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| Ansbacher |
 Jul 31 2019, 09:21 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589  |
Does anyone have any information about Motorola 5VW2808 radios? I snared a possible NOS one recently (awaiting delivery) and am curious to what model year VWs they were originally installed in. It looks a lot like a Sapphire XIV or XXV, but without the extra stereo/mono switch, and is supposedly from around 1975. I know it's probably not correct, but it certainly looks appropriate for my '74 2.0. I could not find this radio on the Sapphire lists that are usually referenced here. Hope there is a radio guru out there who knows something about this red herring. Thanks.
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 31 2019, 09:57 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,897 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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It looks like an early VW Rabbit radio. Motorola's were used in VW, Audi and Porsche. Same radio, just different faceplate kits for each model. Need pictures of the rear panel and any numbers or decals to better ID radio. A little cross checking 5VW indicates it was built in 1975.
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| Ansbacher |
Jul 31 2019, 01:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
914Sixer: Here are some more pics to help. Yes, it might be from a Rabbit, but I really like it. Thanks for analyzing this!
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 31 2019, 01:21 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,897 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Yes it is a VW Rabbit radio. You are going to need a special plug for speaker out put. It is a mono radio.
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| Ansbacher |
Jul 31 2019, 03:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 4-July 14 From: Tampa Bay, Florida Member No.: 17,589 |
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Jul 31 2019, 03:21 PM)  Yes it is a VW Rabbit radio. You are going to need a special plug for speaker out put. It is a mono radio. Thanks for the confirmation and info 914Sixer. Ansbacher |
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