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On 12/11/2014 at 1:15 PM, HBChris said:

I also have a 7639670 letter A radio same dimensions as your, 7x1 3/4x 5.

 

Thanks, Chris,

 

And your 1969 model, of course, was also manufactured in 1969 ("A"), whereas mine was manufactured in 1971 ("C").

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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On 12/15/2014 at 10:07 AM, kbmb02 said:

Here's one, Steve, perhaps it'll help as a data point (unfortunately, no sticker found).

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Thanks, KB,

 

I'd say that's a 1976 model Frankfurt Stereo US Kit, model number 7636 421, offered at least from 1976 through 1978. The example below was manufactured 1978 ("K").

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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Not sure if this is common knowledge yet or not, but it was news to me to learn that Blaupunkt filed for bankruptcy in late 2015 with a complete liquidation completed in early 2016. I only discovered this when I was calling around to have my Frankfurt repaired there weren't any shops that would take it because the spare parts are all unavailable now. I would suggest if you have a unit that needs repair to have it serviced sooner rather than later as it appears any proprietary parts (although I have no idea how many that is) are drying up! RIP Blaupunkt 1923-2016. Very sad. ?

 

 

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1976 2002 Fjordblau (currently Verona, 3rd owner)

1969 2002 Granada, 2nd owner

Too many steering wheels

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19 minutes ago, JohnP_02 said:

....Very sad. ?

 

 

+1

 

I had no idea, John!

 

Thanks for letting us know. I have no idea how many ordinary repair parts were still being supplied by Blaupunkt for our 45-year-old units. Even a few years ago, new parts were hard to come by.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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I can add a little to this topic.  My '72 2002 Baur Targa (Italian delivery) came to me with a Blaupunkt Mannheim AM/FM stereo.  I just had it gone through by Ingo Prangenberg at vintageblau.com.  He did a very thorough job.  Not inexpensive but I am very pleased.  Regrettably, I did not get any pics of the side before I began to reinstall it.  Ingo has some interesting Blaupunkt historical info on his website.  Apparently these radios were VERY expensive (relative to the car) back in the day.

 

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4 hours ago, dbower said:

I can add a little to this topic.  My '72 2002 Baur Targa (Italian delivery) came to me with a Blaupunkt Mannheim AM/FM stereo.  I just had it gone through by Ingo Prangenberg at vintageblau.com.  He did a very thorough job.  Not inexpensive but I am very pleased.  Regrettably, I did not get any pics of the side before I began to reinstall it.  Ingo has some interesting Blaupunkt historical info on his website.  Apparently these radios were VERY expensive (relative to the car) back in the day.

 

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Is the second button from the left... upside down?

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44 minutes ago, Simeon said:

 

Is the second button from the left... upside down?

 

I wondered that too.  It used to be upside down from what it is now, but Ingo reversed it during the restoration.  He's seen a lot more of these than I have.

 

Don

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It's interesting to see this thread come back up. I purchased a Blaupunkt Bavaria S from a radio shop in London. (Chromelondon)  I believe it was standard equipment in a Euro 320i. It has had a Din jack installed with a small box that I can plug my iPhone into.radio4.jpg.f60ed81d8079ff855a15287d9e53d1ff.jpgradio3.thumb.jpg.6e82919b8e38b70d075b110bb9f19729.jpg

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4 hours ago, dbower said:

 

I wondered that too.  It used to be upside down from what it is now, but Ingo reversed it during the restoration.  He's seen a lot more of these than I have.

 

Don

 

Un-clear.  Is it a treble or bass-enhancement button? I’ve seen both directions, but....I also thought these buttons were not reversible, as there was a “clip” cut-out on their bottom.

 

Here are three from eBay: an “up”, a “down”, and a “both”. I was thinking these were treble and bass enhancement buttons and not all models came with both....

 

Surely someone has a Blaupunkt Mannheim owner’s manual....

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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1 hour ago, echappe said:

It's interesting to see this thread come back up. I purchased a Blaupunkt Bavaria S from a radio shop in London. (Chromelondon)  I believe it was standard equipment in a Euro 320i. It has had a Din jack installed with a small box that I can plug my iPhone into.radio4.jpg.f60ed81d8079ff855a15287d9e53d1ff.jpgradio3.thumb.jpg.6e82919b8e38b70d075b110bb9f19729.jpg

 

I haven’t really tracked the factory DIN plugs on Blaupunkts and Beckers to see precisely when they first appeared, and when they became ubiquitous. They may have appeared on higher-end models earlier — they were often used to connect separate long-wave (“L”) and short-wave (“K”) receivers to AM/FM (“M/U”) units — but they were probably installed across the board by the early 1970’s.

 

Last year I swapped an earlier phone/MP3 plug unit for a Bluetooth unit and couldn’t be happier. It was $60 or $80 on eBay. Now I can play “Radar Love” endlessly and wirelessly... ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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26 minutes ago, Conserv said:

 

I haven’t really tracked the factory DIN plugs on Blaupunkts and Beckers to see precisely when they first appeared, and when they became ubiquitous. They may have appeared on higher-end models earlier — they were often used to connect separate long-wave (“L”) and short-wave (“K”) receivers to AM/FM (“M/U”) units — but they were probably installed across the board by the early 1970’s.

 

Last year I swapped an earlier phone/MP3 plug unit for a Bluetooth unit and couldn’t be happier. It was $60 or $80 on eBay. Now I can play “Radar Love” endlessly and wirelessly... ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

Steve:  That button with the musical notes on it seems to enhance the sound, much like a "loud" button on old home eqpt.

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