"Period" radio/cassette units

[ghost123uk]

I hope that this thing's got an aux input so that I can hook up an MP3 or DAB ...

I bet it hasn't, but you can use one of these =

[ghost123uk]

Oh, and =

and the syncro's not got an aerial fitted either

A CB aerial, either on a mag base or a gutter clamp, works fine as a car radio aerial (although in theory it shouldn't, but it does). You just need to chop of the CB plug and fit a car radio aerial plug

[silverbullet]

Ta John! I have ready access to the CB aerial plug, the Midland sits on top of the dash. So I just need to knock up a patch lead with the relevant ends then.

[ghost123uk]

Aye, you could do that, but then you can only use one device at a time You might consider doing as I did on another van I owned, I had a gutter mount on each side of the van, with matching aerials = looked cool

[silverbullet]

I can't see that being a problem, if the CB's on then it's banter time CB off for daily trundling.

Or I wire up a changeover switch

[axeman]

I hope that this thing's got an aux input so that I can hook up an MP3 or DAB ...



To think that I just binned all my old tapes and the syncro's not got an aerial fitted either

that look familiar

[silverbullet]

No speakers yet...

[Zebedee]

I took this blaupunkt melbourne out of my 1990 passat when it was scrapped. Never fitted it to my caravelle though.

[silverbullet]

That's what I'm talking about!

[Zebedee]

Heres the rest of the 1990 radios for the t3.

[Tobyt25]

There are lots of car radio cassette players on fle bay. Plenty of period ones for under £20

[Tobyt25]

This volxwagon one is £8

[silverbullet]

Blaupunkt Beta. Right on the money!

[ghost123uk]

I used to have a Blaupunkt something or other that had some really neat features, especially for a nerd like me. It had 4 x short wave bands (very rare on a car radio) and it could record to it's cassette deck too Sadly the drive motor failed and despite my then expertise in sourcing things like that (it was my trade) I could not find a suitable motor

[poshbuggers]

I had a Blaupunkt Boston CC20 in my Mk2 Golf until recently - with a tape adapter to the iPhone.

However, in my '90 Syncro I have opted for a Blaupunkt Lausanne RD148. I like having a CD player still but it was the colour I wanted. It will fit in with my planned retro/primary colours look nicely.

This is the rarer RD148 Colour Edition (available in yellow, red and blue).