Radio Mounting Ideas

[EZ-GoingJon]

I was trying to find a way to mount a standard car stereo into my 1989 cart. I dont have a top, so a pod setup is out. Any ideas? PICS?

Jon

[BadApple]

Hey Jon,
I mounted a car stereo in the middle of the dash on my '90 Marathon. I removed the golf ball holder and trimmed it out to fit. I installed a fuse block in the passenger side of the glove box. I wanted to keep everything dry so I built some doors out of plexi glass, painted them, and attached with piano hinge and rivets. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I'll get some pics in the next couple days.

[EZ-GoingJon]

Right on Big!! That is what i was thinking of doing. Where did u put the speakers?

Jon

[popatop]

Hi EZ-GoingJon, Here is where I mounted mine

[steveb05]

Right in the center here too. My speakers are in little "pods" I formed from fiberglass to fit on the outside edges of the glove boxes. Still need to figure out a grill for them though.

[tguellich]

This is the setup i installed last spring and I love it.


There is no head unit. The tiny remote is mounted on the dash, turns the amp on/off, selects the source (radio, or aux(ipod, etc.)) and volume. I mounted the amp behind the center of the dash and the speakers right in the glove boxes with plenty of room left to spare. I usually plug my Droid phone into the aux input. That way I have Pandora, Sirius, and whatever I have stored in my phone. My wife's ipod works great too. In my opinion, it is the best way to go. I will never again do a head unit in a golf cart. Sounds petty good too for about $60 (http://www.jr.com/pyle/pe/PYL_PLMCA10/)

[rocknrone]

Originally Posted by tguellich

This is the setup i installed last spring and I love it.


There is no head unit. The tiny remote is mounted on the dash, turns the amp on/off, selects the source (radio, or aux(ipod, etc.)) and volume. I mounted the amp behind the center of the dash and the speakers right in the glove boxes with plenty of room left to spare. I usually plug my Droid phone into the aux input. That way I have Pandora, Sirius, and whatever I have stored in my phone. My wife's ipod works great too. In my opinion, it is the best way to go. I will never again do a head unit in a golf cart. Sounds petty good too for about $60 (http://www.jr.com/pyle/pe/PYL_PLMCA10/)

Thanks for posting this. I am really interested in this because I have one of the overhead radio consoles that holds the radio and speakers, but it is basically useless as a cd player because the factory tops just moves too much when riding on dirt roads or trails like I do which in turn makes cds skip. I did find this setup 5 bucks cheaper on ebay with free shipping for anyone who's intested. I think I'm going to get it and remove the setup I have now and also get rid of my factory top and rollbar and get a more beefy setup to put a top and windshield on. Thanks again for mentioning this. I think it's very cool and I don't even buy cd's anymore anyway, and I get all my music on my Evo anyway.

[EZ-GoingJon]

Thank you for posting that!! That is the way i will go!! Does it sound good?

Jon

[bowtieboy]

This is what I bought for the wifes cart. Not installed yet as we have over 4 feet of snow out there and the cart is in my race trailer. This was only 82.00 on flea bay. Will post pics in the spring when I get it installed.

http://www.pyleaudio.com/el/PLMRKT2A.jpg

[tguellich]

I am glad I could help a little, thanks rocknrone.

Originally Posted by EZ-GoingJon

Thank you for posting that!! That is the way i will go!! Does it sound good?

Jon

It sounds good, although I am not an audiophile. I like my music to be reasonably loud and clear. So this fits the bill. I am sure within the next year or two I will upgrade the speakers, because I can never leave well enough alone. Last summer I used it 5 days a week to drive to the lake, left it playing all day at the lake, then drove it home. It is plenty loud enough to be heard over my really noisy 2-cycle while driving and it didn't kill the battery once. I am sure some people would say the sound isn't good enough for them, I think it is more than adequate. I worried about paying so little for a setup like this but I can tell you after one summer, I have already gotten my money's worth and I will buy the same type of thing again if/when it craps out.