Vintage56
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Hello everyone. I am new to the BMW ownership club having been a buyer and seller of early 911's and C2-era corvettes for a few decades. I recently purchased my first vintage BMW, a 1971 3.0cs, Polaris and Red Leather interior without air conditioning or a radio. I am not sure what ever became of the radio, but there is a dangling ground wire under the heater vents in the console, another in the trunk under the rear shelf behind the back seats and two welded-in panels that filled what once were holes for rear deck speakers in the shelf. I am NOT planning to cut open anything and will hide speakers under the seats and mount an antenna discreetly with velcro in the interior. I plan to add Bluetooth to run my iphone music through the radio. Honestly, I am not quite sure that I will even use the radio as I love the music the older engines make streaming along the highway!
I plan to buy a Becker Europa II stereo and install it in the console opening which, as I say above, is wide open presently (see photo). The radios I am looking at whether at Becker directly or on eBay all seem to be intact but I want to fully understand the bit & pieces, panels, brackets, and surrounds that I will need to install it before I buy anything. I have gotten different information from different people on what is needed. With the console being open, I located a radio surround at CS Werks in Germany (see photo). But how exactly does the Europa II mount to the dash? Any details would be appreciated. I have searched the Forum, and cannot locate exactly what I need: a complete picture of the parts shown and how they all come together to hold the radio in place. Thanks for any guidance.
I plan to buy a Becker Europa II stereo and install it in the console opening which, as I say above, is wide open presently (see photo). The radios I am looking at whether at Becker directly or on eBay all seem to be intact but I want to fully understand the bit & pieces, panels, brackets, and surrounds that I will need to install it before I buy anything. I have gotten different information from different people on what is needed. With the console being open, I located a radio surround at CS Werks in Germany (see photo). But how exactly does the Europa II mount to the dash? Any details would be appreciated. I have searched the Forum, and cannot locate exactly what I need: a complete picture of the parts shown and how they all come together to hold the radio in place. Thanks for any guidance.
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