cornishman Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 hi thinking of fitting a retro type modern radio possibly a caliber rcd 110 or similar has any one any comments or suggestions regards trevor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobinTR6 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Vintage car radios convert the Motorola jobbies of that era with FM and iPod socket, obviously they are correct looking. They have a web site. You'll also find converted ones on eBay, again 70s radios with the old style DIN fitting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 tonypam on ebay does multimedia player converted vintage radios. I had a very nice Pye 3 band radio from him and it sounds good. If you go down the old route remember that they're a bit fragile these days particularly the circuit boards which are prone to fracturing. It's an easy fix but finding the cracks can be trying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Mine still has it's original Motarola in place, not that it works anymore, and not that I ever listened to it, as I much preferred the sound of the car! But I dispensed with the hideous Cardboard Speaker housing they came with which was mounted on the Cardboard 'firewall' above the diff hump, Space wasting & Very Ugle! No picture of it tho, it didn't deserve one! Edited September 14, 2013 by Denis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hi Denis, many of these old radios used a particular trasisitor (AF117) that had a standard/repeatable fault. Most trannies have three legs but the AF117 had four. The fourth leg was a screen wire earthing the case to ground. This could get an internal short on the collector and stop it working. Simply cut this earth/screen wire and it may or should spring into life. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hi Denis, many of these old radios used a particular trasisitor (AF117) that had a standard/repeatable fault. Most trannies have three legs but the AF117 had four. The fourth leg was a screen wire earthing the case to ground. This could get an internal short on the collector and stop it working. Simply cut this earth/screen wire and it may or should spring into life. Roger "So do we cut the red wire or the blue wire" (Lethal weapon film ref.) Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 I can see you are not taking this seriously Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hi Denis, many of these old radios used a particular trasisitor (AF117) that had a standard/repeatable fault. Most trannies have three legs but the AF117 had four. The fourth leg was a screen wire earthing the case to ground. This could get an internal short on the collector and stop it working. Simply cut this earth/screen wire and it may or should spring into life. Roger Oh yes indeed and the equivalent replacement doesn't have the same lead orientation so is a nightmare to fit without completely stripping the guts out of it. Radiomobile and Motorola use them in the RF stages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denis Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Hahahaha! Well, I cut the wire to the speaker ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 aaarrgghh - wrong wire. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ragtag Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 One member on here posted a solution that I thought was very neat (might have been Pinky) which essentially used an old, push button front which hinged down to reveal the modern unit behind. Having said that, I'm with Denis on the soundtrack I prefer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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