I have owned over 50 of these cars and finally getting down to fine tuning and finishing the one my Dad bought 35 years ago. It is a 67 442 Convertible. Anyone else put in an aftermarket stereo? What did you do about speaker location? I am not going to cut up the car for a radio. So the stock AM is in it's original location. I am thinking of two ways to install an aftermarket CD player that has all the input output jacks. One is under the dash in a bracket, and the other is in the glove box with a bracket of sorts to hold it. Both seem very simple and easy enough to do. The other issue is speakers. I thought of using like 6 x9 speakers and putting them in boxes and just have them sit on the back seat with enough wire to put them either in the well liner when the top is up and I have passengers in the back seat or could put them on the top when it is down if there is passengers in the back seat. What have others done? Pictures would be helpful.

Thanks
Larry

 

With a convertible speakers are a hassle without cutting into anything. I like the speaker box idea and you might look into speakers in the front kick panels. An amp in the trunk or under the seat would help nicely in getting some volume with the understanding acoustically the car will be lacking. I'd mount the head unit in glove box. I like having an aux jack and use a cheap MP3 player, beats carrying a bunch of cd's.

 

I went through 2 or 3 6x10 speakers and was very disappointed.So I took the pattern of the 6x10 and the mounting holes on a piece of 1/8 ABS sheet cut it out .Bought 2- 3 1/2 inch speakers from Crutchfield.$39.00 to $59.00 Fits in the Radio Grill area perfectly.
Installed them and it changed the whole dynamics of the Audiovox that I installed in the Glove box .I have an extension for my MP3 my Ipod.CD and Bluetooth .
I have included the Speaker plate with all of my latest Instrument Panel Restorations.
I am a purist and have the AM radio in place.

 

I like that idea. Makes it clean and easy to deal with. I had a set up like that in a 68 and it worked well. I know accoustics in a convertible are terrible. But on a trip or long drive it would be nice to have some tunes. I am running the AM in place as well. Don't care if it works. Thanks

 

The glove box is a loooong way away from the driver in a '67. I was a stereo installer for 15 years and the most common way to mount stereos other than in the dash was under the dash. There are quite a few versions of this available, just google "under dash stereo mount". As for the speakers you can get some small box speakers that have mounting brackets and put them wherever you find most convenient. I have mounted them in many different places including under the seats (almost) pointing forward, on the kick panels, under the dash, even on the drive tunnel. For rear speakers you can do the same with box speakers, mount them on the floor under the seat, small ones can be mounted on the panel that covers the hydraulic rams.

If you want to get into the custom stuff, you can fabricate a center console to house the stereo, pods that can be mounted to the doors without mutilating the door panels. Same with the kick panels and rear panels. A woofer box works best near the rear of the trunk. Acoustics in a vert are notoriously hard to overcome. Amplifiers can be hidden most anywhere or mounted in custom panels to show them off. MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) is your friend as it is incredibly stable but very easy to shape. The only limit is your imagination. Again google "custom stereo installation"

 

My ''67 Vista had a stereo installed in the glove box. It had a wooden mounting box and a extended "eye" for the credit card remote. That eye was mounted by the ash tray and allowed you to remotely control the radio without opening the glove box. The issue I had with it was playing CD's, you still have to open the glove box to change them. I can take some pics of the parts (now removed) if that would help. Let me know.

 

In 1972, an older college friend asked me to help him install speakers in the doors of his 1967 Toronado. He did not want the speakers to show. The plan was to cut the cardboard backing from the door carpet and mount the speaker to the door panel. Removing the carpet adhesive was the most delicate part. It worked and I had practice before working on my own car.

The pictures are from my 67 Cutlass Supreme 442 and show the radio-speaker install. No changes from stock appearance are readily visible. The speakers were 4 1/2" diameter. Minor cuts were made to the door sheet metal to fit the speaker and a small box/back cover. A long wire harness was made so that the Craig 3122 could be placed between the bucket seats during long rides. I also added a small switch above the glove box light. The glove box could be open at night without any glare.

The FM-8Track was not visible, did not alter the original appearance, and sounded pretty good.

 

Larry, do you have a/c or no? If so, the kickpanel speakers are a great option! If not, they're still an option, but you lose your kickpanel vents.

I installed an old Pioneer cassette deck in my '67 convertible so I could use the original dash opening without modifying anything, but that's probably not much of an option these days...

Here are a few pics of my kickpanel speaker install - I went with the optional upgrade of Kenwood speakers, and followed the seller's recommendation of using some Dynamat on the back side of the plastic parts of the kick panels to dampen vibration and prevent the plastic from cracking as time went on.

I did have to unbolt the handle end of the e-brake bracket and move it over about 1.5" - 2" to clear the speaker.

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