Radios and aerials

[Fossey]

Calling all radio experts.

I have a couple of questions:

Firstly I have a wonky manual aerial positioned through the scuttle top
that needs replacing. Now there's no way of seemingly accessing it from the footwell or through the bulkhead. Do I have to remove the dashboard to remove and refit it.

Secondly, and this is infinitely more obscure, I have a 1960's Blaupunkt radio and I'm looking to link it to an ipod connection via the aux input at the back of the set. However this has an old six pin din plug rather than a more standard 5 pin item. Any suggestions where I can source such a plug? Or can I use an alternative configuration.

Regards

John

[Heuer]

John

You can buy DIN plugs here: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?cri ... ce=15&SD=Y

Alternatively you could buy a new vintage look radio with an iPod connector/charger FM and a decent 60 watts per channel. The Blaupunkt will produce about 6 watts! This is what I did and it works very well:

[Car-Nut]

Where theres a will theres a (family) sorry I mean a way

[Fossey]

Thanks for the replies.
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I actually found a German classic radio site which sold old Bluapunkt and the correct din connector to a three pin jack. Plugging in the Ipod jack cuts out the radio.

Also bought a great (straight) aerial at the same time.

Stuck it all together and it plays first time, radio with no crackle, ipod perfectly - I just ran the connection under the centre console and into the armrest.

www.koenigs-klassik-radios.de if anyones interested. Seem to have a good range of radios too.

[Car-Nut]

Fossey
Nice find stick the weblink in the section

General- Websites related to E-Types

It my be useful for someone else :)

Clive