General Reasons to be cheerful - 1, 2, 3

[alexGS]

The grille with spotlights may be genuine and good quality - but I still don't like it

LOL at the other 80's accessories! And mudflaps with triangles, etc.

I do like to keep any accessories 'in period' though, or at the very least tasteful. I conceded to a Sony stereo in my Uno Turbo, totally out of period, but I allowed it because it's black with red illuminated buttons, and I've made the rest of the car's illumination red too. And it was cheap.

However, in an Uno 70SX, you really need a Blaupunkt stereo of the period, with an auxiliary input (tricky but not impossible to find). Because it will be a cassette player, it won't really be very expensive to buy but will just look so much better than something new, yet at the same time not be a magnet for thieves.

Plus, I'm coming around to the idea that there's little point in striving for audio perfection in an Uno Speakers make more of a difference and they can be easily concealed, so modern is fine there.

-Alex

 

[a73uk]

The boot reflectors & side stripes are retro kool too... um.. maybe if you were doing an 80`s period drama anyway... (which just made me think, I dont recall seeing any Fiats in Ashes to Ashes or the other one...)

I had the same issue when replacing my stereo in the Uno Alex, in the end I got a wiring adaptor (so I could preserve the original wiring, when I mod cars now I tend to do things that can easily be reversed) & fitted an old Pioneer CD player I had with 4x45w output, upgraded the front speakers (& kept the originals just in case!) & then adapted a small (a 7" triangle, about 32" long) home speaker box to take some JBL 6x9`s I had knocking around. I removed the rear speakers to allow some treble to get through at the rear, but the soundstage is mainly from the fronts on the fader. I`ve obviously kept the old Grundig too, just in case!

I also got an FM modulator off ebay that plugs into the ciggy lighter & takes SD cards and has USB or 3.5mm inputs.. (which I can also use in other vehicles) I put an old aerial under the dash to try to improve the quality (it looses some), but the best sound comes from the CD or the radio...

I still miss the ability to play all my MP3 disks though, so will upgrade the head unit again when i find a suitably retro MP3 head unit...

As a result my Uno hasnt been chopped about in any way, I`ve still got most of the boot AND I`ve got some `tumpin` bass!

I still want another parcel shelf to (stealthly) mount the box on though..

The grille with spotlights may be genuine and good quality - but I still don't like it

LOL at the other 80's accessories! And mudflaps with triangles, etc.

I do like to keep any accessories 'in period' though, or at the very least tasteful. I conceded to a Sony stereo in my Uno Turbo, totally out of period, but I allowed it because it's black with red illuminated buttons, and I've made the rest of the car's illumination red too. And it was cheap.

However, in an Uno 70SX, you really need a Blaupunkt stereo of the period, with an auxiliary input (tricky but not impossible to find). Because it will be a cassette player, it won't really be very expensive to buy but will just look so much better than something new, yet at the same time not be a magnet for thieves.

Plus, I'm coming around to the idea that there's little point in striving for audio perfection in an Uno Speakers make more of a difference and they can be easily concealed, so modern is fine there.

-Alex

 

[Ucof]

That FM transmitter looks awesome!

I'm just about to go put my amp and sub re-back in.
Need to upgrade the wiring too to some decent speak cable first and make sure all the connections are good.

 

[a73uk]

Its not as good as I was hoping to be honest, it does loose quality compared to directly wired devices. Its ok & it does the job, but I`m using CD`s more than the modulator.

Then again, what do you expect for under a tenner!

That FM transmitter looks awesome!

I'm just about to go put my amp and sub re-back in.
Need to upgrade the wiring too to some decent speak cable first and make sure all the connections are good.