The entire mod cost about $130 and a couple hours of my time. It's nice because it is very small because it does not take CDs. I found this little receiver on sale for $50. I went with 6 of them (overkill I know) with two inside on each end and two outside on the curbside of the camper. I found these waterproof speakers on-line pretty cheap ($20 a pair). I did not worry about hooking up to battery for constant power to save my station presets since I will be in different areas anyway. I got 12 V power to it from the outdoor patio light so the wiring went pretty smoothly. I mounted the head unit right inside the door so i could easily change channel and adjust volume without having to go into the camper. It was a pretty easy mod and took me only a couple of hours. I just added a stereo to my 1994 Coachmen Clipper this week. Of course, it's in your best interest to cut out templates of the holes you need to cut prior to making the cuts. Your satisfaction as a Coachmen owner is of the utmost importance to us. Note: Your selected Coachmen dealer will most likely need the Coachmen/Sportscoach Serial Number of the unit in order to research your parts inquiry. If you want to try and get local radio stations, you might have to go to a junkyard and pull a car antenna/cabling and likely get the antenna converter for your deck. To find your nearest Coachmen Dealer, utilize the Service Dealer Locator or contact us directly at 1-80. If your H/U has inputs, you can easily convert RCA to stereo headphone jack for portable MP3 player use. Choose Front left/right configurations for inside, and leave room for external rear set to go outside. Once you have 12v power and GND connecting the speakers is all that's left. No matter what this thing won't remember stations/EQ settings unless it always has 12V battery power. You can wire them together for the "always on if there's 12v connected" approach, or you can put a switch inbetween the accessories wire to control on/off, keeps power draw to a minimum. Reference your manual or the MFG's website. Your H/U harness likely has 12V constant, and 12V Accessories. You should be able to find chassis ground just about anywhere, especially if you find a set of wires to steal power from. Worst case scenario, a dedicated run from the converter or even the battery. Once you locate a spot for the H/U, look where you might be able to steal 12V from. You might also take a look at speaker baffles to help protect, and will improve sound a bit. Consider how to get wiring from the H/U to the individual speakers. Make measurements, consider depth of the speaker and the magnetic field that it will produce once installed, in relation to what might be stored there regularly. Take some time and sit in your rig and look where it might make sense to put some speakers, and of course the head unit. I've got (2) 5 1/2's and they sound great, and they're not super huge. Anything larger than 6 1/2" is probably too big. 2001 Coachmen SANTARA 29, Ford V-10 with 41,000 miles (just went to Montana this summer), 1 slide out in living room, Rear Camera with ability to switch on at all times, Navigation, 2 HD TV's with DVD's, New 15' awning, New awning for slide out, LED Lights installed in cabin, New Upholstery for sofa/bed and dinette booths, 6 new tires installed 2013, New microwave, New Water Pump, New battery for truck, Complete New Roof (removed old roof, reworked framing, installed plywood, installed new rubber roof, installed new fiberglass on front of cab, repainted front - cost in excess of $6000.00), Gas Generator in excellent condition with 825 hours, Refrigerator works on propane or electric, Queen size bed in rear sofa makes into a bed for two booth table makes into a bed for two single bed over cab, Everything works on this unit and it is in excellent condition (have original manual and all the receipts for work done), $27,500.I would start by considering what you have for existing speakers and whether or not they'll fit in anywhere.
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