<div dir="ltr">In my restoration of "Gladys", I removed the original radio with attached speaker from in front of the center console and replaced it with an air conditioning system.... since I have no room left for a speaker, I am (not yet completed) going to install a bluetooth radio which allows cell phone or any other source device to connect to the sound system of the car. I've found a small bluetooth unit, and am going to wire speakers the same place I used in 1966 for my 1963 Healey: the footwells :-). There is a lot of room up under the passenger side footwell (where the pedal box would be located for a RHD car, and a great sounding woofer can be placed there. Smaller speakers can be mounted on either side of the center console for the mid-range and high range tones. When driving, the sound system is most likely turned off...however when the car is parked for a picnic (etc.), it is pleasant to have some nice tunes playing :-) At least, that was what I was doing in the 1960's :-).<div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:12 PM Kees Oudesluijs <<a href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl">coudesluijs@chello.nl</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">There are period dual polarity radio's with FM around.<br>
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Op 4-8-2020 om 18:01 schreef Bob Spidell:<br>
> My BJ8 has an original BMC radio, I got a replacement speaker from <br>
> Radio Shack (I know, lotta help). I think the dia. was 6" but not <br>
> sure (it's about the same width as the radio). But, because it's still <br>
> positive ground the music comes out backwards* (Paul IS dead).<br>
><br>
> Wow, this may be harder than thought; the usual searches don't turn up <br>
> much for a 'bare' speaker (you get mostly Bluetooth and stereo <br>
> speakers). I think a young(er) person will be really disappointed with <br>
> the sound; as they're used to ear buds and headphones.<br>
><br>
> * Only (half) kidding, of course. It's pretty amazing how some people <br>
> have a lot of trouble coming to grips with pos. gnd. My friend who <br>
> bought an MG-T keeps calling it 'reverse polarity' which is true <br>
> enough, I guess. My BFF who bought my dad's '55 T-Bird--6V, pos. <br>
> gnd.--finally came to grips with 'Oh, you just hook up the positive <br>
> terminal to the chassis.'<br>
><br>
> Bob<br>
><br>
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> On 8/4/2020 8:43 AM, ROBERT BROWN via Healeys wrote:<br>
>> I’ve been asked by a non-list BJ8 owner about radios and speakers for <br>
>> her car.<br>
>> I’ve located radios available from Moss but what do folks use for <br>
>> speakers and their placement?<br>
>> Yes I know radios are not necessary in a Healey but she is younger <br>
>> and what does a dad do.<br>
>> Bob<br>
>> BT7<br>
>><br>
>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
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