71 FJ40 Stereo Mounting Options

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this is what i did and use daily. it is a goal zero speaker. REI has them, and sometimes costco has a roadshow for them. not bluetooth, but plugs directly into my iPod or smartphone. i mount the iPod in little suction cup thingy bob i found at target. speaker seats under the arm and has a little downward pressure from the arm to keep it from sliding. works perfect for me. you can also link two of the speakers together if you want. i find it plenty loud for my needs. the speaker has internal battery that i charge thru the lighter when need.

andy

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This is a link ---- > Sony media player. the front drops down slide out a tray and plug in your iPod or just a plain ole USB thumb drive...no skipping and thousands of songs to choose from.

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cuencanolenny said:
Well I quickly found out that a CD player in an FJ40 works great as long as you are sitting still.
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Interesting. All the audio systems I had in the four Toyotas were six CD JBL units. Two were first gen 4X4 Tundra, one a fourth gen 4X4 4Runner and a 2000 LC. Same unit installed in my 89 FJ62 which may be a little softer ride than a FJ40 but still has the stock leaf springs. Never had a issue with the CD skipping. Last Saturday I ran thru a canyon in my FJ62 that only had a quad trail thru the bottom. Not one skip. If I was running a washboard road at forty miles a hour might be a different matter. CD player not I try and avoid those. I have acquired some single DIN head units with external amp also out of Toyota 4X4s. I wasn't planning on using one of these in the overhead tray in my 70 FJ40but I might install one just to see how well they work off road. I've had no problems with the ones with the six CD changer, single DIN are only a single CD.
 
I had CDs skip on dirt roads in a single CD player - the iPod is where it's at for wheeling, for sure :steer:

for harder wheeling, I use the iPod nano that has just 256 of my favorite songs

for longer tours, it's the iPod Classic, so I have more choices
 
DSRTRDR said:
I had CDs skip on dirt roads in a single CD player - the iPod is where it's at for wheeling, for sure :steer:

for harder wheeling, I use the iPod nano that has just 256 of my favorite songs

for longer tours, it's the iPod Classic, so I have more choices
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What single CD player were you using? My first CD player in the FJ62 was from a early nineties Toyota, not sure which one. It was two single DIN units bolted together. Radio/cassette and CD player. It skipped with a small bump on the pavement. After a buying new Tundra in 2000 with the six disc CD player I searched until I found one for my 89. I should thank all of you high tech people for replacing these making them available cheap on eBay. On the two single DIN bolted together most had the cassette with the radio and single CD player. A few have the CD with the radio and a cassette player. Of those some were premium with a external amp. Then two different manufacturers, JBL/Matsushita and Fujitsu ten. Had have better luck with JBL/Matsushita premium sound. I've done a little homework on these. I have only tested my single CDs units standing still using my FJ62 harness. I'll have to get a harness made up so I can use them in my 70 FJ40 to give them a field test.

I probably don't have a problem of CDs skipping because if I wheeled fast enough for the CD to skip my back would not like it and make me pay the next day. My biggest complaint with CD players is some do not like greatest hits CDs and tend to skip after about the tenth song. This is only on my Sequoia (still under warranty) and home players. A guy I knew bought my second Tundra after I traded it in for a 100 series. He was one of those high tech types and replaced the audio. I got the old unit back for dirt cheap just in case I ever get a 80 series.
 
wheeling doesn't have to be fast, just bumpy enough for CDs to skip :meh:
 
When I first had my IPhone as a stereo in my 40, I forgot to turn off "Shake to shuffle" and I couldn't figure out why it was going to the next song after every bump.
 
cuencanolenny said:
Well I quickly found out that a CD player in an FJ40 works great as long as you are sitting still. So I did some investigation and quickly realized what the story in the news about Apple being awash in cash is all about. They have a very high opinion of those items. But research indicated that if all you are interested in doing is playing the music there are numerous, less expensive, alternatives. For a guy who has never owned a cell phone, let alone a Smart Phone, this sounded good to me. So I ordered a SanDisk from Amazon for $42 and a charger to go with it. Downloading CD's to the computer to create the MP3 items is very easy, found a YouTube presentation showing how to do it. There aren't many smooth roads here in Cuenca, Ecuador and pretty much zilch once you get out of town and that is why I have The Beast, to go up into the mountains so hopefully the SanDisk approach will work. Takes about a month to get it down here to me so I'll let you know once I have it.
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Are you referring to a thumb drive that gets loaded with mp3s and is inserted in a head unit with usb?
 
