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• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:59:44 -0500
  ...Stock radios might not use the X circuit (and it's not on the stock wiring to a factory radio) , but a lot of...
• OT: Latest free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 01:29:22 -0500
  ...Several listmembers including myself have gotten free radios from these promo deals that get leaked. I just ordered a second one for my father...
• Vanagon Radio Antenna Install video
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:06:04 -0400
  I made a short video about installing a Vanagon radio antenna. Take a look and tell me what you think. Constructive criticism is welcomed...
• CB Radios
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 Jun 1997 09:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...page that I saw a couple of weeks ago describing a CB radio installation in a Vanagon. Pictures and everything. Where is it. -Blaine
• Re: WTB orig '84 radio
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:29:56 -0500
  >Does anyone have an original WORKING '84 vanagon radio they wouild like to >part with? I have a working unit from an '89...let...
• "SAFe" radio code
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:30:13 -0500
  ...Archive search would not open....What is the procedure for removing the radio "SAFe" code with the factory preset 1, 1, 1. ?? Thanks. -- Stephen...
• Satellite Radio Antenna Wire
  Historical mailing list - Tam Woodrum
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:08:02 -0400
  Where's the easiest place to run a satellite radio antenna wire to the outside (at least temporarily until I get home to my...
• Re: Need Recommendation: Audio System for 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:55:46 -0400
  ...Take a 2x4 and insert it into the radio hole with the radio out. Take a hammer, large, and smack the 2x4 repeatedly bending...
• Re: OT: Another free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:15:02 -0700
  On 11/21/04 5:36 PM, "caverat" <caverat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Here's another free Sirius satellite radio offer that got posted that...
• Radio Issues
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:00:52 -0700
  Anybody ever have their radio's sound cut out intermittently? Mine will just decide to stop playing after about an hour or so. Then...
• Re: RE - Free Sirius satellite radio system - FM isn't free anymore
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 01:10:19 EDT
  ...Oh well, at least it's been entertaining watching folks argue the virtues of paying money for "cable" radio. mark
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:44:07 -0500
  ...You could even use a wire from an aux battery for actual radio > power with the starting battery only operating the relay. > > Mike > -- Michael...
• Re: I want your old Cass./radeo
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 17:38:55 +1000
  ...I've unsuccessfully tried to buy a standalone tape deck (without another radio) to plug into the CD/radio unit. Finally I attached a...
• Re: Radio Code
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 14:48:03 -0700
  From my experience with several VW goofy radios... In my 98 Golf, I goobered the code, and I had to leave the radio and...
• Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:50:57 -0700
  ...I was sure interested in some of those 25 dollar radios on that site....... but I didn't see anyway to buy one, or...
• Re: Need Recommendation: Audio System for 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:11:27 -0700
  Normal radios fit. I went to Amazon and found one that was HD & bluetooth 'ready' (at the time I was not able to find...
• Radio/subwoofer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:29:16 -0500
  So, since the rest of the Bostig kit hasn't yet arrived, I decided to install the new radio head unit and subwoofer I...
• WTB Radious Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:12:24 -0800
  Anyone know where to get these or do i have to buy two new radious rods in order get the rubber bushings? Thanks Phil...
• Clock doesn't work after radio repair
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:38:49 EST
  I took my 89 Westy to a radio/stereo repair and installation shop. I wanted the radio, CD and satellite radio connected to my...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:25:07 -0500
  Most likely the radio is just responding to the voltage drop of the battery while cranking the engine. If it is a good, high...
• Re: Radio removal..
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 23:01:40 -0700
  If it is the same as the radio in my 87 Audi or my former 91 Jetta there is a small 1/8" hole...
• Re: Can Santa unlock my radio in 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:10:54 -0500
  ...I replaced my radio in my 84 Westy with this one. Bluetooth, and a very easy install. Sony DSX-M55BT I've been very...
• Re: How is this done?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:06:47 -0500
  ...Not only the radio, but power windows and sunroofs will work until the drivers door is open. It can be done with either a...
• Re: 89 Westy with crazy German Blaupunkt radio.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 11:01:59 +0100
  Hi Louise, ARI stands for Traffic Information System, every Radio station has it and when they send some traffic jam Information, there is a...
• Re: Radio Codes
  Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 08:35:39 -0500
  On my Hiedleburg (Blaupaunkt?) Radio on my 88 Westy the code is set at the factory to 1000. That should still be the code...
• Re: radio question
  Historical mailing list - Karen Chapelle
  Wed, 20 May 1998 01:29:58 -0300
  My radio has somehow fried itself and it seems like it's a chip or something. It powers on but won't recieve stations...
• Wanted: radio-relocation box for in-dash AC
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:50:33 -0400
  ...Then, the radio mounted in front of (manual) or in back of (automatic) the shifter. I am doing a conversion on a van (more...
• Accessory position?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Maikranz
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:49:17 -0800
  ...I am going to the drive-in tomorrow night, and need to have the radio on to hear the movie. My 81 does not...
• Re: product report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 07:55:26 -0700
  ...00 AM, Daniel Stevens wrote: > well i noticed in the current Radio Shack flyer that they had a > reasonably priced ($14.99) dash mounted...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:13:46 -0700
  ...If you wire the "radio" to the "ign. on", then the ignition > circuit will need to be powered up to run the radio. Not...
• Re: Radio Safe mode
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 1 May 2011 09:07:22 -0700
  ...Is it really of some benefit in > preventing the radio from being stolen? It isn't that marvelous a radio, > anyway, and stealing it...
