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Re: How common... [andre1969]
by fintail
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Dec 30, 2008 (10:08 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 30, 2008 9:56 am)
I've seen ads in Hemmings for modern radios that kind of look old. I am sure there was a factory option by 67 for AM-FM, but it has to be uncommon.
My fintail has AM-FM, but it was ahead of its times, and I don't think a Becker unit would look right in a 67 Pontiac.
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Re: How common... [fintail]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Dec 30, 2008 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:08 am)
You have a Becker that WORKS??
Wow.
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- #16273 of 19414
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Re: How common... [Mr_Shiftright]
by andre1969
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Dec 30, 2008 (10:23 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:01 am)
Thanks, Shifty. I'll give them a look.
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- #16274 of 19414
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Re: How common... [Mr_Shiftright]
by fintail
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Dec 30, 2008 (10:34 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:12 am)
Mine worked for years but one day it just stopped. This past summer I sent it back to Becker for an overhaul. It was only about $200, including the addition of a connection to some port on the back that will accept an aux jack, which I now have hidden under the dash. So my Becker Europa now plays ipod as well as AM-FM. They even replaced the green backlight on the radio, totally worth it.
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Re: How common... [fintail]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Dec 30, 2008 (10:41 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 30, 2008 10:34 am)
The quality was always good but they seemed to be very fussy about reception. Maybe a good overhaul and a "dial-in" was what they all needed.
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Re: How common... [Mr_Shiftright]
by fintail
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Dec 30, 2008 (11:04 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 30, 2008 10:41 am)
I never had problems with my old radio before it randomly died - you can only get so much sound quality of a one speaker radio anyway. This is the old school Europa as seen in many 60s Euro cars, not the 400 button 80s Becker Grand Prix that so many seem to dislike. I wouldn't doubt that it is at least as good as new now.
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this is your only warning
by explorerx4
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Dec 30, 2008 (12:55 pm)
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if you look, you may turn to stone
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- #16278 of 19414
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Re: this is your only warning [explorerx4]
by fintail
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Dec 30, 2008 (12:59 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Dec 30, 2008 12:55 pm)
There's been a Bayliff on ebay off and on for months...I don't think it is Riv-based though. To think, someone paid a mint for that thing when new.
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Re: this is your only warning [explorerx4]
by texases
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Dec 30, 2008 (1:00 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Dec 30, 2008 12:55 pm)
The one car that can make a Zimmer look classy! 
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Re: this is your only warning [explorerx4]
by andre1969
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Dec 30, 2008 (2:19 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Dec 30, 2008 12:55 pm)
About the only thing nice I can say about that abomination is that the colors they used look very nice. If that was just a plain old Riviera or Toronado, it would look very classy in that color scheme.
It really is a shame that they mucked that poor Riv up like that.
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