakers in the rear and 2 6 1/2 Polk speakers in the front kidney pads.
 
I agree! I went through a lot of trouble and $$$ to install a high-end stereo in my TR6, first installing boom box speakers in the back, then moving them to under the dash. I could only hear it when the engine was turned off. The sounds of the big six were much more melodic. Pulled it all out and put a blanking plate in.

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Haa! I'm glad there's others that did the same thing I did. The very first project when I bought my TR was to rip out that crappy 10 year old radio shack stereo and install blanking plate. Now that I look back, it happens to be the cheapest project I've ever done as well.
 
I agree that the sound of the big six is the best way to go but for those times when you want tunes may I suggest, without intention to offend the purist, a radio from a Honda Odessy. Fits in the old slot with a little filing and it is all black with knobs and drives four speakers. Blends right in and as do all Honda parts it works quite well. About $100.00 from the salvage yard and go to Honda for the antitheft code.
 
When I bought my 250 it had a cheap digital Audiovox. Major ugly & junky. Anyhow my 1984 Grady White Boat had an RCA pushbutton am/fm I swapped out to the Tr with 2 cheap speakers on the floor behind the seats. It looks kinda period & I only use it when I am parked to hear the Red Sox, or the weather, Other wise it's the big six I listen to.
 
My 74 1/2 had a Clarion AM/FM/Cassette deck.Pulled it out when I redid the interior,I never reinstalled it.
When I stopped to get gas the kid at the station said -
- "Cool car.....but where's the radio?".I told him that I
listen to the engine,& the car.He didn't understand.
Am I getting old?

- Doug
 
I have the original AM radio in my TR-4A. It still works, but I also have an AM/FM cassette in the glove box. I don't have the roar of a big 6, so sometimes I use the radio to drown out the little creaks, rattles and squeaks that get to me once in a while. I've had comments too about my radio. What's on AM? they ask.
 
I had a cheap Pioneer casette deck in my TR250, which I replaced with a correct period "Radiomobile" AM/SW radio (by Smiths) wich crackles and pops happily. I also have a concealed amp in the boot with an iPod hook-up. But mostly I listen to the twin-pipe Falcon sound system with the twin bass drivers at the rear (Brummm brumm).
 
When I bought my TR6 15 years ago I took the crappy non-original radio out and winged it. I haven't listened to anything but the 6 cylinder since.
 
I bought a used Alpine system with a remote CD player from ebay. Forty five watts per side. Enough to let you hear it with the top down. Took me two years to install it since the stereo out the back was always quite adequate. Never installed one in the old six.
I bought used because should it get stolen or wet, I'm only out $150.00. I had to cut the dash, but have a spare center brace to take it back to original if desired. I also built detachable speaker boxes with 6x9's that can be stowed in the trunk if necessary.
Buy what you like, just get adequate power and speakers so you can hear it.
 
TR6 Radio. What I did.
Note: the best sound comes out the back end of the car. I have an ANSA exhaust system. But sometimes a little music is good.
So I used a Kenwood EZ500. Which has KNOBS to control the volume and to change the stations, just like the old days.
Plus the radio is NOT a light show. I think is looks ok, does not stick out visually, looks like it belongs there.
For rear speakers check out www.customautosound.com, see their "stand alone under seat speakers" which I use on the rear shelf behind the seats on my TR. For about $120.00, the do fine.
 
I have the stock Leyland AM/FM that came with the car. It still works, but I doon'y use it much. After 25+ years without a TR6 I'm still enjoying all the mechanical noises.
 
Got a JVC radio/tape deck in there, abt. 10 years old. I don't know if you can still find the shaft-mount stereos, which is what it is- most are the din (no pun intended) mount type for the bigger rectangular hole in more modern cars. You'd have to cut the center support for one of those, which would be a job and I'm not sure you'd want to hack things around and lose the stiffness of the support. I have speakers in the kick panels and some rear shelf mount type enclosed speakers in the back. Pete
 
I built a plywood box, similar to a guitar amp, covered it in black carpet, installed a JVC am/fm CD player, 2 speakers and an antenna. Mounted a handle on top which actually came from a small guitar amp, wired it all to a trailer plug. It fits nicely between the rollbar uprights and plugs into the other end of the trailer plug which is wired to 12 volts. It has a remote control which works great and is needed as the unit is behind the seats. When I park it can be removed and stored in the trunk, rarely take it out though as I have 2 bicycle locks, the cable type securing it to the roll bar. Sound is great and plenty loud enough even at highway speed. Keeps the car original and is considered portable.
When removed the car side trailer plug just hides under the rear deck carpet.
I'll add some pics if anyone is interested.
 
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