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Posted by: Last930 Oct 10 2014, 07:18 PM
What type of radio came in a '72 2.0? Were Motorola radios used?
Posted by: Johny Blackstain Oct 10 2014, 07:21 PM
Yes, but not nearly as common as Blaupunkt or Sapphire. It was also most likely installed @ the dealer & not the factory.
Posted by: SchwarzHorse Oct 10 2014, 07:22 PM
'twas maybe a Blaupunkt Sapphire. Check your glovebox owner's manual for photos to be sure
Posted by: Last930 Oct 10 2014, 07:22 PM
Any idea how to find what specific radio came with my car?
Posted by: Johny Blackstain Oct 10 2014, 07:34 PM
Any idea how to find what specific radio came with my car?
Only way I know is to have a copy of the original bill of sale & see what the dealer did.
Posted by: TargaToy Oct 10 2014, 07:39 PM
What type of radio came in a '72 2.0? Were Motorola radios used?
Was there a '72 2.0?
Posted by: Johny Blackstain Oct 10 2014, 07:43 PM
What type of radio came in a '72 2.0? Were Motorola radios used?
Was there a '72 2.0?
Wow, I missed that
Actually, a 72 2.0 is more commonly known as a 914-6
Posted by: ConeDodger Oct 10 2014, 07:55 PM
Any idea how to find what specific radio came with my car?
Most radios were dealer installed to pump their margin. Harvey Weidman could answer this. He was the parts manager at Sierra Porsche-Audi in the 1970's...
Posted by: 914Sixer Oct 10 2014, 08:23 PM
What ever was available at the dealership. Most cars came with the antenna installed and the dealer took it from there. Could be anything from a Audiovox 8 track, Blaupunkt, Becker, and Motorola.
Posted by: Last930 Oct 10 2014, 08:39 PM
Oops, my mistake '73 2.0 4 cylinder. Car I am in the process of acquiring. My first experience with 914's; been around Porches for the last 25+ years! but no 914's, so lots to learn. I ask about Motorola because when I dug this car out of storage there was an old Motorola radio sitting on a shelf near the car, which currently has a later model radio installed. Have no way to know if the Motorola was original.
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Oct 11 2014, 03:20 PM
What ever was available at the dealership. Most cars came with the antenna installed and the dealer took it from there. Could be anything from a Audiovox 8 track, Blaupunkt, Becker, and Motorola.
Antennas were a dealer add-on, too. That's why the locations vary, not only which side they're on, but fore and aft and how they sit on the fender.
The Cap'n
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