Sparks and Tunes…

I took off my door panels just recently and I was looking at my speakers and thinking…..Wow thats some old speakers!  No there not original they’re more like $30 walmart speakers from 20 years ago coupled with an old Radio/Cassette player.

As I put the speakers back in place with no panel i was getting no sound at all!  Hmmm….I unscrewed the speakers and as I did I was getting sparks on where the bracket touched the metal!  Not good….. So I know for sure I need to replace the speakers and the radio, I just got to see what are the best speakers to fit in that space that can carry a full clean sound in all ranges.  I have a pretty good knowledge of what I want…It’s once again it comes to the all recurring question……How wild/custom do you want to go?  I won’t go to wild by all means but I want to make sure I leave the option open for a subwoofer.  Will I go that far?  I dont know but I do want to make sure I have a good clean sound.

As far a Radio/CD Player….I am currently looking at a Blaupunkt Key West MP38.  It is priced cheap and has a clean front operational face that is what I have in mind.  Not to mention it has 4,096 colors to choose from on the display…..pretty nifty.   As far as speakers I need to do some more research….More than likely I’ll go for the JL Audio TR series or something with Pioneer or Infinity.  As mentioned I need to do some more research.

Ahhhh….slowly but surely its all coming together!

Interior removal began….

Phase 1….

Remove Console and Door panels…..

I took out the console of the Cutlass and I saw something I have been kinda curious to see….What in the world has fell into the console over the past 37 years and has never been fished out after all these years?  Well I found some interesting stuff…..a receipt from 9 years ago (milk was much cheaper!), a stamp of 33 cents, old gum wrappers, and various trash.  It was like a new little treasure.  What can you find?

All I really need to do now is pull out the seats and then I will be ready to lay down the under lay and the carpet.  I have chose to go with the newer carpet as opposed to the “old original” style carpet.  It will add a new comfortable feel and will maintain much better.

As I removed the door panels I know that ordering brand new ones will be a a smart investment as well as some good quality speakers.  I also need to figure out my cd player issue….as in i need one…..BUT thats down the road for sure……

As I am pulling the car apart all I see is all of these great ideas in my mind and I just ask myself….Do i want to take that leap?  Do I want to go the extra mile at________?  Do i want to customize_______?  It can go as wild or as mild and still pay the same amount of money………

Its all about the vision in your head!