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New Radio

Well, ok its not new, but it is back to original.  I must say, I don't know why I changed it in the first place....
:birdsmily:
What you guys think?

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Reply #1
im betting you have XM on a fm modulator
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast


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Reply #2
I wish, but alas, no. Just the local stations. And most of them suck.
:birdsmily:

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Reply #3
you could always mount one under the dash or elsewhere and still leave that one there.
:cougarsmily:5.0 HO, E303 cam, Exploder/Cobra intake, smog pump delete, Ford Taurus electric fan, MAF conversion, BBK headers, MAC 2.5" off-road exhaust w/x-pipe, AOD w/shift kit, 8.8 Trac-Loc rear w/disc brakes, 5-lug conversion w/'98 Mustang GT 17" wheels, Mach 1 springs:cougarsmily:

 

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Reply #4
You can do what I did.I installed a 10 disc CD changer in the trunk under the package shelf.Can't even see it unless you know what you're looking for.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #5
Gotta say I'm HAPPY with my casette deck. Good ol' tape-with-a-wire-coming-out-of-it hooked into my Sansa MP3 player does the job good enough for me!
 
"Livin after midnight, rockin' til the dawn...."
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #6
How much is a 10 disc cd changer? How would it work with my radio?
:birdsmily:

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Reply #7
I have no idea on the cost but I think you would have to buy a deck. Maybe look at some of those hidden dash radios that I see company's selling for older Mustangs and various muscle cars.

I like the look of the stock radio, it gives it the polished factory look.

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

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Reply #8
atari,
 
what year is the bird? i cant believe thats the radio that came in that car!! must be an...83?
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #9
Quote from: ZondaC12;164039
atari,
 
what year is the bird? i cant believe thats the radio that came in that car!! must be an...83?


Close, its an 84. I'm thinkin it is one of the super basic models as it only has power mirrors on it. Manual everything else. Even manual lumbar. The ORIGINAL original radio had black s, but as I was young and ignorant, I threw that one away. I got that from the junkyard yesterday.:D  That radio came from an old cougar lynx.
:birdsmily:

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Reply #10
It may seem strange today, but the standard radio in a base Thunderbird in 1983-84 was just an AM radio (which could even be deleted for credit). An AM/FM radio was an option.

Brent
:cougarsmily:
1985 Mercury Cougar XR-7 - 5-speed 
One of 1,246 built

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Reply #11
BCA, what part of michigan are you from or living or whatever.....yeah......where at in michigan do you live, as I too am from the mitten.
:birdsmily:

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Reply #12
Boy, they came a long way in just a few years. I actually like the way my radio looks and this has prevented me from getting some py looking aftermarket radio - even though mine  me off often (left channel cuts out on right turns, led's light occasionally - when they feel like it).

11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

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Reply #13
MAN! Eq and everything huh? I can't hear the radio most of the time anyways, so an eq would do me no good. It would take alot to make my radio heard, but then that would drown out the engine noise, and well, there  ain't no tune that beats the sound of a rumbly engine.
:birdsmily:

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Reply #14
My 84 Turbo coupe came with one that looks more like Cougar5.0's but it had s for the bas and treble. It looks many years ahead of the stock pos one. I did drive a t-bird/cougar along time ago with a factory am/fm/CB in it. I think it was an 85-86 model
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

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