Same here. I just installed a Blaupunkt Houston CD deck in my 82 Westy, and it wasn't supposed to fit, per Crutchfield. In reality, once the old shaft-based radio was removed along with the supporting bracket, it fit perfectly. No need to use a backstrap as it fits solid. Being too solid would be a problem in case someone was really intent on liberating the stereo from my dash. I'd rather lose the deck than have tons of "collateral damage". Faceplate detaches, but not a fan of the wear and tear that action causes on the contacts. Although I wanted to go Blaupunkt (Teutonic consistency), I am not sure I would opt for this same deck had I been able to do it all over again. The display is great, but at my vantage point (tall), and the placement of the radio in the dash (low), I can't appreciate it. It's kind of like looking at a big screen tv from the far side of the room: you can make it out but it's not nearly as cool as it could be. Someone touched upon this in a previous post, and it should definitely be a consideration when you go stereo shopping. Scott 82 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Gorfine" <jgorfine@WWW.IDDL.VT.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 7:00 PM Subject: Re: stereos that fit
> i have a Blaupunkt Boston CD player/receiver. Crutchfield told me it > wouldn't fit but i measured and bought it anyway. it fits just fine, though > the rear of the unit sits on the air handler assembly (some folks may not > like that), sans a cradle of any sort. it skips only on the the most > bone-jarring of bumps (or cabinet-opening bumps as i like to call them), > just like any other CD player. and the opening in the dash was a perfect > fit. > i think the opening is of little consequence (height x width), rather depth > is what companies like Crutchfield use when determining fit, due to the fact > they supply "installation kits." had a support of some kind been used, that > probably would have made it to deep for their installation kit. > > or i could be totally wrong. > jason > > 82 Vanagon Westfalia
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