Last step. Well, not quite last, more about that in a moment…
Stereo all hooked up. I popped a suppressor in, just-in-case, to avoid any interference. Anyway, the stereo was another eBay purchase. Fantastic bit of kit, complete with strangeness. It is a radio and CD player. It can play CDs that contain MP3s or WMA files instead of music. It has a USB socket and an SD card slot, so you plug in a memory stick and play MP3s or WMAs from there, and a line-in socket at the front for connecting any MP3 player. Fantastic. However, it also only appears to tune to FM stations that are odd (i.e. 103.1) but not even (102.8). Strange.
But I’m not bothered, it does the job. My friend, Stanley (knife), had to help out to extend the slot, but then the stereo fitted nicely. Sounds great. While playing with the wiring I also attached a cigar-lighter style double socket, for those SatNav / phone charging moments. Plus a very subtle self-adhesive magnet, for holding my mobile in place while using my portable bluetooth carkit. Both were bits that I had gathering dust – it’s strange what seems to get collected in my garage over time.
Gadgets a-go-go1) Phone holder
2) Power sockets
3) USB stick full of music
So, lots of creature comforts in place. I must be done…
…not quite – a lovely pair of 6-inch speakers are on the shelf, waiting for a home…
Suppressor: £7.99
Stereo: £49.99
Total… £2,619.91
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