I bought an Alpine CDE-124SXM. Crutchfield said it wouldn't fit.  It fit
easily with room to spare, and we discovered that there are far more radios
that will fit the Vanagon than Crutchfield allows.  The radio works great,
has CD, satellite, USB, iPod synch, Bluetooth, telephone integration (which
I don't really use because of cabin noise), BUT does not have a tape player
.It sold for about $160.  Maybe you can look for comparable same brand
radios with tape, although I imagine they are getting hard(er) to find. I
did upgrade the speakers with inexpensive off the rack choices at Best Buy
as well.  A true audiophile wouldn't be happy, but I just wanted something
that would sound good above the internal noise of the vehicle.  You may want
to consider slowly burning CDs of your tapes at home to convert them.

Art

-----Original Message-----
From: George Laubach
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:56 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Need Recommendation: Audio System for 85 Vanagon

Jon,

I put in a Blaupunkt last year, if you want to go German.  Crutchfield. Fits
fine.  Maybe not the best, but I was buying name. Not premium priced,
either.

Skip

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On Aug 26, 2012, at 9:33 AM, Jon Durham <jon_durham@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:

> I replaced the original Heidelberg radio with a Sony in 92. Fit
> perfectly but has given up the ghost. Now I can't seem to find one that
> fits.
>
> I'm interested in a radio/tape combination with a CD changer but will
> settle on a radio/CD player if need be.
> --
> “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the
> way its animals are treated” --Gandhi