Jon,

Blaupunkt Atlanta 110. SO would not allow monies for higher-end model.  This one allows only one CD and only allows the "cable connector" to the i-Whatever, no USB nor Bluetooth. I think it was about $140.  Other brands allow more options at that price.  And I don't think I got it at Crutchfield. I believe that there's only one US distributor, which I found on "the Google". 

Skip

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On Aug 26, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Ignore the dimensions and just buy whatever. It will fit.
> Not at first, but I'll share with you the secret. 
> Take a 2x4 and insert it into the radio hole with the radio out. Take a hammer, large, and smack the 2x4 repeatedly bending the stupid bracket in the back. 
> Now install your stereo. 
> 
> I've put at least a dozen stereos in Vanagon with this method and it works. Everything I've ever used has fit. 
> With that said I like pioneer. 
> 
> -craig
> 
> On Aug 26, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Art <awa0330@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> 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