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• Re: Audio/Music Upgrade Solved
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:38:25 -0700
  You have to admit the irony, LAUREN.;-) I was in a friend's Vanagon w/ Bluetooth capable music player/radio. He flipped some switches...
• Re: Leaking starting battery - Update
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:55:40 -0500
  A current draw of nearly 1 amp sounds like a radio that is turned on! Something really strange there. No, 0.42 A is...
• Re: Radio removal help pls? Premium IV radio
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 07:31:22 -0700
  ...Radio removal help pls? Premium IV radio To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 10:40 PM I just stuck in...
• How is this done?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:34:56 -0800
  ...Say you're driving along listening to the radio and you stop and park... you turn of the car and pull out the key...
• OT - Sirius satellite radio now on DISH satellite TV
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 24 May 2004 19:24:22 -0400
  ...Here's something from one of the press releases last week - " Sirius Satellite Radio Now Offered to Millions of Dish Network Homes NEW YORK...
• Re: Radio Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 12 May 2010 12:13:30 -0700
  ...But then when I'm in the back of my Westy, I usually listen to my small Eton radio. Neil. On Tue, May 11...
• AGAIN - heidelberg radio connectors wanted
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 21:28:56 -0400
  Hello, got a '85 Heidelberg radio to replace my aftermarket POS JVC. But, unable to hook it up. Anybody have the two connector plugs...
• Re: Subject: Re: Sirius Radio
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 05:58:43 -0600
  ...After listening to XM Radio I'm glad this group has someone pushing Sirius, it's a much more appropriate service for the eclectic...
• Replacement radio good deals
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:48:36 -0800
  A while ago I was looking for a cheap radio for my vanagon that has the euro look. Some nice Blauplunkts here, new in...
• Re: Coded Radio Update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:22:49 -0700
  ...So , beware of buying a radio without a code. You won't be able to get the code and the radio will only be...
• Re: Radio Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 12 May 2010 07:38:24 -0500
  ...Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle > Volks: >> >> I want to put new radio in '84 Westy. It needs...
• Re: Ham radio ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 01:21:18 +0000
  ...Ham radio ? >Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:53:01 -0500 > >Just wondering if anyone on the list is a Ham radio operator? >John...
• Trying to get radio to safe mode
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:28:16 -0700
  I have a VW factory radio with a CD input on the front that I want to install in the my 86 Vanagon. (I...
• Heidelberg 4 radio problems '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 14:34:39 -0500
  When we bought our van the radio would only play one station. No buttons would work. The volume,fader,treble,bass,and tape player...
• Re: Car Stereo Fit (dimensions)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 26 May 2005 00:04:23 -0400
  ...BTW Crutchfield lists only one radio out of all the models they carry as being compatible with the Vanagon (at least for the earlier...
• Radio and Speaker Insall
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:11:02 -0800
  ...And would have been needed for the radio if I had had the original OEM radio. But a PO had replaced the original radio...
• Re: CB
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:35:06 -0700
  I have a collection of a Hallicrafters One� CB radio. It is the most interesting CB radio I have ever seen. It's entirely...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 30 May 2012 09:09:32 -0700
  ...Why is my new radio always "lit up" even when turned > off and ignition is off also? And after 2wks (from installation of radio...
• Re: Radio Issues
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:13:53 -0700
  ...Radio Issues Anybody ever have their radio's sound cut out intermittently? Mine will just decide to stop playing after about an hour or...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:43:33 +0000
  ...Inverter at Radio Shack >Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 07:00:51 -0800 > >Hello, > >Just got the Radio Shack Christmas sales flyer in the...
• mounting cb radio?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:14:41 -0500
  I was given a CB radio (this one: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102604) for christmas, and am hoping I might...
• Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:22:55 -0700
  ...Remote for the Radio Neil, the remote on the last two head units I've installed, both Pioneer, will control the power, on/off...
• need 6V radio
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 10:56:33 -0400
  I'm searching for whatever the original radio would have been in a '63 bus. If anyone has one, please let me know how...
• Radio connections
  Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 14:40:36 -0700
  Anyone able to tell me sources/uses for four wires going into stock radio of '85 Westy? These seem to be in power harness...
• Re: what would you take on a 3,500 road trip?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:40:34 +0000
  cell phones?.....weather radios?..... Whatever happened to good ol' CB radios? Most of 'em now come with least one weather ch. and they default...
• will a radio from an 89 westy work in a 79 campmobile?
  Historical mailing list - matt bezark
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:08:08 -0700
  well, i found a buyer for my design casette radio, but he wants to put it into a 1979 campmobile. anyone know if it...
• Re: vanagon radios?
  Historical mailing list - - Melissa Puckett
  Sat, 20 May 2006 19:57:57 EDT
  ...I put a new radio in mine and it still does it. Just make sure you always remember to turn it off Just like...
• Re: AM radio antenna *update*
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 17:52:02 +0000
  Used to be that any new radio had an adjustment you had to make to tune the antenna for am. I believe this was...
• Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc rambli...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:47:59 -0400
  Basically I was wondering about your prices compared to the VW cleanance right now- so for the Vanagon radios. Ed From: JordanVw@aol.com...
