Model One Radio installation?

[Wolfsburg 10]

I'm about to install (or attempt to) a Retrosound Model One radio in my '69 coupe. These radios are known for being versatile and modular, fitting a wide range of applications. When I mock the radio up with my radio bezel I notice the radio knobs stick out way too far. Does anyone here have any experience with these radios? Did you have this problem? If so, how did you rectify it? There are still some things I might could try, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something obvious...

[Pakrat 1,043]

Never heard of them, are they new?

[69RavenConv 286]

Can you take a hacksaw to the shafts and shorten them up a bit?

[PaleRider 12]

When installing custom autosound radio i put in my 70 there is a metal face plate that fits behind the plastic bezel which is offset for the radio knobs - there was a bunch of washers that came with the radio to place before and after metal plate to get right offset.

 

Not sure if you are replacing original radio or some aftermarket set up - but could be you need the metal face plate I'm referring to.

 

I know custom autosound sells them because an advertisement for it came with my radio. Does the rest of the radio stick out to far thru the bezel or is it just the knobs? If just knobs could be another issue.

[Wolfsburg 10]

This is the radio:

 

http://www.retrosoundusa.com/products/category/id/1

 

As I suspected I was missing something obvious. I didn't consider that the shafts are not only adjustable side-to-side but also in and out. D'oh! :whistling:

[PaleRider 12]

happens to the best - glad you figured it out.

[Wolfsburg 10]

Well here is another problem I'm having:

 

The radio is not "remembering" the time and station presets. Everytime I turn the car on, the time is reset to 12:00 am. I do have the yellow "memory" wire hooked up to the radio, which a friend of mine told me was easy to forget to do. I traced the yellow wire back and saw it went to the emergency flasher fuse (which, like the radio, should always receive power regardless of whether the electrics are on or if the car is running) in the fuse box. The fuse was shot and the flashers were not working, so I got a new fuse thinking this would fix the problem. The flashers now work, but the radio problem still hasn't been fixed. How is this possible when the wire is coming from the now working fuse? Could it be that the wire itself is defective? Is there another constant power source that the yellow wire should pull from?

[jmlay 80]

I would say it is time to get out the VOM & start tracking it down. Here are the diagrams. There is a y/blk that turns to a R/Blk on the other side of the fuse that should be constant hot. Make sure the fuse terminals are clean & free of corrosion.:

 

http://www.themustangshop.com/resources.cfm

[69RavenConv 286]

I'll second the VOM suggestion. Make sure the memory wire really has 12V on it when the key is off. If it does, your radio (or the wiring to it) may be at fault.

 

You could run a temporary length of wire straight to the positive terminal on the battery, hook it to the memory lead, and see if that make the radio memory work. Any always-on 12V source should work.

[RETROSOUNDUSA 10]

Thanks for purchasing our radio, please call us toll free for tech support (888-325-1555) or email: support@retrosoundusa.com You are correct that our shafts can be moved in all directions, also you can trim the brackets to achieve the best install result (this does not harm your warranty)! This is what makes our radio so flexible to install!

 

Regarding the wiring, our radio connects just like any modern radio, there's a yellow wire which connects to a constant +12v power source and the red wire connects to your ignition turn on lead (which is also + 12 v) so when you turn off the car the radio shuts off too--- but +12v is always fed to the radio via the yellow lead.

 

Here's a good faq page on our site http://www.retrosoundusa.com/faq'>http://www.retrosoundusa.com/faq

 

Here's in install in a 68 cougar that's in April's Muscle car Enthusiest mag: http://www.retrosoundusa.com/news/show/id/20'>http://www.retrosoundusa.com/news/show/id/20

 

Here's a video about that install:

 

Here's our videos page: http://www.retrosoundusa.com/video'>http://www.retrosoundusa.com/video

 

Thanks for the thread guys!!

 

Michael Robbins

Retro Manufacturing, LLC

http://www.retrosoundusa.com

http://www.retrobeltusa.com

[RETROSOUNDUSA 10]

Thanks for purchasing our radio, please call us toll free for tech support (888-325-1555) or email: support@retrosoundusa.com You are correct that our shafts can be moved in all directions, also you can trim the brackets to achieve the best install result (this does not harm your warranty)! This is what makes our radio so flexible to install!

 

Regarding the wiring, our radio connects just like any modern radio, there's a yellow wire which connects to a constant +12v power source and the red wire connects to your ignition turn on lead (which is also + 12 v) so when you turn off the car the radio shuts off too--- but +12v is always fed to the radio via the yellow lead.

 

Here's a good faq page on our site http://www.retrosoundusa.com/faq'>http://www.retrosoundusa.com/faq

 

Here's in install in a 68 cougar that's in April's Muscle car Enthusiest mag: http://www.retrosoundusa.com/news/show/id/20'>http://www.retrosoundusa.com/news/show/id/20

 

Here's a video about that install:

 

Here's our videos page: http://www.retrosoundusa.com/video'>http://www.retrosoundusa.com/video

 

Thanks for the thread guys!!

 

Michael Robbins

Retro Manufacturing, LLC

http://www.retrosoundusa.com

http://www.retrobeltusa.com