replacement radio for 1st Gen

[chocking]

I've had it with my radio on my 83 VR.. I screwed with it non stop, cleaned it and and even replaced it with one I picked up that i know works. The brass pin connections are just too tricky.

I saw somewhere on here at one time where someone had retrofitted a marine radio into the same location as the original.... but I can't find the post again..

 

I know lots of people just use MP3's and i pods. those are great, but I still like the plain old radio for around town.

Any thoughts ideas or knowledge on how to put a marine radio in that location.

thanks

Clay

[sarges46]

MikeM8560 has one added to his bike. Check out his gallery, its a sharp set up.

[bongobobny]

Or, get an MP3 player with a built in FM tuner...

 

Sony has a nice marine unit that goes for a little over $100, or get in touch with Condor. He deals in marine supplies.

[MikeM8560]

Thanks Rick, here what I did Clay

 

first i gutted it all out and cut and bent the mounting bracket for the stock tuner and amp to mount my new sony unit on http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0US9qvRNKo8/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=221050&tab=essential_info&i=158CDXR30M#Tab

 

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/mvc_748s_478.jpg

here the sony mount is rivited to the yamaha bracket

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/mvc_749s_138.jpg

 

Here it is mounted in place with the sony slide out mount

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/mvc_750s_135.jpg

 

and here with the head unit in place

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/mvc_755s_197.jpg

 

I did have to remove the duct work to make room but the air intake now blows air cooling the radio amp.

I also got the sony remote and mounted it on the dash. I had removed the dash display and fabricated some new black plastic to fill the space of the stock display and mounted the remote on it

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/mvc_759s_416.jpg the remote controls all radio and cd funtions along with the XM satalite reciever sony has as an add on.

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/mvc_760s_461.jpg

 

I didnt have a casset deck and had previously installed a I pod tranponder deck in the place the cassette would have been.

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/MikeM8560/Venture%20XVZ12/MVC-588S.jpg the stereo has 52 watts per chanel ( 4 channel)

and installed Polk 4" 105 watt dash speakers http://www.crutchfield.com/S-C55VjcYspyv/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=51200&tab=essential_info&i=107DB400

the sound is great and alot better bass then stock. Heavy bass will distort if the volume is WAY up but im planning to try some bass blocker when i have time

http://www.electricalconnection.com/audio/amp-accessories.htm

[Guest Vermincelli]

Thanks for the pics Mike. I too finally got fed up searching for a working factory amp that Ebayers didn't think was made of gold and instead found a Sony marine CD player with a wired remote. Now I get to play amatuer electrician this weekend and install it.

 

I love having a headset though and am going to try wiring the rear speakers into the DIN cable so I can switch back and forth from speakers to headset by using the fader.

[Guest Vermincelli]

Thanks again Mike for the motivation. I finally got mine installed and working. I was going to mount it internally like yours but decided to go external instead. I just couldn't give up what little air flows through the vents to my legs.

 

I had to order a new standard venture cover first (non stereo). Then drill out and put the key lock in. Next was a trip to the local stereo shop for a marine rotating cover. Had to dremel the heck out of the cover and the lips around the internal piece to get it to fit and to work.

 

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/Vermincelli/IMG_0767.jpg

 

moved the waterproof remote to the center cover. Found it easier for me to reach there to hit the controls. I also got a wireless remote with the deck from ebay.

 

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/Vermincelli/IMG_0769.jpg

 

The sony xplode deck sounds sooooooo much better than the factory unit and I have both speakers working again.

 

 

Next thing will be replacing the stock speakers for a better set that can handle the power. I spliced the rear speaker wires into a 2.5mm extension jack. I plan on a set of Tork X2 headset speakers to plug into that instead of the JM headset. So it's out of the helmet and probably put it up in the classifieds.