VW Radios

Where is the best place to get hold of original fitment Blaupunkt/VW radio cassette circa 1980-83?

ebay and beacuse no one wants cassettes they are usually cheap;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Blaupunkt-Verona-SQR29_W0QQitemZ280219830140QQihZ018QQcategoryZ75309QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for that.  I HAD tried ebay, but when searched it just came up with lots of the newer stuff!

yes seach for alpine, blaupunkt, kenwood, trio etc in In-car-entertainment_GPS, then cassette players.

When I restored the GTI about 8 years ago there was no ebay so getting parts was scrapyards, ads in VW motoring or buy new.

I put a new Blaupunkt Dublin which was about the most suitable 'old' looking new one I could find. I think I might try and find a better looking period Apline or BP.

I've got the original radio cassette player but its a bit poorly  :cry:  

Any one got a contact for a mr Fixit  :dontknow:

Early-1800 said

ebay and beacuse no one wants cassettes they are usually cheap;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Blaupunkt-Verona-SQR29_W0QQitemZ280219830140QQihZ018QQcategoryZ75309QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The LCD is too modern for 80-83 though, you are looking for something like a Hamburg with push button presets or band selection.

This is what you need:





As dubboy said it's a Blaupunkt Hamburg, I have one in good working order I might be tempted to sell!

Really looking for same but with cassette (plug in ipod using cassette adaptor….cool pictures though…..
Cheers

It's got a din plug on the back, you can get connectors for ipods that run into that, I'm after one for my brother's bus.

They're available here for 28 euros but I reckon they'll be cheaper elsewhere.

http://www.koenigs-kla…dditional_equipment_.html

Otherwise you can wire up an ipod to run straight into an amplifier and thru to the speakers, so the headunit isn't running as a slave unit for the ipod.

Lots of info on that is available on aircooled vw sites, as many peeps don't want to cut up the dashboards/ fill gloveboxes in for headunits.

Cheers,
Gav

oh and I lifted them pics from the advert for that mk1 that sold for 10 grand, so that's why they're good pictures!  

That is amazingly good condition, if this is what im trying to aspire to im giving up now.

I have that radio with the centre colsole speaker, i've just removed it for a cd player and some door speakers. Are they worth something? i was going to bin them at the weekend but forgot to put them in the car on a tip run so they're still in the garage.

i know my car as an 83 gx had a sharp stereo in it from the factory. not got the stereo anymore (took it out when i was a young fool) but still have the book for it.

Retro_Tony said

I have that radio with the centre colsole speaker, i've just removed it for a cd player and some door speakers. Are they worth something? i was going to bin them at the weekend but forgot to put them in the car on a tip run so they're still in the garage.

I'm not sure if it would be worth loads, but I'm sure someone would part with a bit of cash to get their motor to original spec. I didn't pay too much for mine but it was in a pile of tat at an auto-jumble, so the seller wasn't the most knowledgeable really.

How does the centre speaker mount up?

GavB95 said

How does the centre speaker mount up?

theres two clips/tabs at the top which fit into notches already in the dash and then two screws at the bottom which go into the bottom half of the dash. It takes a single 6x4 speaker, the magnet sits in the cubby hole.

So what was the most common dealer fit stereo? Blaupunkt or somerthing else? I would like to fit a retro look FM radio/cassette back in my 83 campaign and perhaps Ipod it somehow. Anyone done this?

Also, how was the aerial done. Drilled into NS wing or was it just down to mechanics in each Dealership?

ariel was in the passenger side wing from the factory. anything else is a mod.

as for what was fitted it whould appear to depend on the car. mine was a sharp others have blaupunkt. :dontknow: