Door Handles And Stereos And Such

Most of door handles I've seen are polished aluminum.  Guess they could be anodized or powder coated any color you want.

Here is what I did for a stereo. I wanted it to be as inconspicuous as possible. The display retracts behind the dash. The speakers are flat panels about 1/4" thick with a thing on the back that makes them vibrate. They are mounted in picture frames. The big one is mounted in the back of the passenger compartment.

I went with Out of Sight Audio, it pairs with my iPhone and has decent sound. You can step up to the Mark III if you want to add an amp for more punch.

i run this guy:

http://www.kenwood.com/ca/car/marine/kac-m1824bt/

my smartphone is my head unit.

Joe Fortino posted:

I went with Out of Sight Audio, it pairs with my iPhone and has decent sound. You can step up to the Mark III if you want to add an amp for more punch.

JOE...your car is beautiful.......

@MaxMartens Max, I went with a Retro-Sound unit. Looks retro, has USB, BlueTooth, blah, blah, blah.

https://www.retromanufacturing...up-sup-hermosa-radio

It would probably sound much better with an amp (and all that follows), but I didn't want to go down that rabbit hole. Speakers are mounted under dash. Sounds fine when just cruising the boulevards or coastline. At speed, the exhaust note is the music, not the stereo. 

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Were I to do this again, I would opt for what Mango and Joe have. Why?  Well, to be honest, here in New England there really isn't much left on FM (we lost AM to talk radio decades ago) that I would bother to listen to, so I always end up listening to CD's or to my iPhone, if anything.  Using Mango as an example, pair it to your phone on bluetooth and then listen to whatever you want, plus it is out of sight.  A powered subwoofer is a definite plus, especially at lower speeds.

Thanks gents! Interesting ideas each. I am not so inclined for a remote amp on this car. What you have MUSBJIM is what I am looking for, and I found something very similar with black knobs for what I hope to be is a basic black interior (with highlights!). And yes around town a bluetooth will be good. And bring on the exhaust note any other time!

Our '78 Camaro has a killer exhaust note also, and thats what I listen to in it! (it has the ancient 8 track w/one speaker on the dash & one on the package tray)

As I study many different new & old Porsches, and VW's too, I see various colors of door handles. Some silver, some black and on newer Porsches, color matched door handles too. JPS does not want to do color matched door handles (for color match reasons). My next best option will be black door handles. Getting a quality powdercoat which gets along with the button pushing in & out, plus the key hole could be a challenge? ...Or I may be stuck with silver door handles. (my old Ghia had color matched door handles way back when...)

@Gordon Nichols check out Tune In Radio app. I use the free version and there is a good sampling of talk radio, sports and music.  

I second the recommendation of Tune In. I use it every day. I can listen to my local radio station on a cross-country trip.

"plus the key hole could be a challenge" - I don't think any of the Speedster replicas other than maybe IM even have keyed door handles???? Guess with Coupes now out it would be good idea.