Here in lil ol Del Rio Texas there is nothing. Closet place is San Antonio. Would anybody be willing to get me one and send it I'll be more then happy to send the cash for the radio and freight.
GA
84 300SD
87 300SDL
BStromsoe <
bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:
>$17.00 +/-
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>brian from laverne, ca
>Mary (195K) Martha (280K)
>1983 w123 300d's
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> From: Greg Arrambide <
rio78840@yahoo.com>
>To:
diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:21 AM
>Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Becker Radios (again)
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>How much does a working Becker run at a pap? My tape deck don't work or can I take it apart and clean it
>
>GA
>84 300SD
>87 300SDL
>
>Alan Boucher <
alstheone@verizon.net> wrote:
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>>If you run the speakers down, they probably won't work any better.
>>
>>On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Nate <
vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I really need to begin photographing the awful looking and filthy Beckers
>>> I find in Pick-A-Part as they're *so* nasty , often you cannot read the
>>> letter & number on the buttons etc. and when they're finished they look so
>>> nice and sharp .
>>>
>>> I use Meguiar's # 40 Rubber & Plastic Cleaner / Conditioner and soft
>>> tissues to gently loosen then float away the grime , then I use a Foo-Foo
>>> can of compressed air (Computer Cleaner) to blow out the hidden moisture
>>> that gets behind the buttons and into the LCD and screws it all up .
>>>
>>> The original 1984 Becker Electronic in my Coupe , degraded until it
>>> stopped working completely over a week or two , I'd cleaned the face plate
>>> in situ a while before and as it died , each number crystal illuminated all
>>> it's segments and the radio wouldn't turn on nor off , no volume control
>>> and it said it was playing AM & FM simultaniously , all I heard was static .
>>>
>>> As it's always damp & foggy overnight where I park it near SWMBO's house ,
>>> I decided to remove the face plate and blow it out as I felt that any
>>> residual moisture from the cleaning , may have spread until it shorted out
>>> the circuit , I was amazed at how many tiny droplets of liquid blew out of
>>> the various cervices and buttons .
>>>
>>> I just now re placed it and Lo ! it plays fine again so I took the newer
>>> Becker Grand Prix I'd replaced it with , out and tested some of the grimy
>>> but free face plates I'd collected , one works fine so I took that into the
>>> shop and ever so carefully cleaned off the grease , dust , food globs and
>>> God alone knows what all else , blew it dry and schlepped it out to the car
>>> and , once again I was rewarded with a nice playing radio that looks As-New
>>> again .
>>>
>>> Tom says he wants to play with the faceplate with the loose & not working
>>> well volume tab , I'll also give him another faceplate that has bad LCD
>>> segments , else I'd have to toss it in the trash , a thing I hate to do .
>>>
>>> I need to go through my stacks of Beckers and clean them all up for future
>>> use or maybe swap for other parts I need .
>>>
>>> Soon I'll run down some good quality front speakers as one has begun to
>>> crackle a bit .
>>>
>>> -Nate
>>>
>>>
>>>
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