Restore an old stereo

[Mathew]

Have this in rhe 2500s. 

A medium wave sharp stereo.  Should i replace or find some tapes to play in it?

[Colin Lindsay]

One of the old RG series?

Nice for originality, worth about a tenner if you try to sell it. I'd keep it for the original look and hide a more modern player somewhere in the car.

[Mathew]

Thinking i would keep it for the looks. Like the idea of hiding a more modern one. I have quite a few more modern ones. I could have the old one using the stereo with the speaker on the dash (mono really) and the door speakers with the modern. 

[thescrapman]

57 minutes ago, Mathew said:

Have this in rhe 2500s. 

A medium wave sharp stereo.  Should i replace or find some tapes to play in it?

That radio has VHF, or FM for the youngsters.

[Scrappy]

26 minutes ago, thescrapman said:

That radio has VHF, or FM for the youngsters.

Just thinking that myself, good radios those Mathew. Even better if the cassette still works.

Alf

[Pete Lewis]

apart from front  shelf speakers i bought a twin speech coil elliptical to fit in the centre dash to make use of the 4 channels  

cant be bothered with fitting stuff in the rear shelf , the tin work does  have  cut outs for rear  shelf speakers 

pete

 

[Mathew]

On my mk1 2000 i used some nice pod speakers,  i still have them. I have no idea where to mount them on an estate though.

[Badwolf]

Mathew - Is that the unit that you posted about last week? The one that you only have 1 cassette for? If you want cassettes I have a big box full somewhere which are certainly surplus to my requirements, all with a selection of music, (not mine). I was given them and will probably never use them.

[Mathew]

That is the unit. I have a wide variety of musical taste. From prog to rock 😄. No most music some thrash is a bit much and not big into gangster wrap! 

[Badwolf]

If you're going to use it in the car and need cassettes pm me.

[dougbgt6]

17 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

I'd keep it for the original look and hide a more modern player somewhere in the car.

Having filled my radio slot with gauges I bought one of these, I think it was even shallower than 9cm. It sit nearly unseen on the driver's side "envelope" shelf. Only the USB socket on RHS can be accessed and everything works off the remote clicker. £15 from China.

Doug

[Paul H]

2 hours ago, dougbgt6 said:

Having filled my radio slot with gauges I bought one of these, I think it was even shallower than 9cm. It sit nearly unseen on the driver's side "envelope" shelf. Only the USB socket on RHS can be accessed and everything works off the remote clicker. £15 from China.

Doug

I’ve got a similar one for my Vitesse . Works well , also has blue tooth 

Paul