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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:52 am 
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I have an AM Radio and recently an AM/FM Radio with 8-Track. I want to add in a standard headphone jack aux audio input. Has anyone ever done something like this to these radios? I love the idea of being able to play my own music but keep the look of the stock radio.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:18 pm 
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Easiest way to go about that would be to buy an FM modulator. Basically a mini radio station in the car. Set it at an unused station and plug the mp3/phone etc into it and adjust the 8track radio to the same station. No need to over think it with an aux amp and diodes on the radio wires (electronic geek here) :roll: you can find all shapes and sizes for the modulator and usually pretty cheap.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:03 pm 
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You really think that is the best way? I've never had a good expirence with them. They are always so in and out and constantly fumbling with the location of the device. And those were the ones that were $20-$40. Has technology changed enough that they have improved over the last couple years?

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I don't think that you will be able to do that properly without disassembling the radio.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:41 am 
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There are many styles of FM mods, you can go with the frequency type or you can go with a hard wired version if you live in an urban area so that you dont have local stations bleeding in.
http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/siriu ... mda25.aspx
http://www.cleverandeasy.com/Multimedia ... -ipod.html or
http://www.amazon.com/iSimple-IS32-Univ ... sbs_misc_2

That should give you an idea of ways to go, most likely ill go with one of these if I cant get the radio setup I want in my 51.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:03 am 
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Talk to this member and see what he did to do what you are thinking, some disassembly required.

http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic ... tock+radio

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:22 am 
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That Scosche unit looks pretty good. Way easier than cutting into the radio circuitry, and allows you to replace your radio at any point without starting the whole project over again.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:41 am 
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There are many styles of FM mods, you can go with the frequency type or you can go with a hard wired version if you live in an urban area so that you dont have local stations bleeding in.
http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/siriu ... mda25.aspx
http://www.cleverandeasy.com/Multimedia ... -ipod.html or
http://www.amazon.com/iSimple-IS32-Univ ... sbs_misc_2

That should give you an idea of ways to go, most likely ill go with one of these if I cant get the radio setup I want in my 51.
I had never seen these hard wired ones before, the scosche looks good. Thanks.
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Talk to this member and see what he did to do what you are thinking, some disassembly required.

http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic ... tock+radio

-D.Idiot
Thanks for this link, my AM/FM radio may not even work since I have not tested it out yet. This may be the route I follow.
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That Scosche unit looks pretty good. Way easier than cutting into the radio circuitry, and allows you to replace your radio at any point without starting the whole project over again.

- Mac
Good point, I had not thought of that situation.

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