SAWDUSTJON Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) LOOKING TO GET THE RADIO REPAIRED IN MY "STOCK" 48 PLYMOUTH SPECIAL DELUXE. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME RECOMENDATIONS & APROXIMATE PRICING ? I LIVE IN MICHIGAN IF THAT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE. THANX ! Edited March 18, 2020 by SAWDUSTJON (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 You may want to change your tread title to radio repair instead of sawdust, you will get more responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleek Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Check the thread below yours here in the general forum about radio restoration. It will probably have some answers for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-g-g0 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I used Retro Radio Restoration in Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Phone 717 367 1428. No website. They can rebuild or modernize with FM, Bluetooth or etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kings32 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I used them also {Retro } ,they did a great job and the Radio works great .Kings32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWDUSTJON Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 Thanks for your input. When I looked online, they were a lot of them out there. I was hoping to find one that someone had used and satisfied with. THANX AGAIN ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Question is: do you want the stock AM radio repaired or "modernized. If the former you need someone who understands/has a source for vacuum tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWDUSTJON Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 The long answer is : I would like to return it to the stock AM. But I live in northern Michigan so all I would get is news and modern rock which hurts my head. So I guess I'm looking at upgrading to at least AM / FM...........................................THANX ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Great looking car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWDUSTJON Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thanks a lot Terry B. It's factory stock and will stay that way as long as I own it. Plan to be buried in it. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) As soon as you say AM-FM everything is open. One favorite is to leave the stock radio in the dash and put something more modern in the glovebox. Some even have remotes. Another is to have a good tech tie an aux input jack to your amplifier/speaker system. Then you can do anything and not change the dash. Sam's has a photofact (index at https://www.samswebsite.com/en/photofact/resources) but need to know the manufacturer (label on side of chassis). Edited March 20, 2020 by padgett (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mssr. Bwatoe Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 i replaced capacitors and reconed speaker- added a 70's era fm converter in the glove box with a little 12 volt inverter best of both worlds i installed a solid state vibrator, that buzzes, but is not mechanical....plays pretty well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAWDUSTJON Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 This sounds like I need to bring the car to you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mssr. Bwatoe Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Have it rebuilt by radio guy, keep it as stock as poss....lots of options... if radio is clean and fresh from a car, shouldnt be a tough repair...i would call and talk to the several people mentioned-- ask what they do..Im skeptical about little circut boards to replace original stuff w/ add on fm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioguybill Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Located in the pacifc NW you can keep your stock radio as far appearance and fit restore it and add an fm tuner keeping it all original. And you get a free SS vibrator so you will never have to replace it again along with an aux jack to play your cd cassette or sirius xm. We use the Aurora Design product. Nothing out there beats it. BillTheRadioGuy.com bill@billtheradioguy.com 360 427 0513 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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