Having recently purchased my first 80-Series, it is a completely standard vehicle including the original headunit, etc. This is pretty dated, and currently only the speakers on the LH side of the car work anyway!
So, I am looking to moderately upgrade the sound system - the vehicle will be for expedition use, so a decent quality but still robust/reliable system is required. The main requirements for the headunit are iPod connection (that allows control/charging of the iPod) as well as an Aux-in for other devices. A CD slot is a given usually, but not actually required - if there is one I would like it to be behind a drop down faceplate, to help prevent dust ingress. It needs to be a single-DIN unit as the slot below will be used to house a CB radio (I'll come onto that in a minute..). So, any robust headunit recommendations?
In addition, I want to upgrade the speakers at the same - again, nothing fancy, just something simple, robust and better than standard will suffice. Ideally I would like to replace the standard system like for like (in terms of speaker size) to avoid any needless hassle, to do this what would you recommend? In the boot area I have one speaker only on the driver's (RH) side - is this some kind of tiny sub? Seems weird not to have a mid-range speaker on either side!
Lastly on the ICE front, is the standard wiring suitable, or is there anything to be wary of? Will the headunit wiring be a straight "plug and play" swap, or does it require a seperate wiring harness? Or worst, soldering??
As mentioned, I am also looking to mount a CB radio in the space below the standard single-DIN headunit, any recommendations for a particular CB radio to fit in this aperture, and how to mount it?
Many thanks in advance for your help and advice - pictures welcome!
Mike
So, I am looking to moderately upgrade the sound system - the vehicle will be for expedition use, so a decent quality but still robust/reliable system is required. The main requirements for the headunit are iPod connection (that allows control/charging of the iPod) as well as an Aux-in for other devices. A CD slot is a given usually, but not actually required - if there is one I would like it to be behind a drop down faceplate, to help prevent dust ingress. It needs to be a single-DIN unit as the slot below will be used to house a CB radio (I'll come onto that in a minute..). So, any robust headunit recommendations?
In addition, I want to upgrade the speakers at the same - again, nothing fancy, just something simple, robust and better than standard will suffice. Ideally I would like to replace the standard system like for like (in terms of speaker size) to avoid any needless hassle, to do this what would you recommend? In the boot area I have one speaker only on the driver's (RH) side - is this some kind of tiny sub? Seems weird not to have a mid-range speaker on either side!
Lastly on the ICE front, is the standard wiring suitable, or is there anything to be wary of? Will the headunit wiring be a straight "plug and play" swap, or does it require a seperate wiring harness? Or worst, soldering??
As mentioned, I am also looking to mount a CB radio in the space below the standard single-DIN headunit, any recommendations for a particular CB radio to fit in this aperture, and how to mount it?
Many thanks in advance for your help and advice - pictures welcome!
Mike