Main reason is looks and available music. The way I was thinking to use the original raio shell, it will allow me to keep all the buttons, face dial...and with a working light bulb it can fool anyone. The problem with the original radio is that it is AM and I am not so much a fan of AM, besides I don't want to make a hole for the antenna and even less on the kick panels for speakers. I just want some music to go along while I drive.
I doubt that little amp puts out 500 watts...I bet is more like 75 on a cheap chinese version of an amp...so I figure it should go nice with a couple of acoustic speakers.