[slow-poke]

For us do-it-your-self'ers, where can you purchase the little board?

 

[robert_t_wallace]

I have an old conversion that died a few years ago.. Do you know if you can buy an Aurora FMR-1 board only? Most want to do the complete conversion and Aurora seems to only sell through Dealers. Becoming a dealer requires buying multiple units.. Thoughts??

 

[Israel]

That baby looks awesome,..... :thumbsup:

I'd LUV something like that

 

[Woodchuck]

Can anyone tell me if such a radio can be purchased from mustang online websites or do we have to do something custom like datac has done?

Gary Tayman

 

[rah]

looks good

 

[datac]

Can anyone tell me if such a radio can be purchased from mustang online websites or do we have to do something custom like datac has done?

Gary Tayman

No, no, no, don't do that to Gary. As I've explained before, he won't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about- he does radio conversions, period, no mp3 function or anything else. I used the aux inputs in the AAR conversion board he installed for my mp3 board.

I bought the board (several, actually) from Jameco Electronics, IIRC it was well under $10. After over a year's worth of heavy daily use (the car's a daily driver), it's held up great and I couldn't be happier with it.

As I mentioned above, my initial plan was to buy a bare radio conversion board and install it myself, but (as you've discovered) unless I was willing to buy a case of boards or pay $$$ in markup to a sketchy dealer (he actually wanted within $20 of what Gary charged, installed), I was out of luck. BTW, Gary's now using a different board, which he claims is superior, but has some differences in how the aux input switching is handled. The AAR board (which is still available from other vendors) ships in an autoswitch mode, and switches from radio to aux when sensing a signal on the aux feed. I ran into a problem where it would switch back to radio during long quiet mp3 passages, which didn't make me happy. With the AAR board you can remove a component on the board and add an inline diode which, when 12v is applied, switches to aux input- it was a simple matter to connect this with the power source for the mp3 board, so that when the mp3 board's powered up it's in aux mode.

Gary does technically excellent work, but I did run into a painful and frustrating customer service experience with him afterwards which needlessly cost me both time and money. I would most definitely hesitate before asking him to do anything, and I do mean anything, beyond his standard conversion, which, as I've stated before, is first-rate.

 

[Blue68Coupe]

I wanted to post my experience. I had Gary do a conversion for me and I couldn't be happier. I've tried custom autosound, new stereos (sounded good, looked horrible) and factory radios. This is by far the best of them all.

When I got mine there was an issue with one channel not working. I contacted Gary and sent it back. The chip was replaced and sent back free if charge. I have no complaints at all about the radio or the service.

 

[datac]

Gary does do nice work, and he's a reputable guy. That said, I was angrier at him than I've been at anyone in years, and even after talking with him I have no doubt that he still doesn't understand what happened. I have a famously slow fuse, so that's saying something.

 

[slim]

Fantastic project! Back in the days of Eico, Dynaco and Knight I used to build hand wired tube type hi fi stereo. Would love to try this! I realize this is more than a kit it's an extensive mod.

Slim