Yeah I know I'm asking a loaded question but I've been getting 8 track players popping up on my marketplace and it got me going down a rabbit hole. I've seen some pretty snazzy looking aftermarket fm/8 track players from the 60s-70s. Do they still make parts for these? The plugs and wiring don't look like modern car stereos is it pretty easy to figure out?
If the player units are new, never used they would be okay. Most used ones are usually pretty worn out. I doubt there are any repair parts. Should be simple to wire up, power, ground and speaker r/l The other problem is the tapes wear out too . I have boxes of tapes but only a few work any more
Kind of figured. I'm really just going for the looks and if I can get one with working fm that'll be OK to
I have an Automatic Radio with FM tuner I'd stick in whatever I was going to take on a long trip. Antenna splitter, 12v battery in boat box, couple home speakers in back seat. PM me ...
Had one in my '46 Chevy coupe when I sold it...worked great but hard to hear over the blower whine...
also need to have a couple paper match packs handy to wedge between the player and tape when it begins to slip.
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