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For Sale/Looking For => Parts for Sale/Wanted => Topic started by: rabbitpower on December 11, 2008, 05:16:25 am
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A friend of mine is looking for a set of radio knobs for a 78-79 rabbit am/fm radio . If anyone has an old radio laying around with a good set of knobs please let me know how much you have to have for it. Thanks!
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i've got this;
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all the pieces that make up the knobs are in tact and great shape. I can take them apart and post more pix if you want.
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oh and it's out of a 79 gas 4dr rabbit.
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He is looking for the am/fm without cassette. Motorola made them. The project is a restoration so he is trying to keep it stock. I used to have several of these radios but tossed them because I had no use for them.
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I think the 78 - 79 diesels came with a Blaupunkt radio. The newer Rabbit AM/FM Motorolas won't fit the older dash.
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In 78 Motorola made one too. You could get either woodgrain for the deluxe or solid black for the base model. The Motorola came hard wired in I believe as the connectors were yet to be added.
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Huh, my '78 (RIP) had a monophonic Blaupunkt with connectors and all.
I bought the '79 without a radio, but it had connector plugs for power, ground, and speaker.
The early Blaupunkts are held into the dash by spring clips on a black or woodgrain face plate. The later US made Rabbits are held in by screws.
The face plates must be common to both the early Blaupunkts and the Motorolas.