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• Radio Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:18:45 -0700
  I am on the verge of replacing our stock radio with a new Blaupunkt radio. One of the features of the current radio is...
• Re: Radio Code Help Needed....
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Sun, 30 May 1999 08:44:10 -0700
  ...The basics four entering the four-digit security code for reactivating the radio after disconnecting power is: 1. Switch radio "ON" (radio will not...
• Dash Radios
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:09:17 -0800
  I'm interested in a new dash radio .... lots of new features like remote control. Should I expect any problems mounting a new DIN...
• Re: Help, Radio Locked
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 17:22:50 -0600
  Ron, My radio is a Blaupunkt but I think it is original for my 91 Syncro. For what its worth, exact directions from manual...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 30 May 2012 09:23:12 -0700
  ...New Radio Kills Battery First, the radio is probably wired wrong. Second, just starting and running the engine for a few minutes will not...
• 1990 Blaupukt Heidleberg Radio Problem
  Historical mailing list - Don Erbel
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 18:53:36 EDT
  In the course of fixing my transmission, the repair shop disconnected the battery, dropping power to the radio. The radio has an electronic theft...
• Radios and DIN
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 08:26:02 -0500
  With all the talk of radios lately i'd thought i throw this tidbit in: DIN is a German standards writing organization. When a...
• Lost Radio Code
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:46:24 -0700
  Hello All, The radio code was lost for our VW Design radio. VW dealer says records do not go back to 1987, we suspect...
• Radio suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:54:54 -0500
  Having searched the archives religiously to no avail, I am broadcasting this request for radio recommendations for a '84 Vanagon. The current "SparkOMatic" radio...
• Re: 1990 Blaupukt Heidleberg Radio Problem
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 17:03:57 +0000
  ...It wasn't defunct when I brought it in! > > The radio is a Blaupunkt Heidleberg, vintage 1990 that came > as original equipment on the...
• Re: locked up radio
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:01:50 -0400
  Some VW's come with radios that have anti-theft circuitry built in. The front of the radio usually has a key shaped logo...
• re. Radio codes : more info.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 11:17:21 -0700
  ...I called 2 local VW dealerships regarding getting my radio code to unlock my factory installed VW radio. Evidently, not only do you need...
• Re: Radio Codes Available
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 07:03:40 -0400
  ...Really, lets think about this....You're caught with a stolen VW radio, a vw radio, why would anyone want to steal a VW...
• Re: Radio suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:56:13 -0700
  ...I remember >seeing something about a limited depth of the dash space for the >vanagon radio, so I am wondering what radios actually fit...
• Re: Lights Out On VW Design Radio
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 20:16:46 -0500
  ...If you reach under the dash there are two clips on each side of the radio. Push them in and the radio slides out...
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:52:32 -0500
  Vanagons never had the radio wired to the ignition switch. There is no "Accessory" position so having the key switch turn off the radio...
• Help - Radio Code Problem
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 14:28:36 -0700
  I think the list has addressed this question before - what to do about the factory/fancy radio (I think it's called Heidelberg) that...
• Help, Radio Locked
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 11:03:40 -0400
  ...The proceedure and code in the Bently is for a Heildeberg VI radio (will not work for me). The radio I have is out...
• Re: Radio Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:51:44 -0700
  ...Radio Retrofit > I am on the verge of replacing our stock radio with a new Blaupunkt radio. > One of the features of the current...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:21:38 +0000
  ...The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the legal authority which provides large amounts of radio and electronic communication information to the general public...
• 1990 Blaupukt Heidleberg Radio Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 00:17:54 -0700
  ...The radio display now changes to a radio frequency. Your radio is now coded and plays. If you have tried twice and failed the...
• 12 Volt for radio.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:51:22 -0500
  Where is the best place to connect the 12 Volts from the battery to the radio? My son and I are getting a 84...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:16:58 -0800
  I have hooked up Vanagon radios to the key buzzer wire from ign switch under the steering column. I think it is the grey...
• Radio stays on - a clever trick for a fake Accessory Position
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:07:11 -0800
  re "There is no "Accessory" position so having the key switch turn off the radio means no radio while waiting or camping with the...
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:54:57 -0500
  ...There is no > "Accessory" position so having the key switch turn off the radio means no > radio while waiting or camping with the engine...
• Re: Radio Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:23:32 EDT
  ...scottse@MICROSOFT.COM (Scott Semyan) > > I am on the verge of replacing our stock radio with a new Blaupunkt radio. > One of the features...
• Re: Radio stays on - a clever trick for a fake Accessory Position
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:29:13 -0700
  I believe there is a good write up on this 'no key/no radio' mod, at : http://www.vanagonauts.com/Radio-Power-From-Key...
• Re: Radio stays on - a clever trick for a fake Accessory Position
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:07:59 -0500
  This works really good for many aftermarket radios where the key switch is just for a trigger and there is a separate power wire...
• Anyone have this problem with their radio?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:09:51 -0500
  ...The way the system is setup is when the radio is on and you insert a tape the radio automatically shuts off and the...
