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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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i have a 72 coupe project that i am putting together and am trying to get everthing in car working i bought a corvette radio 72/76 sterio? it has 6 wires coming out and my sterio box has 9 wire round plug is it adaptable or do i have a later radio can it be wired in or should i try to buy correct radio?
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 02:41 AM
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Pictures needed. do you have the amp in the car,,or pulled also?
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 03:55 AM
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It seems the radio you got has the stereo amps built inside the it, as all the '74-'77 radios are, so basically you can just omit the stereo box and connect the right and left speakers directly to the radio.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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thanks for the reply i will try that, it is definatly the easy route to go ,that way i can just plug and play, i wiil stop by my local corvette dealer and see if he can help out with the numbers that are on the unit,appreciate the help ,artie
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