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Subject:Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
From:Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:08:05 -0400

Many of you have asked for more specifics on the radio.  For a more
detailed description, see: Big Rig
Stereo<http://www.bigrigstereo.com/details_5920e.html>
(However, their price is much higher than purchasing factory direct from Custom
Radio <http://customradio.net/us_en/products-page/truck/>).

And yes, the radio display panel is easily read from the drivers seat.

Harold
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Harold Teer
1991 Westy
Harrisonburg, VA

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 6:42 PM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote:

> >> Can you actually see the dial/screen/front of the radio from the
> drivers seat? <<
>
>    I'd venture that it depends on the radio.  Before the Dual I had 2
> Sonys, both had the same type of display and neither could be easily
> read from the driver position in the daytime.  The Dual, for whatever
> reason, is much easier to read.  All of the displays if left on at
> night were brilliant enough to be annoying in the loft when I'm a
> little restless...not the kind of night light that I'm looking for.
>
>   And one more caveat:  The Sonys' parasitic drains were negligible
> _if_ their displays were switched off, whilst the Dual draws .30 amps,
> even with its face plate removed;
>
>    It needs to be be wired to a switched hot lead, either through the
> ignition or an operator operated one like I use.  A rocker switch in
> the blank position at the lower right of the dash binnacle works for
> me.
>
> Geo/ATL
>

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