Has Anyone Put A Radio In There 6 Volt Car

[Harley03joe]

Has Anyone Put A Radio In There 6 Volt Car ? 1931 Ford Mod A
If So , Was It 6 Volt And What Brand Was It ? Pictures Will Be Very Helpful Or Any Suggestions
Thank You
Harley03joe

[SDJason]

Well - here's the 6V radio I put in. It's currently running off of (4) AA batteries, but I plan to wire it into the car's power at some point.

It's a Crosley CR-82; if you look, they turn up on ebay or etsy every so often, usually for around $20-$30.

[Jeff in BC]

This may be a little modern but would work http://www.ebay.ca/itm/vintage-car-r...p2056016.l4276

Jeff

[29 Tudor]

You can find a converter on fleabay that converts 6V to 12V for about $5.00. I bought one that was good for 18 watts.... that's 1.5 amps at 12 volts. If you are under that with your radio, you can use a 12 volt auto radio and it makes it pretty simple. I used mine for a 12 volt third brake light. Works great!

Steve

[Fred K-OR]

Originally Posted by 29 Tudor

You can find a converter on fleabay that converts 6V to 12V for about $5.00. I bought one that was good for 18 watts.... that's 1.5 amps at 12 volts. If you are under that with your radio, you can use a 12 volt auto radio and it makes it pretty simple. I used mine for a 12 volt third brake light. Works great!

Steve

I did the same thing for a GPS. But I ended up burning out two 12 volt plugins for the GPS before I thought about + and -. That is I had them hooked up wrong and things don't work to well that way. Typical for this old guy working on his A.

[29 Tudor]

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Yup, that old + and - stuff will get you! The ones I got weren't plug ins and I wired them directly into the circuit. Work great as long as you don't need more power than they will deliver. At 18 watts, you would need a small heat sink with the ones I used but you can find them with the heat sink included.

sd

[glenn in camino]

Model A sounds are much more pleasant than what's on the radio.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by glenn in camino

Model A sounds are much more pleasant than what's on the radio.

I agree.
The power antenna quit working on my modern car a month or two back, and I don't even miss that radio.

[machine girl]

Put Sirius xm radio in one of our As ,the best. 100+ stations and no comercials.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by machine girl

Put Sirius xm radio in one of our As ,the best. 100+ stations and no comercials.

My friend has that in his newer car, and it is nice. It's the only radio station worth listening to in the Twin Cities, since we don't have even one station that plays 1962 and older tunes.

[newshirt]

Consider using iHeartRadio on your smartphone and keeping the A unmolested by ugly wires. Or, download a bunch of CD's and listen to them.

Along those lines... this weekend I saw a Model A that had been wired up with a CB Radio, big whip antennae, cassette tape player and speakers -- all 80's vintage -- with nice 80's wood paneling. Some grandkids in the car did not know what those "vintage" devices were for. I had to explain. They just said, "whatever..." and pulled out their phones and ear buds.

[Spokes]

When I bought my 29 p.u. It had a 6volt Chevy tube radio it worked great. The only thing I didn't like is they mounted the antena on the side of the truck cab. I would have hidden the antena !!!

[Mike V. Florida]

A big problem with a radio in a model a is AM. There is a bunch of ignition noise. As mentioned a modern radio with a 6 to 12 v converter and a "hot Rod" hidden antenna that goes under the running boards will work.

[DougVieyra]

Yes, radios in Model A's were common enough in the 1950's. I got mine from a 6 volt car from England - I forget the marque. The 6-volt radios from the VW beetle (aka "Bug") were used at least until my 1966). The radio housing itself, was under the seat. The antenna was either attached to the driver's outside cowl, or, as mine (and many others) - under the running board. The radio "Head" was attached to the steering column, with cables that ran down to the radio box under the seat.

[Mike V. Florida]

Originally Posted by DougVieyra

Yes, radios in Model A's were common enough in the 1950's. I got mine from a 6 volt car from England - I forget the marque. The 6-volt radios from the VW beetle (aka "Bug") were used at least until my 1966). The radio housing itself, was under the seat. The antenna was either attached to the driver's outside cowl, or, as mine (and many others) - under the running board. The radio "Head" was attached to the steering column, with cables that ran down to the radio box under the seat.

Sapphire is the name of the radios used in the bugs.

[Barber31]

Just finished wiring up my radio last night. Bought that power converter, turns +6 to -12. I'm using a brand new pioneer radio. The wiring is all hidden in the storage under the seats. It seems to work good so far.

[KGBnut]

I got an old pair of powered computer speakers that were 6 volt. I put them on the package tray and plug in my mp3 player. At events were they just don't look right, I undo two plugs and they are gone.

[jthomas6]

I decided to just keep it simple. It gets AM/FM plus I can plug it into my computer and transfer a bunch of my 50's and 60's songs for replay any time I want to reminisce.

[Ken B]

I looked on Ebay and didn't see the 6VDC to 12VDC converter. Does anyone have a link to one?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by Ken B

I looked on Ebay and didn't see the 6VDC to 12VDC converter. Does anyone have a link to one?

Do a search for "inverter" and something should come up.
I'll also try to find a link to one.