Here is Custom Auto Sound complete Secretaudio outfit, plus the 6-disc CD changer and speakers that Mike selected for the Paddock Project Charger. By using this system, he was able to install quality audio equipment in the car without cutting up the dash (often required with thumb wheel O.E.M. radios).
From the onset, the Paddock Project Charger owned by Mike Paremsky was slated to remain, in appearance, as close to stock as possible. While liberties were taken to add certain types of speed equipment to the engine and driveline, these items had to blend together yet still appear stock. With the interior finished in the same manner, replacing the old AM radio would be mandatory; the question was, how could this be done and still look like 1969? Thanks to the artisans at Custom Audio Sound in Anaheim, California, Mike was able to get state-of-the-art audio equipment in his Charger without looking like it was there.
The system decided on was CAS' "Secretaudio" package. This is perfect for Mopars with thumb-wheel equipped radios since installation doesn't require cutting the dash. The outfit consists of the Secretaudio amplifier/tuner, which is about the size of the stock radio, an LCD controller that can be mounted under the dash or in the glovebox, hardware and a hand-held radio frequency (R/F) remote-control unit. Mike also selected a set of 6x9 speakers for the rear and a 6-disc CD changer that he mounted in the trunk. The outfit allowed the original AM radio to remain installed in the dash; in fact, the Secretaudio amp was mounted right to the top of it!
Carl Sprague, Mike Daugherty, and the crew from Custom Audio Sound supplied the entire combination, which was installed while the Paddock Project Charger was being completed. Here is an overview of how it went together....
