Date:         Sun, 26 Jul 1998 15:21:16 -0600
Reply-To:     Bill <BILLV2@PRODIGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Bill <BILLV2@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Factory Radio....
Comments: To: dave <Dave@SPARKPLUG.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Hi DAve,

I recently installed a Sony CD into my 85 and had no problem. The Depth of
the CD player needs to around 6". Some players exceed this by a lot. I just
followed the directions that came with it. There was one exception. Since
there is no accessory position, I tied the two power wires together and used
the factory setup (i.e., used the same power lead, ground lead and speaker
 wires. I butt spliced all these wires to the new Sony wiring harness and
simply pushed it into the slot, and it worked. Now I didn't connect it to
the ignition switch, so I make sure it is turned off before locking it up.

In my adventure, I took a good look at the fuses and found another can of
worms. I need to go through all the fuses and clean up the connections.
Seems a little corrosion has set in.

Bill
'85 GL
[*Magic*Bus*]
Big Sky Country
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>Hi Folks,
>
>I'd like to install a new CD player/tuner into my 1988 Vanagon GL.
>
>Are there any known issues regarding factory radio wiring?  The store I
>will buy my new radio from, also provides free installation.
>
>My only concern, is that they are NOT VW specialists, and I would hate to
>have them mess anything up.
>
>Please email me if you believe there are any concerns or procedures I
>should follow.
>any information would be wonderful.
>
>Thanks much,
>
>dave bowers
>oly, wa
>1988 Vanagon GL
>
>www.sparkplug.com