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• Re: Sirius satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 22:21:03 -0500
  If you're interested in Sat radio I'd check the archives - IIRC there was quite a bit of talk about it last year...
• Re: Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:23:33 -0500
  ...Are there any instructions out there on how to >remove and replace the stock VW radio? I have a Pioneer CD/MP3 player I...
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:37:16 -0800
  Most post-wall radios have two 12vdc inputs, one keepalive for the memory connected to unswitched power and one for the rest of the...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:50:14 -0700
  ...At the camp site my CB radio became a central station when some kids took the walkie taklie out and went for hiking. Walkie...
• Radio
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:34:44 -0700
  I have one of those little Grundig World radios that I've used constantly when I camp.. Very cool, with a bunch of short...
• Re: Radio codes : more info.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 14:35:15 -0500
  ...I gave my dealer my car's VIN number ('89 Jetta) and the number from the junkyard radio--no problem. The radio doesn't...
• Re: Vanagon Security Challange... Was RE: How to break into....
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 21:36:57 -0500
  Or if you really want to be crafty, route the current to the fuel pump through your radio power antenna lead. Thus, the van...
• Re: 86 Radio Heildberg V Help
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 13:48:12 +0200
  scarlett, On Thu, 1999-06-03 21:20:41 -0400, Scarlett Semko wrote: > ... > The radio is electronic. locked (because it was > disconnected from the...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:40:51 -0700
  >......... > The speaker rear and front wires may need to be upgraded to four wires for > new radios. >............ So, what is the best way to...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:18:09 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, my favorite > sports radio stations are AM so I hear it often. > > > > It didn't change with a new radio last year, and...
• FS FM modulator to make line in for any stereo
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:19:48 +0000
  ...Audiovox FM modulator, your radio antenna plugs into this unit and the it runs a line to your antenna in on your stereo. The...
• Radio Wiring circuit draining battery???
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:15:20 -0500
  ...the radio drains the battery, so he just disconnected the hot wire from the radio (why not the ground?) Oh well, I knew the...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:05:17 -0700
  As Kim said, the Vanagons don't have an ACC position in the radio wiring harness. The easiest way to fix this issue is...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 26 May 2015 18:35:52 -0400
  ...I’ve seen some of these >>>> new fancy radios that draw a lot of power just for the faceplate even >>>> though the radio is...
• Re: Looking for a radio replacement
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:52:39 -0700
  ...I'm looking for a radio replacement with >a CD reader. Does anyone have a suggestion? >Best regards. http://www.amazon.com/Dual-XHD6425...
• Re: That stubby DIN size
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 07:43:02 -0500
  Take out radio. Insert 2x4. Find large hammer. "correct" as needed. Remove 2x4. Install new stereo. -craig On Mar 7, 2012, at 2:07...
• Hiedelburg code
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 05:30:17 -0400
  A few weeks back there was a thread on how to reset your radio code. I saved it, and since then misplaced it. My...
• Re: Need capacitor-dw
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:18:14 -0400
  > I don't know where you live, but, you need to go to a "real" electronics supply store. > Radio shack no longer qualifies! I...
• Re: electrical aid request
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:09:27 -0400
  If you have an after market radio, it is very likely that there is an inline fuse to it. On Oct 7, 2006, at...
• Old radio?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 16:18:02 -0400
  Hi folks, Anyone got an old Vanagon sized radio to spare? Or a recommendation for one that fits nicely? I’m looking for a...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:57:12 -0700
  ...What I'd really like is a radio with a volume knob, a tuner knob, five programmable push buttons (those of you who drove...
• Re: Stereo in an '85 A/T with A/C
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 23 May 2014 11:27:57 -0700
  In a 1985 the A/C is blowing from the radio’s place in the dash. That’s why they can’t install radio...
• Re: Trying to get radio to safe mode
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:57:00 -0700
  ...On Sep 26, 2010, at 7:28 AM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I have a VW factory radio with a CD input...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jun 2003 - Special issue (#2003-658)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 19:15:11 -0700
  ...Turn on the radio, sound comes out. freeeeeeeee! And in my 'new to me ferd', i have a tape player, a cd player and...
• Heidleberg Radio ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:37:02 -0500
  Help, please- I can't remember -or am too stupid- how the h___ to program Tug's radio stations. If you have a brochure...
• Radio removal..
  Historical mailing list - K.
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 01:44:31 -0400
  ANyone know an easy way to get the original radio out of my 85 van? I can't find it in the Bentley anywhere...
• 4 Sale: original speakers, radio/cassette deck
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 11:55:44 -0800
  ...1 - radio/tape player, model 000 035 188, working condition; looks good price: $50.00 minimum (or higher offer), plus postage 4 - original speakers...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:22:27 -0800
  ...Rather than having the second "+" that the first >>>radio had, the newer radio has an "S." Finally, there is a pin labeled >>>"ALM." That...
• Re: <F> OT: Free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:08:54 -0700
  ...Free satellite radio offer >> >> >> On 11/11/04 10:03 PM, "caverat" <caverat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >> >>> FYI - Here's a free Sirius satellite radio...