• radio
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:12:52 -0400
  My stock radio's tuner just went on my 91 carat. Can someone recommend a replacement radio that will fit easily and cleanly in...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 18:22:46 -0400
  On 5/30/2012 11:36 PM, David Beierl wrote: > Some people want to use the key-in switch to power the radio, but...
• Re: radios that fit
  Historical mailing list - supermarty
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:16:17 -0400
  ...I got the spacer at a local radio store, the radio I got online. I was all giddy when I first got the radio...
• Re: Help - Radio Code Problem
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:04:02 -0700
  Donna, If you don't have the radio code (it was supplied to you with the owner's manual), then you have to pop...
• How can the radio be removed?
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 16:05:21 -0400
  I've removed and installed many car radios, but I'm not sure how to remove the VW radio from my '87. It has...
• Re: Radio Code for original Heidelberg VW Radio
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 05:55:10 EST
  I recently requested the code for a EuroVan radio where the battery had been disconnected for repair. VW wanted the car VIN and the...
• Re: Radio Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:12:29 -0500
  ...It's a simple fix for a qualified radio shop. You can probably buy a decent quality NEW radio for less than the repairs...
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:49:15 -0600
  I suggest pulling the radio out and seeing what's in the cavity behind. I suspect that you will find the original power feed...
• Radio in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:16:16 -0400
  ...Got the grill out and...surprise! Instead of a plug in connector, the antenna had wires going to the radio. Just wires. The radio...
• AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:24:49 -0400
  We have a factory radio in our Subaru that has a weather band and it comes in handy from time to time, especially in...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 23:53:38 -0800
  ...In a car radio it will prob not make much diff. because the radio will retain some power in it's circuits during the...
• Re: 12 Volt for radio.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:52:15 -0500
  My radio has power whenever the key is in the ignition. Not sure what it's hooked to but I like it. Jeff >From...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:53:50 -0800
  > > > Doesn't the radio forget its presets? > Or are there two wires from the radio, one to the battery and one to the > ign...
• Radio Wiring question
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:26:02 -0400
  Electrical gurus, I have just install my stock Hiedelburg radio I bought off the list. I thought while installing, I would be brilliant, and...
• Re: Converting '88 Vanagon into a mobile office
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Wed, 2 May 2007 19:26:25 -0500
  ...ARES stands for "Amateur Radio Emergency Service" and RACES stands for Radio "Amateur Communication Emergency Service." ARES is activated by a state's Emergency...
• Re: WTB a new radio.....
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:32:41 -0800
  Most radios don't fit the vanagon because of the depth. Bill -----Original Message----- From: T. Thompson <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA> To: vanagon...
• Replacing stock radio on '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - JOHN LAUTERBACH
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:34:38 -0400
  Are there any tricks to removing the stock radio on a '91 GL? I have a replacement radio (JVC KD-X370BTS receiver) from Crutchfield...
• Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:12:42 -0400
  I just went and picked up my Radio. It is a refurbished product that I would have assumed it to be used if not...
• mount gauges in special A/C radio box?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:50:29 EST
  With the in-dash air conditioning system I've noticed the radio gets mounted somewhat vertical on the dash panel/cover plate that is...
• Re: Radio/CD Player Installation 86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:42:02 -0400
  The only "Cutting" I can imagine that might be necessary for a modern radio/CD player is squaring up the corners where the radio...
• Re: Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:38:41 EST
  ...After applying the code the radio works. However, when I turned the van off, and removed the key, the radio continues to play. I...
• Re: Anyone have this problem with their radio?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:27:49 -0400
  VW sells remanufactured radios exchange, last time I bought one for a customer, they were around $75, with a 12 month warranty. BUT, I...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:58:57 -0600
  Mark Keller wrote: > I'm using the buzzer circuit that activates when the key is put into the > ignition as my radio switch. > > The...
• Re: Will this Radio fit in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:53:06 -0800
  you need to measure the depth of your radio enclosure on the dash and compare with the one of the radio you want to...
• 91 Westy Antenna Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 06:40:54 -0500
  Volks, Mast broken very low on radio antenna, Bentley is silent on radio removal/radio antenna replacement. Could anyone give me the ABC's...
• Radio stays on
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:09:06 -0500
  For a year and a half I've never used the radio because I needed the code. It's always been turned off. Last...
• Re: New radio= dead battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 30 May 2012 21:26:12 +0000
  ...New radio= dead battery? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > So, I thought the radio on a Vanagon remained on, if the radio switch is...
• Radio removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:17:51 -0700
  Got my new radio/stereo in. Any tips, tricks on removing original radio from 86' Westy? Jim C
• setting vw radio codes
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 18:33:33 CDT
  somebody asked for the instructions on the vw radios that came in some of the vanagons, and i figured someone else might want to...
• Re: Short Wave Radio
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 01 Apr 1997 19:40:27 -0500 (EST)
  I have shortwave radios both in my '56 beetle and my '93 Eurovan. The '56 has the old Blaupunkt AM/FM/LW/SW tube...
• radio code buttons
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:14:59 -0400
  What buttons do I push on the radio so it will allow me to put in the security code when it's got the...