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I had gotten this e-mail with this product to install XM in older radios, they even offer a 6 volt. I had a real bad experiance with the FM conversion in my 60. any thoughts? John Mahoney http://www.rediscoveradio.com/NewVers_ZenCart/
John
1954 Belair Sport Coupe
1960 2 door Impala Hardtop 348/340HP 4spd
1962 2 door Impala Hardtop 409/409 4spd
1962 2 Door Biscayne Sedan 327/250 Auto
1977 Monza Mirage 305 4 Speed
1988 Celebrity Wagon
2018 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Diesel
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John,
Several people on Chat II have ordered one of those. I suggest waiting until they get theirs and give their rating.
How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
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I have my doubts, transistors like a constant voltage, and I think a generator just goes to low at idle, causing them to cut out
John
John
1954 Belair Sport Coupe
1960 2 door Impala Hardtop 348/340HP 4spd
1962 2 door Impala Hardtop 409/409 4spd
1962 2 Door Biscayne Sedan 327/250 Auto
1977 Monza Mirage 305 4 Speed
1988 Celebrity Wagon
2018 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Diesel
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Yes John, a half dozen of us have bought them and have had a discussion going on through a PM. I suggested that it be moved to the radio section so that all the members could see what's being said. A couple of the guys have installed them, I have not because the weather is just to dang cold here in the boonies up in N. Illinois and I taint got no heat in the garage.
For my 12v needs I have a 6v to 12v booster mounted under the dash and use it to power a little Sun-Pro tach and a slip-in Sony stereo player. I haven't had any trouble with those transistors.
The Redi-Rad can provide a signal to your stock radio and can be used with a Walkman CD or tape player, an XM reciever, an iPod or iPod Shuffle, a pocket AM/FM radio, etc. When there is no input to the Redi-Rad the original radio uses the regular BCB AM signal from the antenna.
This is a far cry from those old FM converters from the 60's.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
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Denny,
I am talking about the FM conversions that were placed inside of the radio, not the under dash ones. Those worked better than the one I paid to have installed inside of the radio. I could not find a price, how much do these things cost?
John
John
1954 Belair Sport Coupe
1960 2 door Impala Hardtop 348/340HP 4spd
1962 2 door Impala Hardtop 409/409 4spd
1962 2 Door Biscayne Sedan 327/250 Auto
1977 Monza Mirage 305 4 Speed
1988 Celebrity Wagon
2018 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Diesel
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John, I received mine last week... I don't know when I'll get it installed in my '66 but as soon as I do, I'll post some detailed feedback here. I'm currently using a Belkin Tunebase FM Transmitter with ClearScan for iPod. While it works okay, stronger stations constantly walk on top of it. <<Amazon photo>> Here's the advertised prices: RediRadâ„¢ for 12 volt positive or negative - $129.00. RediRadâ„¢ for 6 volt positive or negative - $149.00. (Customer pays shipping and handling) ---Bill Barker
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Does that just take the iPod output and transmit an FM signal when its pluged into the lighter socket??? So you need an FM receiver installed and 12v system right???
The Redi-Rad is supposed to do all of that plus some but through you stock vintage 6v AM receiver.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
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Yes, that particular solution broadcasts the IPOD to an FM radio. I have AM/FM in my car so it works... except for the frequency shift and overpowering commercial stations that wipe it out.
Bill Barker
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I installed my 6 volt one this past weekend. It worked as described, I did have to adjust the output volume as described on their website (not in the instruction manual) on my Ipod though. Music came through just fine, just remember if your speaker is 58 years old like mine, it will sound that old too. I may have to upgrade that in the future.
The great thing about it is that I can now have music through my original AM 6-volt radio, without having to drill a hole in the fender for an antenna. I really like the look without it and was dreading the thought of drilling and mounting it.
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Interesting. I found a discussion thread about using an iPod and an amplifier instead of using a head unit at all. while this is by no means stock, I have a project that doesn't have room for a radio. The thread was using a 12v system since it was on a custom car web site... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=243821&highlight=how+to+channel
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