[Mgs] Fitting a radio

Bob Donahue bobmgtd at comcast.net
Wed Jun 17 11:29:51 MDT 2009


I believe most states allow an earphone in/over ONE ear. If you want to try 
this, be aware that you can't just connect the left and right channels 
directly together. That would be a short.

Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barrie Robinson" <barrie at look.ca>
To: "Denise Thorpe" <xyzabcde at earthlink.net>; <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Fitting a radio


> Denise,
>
>
> AAAAGGGGHHHHH!   Pushing things in your ears is definitely not the way to 
> go.  I have had a few occasions when pedestrians have walked in front of 
> me with ear-plugs and totally unaware of other noises.  I have also has 
> ear-plugged people nearly hitting me in car parks because - again - they 
> cannot hear.  You have to be able to hear horns, ambulances, fire trucks, 
> other cars (some with quiet motors).   I know you say you pull over but 
> ear plugs do a damn good job of blocking out other sounds.  Please, please 
> do not block your ears.   By the way, ear plugs are illegal in some parts 
> of the world - Ohio being one (that is in the USA I believe)!
>
> But have a great week-end - I am !!
>
>
>
>
> At 12:46 AM 5/23/2009, Denise Thorpe wrote:
>>Barrie Robinson said:
>>>
>>>I want to put in a radio in my MGB and, of course. I have the usual
>>>space in the centre console, but it is the location of the speakers
>>>that puzzle me.
>>
>>I stick the speakers in my ears.  That is, when I don't feel like 
>>listening to the sound of the engine.  This has many benefits.  I don't 
>>have to worry about wind noise, listening to any passengers, hearing 
>>complaints about my taste in music, or cutting up my car.  Using ear buds 
>>prevents the strap of headphones from interfering with the baseball cap I 
>>use to keep my hair out of my eyes and has probably kept me from being 
>>arrested in all these years. I installed a 12V socket under the passenger 
>>side dash so I can plug the Discman into it and not pollute the Earth with 
>>batteries.  And this must actually help my hearing because I'm still the 
>>only one who pulls over for emergency vehicles.  Don't mention it, happy 
>>to help.
>>
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