• Radio removal help pls? Premium IV radio
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:40:16 -0400
  I just stuck in one of those $30 VW radios that someone pointed to a few weeks ago, in place of the existing Heidelberg...
• Re: Heidelberg 4 radio problems '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:18:02 -0400
  Bill Urban wrote: > > When we bought our van the radio would only play one station. No > buttons would work. The volume,fader,treble,bass...
• Antennas (was re: massive oil leak (77 camper))
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 17:16:05 EDT
  Somebody wrote: >and ham radios and cellular phones <has anybody REALLY got one of these in >their bus>>? Yes, I've got TWO ham...
• Re: a REAL basic electronics question
  Historical mailing list
  29 Jul 96 08:15:45 PDT
  I had the same type of questions when trying to install a radio. I took said radio to a local radio installer and asked...
• Re: Thieves like the poor will always be with us...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:03:45 PDT
  ...Jonc <jonc@webgears.com> > >I had my radio stolen out of my vanagon while it was parked in front of a >hotel on Miami...
• Re: antenna boosters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:27:46 -0700
  ...While it doesn't do a thing when you're camping out in the boonies, because there are no radio waves to pick up...
• Re: Need remedy for a blank display on radio
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 14:15:01 -0500
  ...The dealer locked the radio while changing the battery out, and then tried to bilk me $80 and feed me some bullshit about how...
• Re: Radio Wiring circuit draining battery???
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:58:37 -0700
  Andy, As a start, it might be helpful to know how large the current draw actually is with the radio & other known loads off...
• Re: [T2] 84 Westy speaker wiring?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:26:57 -0700
  ...Just follow them from the doorjam under the dash to the existing radio to determine left and right. You may even figure it out...
• Re: Selecting a CB?
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:33:11 -0500
  I'll second David's recommendation, with reservations! The BIG problem with low-priced CB radios is the quality of audio! If you buy...
• Security Code on Radio
  Historical mailing list - Dino Kubik
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:10:31 -0500
  ...I've made arrangements for the the radio to spend some time in an "ultra-freezer" at -70 xC. Any thoughts on the possibility...
• Fw: Sid: Your vw radio
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 20:21:12 -0400
  ...Your vw radio Sid, good morning: I read where you are having some bad luck with your van, sorry. I lost you e-add...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:06:23 -0500
  John, Any DIN size radio should fit. I personally had an Xtreme Sound, which I do NOT recommend. The front end went out in...
• Diesel Ex German Military radio van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:35:53 -0800
  ...http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/VW-Van-Vanagon-17L-Diesel-Ex-German-Military-radio-Van_23076995 Alistair
• Re: Ham Radio
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:19:20 -0800
  ...Mike On 3/3/03 6:54 AM, "pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> wrote: > I prefer to call myself a porkchop radio operator. KDT8217...
• Re: 91 Westy Antenna Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:48:48 -0400
  ...However, I did have enough on the ball (so I thought) to tie a strong piece of cord to the radio side of the...
• <F> OT: Free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:35:20 -0800
  Y'all will notice I didn't say a thing about the constitutional right for this jerk to be on sirius radio. I am...
• Re: Radio Wiring circuit draining battery???
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 14:29:49 -0400
  I would check the current drain with just the radio disconnected to make sure it is not something else on that circuit. Cigarette lighter...
• FRYeDay: My New Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:06:14 -0700
  ...The salesman explained that the >> radio was >> voice activated. >> >> "Nelson," the salesman said to the radio. The Radio replied, >> "Ricky or >> Willie?" "Willie!" he...
• Re: Old radio?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 22 May 2023 20:50:14 +0000
  An additional tip:  there is some sheet metal structure behind original radio in Vanagons to secure it.  Honda radio wouldn't fit.  So by...
• [NVC] - Looking for old radio navigation gear from old airplanes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 May 2010 00:06:18 -0500
  I'm trying to locate any of the old radio navigation gear that old airplanes used way back when - WW II, Korea, or even...
• Re: Key in ignition to power radio
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:13:04 -0700
  ...Key in ignition to power radio I found the wire that powers up when the key is stuck in the ignition (but not turned...
• Re: 91 15A fuse Radio and clock
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 17:21:58 -0800
  ...A frayed wire, a faulty > load (radio, clock, whatever that fuse branch powers). In addition to what Mike just said keep in mind that...
• Thanks and Radio Antennae Question (82 van)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:20:04 -0700
  ...My next question is a minor thing but bugs me nonetheless - was there such a thing as a "stock" from-the-factory radio antennae...
• Re: Ham Radio
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:43:13 -0600
  When you get down into Mexico it becomes Taco radio, it might start as soon as San Diego. That is something that Miller and...
• Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 06:36:09 EDT
  ...Then while futzing with the radio I notice that when the radio is not installed in the dash but plugged in and working there...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:26:47 +0000
  Just to be clear, writing as an amateur radio licensee; radio hams don't necessarily "hate CBers." What is especially disliked is the ranting...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 26 May 2015 07:42:57 -0600
  I've got 80AH, but the CO2 & gas sensors, plus the radio memory draw about 50mA. I put the battery on a Battery Tender...
• Short in rakio fixed by Tweeters
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 21:54:10 -0800
  ...Maybe not all audio auto stores are the same but at my local Tweeters diagnosed a short in my Radio/Cassette and got rid...