Hardway Posted October 7, 2016 Share #1 Posted October 7, 2016 Since I currently have all of the stereo equipment out of my 240z I am tossing around some ideas of what I want. I have an original and working auto-seeking AM radio for my car that works and would really like to install it as I think it makes the car look period correct and I could use the power antenna switch to raise and lower the antenna. However, when I drive the car I would like to listen to FM radio as AM does not offer much and utilize Bluetooth when needed. I have a nice Alpine AM/FM/CD/MP3/BT stereo that I have been using but I never use the CD player, really just FM and BT. My question is, could I install the AM radio in the stock location and install a CD-less BT stereo receiver in the glovebox and use a remote to change the stations when I wanted? What would be the best way to divide the speaker output? I plan on fabbing up some brackets to place two 6.5" speakers behind the rear cargo panels just like where the factory 5.25" speaker was. I would think I would need a switch to move power from one unit to another or it is possible both could be powered on and I could just have some sort of speaker switch that would go from mono for the AM and stereo for the FM/BT unit. Do you guys have any experience with Bluetooth FM only receivers? All ideas, feedback, suggestions, and pictures welcome! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hr369 Posted October 8, 2016 Share #2 Posted October 8, 2016 I would run the signal seeker on a seperate small 4 ohm speaker. That thing wasn't designed to run modern speaker(s) That radio is rated @ 4 watts output. You can get an antenna splitter to run 2 radio's on one antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardway Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted October 9, 2016 Thanks hr369. After some more thought I think I am just going to run the AM radio with a new 5.25" speaker. I really do not drive the car that much and if I reach a point that I want FM and BT then I can cross that bridge when I get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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