I REALY love these types of videos!! Of course, that's because radios like this were from my generation and just bring back great memories!!! Thanks Tony!
Did a few car stereo installations when I was young, too. I wish I had the depinning tool back then. My favourite thing was getting my hand up and under the dash and then I couldn't get it back out because something sharp had trapped my hand. I think I left my DNA on a fair number of cars 🙂
Another great one Tony. I never cracked a case back in the day, but I installed quite a few radio, and tape decks in my vehicles, back in the day! And they did sound great!
I had a Clarion AM/FM Tape deck in my car back in the 80s and it was a quality unit with great FM reception, similar to the Pioneer Super Tuners. I think it was still working when I sold the car. I looked up Clarion on the Crutchfield car stereo website and sadly their offerings are pretty slim now as are a lot of manufacturers. As you mentioned, a lot of new cars have the audio system built into the fancy pricey visual display now. My daily driver is a 1988 Toyota truck with a Pioneer AM/FM CD/MP3 player in the dash I purchased at Wally World a few years back and it's also great at FM reception. EDIT: Well it seems Crutchfield still has plenty of older style (DIN) units from different manufacturers but Clarion has very little. I'm surprised they are still in business never having seen them in years.
I remember the first time I installed a din unit, it confused me how to hold it in the dash! I thought it was the stupidest system, the shaft mount just made more sense for a car...at the time.
5:08 i gotta jump in right here. first push the wire in and hold it tightly. do not let it slip back with the next step. next insert release tool. now pull the wire out. if you don't push the wire in then chances are that the little tangs on the pin are going to bind on the plastic housing and you will struggle(and it will not come out) this will take a few tries before you get the hang of it but after that, it should be about 3 seconds per pin.
Those pin remover sets are really adept at getting between finger and nail. You might only see a drop of blood but you will be reminded for a few days.
Funny because I had to "fix" the exact same Clarion model in my parents 1975 vintage motorhome just a few days ago. No sound was coming out, my father was sure the unit was dead. Turned out it was just bad speaker connections. Unit works perfectly, radio or cassette. Yes the knobs on your unit are not originals.
My Alfa Spider also has an original Clarion radio (model PU 9907). I paid 215€ for a broken unit as working ones usually sell between 1000-1500€. It also needed new belts. Unfortunally the previous owner tried to repair a broken face plate ribbon cable by removing the connectors and soldering in 1,5mm wires. Of course this was to thick and he broke a clip and smashed the lcd. I'm still trying to find a replacement screen and a way to fix the wiring... Maybe some thin wires from a network cable? 🤔
I dislike all the fiddly mechanical bits as well I feel more comfortable if the wrench is 1/2 inch or better but needs must so I have to tackle things like that from time to time anyway. Those tools for disassembly of those harness headers are just the thing. What are the harness headers and the tools called so I can search them out? fine machine oil is good as is 3in1, I use Hoppe's sometimes as well
I REALY love these types of videos!! Of course, that's because radios like this were from my generation and just bring back great memories!!! Thanks Tony!
Did a few car stereo installations when I was young, too. I wish I had the depinning tool back then. My favourite thing was getting my hand up and under the dash and then I couldn't get it back out because something sharp had trapped my hand. I think I left my DNA on a fair number of cars 🙂
Another great one Tony. I never cracked a case back in the day, but I installed quite a few radio,
and tape decks in my vehicles, back in the day! And they did sound great!
Great video, Tony. I hope your health is improving and thanks for sharing.
Excellent, Tony. Cheers.😊
Kraco from Kmart and other places. Radio Shack had their own store brand. Lafayette. And the units that loved to eat the 8 track tapes. Yum!
I had a Clarion AM/FM Tape deck in my car back in the 80s and it was a quality unit with great FM reception, similar to the Pioneer Super Tuners. I think it was still working when I sold the car. I looked up Clarion on the Crutchfield car stereo website and sadly their offerings are pretty slim now as are a lot of manufacturers. As you mentioned, a lot of new cars have the audio system built into the fancy pricey visual display now. My daily driver is a 1988 Toyota truck with a Pioneer AM/FM CD/MP3 player in the dash I purchased at Wally World a few years back and it's also great at FM reception.
EDIT: Well it seems Crutchfield still has plenty of older style (DIN) units from different manufacturers but Clarion has very little. I'm surprised they are still in business never having seen them in years.
JR Music World was the mailorder place for all your audio wants
Thanks Tony!
I remember the first time I installed a din unit, it confused me how to hold it in the dash! I thought it was the stupidest system, the shaft mount just made more sense for a car...at the time.
5:08 i gotta jump in right here. first push the wire in and hold it tightly. do not let it slip back with the next step. next insert release tool. now pull the wire out. if you don't push the wire in then chances are that the little tangs on the pin are going to bind on the plastic housing and you will struggle(and it will not come out) this will take a few tries before you get the hang of it but after that, it should be about 3 seconds per pin.
Those pin remover sets are really adept at getting between finger and nail. You might only see a drop of blood but you will be reminded for a few days.
I'm seeing ghosts! I had this model. The knobs on yours are different. Haven't seen that faceplate in so long.
Funny because I had to "fix" the exact same Clarion model in my parents 1975 vintage motorhome just a few days ago. No sound was coming out, my father was sure the unit was dead. Turned out it was just bad speaker connections. Unit works perfectly, radio or cassette. Yes the knobs on your unit are not originals.
My Alfa Spider also has an original Clarion radio (model PU 9907). I paid 215€ for a broken unit as working ones usually sell between 1000-1500€. It also needed new belts. Unfortunally the previous owner tried to repair a broken face plate ribbon cable by removing the connectors and soldering in 1,5mm wires. Of course this was to thick and he broke a clip and smashed the lcd. I'm still trying to find a replacement screen and a way to fix the wiring... Maybe some thin wires from a network cable? 🤔
Hi Tony,
Another great video. But what about the pinch roller? It's got to be rock hard after 30+ years?
It was in perfect condition. Just cleaned it up with some windex
Going old school!
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some times a low heat will help with removing the face bezel
He should have had you pop in a Bluetooth module while you were in there.
Cassette sounds fast & motor may need adjustment a bit.
I dislike all the fiddly mechanical bits as well I feel more comfortable if the wrench is 1/2 inch or better but needs must so I have to tackle things like that from time to time anyway.
Those tools for disassembly of those harness headers are just the thing. What are the harness headers and the tools called so I can search them out?
fine machine oil is good as is 3in1, I use Hoppe's sometimes as well
I would never use nail polish remover. That is just acetone with a lot of additives to make smell and strike smooth.
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is it just me or can any one get a screen print detailed eff to work from
Limited resolution, but also under exposed due to the amount of white. You need to compensate for that in a good photo editor. But even then....
a link to the schematic would be help full, great video, brave enough to tackle a job like this.
Ah, the good Ole days! Enjoyed, but I still hate belt changeouts.