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Got an original radio?, Please post info |
JeffBowlsby |
Dec 4 2008, 01:12 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,533 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Trying to get a good idea on what an original radio / speaker /antenna set-up is. Please contibute and post what you can.
From European price lists (euro cars only), several different Blaupunkt radio models were available as optional equipment (mounted the factory?) including Emden, Braunshweig, Essen, Boston, Frankfurt, Koln, and New York. Also the Becker Grand Prix was available and George Husseys' 916 has a Becker Mexico in it. See the price list summaries here: http://members.rennlist.com/914_collectibles/OpEq.htm It is accepted knowledge that for US market 914s, radios were only dealer installed as accessories, not optional equipment. But for at least 1971 914/6s (I have no reference for 1970), Optional Equipment M-453 was a USA-market Blaupunkt Frankfurt. But I also have this window sticker from our own member 'Hartmann' indicating a factory radio supplied on a 1975 914: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Attached image(s) |
Tom_T |
May 17 2009, 12:15 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
I'm curious as to how often Porsche imported the 914s as "radio ready" with the M440 option listed at this website below?
http://members.rennlist.com/914_collectibles/OpEq.htm My 73 914-2.0 had the manual antenna mounted in the left fender with speakers in the L&R footwell speaker housings & the harness ready to wire in the radio of the buyer's choice - in my 914's case it was the VW4412 AM/FM/8-Track which I posted above here. While I'm the second owner and don't have the Munroney window sticker, the antenna cut-out is painted on the edges of the fender sheet metal in the original L80E Light Ivory - which had been color changed to a Tan or Gold overpaint by the time I bought it 38 months old (perhaps by the dealer) , which is pretty good evidence that it was at least prepped for the antenna cutout before zinced, primed & painted at the factory. I know that many VWs in the US were sold with this rado ready package, as was our 88 Westfalia Vanagon when we bought it. But how common was it for 914s? Does anyone have their window sticker showing the option? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
Gustl |
May 17 2009, 03:14 AM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,523 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
I'm curious as to how often Porsche imported the 914s as "radio ready" with the M440 option listed at this website below? [...] I know that many VWs in the US were sold with this rado ready package, as was our 88 Westfalia Vanagon when we bought it. But how common was it for 914s? Does anyone have their window sticker showing the option? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) from another thread here: (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1695-1242312990.jpg) as you can see - sold radio ready, but without radio (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Gustl |
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