C-1 Radio / Speakers

[Bwmurph]

The speaker (aftermarket) in my '59 has died. Good riddance, I was never that happy with it anyway; sounded like crap. ALso have aftermarket radio that I'm not really thrilled about either. Questions:

Has anyone used the "Kickpanel Speaker Assemblies" from Corvette Central ? Are they easily installed ? HOw do they sound ? I assume they need to be painted as it looks like they only come in black (mine would need to be red).

I have the "Custom Autosound" (Kenwood) radio; I've been blaming the speaker (Kenwood dual Upgrade) for the crappy sound but wonder if it's the radio, or something else ? ALso would like to upgrade to a CD player, but I don't see how you can get a CD player/radio in the original hole (not wide enough for a CD). Anybody got any suggestions on that ?

Thanks for any and all comments,

Bernie O.

 

[BarryK]

Bernie
give me a call

 

[John Mcgraw]

Bernie,
The CA radios are nothing but a hunk of junk in my opinion! I bought one for my 59, and it was so tinny sounding that I almost could not listen to it. I was using one of the dual speaker replacements that fit the original location, and attributed the awful sound to the speaker. After less than 3 hours of use, the radio died, and I pulled it out and replaced it with an off-the-shelf Sony unit with a CD from Best Buy for about $150, leaving the speaker in place. The sound is very nice, and the volume is quite sufficient for highway driving with the top down! I had to cut the console a little to install the Sony radio, but my car is a resto-mod, so this was not an issue for me.
I never sent the unit back to them for repair, and it is still sitting on the shelf in my shop, just to remind me what a piece of cr*p it is! I would never reccomend anyone ever buy a radio from these folks.

Regards, John McGraw

 

[Bwmurph]

Barry,

I'll give you a call sometime tomorrow morning; I'll be off site for part of the day tomorrow, but should be in the office by early or mid-afternoon. SOrry I didn't get back to you earlier this week; I was supposed to be back from Montreal on Wed, but didn't get home until Thurs. and then had to work late Fri and most of Sat.

Bernie O.

 

[Bwmurph]

John,

Thanks for the info; sounds like you think my problem is the radio and not the speaker. Maybe I will give the speaker another try with a decent radio.

Even though my car is not #'s matching (or even close) I think I will still have a hard time convincing myself to actually cut the console. Maybe I'll try a remote CD player (in the trunk I guess is the only place to mount).

Thanks for your input,

Bernie O.

 

[studiog]

Bernie,
The CA radios are nothing but a hunk of junk in my opinion! I bought one for my 59, and it was so tinny sounding that I almost could not listen to it. I was using one of the dual speaker replacements that fit the original location, and attributed the awful sound to the speaker.

DITTO!!