Hey gang,

While everyone was talking about that original radio and its silly code, it
made me remember something....

That radio stinks!

I mean, you could buy the crappiest no-name stereo head unit today, and it
would rock the pants off of that OEM dinosaur.  I remember having the code
thing happen to me right after I bought my Vanagon, and I called the guy who
sold it to me, and asked him what the deal was.  He said he could get me the
code, but seriously, to just get a new stereo.

I bought an Alpine with cassette (this was around 1995 I guess) and
installed an additional Alpine 30 watt amp under the drivers seat to power
the 6 x 9's that I cut into the rear bench board. The Alpine delivered, I
believe 8 watts at the head...

Today, the plain vanilla stereo heads deliver 30 watts, and there are units
with 50 watts for a decent price.

I have a 40 watt Kenwood in there now, with CD (funny, as this head unit has
more power than my Alpine amp under the seat!!) and I must say that I am
completely satisfied with the setup.

Unless you only want your sound system in the Vanagon so that you can listen
to Rush Limbaugh... do yourself a favor and upgrade!! That OEM radio is 15
years old! (it probably eats tapes too)

Anyway... good luck with your radio quest.

RSF

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Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf