RE: IML: '68 Multiplex Illustrated

[David Duricy <desotobravo@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Dick Benjamin <dickb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Your mention of metal kick panels confuses me - do
> you mean the door
> structure?  The kick panels are plastic, but no
> speakers are used there.
> (They wouldn't fit anyway, with the HVAC hardware in
> there)

Glad to see you, Dick. I was hoping you would appear.

By kick panels I mean the lowest portion of the doors.
On the convertible and Crown Coupe, this area has a
ribbed metal plate that runs the length of the door. I
suppose this could be called a skuff plate.

For whatever reason, the doors in my convertible have
no speakers nor holes in the skuff plate to accomodate
them. Strange, especially since the build sheet and
wiring show that the car came with an 8-track.

> There is a third "hole filler" front speaker in the
> center of the dash,
> which is the same unit as used with the non-stereo
> radio.  The two rear seat
> speakers shown must have come from a
> non-convertible.  

I believe that this Multiplex came from a Crown 4-door
hardtop. From the looks of the front speakers, it was
blue.
 
> It appears you got the whole thing - these have run
> on eBay a couple of
> times, but they always seem to be missing one or
> more parts.

I'm glad to have the confirmation. I used your article
and the manual to tell the seller where he should look
for all the pieces. 

> There isn't any special procedure to test it - just
> plug all the components
> together, ground each of the electronic boxes, plug
> in the antenna, and it
> should play for you.  You'll need a fairly strong
> station to get good stereo
> (these are antiques, after all!).  There is a stereo
> indicator light in the
> top center bar of the tuner to tell you when you
> have a stereo broadcast
> tuned in.

I'm very interested to know how the '68 Multiplex
sound compares to the '71 through '73 Multiplex
stereos I know and like so well. 

Thanks for your help, Dick.

Dave





		
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