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HEAD UNIT
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For my Birthday in 1999, I got an Alpine DIN and a half CD receiver from Ryan.

Here it is doing its thing!
The mass of wiring behind it!

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SONY CD CHANGER
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I had this from when I used to run my factory head unit. It’s hooked up to the alpine as well still on the FM Modulator. I plan to get an Alpine one at some point so I can do away with the modulator.

Here is the wiring and brain of the modulator...

Here is the changer...up under the neon tube...need better pic!

Finally, here is the controller!

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SPEAKERS
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DASH
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For the tiny 4x6 speakers GM bestowed on the Firebird dash, I got new 4X6 Pioneer plates.

A plate speaker for those who don't know...instead of a 4x6 speaker, you get a tweeter and midrange speaker side by side.

Its still fits in a 4x6 area. In my dash, this took some cutting on the driver’s side speaker hole, but I got it to fit.


I had to trim the inner plastic dash to get the mid range speaker to clear it also.

Once installed I trimmed out the speaker covers in red speaker cloth!

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DOOR SPEAKERS
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Now those who know 3rd gens know they did not come with door speakers...But mine has them now!

While I had the door panels off for sound proofing, I got to thinking. There looked to be enough room next to the window crank, where a power window car would have its motor. I measured & a 5-1/4 speakers would do the trick! Perfect for more midrange.

I got a set of Pioneer 5-1/4 in 2 way speakers. I installed those speakers in the hole where the factory power window motor would have been.
Here it is installed...

Between the speaker and metal you see foam padding. This is for waterproofing the speaker from any dust, dirt or water that may get in the door.

I cut a hole for the 5-1/4s in the door panel

I did not want to deal with the unsightly crank gear from my old non-power windows, so I covered the speaker and the window crank with a 6X9 speaker cover.

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REAR SPEAKERS
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I upgraded the rear 6X9s, in the sail panels, to 3 way Pioneers.

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HOME PAGE

Follow this link to additional information on the car not found on this site!
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DIRECTORY FOR RAIF'S STEREO SITE
01 Site Intro
02 Soundproofing Info
03 Soundproofing Doors and Dash
04 Soundproofing Interior
05 Thermoshield
06 Soundproofing Interior Paneling
07 Soundproofing Undercarriage
08 Stereo Wiring
09 Head Unit & Speakers <<<
10 Building The Sub Box: Making The Pattern
11 Building The Sub Box: MDF
12 Building The Sub Box: Sealing
13 Building The Sub Box: Covering
14 Amplifier Specs & Hook Up
15 Amplifier Installation
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