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I plan to put a new Blaupunkt radio in my 1969 911S. Besides the speaker wires, there is a black wire, a green wire, and a wire that is yellow with red stripes. Can anyone tell me what each wire is for, whether I need a seperate amplfier, and where in my car the speaker is located (its not in the dash)? Thanks.
don
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1981 911 SC
1969 911S
I know I should drive by this traffic accident but I can not help myself!
First off - is this an older radio??
Ok, the BLACK wire is classically GROUND
One of the other wires is a POWER wire....
The remaining wire was probably an auxillary part of some sort- possibly a power antenna???
There should also be a heavy antenna "wire" in the car that will plug into the radio.
If the speaker location is not obvious - then the car may have never had any?
Otherwise they were removed maybe w/ or w/out the speaker wires.
Speaker locations if not in the dash - in the doors or rear shelf.
You should just decide where you want speakers and route wires from there to the radio.
Remember some of the older radios were designed for TWO speakers and not FOUR which will become a minor issue when installing.
You really do not need an amp - depends on the purpose of this install - looks or heavy duty rockin' out.
No offense but based on your question I would seek help locally from someone familiar with these installs.
To do it right you want to route the wires very nicely and also solder and heat shrink connections etc.... and if that is greek to you then return to the above sentence. :p
blaupunks typically used small connectors that were flush with the back of the radio (no pigtails or wires hanging out the back of the radio), they were square, maybe 1/2" each, and the car side had a round pin and a flat pin, the radio side obviously had the female connectors, one orund one flat.
I do have at least a pair of the male connectors if your radio came without these.
-Lewis
Do not do it yourself
Do not cut holes in your door pockets
Get professional help - and that does not mean Home Depot
Do not cut holes in your rear deck
Do not cut holes
Seriously.
Run some wires to the back of the car and put some small boxes on the rear seats - without cutting any holes in anything. Or get a professional to install some small boxes under your dash, again without cutting any holes.
If your 1969 S is like my 1969 S you will not be able to hear the damn thing anyway, so consider dropping the whole project.
Don't cut holes. Seriously. Radios in these cars are marginal at best and only make sense if you are sitting in traffic. On the other hand, if you need to buy a radio call me! ;) :rolleyes: :D I've got 2 Beckers wasting away in boxes. A Grand Prix and a Europa.
I would love for both of my cars to have NOT come with radios from the factory but they did. It's not all bad but you absolutely cannot hear a mono radio with Webers playing at full song and the stereo wouldn't be that much better.
Now, on the other hand, the Suburban Urban Assault Vehicle: It's GOT RADIO. :eek:
Best,
Tom
In order to preserve the historical and esthetic integrity of my 73's, I built a lift out box that sits on the rear seat shelf when the back seat backs are down. The integrated unit has a tuner/cd player, 2 speakers, powered antenna in the box, and two head phone jacks. I covered it with an almost exact copy grey felt from the local stereo shop and change settings using a IR remote mounted between the seats.
It's connected to the car using a standard blaupunkt jack that provides power and ground. During normal operation it functions as a modern stereo, although I am having a bit of bother with the CD skipping. When I want 'original' look, I take the box out and tuck the power lead under the back seat cover. The original radio is still in the dash but only serves as a non functioning reminder of the early 70's. I had thought about building in a 12 volt battery back up to hold up the radio station settings when I take the box out of the car, but there is a limit.
The Capitalist Roader
3 nearly identical silver S trim 73's
Outstanding idea. An original 70's Ghetto Blaster done to Teutonic Specification! ;)
Best,
Tom
Tom,
Actually my first thought was to modify a boom box for 12 volt operation. But no one could agree that the CD would funcrtion in an automobile without skipping.
John
I can think of at least two Germans who would cringe at putting that in their car... They would probably describe it as "Turkish" and suggest you modify a 1992 BMW and leave the Porsche alone. :pQuote:
An original 70's Ghetto Blaster done to Teutonic Specification!
Funny thing is that all of the 4WD trucks I've owned never miss a beat on the roughest (farm) roads. The high tech stuff l've had would occasionally skip but still they were very good. Perhaps more isolation via a piece of heavy dense cell foam rubber would help. Most industrial supply houses have such stuff on rolls. Sutton and Clark here in Richmond is a wonderful place to find unusual rubber stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by caproader
Best,
Tom
a 9volt battery should hold the memory on your car stereo for a reasonable amount of time.
I put a becker europa in our '69 911S since it was a factory radio car, and had a gaping hole in the dash, while doing the work, I got the aux in connector from becker and now I plug my ipod in while driving, it helps to give something to hum while at traffic lights or slow moving traffic....but mostly I enjoy the music of the car.
most beckers of the day have an aux in, for adding a cassette, 8 track or even a record player.
-Lewis
Guys,
Please don't say anything bad about my friends the Turks. I spent two wonderful years in Karamursel as a guest of our taxpayers.
Daha serap iciyorum, daha guzel Turkce conisiyorum.
the capitalist roader, 2 years Turkey driving a '60 sun roof beetle affectionately referred to as Iyi Karpli
I agree! Cindy & I are quite proud to say that we have friends in Istanbul...dear friends. The key fob I now run in my 911 is from the antique Auto Club of Turkey...I use it in honor of those who gave it to me. Now the Germans? Well, never mind...they straightened out back in the 40's...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by caproader
Get an ipod and call it a day!
pwd72s
Haklisiniz. Selam Soyle, Evren Bey. You introduced me to him. Have not talked with him for a while. But I hope to get back to Istanbul some day. We've already agreed to meet at the Hotel Bebeck bar.
John
Wow, the Politically Correct Americans jumping on the Turkish bandwagon. :rolleyes:
Easy folks, just the way it is here. If I lived in LA it might have been a reference to an El Camino; in Vancouver to some other group of folks who like to modify their cars. Nobody's racist, nobody hates Turkish people, it's just that in Munich they tend to be the ones who do things to their cars such as the above-mentioned-science-project-cum-radio.
Now please, get down off your high horses and tell this guy not to do whatever it is to his car that he is planning on doing.
Unfortunately my radio project is on hold b/c my car kept stalling; my mechanic tells me the MFI pump is out of adjustment, the cold start thingy is staying on too long, and the micro-switch is not working.
I want to set up an audio system that plays AM radio from 1969. A little Strawberry Alarm clock and 1910 Fruit Gum Co.
don
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1981 911 SC
1969 911S
Don,
On my S the cold start is disconnected for this very reason. The leads come up to a manual switch under the dash that I can click prior to starting to put some gas into the system. It works like a charm and I think it is a widely accepted modification.
TGL
TGL,
Thanks. I am having that done as we speak.
don
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1969 911S
1981 911 SC
Don
Did you ever get your radio installed? I too have a '69S and a "Frankfurt Stereo US" Blaupunkt Model number 7635421 (1975?) I'd like to install. What kind of hardware do I need? I know I'm missing the plate that you glew the vinyl too, that the knobs fit through and that slides into the trim plate on the outside of the dash. But there must be some more hardware for behind/inside the dash, brackets or something?
Any advice would be great.
Great thread for this:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...rankfurt+clips
Thanks Kenik
It IS all in the search! And I tried. That thread never came up for me. It's just what I needed.
I had it done by a professional. I am glad it worked out for you.