[W126 Coupe] Becker & Speakers for sale

[Bill Reford]

Hey Bellamy,

You're right, I'm trying to keep it original and I hate that Star Wars Crap (old school, old guy) I didn't know about the Blauplunkts, will they fit in the original dash hole ? (I won't butcher the car at all), I'll put up with an inferior radio first. 

Here is my problem in a nutshell: the following is a copy of an e-mail sent to Becker (USA) with no satisfactory explanation: 


I own a 1985 Mercedes 500 SEC EURO, the Becker radio/cassette is misbehaving.

1/  Cassette works well.

2/  AM works well, and Auto station frequency scan works for AM (has only 2 AM buttons, not 4 like US models) 

3/  FM does not work, and Auto station frequency scan won't stop at known frequencies on FM band (6 FM buttons)
     even setting to a known FM frequency manually (doesn't work) 

4/  2 more buttons (must be Short Wave or something) I don't read German. they don't bring in anything and never did.

The car was imported from Germany 5 years ago The radio worked fine, I winter store every year, last year after Winter storage (negative battery removed as always) the FM started acting up  only the FM band and FM Auto station scan.

a) what do you suspect
b) I'm afraid to remove the unit as I don't have the lock code # to reinstall (experienced that with another Mercedes)
    everything on the radio and the manual is in German.
c) shouldn't the automatic station frequency scan bring in FM stations no matter what country you are in.? The radio worked 
    perfectly for 4 years after importing from Germany then no FM (doesn't make sence)

Am I missing something simple here !!!

Sooo Bellemy, any insight that you, or anyone else on the list might have, would be well received.

If anyone has a working Becker Radio/Cassette or Becker Radio/CD (which was launched in 1985) (USA version please) 
I'm in the market, I don't need speakers and I'll buy direct, I'm not big on ebay stuff. 

Bill Reford
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mister McGoo 
  To: Bill Reford 
  Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:30 PM
  Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Becker & Speakers for sale


  What's the interest in Becker radios?
   
  My guess is either (1) a person wants to get rid of the grossly ugly plastic-chrome Star-Wars CD Player from the Planet Zorg which someone stuck into the dash thinking that it really looks cool, and by replacing it, return the SEC to original.... OR (2) the original Becker has cratered.
   
  I can understand the former.  A stock SEC has increasingly more value as good original cars become harder to find.  To "ricerize" the interior is kind of a shame unless it was trashed anyway.
   
  But the Beckers were (are) not exactly the state-of-the-art, even in 1982, and really are not worth a whole lot of money.  I have a couple of 'em precisely for reason (1).  Alternatively, if you're not doing a fussy "restoration" I'd consider finding a Blauplunkt, which, in my opinion, was and are a better radio.  Plus, they can fit nicely aesthetically.  Most people would never know.  (Mercedes DID fit Blauplunkts.)
   
  If the Becker doesn't work well anymore and you haven't yet investigated why, start looking by checking out the balance control on the center panel with the window controls.  Four times out of five, it has simply has had one too many coffees poured into it and there is nothing wrong with the radio or the speakers. 
   
  My 2 cents. - Bellamy







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    From: billreford at rogers.com
    To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
    Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Becker & Speakers for sale
    Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 08:53:18 -0400


    Lance,

    Could or Would you ship the radio and speakers to Toronto Ontario Canada area

    If so how much?

    Bill


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