Instaling head unit in an older car

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Topic: Instaling head unit in an older car

Posted By: cosmic moma
Subject: Instaling head unit in an older car
Date Posted: February 21, 2005 at 7:54 AM

I will be installing a Clarion or a JVC unit in an 1964 dodge dart and need a little information. I assume I can leave the ANT wire alone since there is obviously no power antena but what about the ILL wire? Can I leave it alone or does it have to be hooked up, and what differance does it make? I will be installing in the glove box to leave the original AM radio in place, will a ground strap from the unit to the frame be adequate?

Also, the Clarion unit has a wire labled PH_INT, what is it for?

Thanks for any help.

cosmic moma

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cosmic moma

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Posted By: milnimi
Date Posted: February 21, 2005 at 8:43 AM

I believe that the wire labled PH_INT is for the power antenna, which is a signal wire and is also used in other applications. When I connected my head unit, I did not connect the ILL wire and it was fine. Best of luck to you on installing it.

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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: February 21, 2005 at 8:54 AM

PH_INT is probably the Phone Interuppt wire ( read - phone mute to those in the know ) ILL powers up your panel lamps, hook it to a dedicated ILL lead in the vehicle or you can loop it with the power ant lead to turn them on when you power the unit up.....

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Kevin Gerry
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Classic Car Audio
since 1979

Posted By: vinman75
Date Posted: February 24, 2005 at 12:41 AM

In that car you don't need the ILL. wire connected. I actually did a 1964 dart convertible about two and a half months ago. We put an eclipse head unit in the glove box. I made the new panel screw in using the same screw holes as that the glove box liner used.

Posted By: cosmic moma
Date Posted: February 24, 2005 at 11:04 AM

Thank you all for the input, hopefully I don't pop any fuse's when I do the unstall.

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cosmic moma