[V8] WTB: Bose Delta II (Blaupunkt) Stereo Head Unit or Parts orReplacement

[Jeremy Ward]

I once replaced the potentiometer in my '85 4Runner.  Very easy to do;
the hardest part (as you mentioned) was finding the replacement part.
You might go to the biggest car stereo shop in your area and ask them
where they send their stuff for repair.  When I was an installer, we
always sent our stuff to Transistor Service Company in Beaverton.  I
think they referred me to the place I bought my potentiometer (can't
remember where, that was over 10 years ago.)

You have 3 options...  Replace the radio / speakers, find a good used
Bose Delta II, or try your luck at a stealing the potentiometer out of a
different factory Blaupunkt and hope it uses the same part as yours.

Good luck,

- Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces+jward=mti-interactive.com at audifans.com
[mailto:v8-bounces+jward=mti-interactive.com at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Roland Broberg
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 5:01 PM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: [V8] WTB: Bose Delta II (Blaupunkt) Stereo Head Unit or Parts
orReplacement

I am completely frustrated trying to fix the Bose Delta II stereo head
from
the V8.  I know what it needs, but no one will sell me the parts.  I
tried
Carstereohelp.com who said no to sales, yes to ~~$170 flat rate fix.
They
sent me to Blaupunkt who was not usefully responsive. They sent me to
Midwest Electronics who said, too bad we can't sell you the parts you
know
you need, but we can fix your stereo, and we cannot tell you what it
will
take until you send it to us.  That means I have to reassemble it just
to
send it to them to re-disassemble it so they can tell me that it needs a
power switch-volume-station change potentiometer assembly, which I
already
know.  Anyone know of a better method to get this part as well as the
rubber
button springs (even at $8 each)?

I tried a Gamma unit from the wife's 93 100 CSQ.  While it works it does
not
mute the remote amps when powering up/down or changing station so I get
a
horrible crack-thump when doing so.  Speakers won't last long that way.

For those of you that have pulled out your Deltas to replace with
something
fancier do you have the old functioning head units for sale?  I do not
recall that anyone has described an acceptable head replacement that can
utilize the Audi amplified speakers.

Roland Broberg
Broberg Engineering-BECO
Delafield, Wisconsin USA
90 V8 93 100CSQ Avant

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