Re: [T3] Are FM 6v radios available?

["Daniel Baum" <dbaum@isdn.net.il>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>It can't be for a Type 34. The radios did mount _in_ the dash, but the early
ones had a different trapezoidal faceplate - it was smaller and upside down
compared to the Type 3 - and the later ones had a rectangular one. The early
ones also had two holes in the dash that the knobs screwed into, and this
held the radio in. The later ones just had a rectangular hole, and the radio
was held in with two spring clips on the sides of the radio.

Daniel Baum,
'69 Type 34 automatic.




>
> > I am not sure about this, but I would say this is a 6/12V AM/FM radio
(take a
> > look at one of the pictures, it has instructions for 6V operation), and
that
> > looks like a Type 3 faceplate too.
>
> cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=601993698
>
> This is a 6V/12V, +/- ground, AM/FM/SW Blaupunkt auto radio. I've never
> heard of the Essen model, but it appears to have the right bands for use
in
> the US. It has the correct type 3 face plate, but it does not have the
> mounting bracket or the vinyl shroud for the usual type 3 under dash
mount.
> He says it is for a type 34; does the type 34 mount IN the dash? If so,
this is
> exactly what the type 34 needs.
>
> To use this in another type 3 you would need to fabricate a mounting
bracket
> (not too hard) and a shroud (might be challenging.)
>
> The price is reasonable, but it won't stay there.
>
> He's also selling an earlier model, see:
>
> cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=601993720
>
> This one has the separate power amp unit, but has the wrong face plate for
> our cars.
>
> Note: When these radios were sold new, you chose the model of radio you
> wanted, and also bought the mounting kit for your car. The mounting kit
> included everything you needed to make this radio work in your car, so it
> included the face plate, knobs, brackets, screws, etc. The antenna was
> separate.
>
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
>
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