clubted

My new to me 89 Carrera has a replacement AM/FM/CD that is probably expensive, sounds pretty darn good, but is obviously not original as well as not cosmetically matching the dash very well. As I don't care too much about the stereo (would rather listen to the engine) I would like to replace it with an original unit or close enough (i.e., from a C2). Is the Blaupunkt Boston, as listed in the Original 911 book correct, and if so, who specializes in these? Thanks for any advice!

Buffalo

Try www.blaupunktusa.com. You may find some dealer info there. My 82 911 sc has the original with 10 disc player. However, it is so old, it is not listed on the blaupunkt site. Still sounds great, despite the absense of more modern stereo features.

Adrian

Dear Clubted,
The system installed in your 3.2 Carrera will be determined by the option number. Please check your option numbers against the following list,
160 Radio "Charleston"
326 Radio Berlin
327 Radio Köln
328 Radio Bremen or Symphony
329/330 Radio Blaupunkt Toronto SQR 46, All models, not for USA
331 AM/FM Cassette w/2 door speakers
351 Porsche-car radio, CR stereo, type DE, etc
422 Blaupunkt Bamberg Radio
490 Hi-Fi sound system
686 Radio "Ludwigsburg" SQM with arimat
688 Blaupunkt Boston Radio
690 CD Player CD-10 with radio
691 CD-Player "CD-1" with Radio
692 Remote CD changer (6-disc)
693 Blaupunkt London Radio
696 AM/FM Radio with CD
P02/MP04 Stereo w/CD Player (Coupe/Targa)
P39 Digital Sound Package (Non Turbo) Includes M490
P49 Digital Sound Package (inc. M490)
Ciao,
Adrian
911C4

PS: I have an old broken down Bremen somewhere at home. One channel is kaput.

Lush Daddy

I recently bought an '89 Carrera as well, and had the exact same issue. I went onto Blaupunkt's website, and they not only show head unit models that are brand new, but they show their older models as well! I went with the the 'Las Vegas' model ( I think that's what it was). I couldn't find one of these anywhere!!!! But I wanted a disc player, and it HAD to fit into the overall look of the interior, so that it looked as if it was stock. My car only has 14,000 miles on it...and keeping it looking 'stock' was my number 1 priority.

What I did was I went on ebay, and found somebody who had a basically brand new blaupunkt Las Vegas unit...and I contacted him directly (instead of bidding) and basically asked him what he would take for it if I offered him money to take it off! I bought the thing for $100!!!!and it looks absolutely stock!

If you're interested in seeing it in the dash of my car, send me your e-mail address to davidwalker@kronos.com, and I'll take a picture of it tonight, and send it over.

I couldn't be happier with the end result!

David

87slant-nose-cabriolet

LUSH DADDY,
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KEITH