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

[Register Harder]

Can't help with the potentiometer assy., but several of the buttons on my unit were dying so I replaced each bad button spring with a small piece of a very cheap open cell plastic sponge.  It cuts and shapes easily, is springy but compresses well, and solved my problem.  You probably have the ingenuity to determine the right shape for the sponge/spring since you got this far with the diagnosis.

...Walt 
  Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:01:25 -0500
  From: "Roland Broberg" <rbroberg at wi.rr.com>
  Subject: [V8] WTB: Bose Delta II (Blaupunkt) Stereo Head Unit or Parts
  or Replacement
  To: <v8 at audifans.com>
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  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