[urq] Bringing her home!

Thu Apr 16 02:27:20 PDT 2009

I have the older (green) Nakamichi TD-45z with cassette deck (if you still care for such a thing). The 45z has AUX-IN and 4V pre-outs (TD-35z has no AUX). It looks very 'mid-eighties' and therefor matches the Audi dash (kind of). And because of the dumb cassette player look, no one will ever steel it hehehe. It sounds great btw. 

http://www.moregraphics.nl/quattro/images/td-45z.jpg

Regards,
Maurits

1986 quattro GV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <djdawson2 at aol.com>
To: <jim at almgt.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:42 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] Bringing her home!

 Car stereos have gotten so ugly I have a hard time even looking at what is on the market.? Nakamichi, however, has some reasonably priced units that are very easy on the eyes... looking as if they were designed to enhance the look of a nice car, not kill it.? I put a CD400 in one of my Urs... it looks great, sounds great, and has been reliable.? You can buy them new on ebay for about $300.? The front panel display is amber or green... you choose.? The CD section has excellent specs.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Fleischer <jim at almgt.com>
To: urq at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 6:49 pm
Subject: [urq] Bringing her home!

Hey Guys,

I'm finally able to bring my '83 ur up to Montana from Colorado after 2 1/2 
years and I'm pretty excited about it.  There are a few things that I should 
probably take care of before the trip in a few weeks, though, hence this post.  
Please bear with me.....

1.  The Radiator Fan used to be on all the time, due to a defective fan switch.  
Ben Howell graciously wired in a toggle switch for the time being so the fan 
could be turned off during highway cruising.  I'd like to fix the problem once 
and for all, so I guess I'm looking at a new Fan Switch.  Any part #'s or BTDT 
much appreciated.

2.  My car has no coolant temp or oil temp gauges, just the idiot light (which 
may or may not work.)  How difficult is it to put one or the other in?  What 
gauges (type/brand, etc) should I be looking for, and where would I tap into to 
install the sensor?  I'm looking for a "get me home to Montana" solution, then I 
can pretty it up and put them where I'd like for good once I'm home.

3.  My car has the original radio/cassette, which sometimes works, sometimes 
does not.  I'd like to replace it for the 1,000 mile ride home with a basic CD 
player that would still look decent in a 26 year old car.  Anyone know of a 
particular brand or model that they'd recommend?  I don't care for the bright 
lights and techno gizmos that every new car audio deck has these 
days......looking for an older style Alpine head unit type of thing.  A 
red/amber backlight would be ideal.  I'll deal with the speaker end of things 
when I get it home.

4.  Besides the new battery and an oil change, anything else I should take a 
look at before the trip?  The car has been in an unheated garage for the last 2 
1/2 years, and was last driven to the Ur25 celebration last August by Ben 
Howell, who seemed to think it ran well (except for the dying battery!)  I know 
the tires will probably have some flat-spotting for awhile, but that seemed to 
go away after awhile when Ben drove it last.

My AAA Plus membership is current.

Thanks all......looking forward to having my baby back!

Best regards,

Jim Fleischer
'83 ur
'95 s6 avant
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