[VntgRads]

Last for today is the external wiring. We were lucky in that the wiring and connectors are intact on this radio. The only suspicious thing here was the taped wiring. Turns out the wiring was just tapped into and was missing some insulation. They probably could have been re-taped but electrical tape dries out after awhile and "comes apart". I would rather snip the wire, solder it back together, then use heat shrink insulation. One can purchase different colors of heat shrink to match the wire color but I generally use black since this part of the radio is behind the dash and not visible. Many times the connectors are hacked off altogether! For some reason, people just don't spend the extra time to pull them apart. That's where my parts radios come in handy as "donors". This radio has 2 connectors. One is for the dial light and power while the other (one with the 2 black wires) is for the dash speaker.

Craig R.