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Retro Sound Units
shaven - November 18th, 2015 at 12:31 AM

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone has installed a Retro-Sound unit in their kombi?

http://www.retrosoundusa.com.au/index.php?l=product_detail&p=299 

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C45%2D157%2D200 

Any advice would be great.
Cheers Matty


empi - November 18th, 2015 at 12:17 PM

Dont waste yr time Matty, i have installed 2 and both units have electrical faults.


shaven - November 18th, 2015 at 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by empi
Dont waste yr time Matty, i have installed 2 and both units have electrical faults.


Thanks mate appreciate it... any other modern old skool ones that fit well?


psimitar - November 18th, 2015 at 08:20 PM

Check these two companies out

Classic Car Stereos

Tadpole Radios

Probably more of them but I just used Goggle UK and they were in the first page of results. :)


shaven - November 18th, 2015 at 09:32 PM

^^^ cheers I appreciate it


hulbyw - November 22nd, 2015 at 09:04 PM

No problems with my Retrosound. Love it. In a Beetle though. Bought through Mustangs of Melbourne so if there were any problems I didn't need to ship it back to the USA. Been fine for about a year
Cheers...........Wayne


hellbugged - November 23rd, 2015 at 04:36 AM

Mines got gremlins after a few years


modnrod - November 23rd, 2015 at 05:43 AM

Oh for an old Clarion push button with big clunking transistors that will only last 50 years.


psimitar - November 23rd, 2015 at 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by modnrod
Oh for an old Clarion push button with big clunking transistors that will only last 50 years.


Nah, you want one with valves in the back of them. Even better than transistors :)


Blue65 - February 26th, 2016 at 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by hulbyw
No problems with my Retrosound. Love it. In a Beetle though. Bought through Mustangs of Melbourne so if there were any problems I didn't need to ship it back to the USA. Been fine for about a year
Cheers...........Wayne


I bought mine from Mustangs too - but the Retrosound fascia didn't fit. I have a vintage VW Beetle 1960s.

It took me a couple of hours to file it down and fit it - even then it was a squeeze.


hulbyw - February 26th, 2016 at 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by Blue65
Quote:
Originally posted by hulbyw
No problems with my Retrosound. Love it. In a Beetle though. Bought through Mustangs of Melbourne so if there were any problems I didn't need to ship it back to the USA. Been fine for about a year
Cheers...........Wayne


I bought mine from Mustangs too - but the Retrosound fascia didn't fit. I have a vintage VW Beetle 1960s.

It took me a couple of hours to file it down and fit it - even then it was a squeeze.


Sounds like they sold you the wrong facia,
mine fitted fine ('68)


zayus - May 6th, 2016 at 08:32 PM

A lot of radio stations have an app.

Use your iPhone and a good Bluetooth Speaker.

Bryce


psimitar - May 7th, 2016 at 08:31 PM

You can get bluetooth connection points these days that you can then hook up to an amp for the speakers but you want one that allows you to still use the phone to forward through tracks if you don't want the modern switchgear on display.