[Vwdiesel] Radio recommendation

TexasTDI TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 21 08:14:19 EDT 2003


www.crutchfield.com also has factory wiring harnesses for aftermarket radios
and radio removal tools.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 237k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 82k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Kair" <scott3491 at insightbb.com>
To: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 4:59 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Radio recommendation


>     Hope this isn't too late, but when I replaced the radio in my 92
Jetta,
> I stumbled over an item that saved a good bit of time on installing the
new
> one,
>     The best was a Scoche (sp?) wiring coupling which I got from an ebay
> vendor for about $10.  They're make and model specific. It allowed me to
> plug the new radio directly into the stock wiring connector.  Directions
> were pretty straightforward, and it took about an hour to connect the new
> radio's wires into the coupling and then about a minute to plug it
directly
> into the car's existing connector.  It beat the daylights out of
> semi-guessing which wire from the new stereo connected to which wire in
the
> dash and hooking them together while trying to figure out how to support
the
> new radio.
>     If the new stereo comes with the removal tool, be sure to keep it,
too.
>     BTW, is there a cheap source for the door speaker covers which are
> ingeniously placed where feet are guaranteed to break them?
>     HTH,
>     Scott Kair



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