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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Hey guys, I have a '98 SS that I bought wrecked and am parting out. The reason for buying it was to steal its drivetrain and put it in my RX-7. So basically I have most all of the car, including the whole stereo with its headunit, harness, speakers, and amp. My RX-7 does not have a stereo in it. I was considering the off the wall possibility of installing the entire Monsoon system into the RX-7. I know it would take some custom work and maybe some harness adapting but I am not afraid to do that kind of thing.


The whole idea came about when I started thinking about buying a new headunit and speakers for the RX-7 and realizing that it was going to cost quite a bit. Also, I don't know if I could get very much parting out the Monsoon stereo.


The question comes with the quality of the Monsoon. Is it even worth the trouble? I used to have a Firebird with the Monsoon in it and I thought it sounded decent. I just figured I could save some money and add a weird quirk to the RX-7 SS transformation at the same time.


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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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Not worth it...
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 09:06 AM
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so only 1 person has an opinion?
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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I don't think it would be worth it. For the time your going to spend tranfering over and fabing places for the subs to go, I definately wouldn't.
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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you can do it!
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 05:37 AM
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You can do it but I would just get a head unit and some component coaxil speakers. Youll save yourself a huge headache.
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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yeah it probably would be a pain in the _____ to put it all in there. the thing is I have never even heard this one play so I don't know the condition of the speakers either.
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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I'd be interesting in buying if you decide to sell it all. I have a Firehawk, but it will transfer over. Let me know if you are interested.
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it is absolutely not worth it.
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My 2000 SS had the Monsoon and I thought it was great. I am not really particular about my stereo though. My Hawk has the stock radio and I think the Monsoon is much better. If you are interested in selling it, PM me and let me know. My stock stereo is **** and needs replaced.
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