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Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 10:29
by ghost123uk
silverbullet wrote: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 =
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 10:33
by ghost123uk
Oh, and =
silverbullet wrote: 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
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 12:12
by 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.
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 13:54
by 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
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 15:51
by 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
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 16:02
by axeman
silverbullet wrote: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
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 16:05
by silverbullet
No speakers yet...
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 16:33
by Zebedee
I took this blaupunkt melbourne out of my 1990 passat when it was scrapped. Never fitted it to my caravelle though.
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 21:24
by silverbullet
That's what I'm talking about!
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 17:37
by Zebedee
Heres the rest of the 1990 radios for the t3.
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 18:11
by Tobyt25
There are lots of car radio cassette players on fle bay. Plenty of period ones for under £20
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 30 Jul 2013, 18:12
by Tobyt25
This volxwagon one is £8
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 12:33
by silverbullet
Blaupunkt Beta. Right on the money!
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 12:41
by 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
Re: "Period" radio/cassette units
Posted: 19 Aug 2013, 22:30
by 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).
