Stereo upgrade
 

I have a 1995 Talari 180 with the original cassette stereo. Thinking of finally updating to something with Blue Tooth capability.

Are there any units that are plug and play that don't require that I make cuts in the opening?

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Paul,
It should be a standard din opening. My 98 202 was. I just put a Kenwood KMR-D365BT in. I'm pretty happy with it so far....

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Paul,

The head units are a standard "DIN" style. Any unit listed as DIN will fit. I placed a Kenwood in my boat 2 years ago and is still working well. I opted not to pay extra $$$ for a marine grade unit since I got it on sale for $89 at Autozone. The unit I bought included a remote, USB, Bluetooth, and compatible with plugging in an iPhone or Android to play music off it O bought a little 8GB flash drive and placed all our music on it. I'm a little chicken to use my phone all day long on the water.

Here's what I bought - KMM-BT315U | Receivers | CAR ENTERTAINMENT | KENWOOD USA

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Sweet! Does the install look good?

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I just recently installed the Kenwood KMR D365BT like baholtz. The bluetooth between it and Spotify on my android phone works great. It allows you to select the background color, so I use red to match the dash gauges at night and it looks great.

The sad part is that lightning ran thru the boat last week and fried it, the sub amp, the odometer, and the hour meter. So, I'm spending another $100 to buy the same head unit again.

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Found the marine version of the 315 on eBay for $87 and pulled the trigger. I was thinking the same thing about matching the color to my gauges.

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I know its not a DIN size (dimensions slightly bigger) but i love my Jensen, good brand! & I'm a big audio nut, I've had Kennwood, Clarion, Blaupunkt, Fusion... and all of those have failed over the summer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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edit: The Kennwood was in the boat when i took her, looked like it has been in there awhile..

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I have been buying audio gear for the boat from www.sonicelectronix.com. I have the six Sony speakers(two in the bow area, two down near the Captains Chairs, and two back by the bench seat), and two subwoofers under the rear bench seat. The 600W amplifier is in the space behind the dashboard up on the bulkhead and I added a cooling fan to blow air into the space. Here's the cut sheet on the Sony head:
The Sony[emoji768] Marine CD and USB Receiver with Bluetooth adds to your fishing and boating experience with sounds you can relax to while on the water. Enjoy AM, FM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, and WMA music filtered through a 10-band equalizer and Digital Clarity Tuner with RDS. This marine receiver features 18 FM and 12 AM station presets, USB and Bluetooth[emoji768]4.0 functionality, on-screen text display and clock, dimmer adjust, and key illumination. The Sony Marine CD and USB Receiver includes digital audio USB inputs.
Manufacturer model #: MEXM70BT.
Marine USB receiver with Bluetooth
18 FM and 12 AM station presets
Digital Clarity Tuner with RDS
10-Band Equalizer with +/- dB adjustment
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Supports MP3 and WMA files
CD, CD-R/RW compatible
On-Screen text display and clock
Dimmer adjust and key illumination
Digital audio USB inputs


1998 202 Shabah 5.0L Alpha 1

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Oh yeah..... It comes with a little wired microphone to pick up your voice for the hands free cellular phone connection. That way, the whole damned River can hear my wife telling me what an insensitive selfish jerk I am for leaving her home and taking the boat out (She thinks that the boat is the other woman named Mariah)


1998 202 Shabah 5.0L Alpha 1

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Phil,

I'd love to see pictures of your install. Just got done replacing the stock 5-1/4" with 6x9's under the helm. Those are powered by a Pyle 400 watt amp, my fronts are 2 JBL 6-1/2" powered off the deck. I tried to remote switch a Plye 240 amp off my accessory switch to my tower speakers, but I haven't been able to make it reliable. I'm thinking I've got a bad amp. Mounted my amps on the storage side of the cover under the drivers seat...

Would love some more bass, but we load the back of the boat so full of stuff getting to the beach - I don't think I can fit anything in there....

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Baholtz, I have a 12 sub 6 speakers and a 2,000 amp. Loudest damn boat on the water. You have plenty of room for a small sealed enclosure in the back engine area.

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Ok. I've started the installation. Definitely not plug and play with my unit. I've been slicing wires. The aluminum trim plate can't be used without cutting it. Looking for suggestions on how to trim out the opening and make it nice.

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Post a pic and we will help with some recommendations.

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I'll try and get some photos but I can assure you that they won't be that exciting. I don't have anything as cool as a tower. Matter of fact, I don't even have an interior in the boat right now. Most of it is in my garage. And I've had to take a three week break from working on my 202.


1998 202 Shabah 5.0L Alpha 1

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Got the photos in my Drop box, but I can get them to appear, I just get a black box with an x in it.

I'm dealing with a square opening in the fiberglass. I need to either cut out the original aluminum back plate to fit the hole or come up with some time of trim to cover the screw holes from the old back plate.

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Paul - Just out of curiosity.... Are you using a DIN radio install kit?


1998 202 Shabah 5.0L Alpha 1

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I guess not. All I've got to work with is a hole in the fiberglass.

I googled DIN installation kit and it looks like they are specific to the model of the auto?

Guess I need some expert advice on what kit I need for a Kenwood stereo for boat applications.

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Usually, the radio comes with a DIN frame that gets inserted into the dash cutout first. It gets secured into the dash cutout and then you insert the radio into the frame and secure it to the frame.


1998 202 Shabah 5.0L Alpha 1

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I talked to a friend who is a metal fabricator and he's going to water jet the hole in the original aluminum plate to fit the new unit! Should work out great! :wink_thumbup:

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Left side is stacked with dump trucks and squirt guns, right has a milk crate with extra prop and tools and stacked to the bottom of the sun pad with camp chairs.

Basically, not going to fit. Need a bigger boat.....