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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2007 21:19:05 GMT
Hi everyone,and all though's P5 petrol-heads.
Can anyone recommend where i could get my original radio converted to FM and also have a jacking point put in for an ipod? Thanks Pbody
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Post by glennr on Sept 5, 2007 21:32:33 GMT
I had to read your post twice to understand you meant a jack point. I had visions of you with a trolley jack raising the car with an I POD attached to a Jacking Point   I suppose you could have a word with the freindly people from Halfords? but I would probably look in Yellow pages for an alternative source.  |
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Sept 5, 2007 22:17:00 GMT
Vintage Radios - Cheshire
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2007 13:49:03 GMT
Alan Marchment
The Vintage Wireless Company
174 Cross Street
Sale
Cheshire
Tele 0161-973-0438
mailto:alan.vintagewireless@lineone.net
Regards
Freddy
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Sept 6, 2007 15:21:24 GMT
You will not get an AM radio converted to FM  different front end and IF etc the only way is to find a classic style Mono FM radio or go modern I am busy fitting a concealed modern in mine the biggest problem is the speakers as I dont want to see them or cut holes I think I have it sussed now  |
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Sept 6, 2007 15:35:50 GMT
I thought that Vintage Wireless did exactly that - I have seen some at car shows - he uses one of the Long Wave buttons
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Sept 6, 2007 16:02:55 GMT
An FM radio is a 10.7Mhz AM is 470Kcs IF,the RF amp and mixer oscillator are different so unless you add these to the AM in block form I would have thought it was an engineering impossibility I suppose you could fit an internal FM module but I cant see how you would relate the tunning dial to what you want to find Just had a GOOGLE they strip out the old board and fit in a modern board to keep the retro look not cheap |
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Sept 6, 2007 19:04:39 GMT
They have found a solution - £120! I seem to think! Not for me though
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2007 19:52:13 GMT
£120 is a lot for a radio convertion,think of all that fuel i could buy and listen to the V-8 rouring down the road as i warm up the planet and help get better summers. Thanks for all the reply's,keep on rovering!
Pbody
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I suppose you could have a word with the freindly people from Halfords? but I would probably look in Yellow pages for an alternative source. 
different front end and IF etc the only way is to find a classic style Mono FM radio or go modern I am busy fitting a concealed modern in mine the biggest problem is the speakers as I dont want to see them or cut holes I think I have it sussed now 