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#66029 - 02/02/2002 21:34 Installation in Testarossa
marcusadolfsson
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Registered: 02/02/2002
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I installed my RioCar 30GB in my Ferrari Testarossa 85 today. Very easy since the car already had an Alpine amp and the dash is made for a DIN unit.

Next I need to replace the speakers since they sound horrible!




I will receive a radio tuner next week, so I need to take the case out again. What is the easiet way to bend back the "tabs" that keep the fixed case in place?

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#66030 - 02/02/2002 22:05 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: marcusadolfsson]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Nice! Man, We've now got empegs in Tuscan's, two Ferrari's, an NSX... what other bad mamma jamma cars are around?
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#66031 - 02/02/2002 22:45 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: loren]
hybrid8
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Registered: 12/11/2001
Posts: 7738
Loc: Toronto, CANADA
At least one 911 that I've seen mentioned.

But come on. It's not like anyone has strolled in here asking for install suggestions for a McLaren F1 or a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost or a vintage 1950's Mercedes 300SL (gull-wing).

Bruno
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#66032 - 03/02/2002 00:34 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: hybrid8]
justinlarsen
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 1109
Loc: Petaluma, CA
give it time.. someone will have the urge
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#66033 - 03/02/2002 00:36 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: marcusadolfsson]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
I bow down before you. That is now officially the coolest stereo in the coolest car.

I will receive a radio tuner next week, so I need to take the case out again. What is the easiet way to bend back the "tabs" that keep the fixed case in place?

If you can avoid bending the tabs, perhaps by dismantling part of the dash, that's the best route. I don't know how the Ferrari's dash is put together, though, so I don't know if that's possible.

Otherwise, it's just a question of digging with the screwdriver. Be careful not to bend the cage itself, and don't slip and scratch the Ferrari, of course.

"Remember how mad he got when I broke my retainer? That was a piece of plastic. This is a Ferrari." - Cameron
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#66034 - 03/02/2002 02:12 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: tfabris]
redbutt2
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Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 141
Loc: San Diego, CA
Yeah...that is pretty damn cool, but I've got a 308GTSi that I could put the second sled I ordered in. Testarossas are sweet, but the 309GTSi is the Magnum P.I. car...


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#66035 - 04/02/2002 14:09 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: redbutt2]
_hardcore_
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Registered: 22/09/2000
Posts: 195
Loc: Copenhagen, Denmark
Any day of the week i'd rather be driving one of the Ferraris' than my volvo.. Empeg installed or not!

\\Kaare

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#66036 - 05/02/2002 00:09 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: _hardcore_]
hybrid8
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Registered: 12/11/2001
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Loc: Toronto, CANADA
But your Volvo will dive any day of the week. The Ferrari will only drive when it's not in the shop. Which by all accounts (all accounts) is regularly.

Bruno
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#66037 - 05/02/2002 00:35 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: hybrid8]
redbutt2
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Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 141
Loc: San Diego, CA
My Ferrari has never been in the shop for anything other than regular oil changes. If you take care of them, they are great cars. On the otherhand, if you drive them like a idiot and ignore the oil changes and tune ups, they will get VERY cross and not behave properly.
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#66038 - 05/02/2002 16:54 Re: Installation in Testarossa [Re: hybrid8]
redbutt2
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Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 141
Loc: San Diego, CA
I just got a flyer from the place that maintains my Ferrari. They have a shipment of new Bentley's on the way. How about a $456,000 home for an Empeg? The built in humidor in the trunk is a nice touch too.
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