Radio pricing

[John Mathias]

I plan on putting an updated hidden stereo in both mine and the kids truck, but every time I'm in a junkyard, I pull the radios I see. I can't seem to help myself. I have 4 or 5 801 and 802's laying around I'm not going to use. Anybody got a good idea of the price range for these? Still hoping to come across the fabled 610T to hold for blackmail purpose with Reg and Bob.

[Young Ed]

10-20 bucks for a core is all they seem to bring. Part of that is they are heavy to ship. If you've got an 802 with the color changing wheel I might be interested.

[ggdad1951]

if you had a working one...I might be interested if it "fit" my '51

[John Mathias]

I'll try to take and posts some pics this weekend. BTW, I wasn't trying to get you guy's lined up for selling them, I will let them go mind you, I was just looking for a price range to see if I was paying to much from the junkyards. There's a yard here that waits till YOU pull the item, then they cross search it on ebay, then want to charge you more than what they found. If you dont buy it, they list it on ebay 2 days later. Nice free labor for pulling parts huh? One guy new to these trucks went there, pulled his parts, was quoted a very high price, told them to shove it, found it listed on ebay couple days later, won the bid for less than half what they were going to charge him in store from the same yard. I told him to skip shipping cost and drive there and pick the parts up, then tell them what he thinks. But he paid for shipping.

[John Mathias]

10-20 bucks for a core is all they seem to bring. Part of that is they are heavy to ship. If you've got an 802 with the color changing wheel I might be interested.

Outer knob on right side changes the backlight color, correct?

[HanksB3B]

if you had a working one...I might be interested if it "fit" my '51

and add my name to it too.

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Reg

Bob

ggdad

Hank

[Bob_Koch]

The government denies that any 610T radio's exist. Any pictures you see were secretly stolen from Area 51. On occasion some people testify to sightings of 610T's, but their testimony is questionable.

Edited December 18, 2010 by Bob_Koch

[Zeke1953]

Zeke to Earth.....anybody down there?

[John Mathias]

Zeke, personally I love how you rub it in that you have the only 610T on the site!

[Reg Evans]

Zeke is not from this planet either.

[Young Ed]

Outer knob on right side changes the backlight color, correct?

I think thats how they work. I already had an 802 restored before I was aware of the color changing bit but I wouldnt mind one just in case for next time.....

[HanksB3B]

I guess we could use a radio thread. I think about an ipod in the glove box sometimes, but it would most likely have to wait until I give up on 6V. I thought about a 6-12 volt converter, but then I know vintagepowerwagons.com has a reasonable 12V conversion kit as well as another manufacturer hiding a 12V alternator in an original 6V generator housing. Curious as to what other board members have done.

Hank

[Zeke1953]

Now that I've been exposed, I might as well confess. Your suspicion that Massachusetts is on another planet has been confirmed. But don't worry, I come in peace (except for Reg).

[Young Ed]

In my pickup I have a 6-12 inverter and a pioneer cd player. In my p15 I have the factory radio (802) with a ipod jack built into it. I rarely use the cd player in the pickup because with the windshield open and the windows down I can hardly hear it.

[tenn.jerry]

i would like to buy a radio for my truck if any body has one all i have is a blank where it should be

[Bob_Koch]

i would like to buy a radio for my truck if any body has one all i have is a blank where it should be

What year is your truck? 1948 - 51 used Vertical Radios 602 or 802. 1951 - 53 B-3 and B-4 trucks had 610T radios that were horizontally mounted.

[HanksB3B]

My 51 has a horizontal cut-out configuration and appears to match the 610-T. I think the vertical radios 602, 802 worked for 48-50 trucks (not sure of earlier models) and the 51-53? 54? used the 610-T.

I could be wrong,

Hank

P.S. I noticed that Ol-Yeller has no cut-out in the dash for a radio. Mine has the cutout (but no radio). What's up with that?

[Dodgeb4ya]

My 52 also had no cutout. Some did some didn't I would guess. Up to 1950 were vertical cutouts after that horizontal as Hank stated.

[52b3b Joe]

Did they ever put the mopar model 820 in the trucks? I dont think they did but my truck has one in it.

[Reg Evans]

Now that I've been exposed, I might as well confess. Your suspicion that Massachusetts is on another planet has been confirmed. But don't worry, I come in peace (except for Reg).

Zeke, I'd like to have you for breakfast sometime soon. Please come in your green truck.

[Young Ed]

My 51 has a horizontal cut-out configuration and appears to match the 610-T. I think the vertical radios 602, 802 worked for 48-50 trucks (not sure of earlier models) and the 51-53? 54? used the 610-T.QUOTE]

No factory radios prior to 1948.