• Re: <F> OT: Free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 06:00:26 -0800
  ...Free satellite radio offer >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/11/04 10:03 PM, "caverat" <caverat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >>>> >>>>> FYI - Here's a free Sirius satellite radio...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:10:17 -0700
  ...There may have been transistors in those radios that did nothing, but I distinctly remember there being several transistors being used merely as diodes...
• Re: CB/Ham Radio Antenna Mounting [and choice]
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 10:48:40 -0800
  Here is a small lesson on radio power by VE7PBS! CB radio (AM, 27MHz) is restricted to 4W. Most HAM radio HF (High Frequency...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:26:49 -0800
  ...I don't know what your "stock" 1985 radio would have been since at my dealership in Hayward, California (Humphrey Motors, became Jim Close...
• Father's Day - New Radio/MP3 - front panel removable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 10:33:38 -0500
  ...I'm tickled as there has never been a working radio in my van. The existing one has no knobs, and I have wondered...
• Re: WTB radio Manual
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 May 2003 23:01:39 -0700
  I have a Heidleberg IV manual dated 7.84- are you sutre your radio is this old? I'm assuming you need the coding...
• Re: <F> OT: Free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:33:59 -0800
  ...Free satellite radio offer >> >> >> On 11/11/04 10:03 PM, "caverat" <caverat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >> >> > FYI - Here's a free Sirius satellite radio...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:03:48 -0800
  ...Art awa0330@GMAIL.COM > > my radio in my '86 Vanagon Westy. I plan on wiring it > directly to the battery so that it will...
• Replacement radio
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:55:13 -0500
  Anyone have a working stock radio / cassette player for sale? Mine gave up the ghost. Brian 85 7-passenger GL -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:57:26 -0700
  ...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: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:01:56 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, my favorite >> sports radio stations are AM so I hear it often. >> >> >> >> It didn't change with a new radio last year, and...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 30 May 2012 14:24:54 -0400
  At 01:32 PM 5/30/2012, David_Vickery wrote: >one of the nice mods people do is to wire the radio to the...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:34:37 -0600
  ...I picked up a clearance refurb radio from the VW parts clearance for $29. Used the chart to wire the newer radio into the...
• RADIOSHACK electronic cleaner ? I used NAPA's brand
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 08:43:19 -0700
  ...the one radioshack sells is called "Tronic Kleen" @ $7. always follow directions. I've used others, [but you have to worry about the residue...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:15:17 -0400
  ...At the camp site > my CB radio became a central station when some kids took the walkie taklie > out and went for hiking. Walkie...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:10:22 -0600
  I found a 3 pos switch on:off:on, and wired the common to the radio power lead. One hot side I wired to...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - amy monk
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:29:38 -0700
  ...In my '85 vanagon, the radio was connected directly to the battery (so it is "on" all the time unless the radio was turned...
• Can Santa unlock my radio in 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:20:27 -0500
  ...Those of you who have been following my purchase and repair of my '91 GL know that if I am worry about the radio...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:33:13 -0700
  ...from > http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062214
• 87 factory cassette radio
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 14:23:16 EDT
  I took out my working factory installed cassette radio and put in a CD/MP3 player that works great. The shipping & packing costs across...
• Re: OT: Latest free satellite radio offer
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 01:30:20 EST
  In a message dated 12/6/04 1:22:37 AM, caverat@COMCAST.NET writes: << Satellite radio is so good, I've upgraded the...
• Sirius Satellite Radio deal
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:36:38 -0800
  Hey all, Did anyone get the "Referral ID" from the Satellite radio deal posted a few days ago? I forgot to get it and...
• Vanagon mention on Joe Frank radio show
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:42:03 -0500
  I can't really explain the Joe Frank radio show, one either gets it, or they hate it. There isn't much room in...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:46:40 -0400
  ...I guess people, just ordinary >people, would fix their own tvs and radios. That was also a time Definitely '60s. Fading in the '70s...
• Re: NVC Wireless, was: Re: Fast German will fix the broken rebuild / Fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:32:33 -0500
  ...Do you listen to the radio in your van? Well, there's satellite radio now. So clearly we should auction off the current AM...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:54:29 -0600
  ...I'm replacing my radio in my '86 Vanagon Westy. I plan on wiring it directly to the battery so that it will operate...
• Re: seting VW radio presets
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:52:07 EST
  ...VW radio how do I set the presets? I have tried every combination of buttons. and how hard would it be to fix the...
• Re: Fix for "locked" factory radio
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 08:13:42 -0700
  ...Fix for "locked" factory radio > > > > I saw a recent post about a factory code for the stock radio. The cassette > > radio from my '88...
• Re: Need Recommendation: Audio System for 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:17:47 -0700
  ...Take a 2x4 and insert it into the radio hole with the radio out. Take a hammer, large, and smack the 2x4 repeatedly bending...
• Radio Safe mode
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:09:52 -0700
  My radio has been off when I worked on it. Now, I can't get back to "Safe Mode" to put the code numbers...
• 87 radio--thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 12:29:02 -0800
  Thanks to everyone that responded to my 87 vanagon radio question. The solution: hold the preset buttons down long enough and you can reset...