Berlinetta Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 I've decided to seek out the correct period radio for my '78 Manta. Is this radio the correct type/style? The pic is from a Germany website. Incidentially, does anybody here know if a German radio will work/tune-in here in Ireland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 That certainly looks period, and it's got FM on it which is nice. It might have been available in the UK, it would certainly work fine. This one that GTREA has in his car I would have thought would be more likely the one you'd get in the UK. It's only MW and LW though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Still seeking an Opel radio...like either of the above ...or similar 70's radio/cassette ...plus 2 x rear parcel shelf speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 My 1976 built (77 registered) SRB has the same Blaupunkt radio as GTREA has got in his, so I think that was definately the basic option. It's just mono so runs just through the dash speaker. Not sure what else you could have as an upgrade officially. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 I wonder were radio cassette's an option on Manta's back in '78? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 11 minutes ago, Berlinetta said: I wonder were radio cassette's an option on Manta's back in '78? I'm sure they would have been, I've got a 1974 Vauxhall accessories brochure that shows a mw/lw mono radio cassette, and a 1979 Opel brochure that talks about radio cassettes as an option. It just says to talk to your dealer though, it doesn't show what's available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900SR Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Something like this would probably be ideal for you http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Blaupunkt-Lubeck-11-Arimat-Cassette-Car-Stereo-Mercedes-BMW-Porsche/172263125602?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35377%26meid%3Dc87f35954b6d489e8c5b8e7ceda52e11%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D361640585950 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 I finally located a nice period radio! - Original OPEL radio, fully tested (with a 'performance guarantee') and mp3 player port fitted to the rear of the unit via a German seller €136 / £114 incl delivery (Not sure what the purpose of the front 'lip' is? Anybody got a standard black front? ...or even a plain blanking plate which I could cut to suit?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinetta Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Btw, thanks for your replies 1900SR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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