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Philco 40-180 Project
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01-18-2011, 07:56 PM
DeckApe Wrote:What color did you use? I was under the impression that the buttons were originally wine-colored, but those look to be brown.

You are correct I used the brown buttons. I believe that only the early builds used the wine colored buttons. The original buttons were wine colored but it was hard to tell when I received the radio since they were in poor shape. Radio Daze sells the wine colored buttons as well.
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Philco 40-180 Project - by Southern - 12-23-2010, 02:42 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by TA Forbes - 12-23-2010, 04:00 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Southern - 12-23-2010, 06:01 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Southern - 12-23-2010, 07:51 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by 7estatdef - 12-24-2010, 11:49 AM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Jimy - 01-17-2011, 11:56 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Ron Ramirez - 01-18-2011, 12:38 AM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Jimy - 01-18-2011, 11:28 AM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Ron Ramirez - 01-18-2011, 11:41 AM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Jimy - 01-18-2011, 02:11 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Southern - 01-18-2011, 07:45 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by DeckApe - 01-18-2011, 07:53 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Southern - 01-18-2011, 07:56 PM
Re: Philco 40-180 Project - by Ron Ramirez - 01-18-2011, 08:20 PM



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