Re: [MBZ] Radios. was: Motor Mounts

2013-08-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I can send you a used Becker for cheap. The tape cassette is probably pooched but the radio should work. On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: The radio wiring in an 83 300D is pretty simple: switched power, constant power, antenna, L and R speakers.

Re: [MBZ] Radios. was: Motor Mounts

2013-08-15 Thread Dan Penoff
Funny that you say this, as I recall that Beckers were notoriously poor with FM reception, at least with the GPs. Maybe it was another model I'm thinking of? Sent from my iPad On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: The radio wiring in an 83 300D is

Re: [MBZ] Radios. was: Motor Mounts

2013-08-15 Thread Allan Streib
If the Beckers are poor, then Honda and Ford (which actually has a Blaupunkt installed) are even worse. Allan Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com writes: Funny that you say this, as I recall that Beckers were notoriously poor with FM reception, at least with the GPs. Maybe it was another model I'm

[MBZ] Radios. was: Motor Mounts

2013-08-14 Thread Gerry Archer
The Becker in my '83 300D quit but I don't want to fix it or get another Becker since the car is a beater with 300K miles. Can anyone suggest an Asian radio that will pull in distant stations? Years ago Pioneer was the best long range radio. I'll also replace the antenna; probably with a

Re: [MBZ] Radios. was: Motor Mounts

2013-08-14 Thread Allan Streib
The radio wiring in an 83 300D is pretty simple: switched power, constant power, antenna, L and R speakers. Since the front/rear balance is controlled with the dial in the center console you don't need a radio with built-in front-rear fade, and the wiring harness is not set up for that. Good