Radio in the Glove Box

[Foster48x]

Does anyone have pics of a radio installed in a glove box?

Thanks,
Rick

[bwilson27]

Where will you put your gloves?

[launieg]

Yeah, Kingme2 has photos on a thread, fairly recently. You'll find it if you search his posts.

[Foster48x]

Where will you put your gloves?

My fingerless black leather driving gloves only ride under the shoulder straps of my maroon Members Only jacket.

Yeah, Kingme2 has photos on a thread, fairly recently. You'll find it if you search his posts.

Launieg, thanks for the tip.

RIck

[Fonz]

Took the "cubby" out of the glove box and made a 2" whole in the rear. I passed all the cables through. bingo.
(the white cable is an Ipod attachment) Its not the prettiest install, but this is just temporary.

[azygoustoyou]

Did your radio have an axillary channel plug in to get the white wire to hook to? If not, how did you wire it? I didn't see one on my radio. I was wondering if the wireless adapter was my only method. I have been using it. It's all right. Having the Ipod hard wired to the radio is a better connection with less static.

[Foster48x]

Thanks Fonz.

[Jimb]

I'm sure this is a really dumb question....but why would you put your radio in the glovebox and not in it's intended location?

Jim

[NebraskaSpider]

I'm sure this is a really dumb question....but why would you put your radio in the glovebox and not in it's intended location?

Jim

You can lock your glove box so thieves cant get to it. Plus you have a nice open hole in your dash to put gauges and buttons and all kinds of things.

[adrians]

Perhaps the easy option is a Radio/CD combo with a removal face plate, that's what I have.

Just park the car and remove the face plate of the head unit - into your pocket and no worries.

[Foster48x]

I'm sure this is a really dumb question....but why would you put your radio in the glovebox and not in it's intended location?

Jim

Right now I'm just considering it as an option before I cut the hole in my new console cap. I'm still undecided. My stereo has a removable face plate and remote and I plan to install a portable satellite radio and base. I was considering a stealth install for everything as a theft deterrent. I've actually had friends get their stereos stolen even after removing the face plates. Evidentily even the stereo without the face is worth something and most faces can be found on EBay.

Rick

[Fonz]

Did your radio have an axillary channel plug in to get the white wire to hook to? If not, how did you wire it? I didn't see one on my radio. I was wondering if the wireless adapter was my only method. I have been using it. It's all right. Having the Ipod hard wired to the radio is a better connection with less static.

yes the radio already had an aux plug in the rear.

Nebraskaspider said it, those are all the reasons I did it.

[bwilson27]

Just me, but when I'm finally done with my restoration, I don't even plan on a radio or speakers of any kind. I'll put some type of blank where the radio goes, and I'll still have room for my mittens in the glove box.
Honestly, I have enough stereos in my other cars... The Fiat should be a driving machine, not an entertainment center... But that's just like, my opinion, man.
As for security, thieves love to jocky-box... Locked or not. And if the stereo is sitting in there, it's an easy grab.. It would probably be much more of a hassle for them to figure out how in the heck to get it out of it's factory location.

[Redline]

While not a Fiat, I could never understand the people who hacked up the lovely Lancia Fulvia dash to put a radio where the Fulvia script is.



There is something to be said for preserving the aesthetic of an older car, and many of the Tokyo-by-night front plates just ruin the look for some of us.

In my BC Coupé, I actually like the period '72 Blaupunkt (analog AM/FM tuning only) with its single "picnic" speaker mounted on the rear parcel tray. It has lousy reception and a tinny sound and needs to be re-tuned every few kilometers. It totally adds to the Zeitgeist of the car and, as mentioned above, I am anyway mostly listening to 200W of twin-cam music.

[stefhahn]

Hi -
I did mount the radio below the relais plate under the passenger side of the dashboard, it's a 90ies Sony w/ a wire remote and CD changer (which is behind the passenger seat) control - this allows me to have proper sound and a stylish (non-functional and not look disrupting) Blaupunkt chrome in the original location. Works great, looks good, easy installation.

ciao,
Stefan