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re-makes of the original stereo head unit?

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re-makes of the original stereo head unit?

A fellow Mk1 owner mentioned that somewhere sells re-makes of the original stereo head unit with an I pod connetcor? Where would I get one from?
Anyone know?

Cheers.  :roll:





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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i dont think there was an 'original' headunit, i think the dealers put the head unit in so can vary,

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Ah, OK cool, so basically I need to search e-bay constantly  :lol:

Cheers for the link.





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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yeh, im  not sure about re-makes sounds pretty unlikely
you might be able to modify an old one though if your into electronics, ebay's probably your best bet

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the most common stereos found were blue spot ones, and there is a company that can modify old radios to work with ipods etc.  not cheap though!!  they also sell ready modified ones. look here:
http://www.tadpoleradios.co.uk/

good luck

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Wow they are expensive. They look awesome though! It's literally the last thing i need to get the whole car back to factory standard.





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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Keep this thread updated with what you do i would be intersted to know. Especially if you go for a tadpole! And yeah they look awesome! But your paying for it!!!

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Sure, will do!!!





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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There are a few originals on german ebay right now ranging from £100 upwards, and they came equipped with FM, AM and perhaps MW and LW - but defintiely has a DIN connection so you could hook up an ipod through an adapter.

They do look very cool……. got my eye on one of these in the future.

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1979 Series 1 LD - the Mandarin Dragon … gone as well. oh dear.

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OK, mines 83 so should It be a pioneer? Found this Grundig but It's not right cos didn't the Campaign have a tape deck. I think I need to do more research into this  :wink:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Classic-Car-Radio-Grundig-Emden-VW-Golf-MK1-/300525341008?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f8b4c950#ht_500wt_1156





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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I've got a very nice early Blaupunkt radio with tape cassette function, I think it's originally from a 911SC.

Early Blaupunkts have the Aux connection on the back, the aux cables are easy enough to make, or can be bought online and connect through the Aux DIN slot.

I've bought and sold quite a few period Blaupunkts now, I've got a bit of a fetish for them!  :redfaced:

Mk1 Golf original blaupunkt head unit:




Mk2 Golf Typ19 Blaupunkt headunit:


I've got a period Blaupunkt CD player in the Sportline (I'll take some pics of it and the Porsche unit this afternoon).

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Here are a few more pics to show the connection to Blaupunkt units

6 pin DIN connection (should be covered by a clear plastic plug)



Example Aux cable:


Connected up:


You can get all the parts to make these from Maplins or similar.

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Here's my Blaupunkt München CD player:



Showing Blaupunkt Keycard for security:


Keycard removed:


And my Blaupunkt Goslar CR radio, thought to be originally from a Porsche SC:


It has a separate station presets/tuner (on top of the radio in the pic) that can be positioned near the driver.  8)

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gavb95 you do have a fetish! i have 2 blue spots, one from the 80's and one from the 90's.  i really like the idea of connecting an aux.  could you do an idiots guide type thing in the how to section?  i am an idiot when it comes to electronics!

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Wow I think I've started something here!  :wink:
Gavb59 you really do have a retro head unit fetish, Thanks for your help. Yeah this is very very useful. I'm going to go on a bit of an e-bay hunt for a Blaupunkt radio or a blue spot. Will take a few pic's and post up the progress. If anyone finds anything suitable let me know. 8)





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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Mine came with a Phillips 22-AC-750/00

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Love the centre speaker in this….. what were they standard in? or were they also dealer mods?.

                                                  

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1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.

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Sorry for all those pic's I was messing around with my signature. Anyway little update. I won a 'Genuine VW Golf Mk1 12 volt Blaupunkt "Emden" classic radio' off German e-bay. Looks mint. Very exciting. Will upload pics when it arrives.  :)





1983 Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI CAMPAIGN-HELIOS BLUE.

1991 Polo Coupe 1.3 CL.
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