In a message dated 07/10/2006 2:31:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

My radio  quit functioning when my passenger was fiddling with the dash =
light (84  Westy) just above the glove box.
There was a bright flash, pop, and now the  radio doesn't work.  I've =
checked all the fuses I can find under  (left) the driver side dash and =
they are all fine.  Is there a line  fuse somewhere buried in the =
spaghetti wiring in the dash?

I'd  like to put a better receiver in, and am told that doing so is a =
bear of  a job.  Suggestions?

I just, yesterday, installed a SONY CDX GT400  receiver in my '87 Westy, all
the bells and whistles plus Satellite Radio  Ready. Was on sale at Canadian
Tire for $169.   Fit like a  glove.  No problems installing this radio in the
Vanagon whatsoever.  Also got new SONY XS-W4021 speakers that  were on sale for
$49.95 a pair.  They fit in the door panels nicely.   Since they come without
a grille cover, I took OEM Vanagon speakers that screw  into the door panel
with four screws, not the style that has the big plastic  screw ring in back,
then cut the speaker part from the grille part with a rotary  cut off wheel and
used those grilles to cover the new speakers.  Works like  a charm, no window
winder interference and looks stock except for the red colour  of the speaker
behind the grille and the sound is way better !  I will  do the same for the
rear speakers once my local Canadian Tire get another set of  the SONY
speakers in for me.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa  Valley
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