Thank you, that is the problem with memory, sometimes it remembers the rong thing. Let's just say that I have found premiun german radios (whether Blauplunct or Becker) to be good radios for their era.

However modern radios are both inexpensive and have features that did not exist in the last century (though a premium '07 automobile without an aux jack did seem strange when most had by '04).

Also the same full featured BT radio that was $150 a year ago is more like $100 now. Economies of scale.

So there are a lot of choices out there even for radios that did not have aux jacks. I just went for something that others here had said worked well and looked good way back in 2013.

 

MB has been using Becker for decades. They were never any good.

One of the few things (HVAC was the other) that always broke on the older models.

I will keep mine... In a box! In case the next owner wants to go back to stock.

Otherwise I'm very happy with the $150 swap to BT XM iPhone/Siri pandora iHeart integration.

 

I tossed my bibles years ago.LOL

 

LOL! AIn't you'se in Canadia?