Shark56 said:
I was gonna suggest the same as 1911. I've got an Amp set up for a motor cycle. Mounted it in the glove box and ran the wire under dash for Ipod, Phone ect. I keep a Nano mounted on the dash with velcro.
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Can I trouble you for the part numbers of the items? I foolishly tried the fm transmitter at one point and found it was a waste of money. Looks like a shill filled out the wonderful reviews of that item.

As far as speaker mounting, I have pics in another speaker mount thread - L brackets I made to mount Bose speakers to the tub by the roll bar.
 
I dont do IPODs and have never downloaded a song in my life......

10 years ago when I wanted a CD in my 1967 45 pickup, I found a tunnel mount console(I am 3 on the tree and 4x4 on dash), put the CD in a marine box(as my top is off for years), stuffed 2 boat speakers up under the dash.....to this day it works perfect and has never skipped a beat, I can even hear it with the top and doors off. It sat for almost 5 years, when I pulled it out......the CD fired right up and even had the Molly Hatchet CD still in it ;)

my 82 FJ40 has a CD in the console and Bose speakers mounted to roll bar in rear corners, great set up

on my 64 FJ45LV.....I had planed on putting some tunes in, was going to put it in the glove box with a wired remote......but then realized I enjoy it without any tunes. Frankly as I get older I care less and less about tunes in my rigs....

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I received my SanDisk Zip Clip MP3 player a couple of days ago (I am in Ecuador and bought it on Amazon). So I downloaded a lot of music onto it and it will be fine although I think I might have started off with a bad CD as I haven't noticed anything else skipping, but I haven't been on really rough roads either. This SanDisk was $42 on Amazon, 4GB. It allows play all, album, artist, genre, etc. and is easy enough to scroll through the information. It will take a mini-card of 32GB as well. Can't imagine that will ever happen. My point is that this is much cheaper than an I-Pod which looked to be at least a couple of hundred dollars and I would rather set that money aside for the dry season attempt at a complete roof rebuild. Putting a new gasket on didn't do the job, it is leaking between the roof and the rain gutter which requires drilling out rivets and all that. A couple of months from now probably.
 
My previous owner had two radio affairs. One in a nasty hole in the dash and the second unit under the dash and a couple of single throw toggle switches to make it all work. Along with one of those round seven or fifteen prong computer plugs used as an ignition interrupt. Without it the vehicle wouldn't start. Can you imagine the thinking of running the high amperage draw of a starter through one of those plugs!?! Yes, I completely rewired the vehicle.
 
PuKE said:
I store my radio in my Tuffy Center Console. Sorry no pics... I still need to find a way to bolt the Tuffy to my truck :/
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I don't have a "current" picture of my '79 but the only thing that is different is the color. It is a Kenwood unit that utilizes the standard sleeve. The structure of the FJ40 is not so good for bending the little tabs to hold securely in place. The biggest issue for me is that the radio/CD player is deep enough that it wants to hit the top of the heater box. I did turn the heater box mounting holes into slots and dropped the box 1/8" but 3/16" would be better to obtain a more flush fit with the trim plastic.

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cuencanolenny said:
I don't have a "current" picture of my '79 but the only thing that is different is the color. It is a Kenwood unit that utilizes the standard sleeve. The structure of the FJ40 is not so good for bending the little tabs to hold securely in place. The biggest issue for me is that the radio/CD player is deep enough that it wants to hit the top of the heater box. I did turn the heater box mounting holes into slots and dropped the box 1/8" but 3/16" would be better to obtain a more flush fit with the trim plastic.

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Super Clean Ride Man!!!
My FJ40 is a weekend warrior, so I removed my heaterbox and hoses.
What is your interior lining and where did you get it? It looks nice!
 
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