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Re: Aftermarket Red Illumination Stereo?????



Cool,
  I think I may get a Mini Disc unit in my 4ktq and put the CD player in
the ur-q.  
l8r

	Todd Phenneger
	1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
	1984 4000 Turbo quattro (Faster than your average 4kq)
	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
  *	http://www.uidaho.edu/~phen9461/motorsports.htm

On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Tony wrote:

> My Sony minidisk unit gives a choice of amber or green (sorry no red, wish 
> it did, as that is what I need for my '90 200TQ).  This one is not an ES unit.
> 
> Tony Fordham
> Grand Haven. Mi
> '90 200TQ
> 
> 
> At 09:45 PM 12/23/99 -0800, Todd Phenneger wrote:
> >Actually the Blaupunkt isn't the only unit out now with the Amber
> >Illumination.  Some
> >of the newer Alpine decks are available with it as well.  Not sure if its
> >switchable but
> >I saw some at the local Stereo Shop with Amber Illumination.
> >     Some of the Sony ES units had them too but that may have changed.
> >l8r
> >    todd
> >------------------------------
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >From: only5kgt@uswest.net
> >Subject: Re: Aftermarket Red Illumination Stereo?????
> >
> >True, indeed. But Kenwood isn't nearly so obliging these days. I too
> >bought a
> >KRC-440 in 1993- nice switchable illumination, didn't even need it in the
> >POS
> >Chrysler I had at the time. (green dash lights)- I kept that radio through
> >my
> >next couple of cars, then got the 5kcst with a dead Kenwood- replaced that
> >with
> >a Blau in 1997.
> >Fast forward to this year: I was looking for a radio in the $250 range,
> >not a
> >Blaupunkt, the one in the 5k had problems. Figured it would be easy to
> >have a
> >radio which would match the CGT's dash. Wrong. Aside from the Blau that
> >Gary
> >Erickson helpfully pointed out, there's apparently no such thing anymore,
> >which
> >is why I have an Alpine (frosty green buttons!) in the Coupe now, after
> >two
> >months of looking.
> >So, if you can find a good used Kenwood, you may be in luck. Otherwise, I
> >think
> >your only option is Blaupunkt...
> >Regards,
> >Rob
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >         Todd Phenneger
> >         1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
> >         1984 4000 Turbo quattro (Faster than your average 4kq)
> >         1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
> >         1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
> >    *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
> >   *     http://www.uidaho.edu/~phen9461/motorsports.htm
>