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Rootes speaker and box wanted.

Tim Cech

Tim Cech

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Hi everyone. I had a Rootes radio and mounting hardware but I’m looking for the speaker box and speaker. Does anyone have one?
Thank you
 
Warren said:
From Craigslist in Manhattan Beach...
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Tho the above Craigslist radio may somehow be configured to fit under the dash of a Sunbeam, neither the radio nor speaker are OEM stock for any Alpine or Tiger. Below is the speaker Tim seeks for his radio. I've already set him up with a Rootes-Motorola radio, surround and primary/front hangers but didn't have the speaker. The 2nd & 3rd pics are what he has.

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In California.dealers put in what they had and so did everyone else. What's interesting is the knobs . Also the Sapphire 3 Bendix was common to VWs yet scare in Sunbeam branding. I'm pretty happy that the UK guy Neil and other's have put together the later consoles and filled the demand. Even though I have an original console with a rebranded Retrosound with shiny new knob's.
 
BTW I have a single speaker in the odd shape but making a plate and fitting two smaller speakers is way better plus adding two to the lower kick panels is great.
 
Warren said:
In California.dealers put in what they had and so did everyone else. What's interesting is the knobs . Also the Sapphire 3 Bendix was common to VWs yet scare in Sunbeam branding. I'm pretty happy that the UK guy Neil and other's have put together the later consoles and filled the demand. Even though I have an original console with a rebranded Retrosound with shiny new knob's.
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The radio Tim is assembling is the "deluxe radio" console introduced around the time of Series 3 and could be found in the Rootes Sunbeam Alpine SIV accessory catalog. The deluxe console was fitted with a Motorola 3-pushbutton radio with chrome knobs, scale garnish and faceplate as shown in the pic below.

In the late '60's, the console was fitted with a 5-pushbutton Motorola and became the highly-sought-after LAT-72 radio console for the Tiger – as shown in the pics I posted above earlier today. North American cars would have an AM band radio whereas European markets would have LW/MW band. Tim's radio will not only have the correct AM band radio but also has one of the very few radios that has a ROOTES insert instead of Motorola.

I've seen one of Neil Tweet's radio consoles in person and it's a nice offering, tho anyone who knows this part well will spot it a repro in a second. Based on his posted pics alone, I'm skeptical whether the repro speaker cabinet will mount correctly with Tim's authentic OEM. Disclaimer: I may be wrong.

BTW, Neil welcomes inquiries about his console at neiltweats23@gmail.com

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Just for interest here is the radio that I am putting in my SV. I am led to believe that it is the original from my car but lost buttons ( whivh I made with 3d printing ). The radio works - that is it makes a scrathing noise when turned on but I have yet to take it out to see if I can find any stations to listen to here in Canadia ......20251212_160434.jpg
 
Michaelfb said:
Just for interest here is the radio that I am putting in my SV. I am led to believe that it is the original from my car but lost buttons ( whivh I made with 3d printing ). The radio works - that is it makes a scrathing noise when turned on but I have yet to take it out to see if I can find any stations to listen to here in Canadia ......View attachment 37358
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Looks good Michael. Do you still have the original ribbed face plate for the radio mount?
It appears at some point someone added a switch or warning lights to the left of the radio. Maybe they removed the ribbed silver faceplate when they did that.
 
Michaelfb said:
Just for interest here is the radio that I am putting in my SV. I am led to believe that it is the original from my car but lost buttons ( whivh I made with 3d printing ). The radio works - that is it makes a scrathing noise when turned on but I have yet to take it out to see if I can find any stations to listen to here in Canadia ......View attachment 37358
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Based on your pics, it appears a PO butchered the (fiberglass?) surround likely to mount a CD player. I have unblemished original OEM steel surrounds, so your radio mounts correctly. BTW, that Rootes Motorola radio is a really nice find.

I also have new, correctly reproduced primary mounting bracket and front hangers. The primary bracket mounts to the radio utilizing the 4 threaded holes already on the chassis and supports the radio body utilizing already present welded nuts on the dash extension. The front hangers support the front of the console utilizing the threaded studs on the dash lower roll. Very cleaver design by Rootes that allows the console to be mounted without any drilling or mods.

If interested, send a PM with an email address and I'll reply with pics.

Mark ..... volvoguys
 
alpine_64 said:
Looks good Michael. Do you still have the original ribbed face plate for the radio mount?
It appears at some point someone added a switch or warning lights to the left of the radio. Maybe they removed the ribbed silver faceplate when they did that.
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Thanks but unfortunately I do not have the original faceplate. The PO had mounted a modern radio badly and left it like that. There are 2 holes and I am not sure what they were there for. I am going to use one for the O/D light now that I have installed the Latching momentary switch and relay.

Michael
 
Michaelfb said:
Thanks but unfortunately I do not have the original faceplate. The PO had mounted a modern radio badly and left it like that. There are 2 holes and I am not sure what they were there for. I am going to use one for the O/D light now that I have installed the Latching momentary switch and relay.

Michael
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I would put the OD light in the stock hole.. there is a guy in the UK that makes reproduction face plates... I'd just order one.. problem solved
 
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