[W126 Coupe] Becker & Speakers for sale

[Steve Nervig]

Bill, yes I would like a picture if you can. And if you can pull the  
unit out, and take a picture of the rear, too, if you get a chance.  
You'll also be able to see what the exact model number is then.

Regards,
Steve


On Sep 9, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Bill Reford wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> Thank you for your response, and the link to the different Beckers  
> is most interesting.
>
> Becker did respond, however they didn't indicate what could be  
> wrong, instead, suggested that I ship it to them for a look see,  
> which I think is appropriate from their point of view.
>
> I did this some time ago with the Becker from my former 1988 420  
> SEL and with the price tag for repairs, the shipping from Canada  
> and back, the taxes, and the hassle with Canada Customs, it makes  
> me reluctant to do it again if there is an alternative.
>
> Looking at your link to the various different Beckers, I believe  
> that I have a 754 with some variations
>
> Mine has the same large size display screen as the 754, The 754,  
> has manual up & down buttons directly underneath the Automatic  
> (frequency station scanner)  I have the same 2 buttons under the  
> Automatic but they are labelled VK and DK going from left to right.  
> VK is for tuning in European traffic stations and DK is a mute key
>
> The 754 has four AM station buttons labelled 7,8,9,0   Mine has (7,  
> labelled "K" for short wave) (8 and 9, labelled "M" which brings in  
> AM) and 0 labelled "L" for long wave.
>
> So I believe I have yet another model of Becker not exactly  
> described in your link, (a 754 that says Mexico on the cassette  
> door) not Grand prix, with a Euro button configuration. I'll snap a  
> picture and send it to you if you want to add it to your Becker link.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Bill Reford
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Nervig
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Becker & Speakers for sale
>
> Bill, I'm not sure I understand - did you get NO response from Becker?
>
> As Richard said, they are a great company and can rebuild your  
> radio, should you decide to send it to them. You may just have a  
> simple component failure preventing the FM to work. I'm sure they  
> can diagnose and fix it.
>
> You might want to look at my web site here to see if you can tell  
> which radio you have. MB did not always change radio models exactly  
> in sync with car model years. You may have a Model 612 or possibly  
> a Model 754. If the later, you are in luck as it was a much better  
> radio.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Nervig
> 1992 300CE Sportline w/ Becker 1432 with failing FM circuitry
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Bill Reford wrote:
>
>> 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 sense)
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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>>
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