Kaiser Frazer Owners Club Forum
General Category => Henry J & Allstate Forum => Topic started by: Henry's HenryJs on December 15, 2012, 10:10:04 PM
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I would think that to remove the underdash radio I would remove the two knobs and the rear brace, then the front bracket to dash, correct? Thanks, Henry.
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The knobs are held on by set screws. Loosen them with at hex (allen) wrench and remove them. Pull the black bezels off, then remove the nuts behind them - this removes the face plate so you can remove the bolts which fasten it to the bottom of the dash. Then under the hood, remove the 2 bolts out on the cowl. It's heavy so keep it supported. If you need it repaired, I can do that - let me know.
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I had my radio redone by Tayman.
I now have 175 watts, 5 channel, AM-FM stereo with a port to plug in my XM radio.
Radio looks the same but sounds modern.
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Thanks Fid for the info. I am going with 12V - ground on the car so it will need to be converted. Fid, any idea what you charge? Terry what did it cost? There is a shop up here that rebuilds radios, will also check hers, thanks all, Henry.
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last year--just short of $500
My car is 6V + ground, so the cost included a 6V + ground to 12 V - ground built into the radio case to feed the modern day 12 V radio.
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I don't have the facilities or the means to do a conversion as Terry described. If you're going with a 12volt system, that would make the most sense to get a modern set up. To repair the radios back to original is usually between $100 and $150 but it remains 6 volt and there aren't a lot of AM stations around any more.
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Thanks again guys, Henry.
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I bought a Becker Europa 40 years ago and still have it. It is 6 or 12 volts,positive or negative Am,Fm and has a built in speaker. It is std Din size . Ihung it below the dash and "boogered" a HJ faceplate to fit. The radio is not so important on a HJ as the road noise added to the engine noise makes it sorta limited.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/becker-europa-radio-/130817526701?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e75550bad&vxp=mtr
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I pull a tear drop trailer with my HJ that has a 12V radio and disk player inside. Instead of rewiring the HJ to 12V I installed an 6V to 12V inverter. I works.