5.0ta

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Hi guys...I want to put the original Delco radio back into my car, but would like MP3,Ipod etc. capabilities. Searches found some tutorials but not for the radio I have. I remember a thread about a TGO member that modified your radio for a fee but I haven't been able to find it again in a search. TIA for any help!

This is my radio

zenish

google is your friend. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/car-...-mp3-jack.html

5.0ta

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I've seen that one...I can turn a wrench with the best of them but I suck at electronics. I'd like to have mine modified by someone skilled in electronics or buy an already modified one as my radio worked fine and I'd hate to ruin it cuz I don't know what I'm doing

86WS6

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Try this fellow red88tagta on this site. His name is Ron Smith, and he can get your radio fixed up for you.

LHernandezJr

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5.0ta

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I PM'd him...just waiting for a reply...do you remember how much he charged?

86WS6

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It depends on the radio. Your radio is a different model than mine. Ron is honest. He will treat you right.

5.0ta

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Ron answered my PM and quoted VERY reasonable prices...also found out my radio is a Cadillac!...he said he could make it Pontiac with a trim swap...just waiting for a revised price quote including the trim swap.

mantaguy

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I had one installed last year and the sound is incredible,it's a great upgrade to your system,worth every dollar.

86WS6

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Manta Guy, Is that the original HU for your car? I didn't know that Pontiac offered the Performance Sound subwoofer option with the base HU?

86WS6

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Other GM HU's will work in our cars. Cadilliac HU's have a fancy trim panel with lots of trim. Otherwise it is the same.

mantaguy

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What's a HU??

86WS6

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Sorry,

HU=Head Unit=Radio

mantaguy

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O Man!!Morning Brain Freeze
That's the stock radio for my car,UM6.

86WS6

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I did not know that radio was offered with the subwoofer. Oh well, learn something new every day.

jwfirebird

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exactly what mine looked like as well 87 base firebird with performance sound options

FishinCricket

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Looks like a nice upgrade... How much should a stock unit replacement cost, before this upgrade? Someone put some pioneer HU in mine and I'm considering going back to original.. But I'd want an AUX port.

83Z28/L69

Check your local u pull it type junkyards. I got one for my S10 for 20.00 dollar. Any pontiac of similar years use the same HU.

*84TA

I have several Camaro and 1 Firebird radios that have been refurbished and aux jacks installed if anyone is interested, PM me.

86WS6

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Pontiac radios from mid 80's and newer have a red lighting to match the guage panel.

86WS6

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Do you have a Pontiac radio with the graphic equalizer?

mantaguy

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Charles,mine's don't,that is the only light on the dash that isn't Red.(channel indicator,clock))

*84TA

I have this Pontaic radio. Aux jack has not been installed yet. It can be on a cord or in the faceplate.

jwfirebird

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i dont think they came out with the red display till the 90's pontiacs, i think just the buttons should be red

83Z28/L69

How much does it run to have a jack put into the faceplate?

I want it done to my S10 HU.

*84TA

$40 plus return shipping

mantaguy

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Hi Matt,the radio sounds great

*84TA

Glad to hear that. I see you got the proper cassette buttons on there.

mantaguy

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Yes I did.Those other buttons came off another radio that I bought for backup.

86WS6

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Yes the digital read-out is in green. The back lighting for the buttons is red. Sorry for not being clear.

86WS6

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Thanks, That radio is for a later model than my 86 and is different. I have two of the radios like the one that came in the car. One is the original radio and the other is one that came from a Fiero, which is exactly the same as the Firebird. Both are acting up, with the snap, crackle, pop from the loose solder lugs inside. They can be repaired easily. Right now I am running a rebuilt Monsoon single CD HU that originally came from a 2002 TA. It has the remote CD feature. I have an iSimple interface connected to the HU, that allows connection of a smart phone or similar device through a 3.5 MM jack. I also have a 12 disc remote mounted Pioneer CD player connected to the HU. It works well, but is not stock. The red buttons and red digital display does look great with the rest of the dash. The Monsoon HU is compatible with the Performance Sound amp and subs. The system sounds awesome! Still, I am one of those stock purest people and would like to put the stock HU back in the car.

mantaguy

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I forgot to mention the other day that my radio isn't the base model for the Firebird.

86WS6

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http://oem-auto-accessory.com/160663...furbished.html

86WS6

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Mine looks similiar to the one in the link above, except with an orange power button.

*84TA

The one in the picture is a chevy radio not pontiac. Does your radio have gray buttons?

ta305tpi

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Is this radio for sale?

*84TA

yes

86WS6

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I think it does have gray buttons.

burnout88

Just curious if anyone has tried one of these new 1.5 DIN retro radios.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-PDUR6mG...d-Newport.html

zenish

for 360 dollars it needs at least a touch screen.just am-fm no cd no cassette?i think the phone interface has to be lame too.

58mark

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I like the idea and bluetooth connectivity but the price is WAY too high.

I might be a buyer at 200 or less