bump am/fm radio

Fo-Mo-Co · Post by **Fo-Mo-Co** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:41 pm

How much should I expect to pay for an am/fm radio for a bump?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:58 pm

as little as possible. do you mean a factory raido or a aftermarket one. i have seen real factory am/fm radios go for over 100.00 or more on ebay. you can probably pickup a aftermarket one for 25.00. you may also be able to get a 73-79 radio that might fit. for less than 100.00 on ebay.

hazelnut · Post by **hazelnut** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:22 pm

I bought my 1972 factory am/fm radio for $200. I think i got a good deal on it, not to many bumps come with am/fm radios in them.

Fo-Mo-Co · Post by **Fo-Mo-Co** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:34 pm

I am talking about a working OEM am/fm radio

papabug71 · Post by **papabug71** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:47 pm

I've seen them go for close to $300 bucks on ebay. Depends on how bad you want it.

I picked up this factory-ish looking 8 track for $25 bucks from a member here. (Dont recall who?)

cowbay · Post by **cowbay** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:53 pm

I have been looking myself and I can not say they are falling out of trees. Just keep searching. I am budgeting up to $200 myself

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:14 pm

papabug71 wrote:I've seen them go for close to $300 bucks on ebay. Depends on how bad you want it.

I picked up this factory-ish looking 8 track for $25 bucks from a member here. (Dont recall who?)

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those knobs look like they are from a car.

Joe Kriston · Post by **Joe Kriston** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:31 am

papabug71 wrote:I've seen them go for close to $300 bucks on ebay. Depends on how bad you want it.

I picked up this factory-ish looking 8 track for $25 bucks from a member here. (Dont recall who?)

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I've got that same radio, but the 8-track didn't work so I never put it in...I thought it was a "Realistic", but the stamp on it says "automatic radio"...If you look closely, the Ford radio plate had to be notched at the top and bottom for that radio to fit...When I dug mine out of the boneyard, I took the radio plate with it so I wouldn't screw mine up...

Oops....I meant you had to notch the Ford faceplate from side to side...

Phil105 · Post by **Phil105** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:04 pm

got mine for $250 off ebay - and was glad to get it at that price - I've been told they can go upwards of $500
It works - but poorly. Wound up putting an aftermarket Pioneer in the glovebox.

Mach428 · Post by **Mach428** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:58 am

I bought an original from a 72 for $250 on ebay. Once they are posted, it seems everyone else that has a bump decided that very same day had the same intentions that I did!!

It works and looks great but the factory unit (without the slider bar below the buttons) are not easy to find. Also, IF you have factory AC like mine, be prepared for a very time consuming installation since everything has to come out and go through the glove box opening. Mine was a bear to install.

Phil105 · Post by **Phil105** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:31 pm

Mach428 wrote:I bought an original from a 72 for $250 on ebay. Once they are posted, it seems everyone else that has a bump decided that very same day had the same intentions that I did!!

It works and looks great but the factory unit (without the slider bar below the buttons) are not easy to find. Also, IF you have factory AC like mine, be prepared for a very time consuming installation since everything has to come out and go through the glove box opening. Mine was a bear to install.

Congrats on the find. Not sure of this, but, if you have one of the units with a slider below the buttons, I don't think it was original to a 72 truck. I believe those were in Torinos/Cougars/LTD's, etc. I bought/have one of them too - after I got it I found out it did not come in the pickups.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:20 pm

the dentsides have slider under the buttons i think. i cant remember

hazelnut · Post by **hazelnut** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:57 pm

My uncle bought a 72 new with am/fm and it had the slide bar over the buttons.
http://www.fordification.com/tech/67-72ID_01.htm Go down the page and youll see the am/fm that come in our trucks.

Mach428 · Post by **Mach428** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:00 am

Mine doesn't have the slider. It looks just like Phil105. I was even prepared to spend more money to have it repaired if need be but it worked just fine. Sellers are smart and typically know what they have and what it's worth. These radios are very hard to find so if you see one and you REALLY want it - you have to be prepared to pay big bucks

hazelnut · Post by **hazelnut** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:43 am

MY mistake, I wasnt thinking about the slider for the speaker control. I know that didnt come out till the dent era. I was tired and kept thinking for some reason the am/fm selector is what we were talking about, I remember some of the old radios would have 5 buttons w/one for FM and one on the other side for AM and didnt have the selector. Sorry my brain was spinning in the mud but im sure weve all had our

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