• Re: Extra connector in the area of the Radio
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 20:11:27 EST
  ...I'm now down to just the Radio and found I have 3 > connectors and only 2 that go to the Radio. I recognize...
• Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 07:03:37 -0700
  ...In the very late 80's/early 90's due to changing times (many aftermarket radios) and customer complaint they switched from the "always...
• Supplying power to the stock radio...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:10:39 -0400
  Does anyone know if there is a way to have the stock "Heidelberg" radio come on and off with the ignition without activating the...
• Re: Radio R&R-89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 22:13:43 -0400
  ...Have you pulled the ashtray out? That's the normal way to easily get at the back side of the radio in the "normal...
• Re: mounting cb radio?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:11:45 -0800
  ...mounting cb radio? > > In addition to the question of mounting a CB radio there is also > a question about how to mount a CB...
• Re: radio help
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 08:28:43 -0800
  ...I would rather decide for myself how to prevent my radio from being swiped rather than have some diabolical former torture chamber master make...
• Radio wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 15:21:19 -0500
  Is there a way to wire my radio in my 88 Westy camper to run from the auxiliary battery? I am trying to get...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:23:28 -0400
  ...HF > is radio frequencies below 30 MHz. HF band can communicate world wide > because HF waves can bounce off from the sky and reach...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 16:50:02 -0800
  ...VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long) Howdy From Texas, Long story, but thanks to VW the stock radio on my '87 GL is now just...
• Re: radio and stereo question - ignore previous (incomplete) email!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:47:03 -0500
  ...If you still have factory radio you may have to run speaker wires to the back as the OEM radio has a common ground...
• '87 gl stereo cheap fix
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:05:08 -0700
  my stock radio/tape player doesn't work very well (the tape player doesn't work, even after numerous cleanings, and the antenna is...
• Re: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:42:24 -0500
  Anthony Egeln wrote: > Could this work also as a defacto accessory switch? My radio is not hot wired and my understanding is that when...
• Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:29:31 -0500
  ...I managed to locate one but I really don't like having the radio located there anyway. Most modern radios have LCD displays that...
• Re: Can Santa unlock my radio in 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:31:13 -0500
  ...Not sure about how to get the old radio out, but will try to see if local VW dealer can unlock it. I have...
• Re: Radio says "SAFE" after battery change...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:13:18 -0400
  ...Many times the VW dealer will write the code on the radio in felt marker. Pull out your ashtray and look at the top...
• Re: Radio installation question (specifically dimensions)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:31 -0400
  ...So that is > why > I am often sceptical. > > Now my current Sony radio is 6.4 inches deep and easily fits but with > little...
• Re: No AC switch on ignition
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:14:18 -0400
  It really depends on the radio. If you have lighted display you have to turn it off some how. If the radio only needs...
• Re: antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:09:05 -0500
  ...I found it helpful to remove the (d)ashtray, the glovebox and the radio. If you have the stock radio, I found that using...
• Re: 3rd Annual San Francisco Van-O-Rama date is set: 09/06/03
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 04:55:21 EDT
  ...I don't even have WIRING in my 16" Syncro for an AM radio. SATELLITE RADIO DEMO??!!! Who do you think I am? Pensioner...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:17:49 -0600
  ...you are one of these people who have re-wired their radios to rely > on= > > the key, could they potentially receive a DUI for...
• Radio Shack electronic cleaner
  Historical mailing list - willw
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:55:19 -0400
  Have any listmembers specifically used Radio Shack's electronic cleaner to clean the AFM contacts. I can't find the QD?? anywhere and I...
• CANADA - Where can I get Radio Wire Harness Adapter?
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:45:29 -0800
  I want a Radio Wire Harness Adapter like that shown at www.bestkits.com, but this product is rare. Who carries this line of...
• Re: Need Radio Antenna for my Double Cab
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 23:38:46 -0500
  ...I'd caution against doing something like this, however, as reception on the radio is HIGHLY directional.
• Re: Father's Day - New Radio/MP3 - front panel removable
  Historical mailing list - Dale Goodvin
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:31:50 -0700
  ...The original radio never had a 15 circuit (12V in the key on >> position) only a 30 circuit (12V constant). Some radios don't...
• Re: radio help
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 07:44:27 -0500
  ...off of the radio. I just did this with a junk yard VW radio. Evidently after lock up, it defaults back to the original...
• Re: Radio installation question (specifically dimensions)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:29:19 -0400
  ...So > that is why > I am often sceptical. > > Now my current Sony radio is 6.4 inches deep and easily fits but > with little...
• Thieves like the poor will always be with us...
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:00:26 -0400
  I had my radio stolen out of my vanagon while it was parked in front of a hotel on Miami Beach... they took out...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:21:06 -0800
  ...You can crimp or solder this harness to the one on your new radio and your new radio will plug into your existing radio...
• Re: Original radio 1986 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:13:52 -0400
  ...You could pull a modern radio |and replace it with the blanking plate any time you needed to. | if you have a modern detachable...
• old beetle elec problem (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:48:47 EST
  Volks -- I got a beetle a few weeks ago -- a daily driver to preserve the Westy -- and this weekend was playing with the radio...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:35:17 -0500
  ...This way you won't > >accidentally leave the radio on and drain your battery. > > > OK...Sounds like it will work. I saw something along...