 My 20 Year Mystery Solved, Unknown Factory Radio Dash Plate |
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| 914Sixer |
 Jul 10 2016, 07:45 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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I have had this factory radio plate around for 20 years and never could figure out what radio it went with. Over the years I have posted pictures and asked questions, it was never solved by the collective mind. Well, I am now happy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) to report I have solved the mystery quite by accident. It turns out it was a VERY rarely installed factory radio. The radio used with this plate was made by Blaupunkt and Grundig to VW specifications. The radios came in all sorts of versions. LW/AM LW/AM/SW AND LW/AM/FM.
The Answer: Emden and Wolfsburg radio Attached image(s)      
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| Gunn1 |
Jul 10 2016, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,021 Joined: 14-February 16 From: Minnesota Member No.: 19,670 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Jul 10 2016, 08:45 PM)  I have had this factory radio plate around for 20 years and never could figure out what radio it went with. Over the years I have posted pictures and asked questions, it was never solved by the collective mind. Well, I am now happy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) to report I have solved the mystery quite by accident. It turns out it was a VERY rarely installed factory radio. The radio used with this plate was made by Blaupunkt and Grundig to VW specifications. The radios came in all sorts of versions. LW/AM LW/AM/SW AND LW/AM/FM. The Answer: Emden and Wolfsburg radio Huh....  Found it in the 72' frunk I have the faceplate and knobs as well!  Not sure if it works. |
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| Krieger |
Jul 10 2016, 09:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,712 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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Good work! That's persistence. Were you just looking at radios for sale on the Samba and got lucky? Were those pics from the Samba enough for you to figure it out?
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 10 2016, 09:45 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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The 1st Samba picture is what made me put it all together. I had never seen the radio with the front plate off. It looks like the radio in the picture from OU812 shows that the mounting system had changed by 1972. I know for a fact that I took the bracket out of a 1970 car.
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| bretth |
Jul 10 2016, 11:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 23-June 15 From: Central TX Member No.: 18,882 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I had the same radio as your last pic with the two orange sliders. It was original in my 68 Vw camper. Wish I could have kept that car.
Brett |
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| Charles Danek |
Jul 11 2016, 12:54 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 8-February 15 From: United States Member No.: 18,409 Region Association: Southern California |
That is one sweet looking factory-install Emden radio bracket! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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