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I bought a Mopar 802 last year and had it rebuilt by a guy in Canada that specializes in rebuilding/upgrading vintage car radios. It’s got all the bells and whistles while looking like a new 802. Here’s the “issue” I ran into: while the Mopar Accessories catalog for the B-1 trucks lists an install kit that accommodates both the 602 and 802 models, I can tell you that the 802 is at least an inch too long to fit between the firewall and dash on my ‘49. Now, I’ll be the first to admit it was foolish not to check that critical dimension, but since I measured the opening on the dash and it was a perfect fit, and the catalog says it was an option, I just assumed it would. The guy who rebuilt it said every 802 he’s had were the same size. Fortunately, the new electronics don’t take up much room in the case, so I’ll shorten up the case a couple inches on the back side and it’ll be ok. I’m guessing the 602 is probably shorter due to a smaller chassis, but I don’t know. Seems unlikely Mopar would have built a separate chassis for the trucks, since so few radios were ever sold for them. Anyone else experience anything like this, or had an 802 that did fit? I’m curious. I posted this for those who are thinking of heading down this path. Yes, it was extremely expensive to convert.

I'm at the stage where I needed to install the antenna for my stock Mopar 802 radio into the '40 wagon, but I didn't want to drill holes in the cowl. I considered the "Roadway" running board mounted setup, but even if it worked, I was still stuck listening to local AM stations (mostly news, Spanish language, or religious broadcasts) so I was looking for an alternative. I remember seeing a company in Wisconsin that used your existing AM radio, 6 or 12 volt, negative or positive ground, with or WITHOUT an antenna, that would play your tunes from an mp3 player, iPod, phone, etc., through your stock radio, but I couldn't remember the name. Then I went to bed and woke up in the middle of the night with the part of the name: Ready-radio, or something to that effect. Google came up with RediRad so I contacted them at their website and after a little research, ordered the 6 volt, positive ground model, which was $99. The next weekend I installed it but it didn't really work- I could barely hear the music, with lots of static. I played around with the ground, took power directly from the battery, etc, with no luck. I emailed them, explaining the situation. Matt, the owner/tech guy, suggesting a few different causes and offering to call me to discuss. Matt called yesterday, and talked me through the setup steps, and voila! it worked! Turns out my tuner was slightly off (you need to tune in to AM 1000). After that Matt and I talked for about 10 minutes (they are apparently all old car dudes at RediRad) and he asked if they could add a picture of the Plymouth on their website. Matt mentioned that they could have saved some money by offshoring the RediRad components, but decided to support American companies and purchase everything from US suppliers and manufacture them here. It is so refreshing in our supposed "service" economy to work with companies that walk the talk and seem to actually care about their customers. Now I can listen to the Beach Boys like back in the day! Here is their web link: RediRad - Rediscover Your Radio

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My 15 year old son, the reason we have this P20, wants to hide a modern radio behind the existing Plymouth / Mopar Model 604 Radio face plate / grill. We have the unit out of the car, but I can't see how the faceplate is attached to the radio case. The closest I can figure out is perhaps there is some special very thin wrench that can be used to loosen two nuts around the tuning and volume knobs. Is that how they are separated / connected?

So on IWOYTD it became obvious that a 610T is NOT the radio for B3 trucks. So what IS the right radio? The instructions that come with a 610T clearly show a PH truck of the B3/4 series for installation. So does a 610T go in a B4 only? Jeff's 52 B3 has the same cutout FEF does. pictures below: http://p15-d24.com/topic/38569-4th-annual-international-work-on-your-truck-day/?p=405821 so meanwhile I have a working restored 610T that I have no place for...

Got my 1950 B2B home this weekend. Couple of initial questions. Most pressing issue for me is the driver side door window is cracked really bad. I've seen some replacements for sale, but wanted to see what others have used. Second, previous owner said the tubes in the radio blew after the 12V conversion. I have a spare radio, but want to make sure I don't damage it. Any suggestions to make sure the radio is protected? Thanks!

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One thing I'm thinking about doing in order to keep the car as original as possible is mounting a bluetooth speaker probably in or under the front seat or under the dash for playing music while I'm driving. Has anyone attempted something like this in the past? I feel it's an easy way to modernize a part of the car without permanently changing anything.

Hey everyone, I just recently inherited my Mother's 1946 Plymouth P15 Special Deluxe Business Coupe, which she received as a high school graduation gift from her father in 1970. I was wondering if anyone has any information/instruction manuals for the Mopar 602 radio. There seems to be a plethora of information regarding the 802 radio (I have a pdf of the instructions for that model), but I cannot for the life of me find anything relating to the 5-button 602 radio. I have exhaustively searched this forum and google for information - all I've been able to find are technical drawings and schematics. So, a few questions: Is the radio picture the Mopar 602 Radio? Is it period correct for a 1946 Special Deluxe Business Coupe? Where can I find usage instructions for this model radio? Thanks for your help! I'm just learning to drive the P15, but so far she runs like a dream.

My 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe (D36) Canadian version has a Mopar Model 803 radio. Also labelled as a Philco PD-4908. I had it repaired recently. Now, it works great most of the time. The only problem is that when the car idles it fades out. At driving speeds it works fine, when I slow down at a red light and the car idles it fades out. When I start to drive it cuts back in. Very similar in operation to the vacuum wipers. I have a newer Optima battery, generator and regulator must work, battery is always charged. Car is 6 volt, I replaced the wiring with a home made harness. Amp gauge shows discharge during start up and goes to charge momentarily and then hovers around 0. Is there a capacitor in the radio that I should check, I have a copy of the wiring schematic and nothing jumped out at me. Sorry for the ramble, but I have checked for obvious defects. Thanks Neil

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I am restoring a B2B and have the ability to buy a used radio if working from the local Dodge dealer at whatever price I deem reasonable. My main question is what would be a fair price? Bunn's book talks of an 802 for the 48-50 models and a 610 for later years. I have read on past threads in the forum that the difference is the number of tubes and that the 802 was a better radio. Are they the same size and interchangeable? I have also seen different model numbers mentioned (800, 801, 803, and 602). What are these? This is a great forum and I am very glad I found it. I have already used information from this forum to decide what tires I needed and best places for bed replacement and wiring harness. Thank You