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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:04 am Post subject: Place to refurbish stock VW Vanagon radio/cassette? |
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Anyone know someplace that can refurbish a original stock VW Vanagon stereo/cassette. I want to keep my 91 Syncro as stock/original as possible. |
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morymob Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2007 Posts: 4683 Location: east-tn
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Place to refurbish stock VW Vanagon radio/cassette? |
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ourv12 wrote: |
Anyone know someplace that can refurbish a original stock VW Vanagon stereo/cassette. I want to keep my 91 Syncro as stock/original as possible. |
Good luck, maybe someone out there that can do it, does it work at all?? Not even the dealer cna get mine ('88 Westy ) out of locked mode so out it comes. |
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Ahwahnee Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2010 Posts: 9776 Location: Mt Lemmon, AZ
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:41 am Post subject: |
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I chose function (CD/iPod) over originality (cassette player) but I can appreciate that there are those who want their vehicles purely original.
You might be better off $$$wise finding a servicable replacement -- likely many (like me) pulled out working radio/cassette units to go with something more modern. |
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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Yes it works but the left channel is starting to go. |
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Destructo Samba Member
Joined: July 31, 2006 Posts: 405 Location: Westhampton, MA
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Put some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip and see if you can clean off the head inside. Might be tough. You could open it up and give it a good cleaning as well. _________________ 1985 Wolfsburg Edition Westfalia Camper Bostig conversion
Dude, where's your van? |
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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Well I mean the left channel when the radio is playing. |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15129 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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have you ruled out it's not a speaker or wiring issue 1st?
there are likely a few of us with a stock van stereo on a shelf in the garage to spare though.. _________________
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These are the reasons we have words like “wanker” |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50259
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Place to refurbish stock VW Vanagon radio/cassette? |
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morymob wrote: |
ourv12 wrote: |
Anyone know someplace that can refurbish a original stock VW Vanagon stereo/cassette. I want to keep my 91 Syncro as stock/original as possible. |
Good luck, maybe someone out there that can do it, does it work at all?? Not even the dealer cna get mine ('88 Westy ) out of locked mode so out it comes. |
Does your dealer know how the code is supposed to be disabled? Would sure like to disable mine and not have to worry each time I do something to the battery that I will never be able to reset the stereo again. It usually takes a dozen times or so entering the code for the system to accept it.
I tried several different disabling techniques I found on line, but none of them works. I sure wish I had never enabled the security code system when I first got my Multi. It has been nothing but a pain. |
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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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danfromsyr wrote: |
have you ruled out it's not a speaker or wiring issue 1st?
there are likely a few of us with a stock van stereo on a shelf in the garage to spare though.. |
I know its not the speaker because after the stereo warms up 15-20 min. I can hear sound through both speakers, its only when I first turn it on that only the right channel works. So I figure its starting to go bad. |
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RCB Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2005 Posts: 4143 Location: San Francisco-Bay Area
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Have you contacted The Samba advertiser who goes by the name of Retro Sound. I see an advertisement that pops up on the upper right hand of the screen.
Might be worth sending an email to him...could turn out he does the work of knows someone who does. |
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Antron Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2004 Posts: 289 Location: Greenville Mi
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Dont bother with the retro-sound stuff... I hate to speak ill of a samba advertiser. But that stuff is about as low quality as it comes..
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McVanagon Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2007 Posts: 1684 Location: Northern part of the Virginia
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if anyone will be asking this question 25 years from now about the current radio/gps/climate control units? _________________ '69 Mike
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j8 Samba Member
Joined: August 13, 2003 Posts: 575 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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I'm with you. If I could keep the original radio and connect the mp3 player, well hello.
Anyway I ran a couple Google searches for car radio repair terms and found restoration / refurbish specialists. A couple of the sites document parts of the process but don't list prices. I figure if I have to ask... can't afford it. Also can't vouch for them, it is just the site info.
Would be interested if you find someone reliable. Success stories are welcome. _________________ Julia
'89 2WD Westy (No end to names...) |
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morymob Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2007 Posts: 4683 Location: east-tn
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Place to refurbish stock VW Vanagon radio/cassette? |
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Wildthings wrote: |
morymob wrote: |
ourv12 wrote: |
Anyone know someplace that can refurbish a original stock VW Vanagon stereo/cassette. I want to keep my 91 Syncro as stock/original as possible. |
Good luck, maybe someone out there that can do it, does it work at all?? Not even the dealer cna get mine ('88 Westy ) out of locked mode so out it comes. |
Does your dealer know how the code is supposed to be disabled? Would sure like to disable mine and not have to worry each time I do something to the battery that I will never be able to reset the stereo again. It usually takes a dozen times or so entering the code for the system to accept it.
I tried several different disabling techniques I found on line, but none of them works. I sure wish I had never enabled the security code system when I first got my Multi. It has been nothing but a pain. |
They are aware of how to do, had all info,model,ser# another # stamped on side , VIN #, none would work with their instructions, also mine is one that takes a total of16 digits so u get 3 tries then it locks up. If u remove pwr and let it be for maybe a week then it resets and u start over. Dealer had no info as there being a factory 'secret' # that all would accept. Crappy way of using this style of radio,IMO. |
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Ahwahnee Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2010 Posts: 9776 Location: Mt Lemmon, AZ
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Corwyn Samba Member
Joined: December 29, 2009 Posts: 2230 Location: Olympia, Washington
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ithinkso Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010 Posts: 186 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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McVanagon wrote: |
I wonder if anyone will be asking this question 25 years from now about the current radio/gps/climate control units? |
Don't even need to wait 25 years. My $1000 (I didn't buy it) nav system option in my 07 civic is already broken _________________ “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”
- Edward Abbey
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PDXWesty Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2006 Posts: 6235 Location: Portland OR
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Tom Powell Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2005 Posts: 4855 Location: Kaneohe
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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ourv12 wrote: |
Yes it works but the left channel is starting to go. |
Perhaps it is only the amplifier part of the deck that is going bad and you can add/wire in an external amp and keep the stock/OG appearance.
tp |
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ourv12 Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2006 Posts: 492 Location: Great SouthWest Michigan
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Tom Powell wrote: |
ourv12 wrote: |
Yes it works but the left channel is starting to go. |
Perhaps it is only the amplifier part of the deck that is going bad and you can add/wire in an external amp and keep the stock/OG appearance.
tp |
Sounds logical, how do I do that? |
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