[PMD1969]

I thought that there were only two radio's installed in 69FB's during that time but as it turns out there are three? An AM Radio/ AM/FM black button Monaural/ AM/FM chrome button Stereo.

Were I think I m wrong is with the chrome buttons? Did the 69FB Stereo AM/FM radio come with chrome buttons?

Can someone list out the radio's available for 69 Firebirds?

[Tim john]

AM/FM Stereo had the chrome buttons, standard AM/FM had black buttons w/ AM on the far left button end and FM on the far right button end and Am had black buttons with no band identification.

Tim john---

[einstein]

Also the 8track was available with any of the 3 radios. Stereo radio used the same 4 speakers as 8-track.

[FBird69]

Here's pics as confirmation of the chrome buttons on the AM/FM Stereo version in my car.






And this is what it would look like out of the car (this was one for sale on eBay awhile back):

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Anti-Radio - aka Radio Delete
AM single speaker - no balance or fader adjustment
AM Fader - rear speaker option - Frt/Rr adjustment

FM Mono - single speaker - no balance or fader adjustment
FM Fader - rear speaker option - Frt/Rr adjustment
FM Stereo - Red Dot with chrome buttons - balance adjustment

All had the longer buttons - i guess due to dash bezel design.
Bird only , only 69 , afaik

i -think- 8track got you Fr/Rr speaker option if Non-Stereo
Stereo was 4 speaker with or w/o 8track

Stereo was a higher output unit than the others also.

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Anti-Radio - aka Radio Delete
AM single speaker - no balance or fader adjustment
AM Fader - rear speaker option - Frt/Rr adjustment

FM Mono - single speaker - no balance or fader adjustment
FM Fader - rear speaker option - Frt/Rr adjustment
FM Stereo - Red Dot with chrome buttons - balance adjustment

All had the longer buttons - i guess due to dash bezel design.
Bird only , only 69 , afaik

i -think- 8track got you Fr/Rr speaker option if Non-Stereo
Stereo was 4 speaker with or w/o 8track

Stereo was a higher output unit than the others also.

Buddy has a "Red Dot" with black buttons?

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Lots of Black Button Red Dots out there .
69-72 A-body , 70-76 F-body , just for starters.

Sticker ID , font style and location on faceplate , electric plug going in from top or bottom , antenna port location ..... lots of ways to determine what is what .... besides button color and button length .

69 Birds are 1 year only radios across the board as far as real originals .

Your buddy probably has a radio that was not originally a 69 Bird applicaton.

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Lots of Black Button Red Dots out there .
69-72 A-body , 70-76 F-body , just for starters.

Sticker ID , font style and location on faceplate , electric plug going in from top or bottom , antenna port location ..... lots of ways to determine what is what .... besides button color and button length .

69 Birds are 1 year only radios across the board as far as real originals .

Your buddy probably has a radio that was not originally a 69 Bird applicaton.

Might check tonight and see. His 69 Sprint Vert is original as far as the PHS and his checking Pontiac's. I am confident that his is OE factory.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

If you really want to CSI it (without removing it and viewing tag ID)

The Delco logo font and location is shared with a lot of other applications - but it should be in lower right corner.

The only other things would be to confirm it is Red Dot -

And the last test would be to measure the push-button protrusion and cross reference it with Fbird69 - if he were to be so inclined as to measure his button protrusion.

Anything is possible from time to time.
The standards are known , the exceptions are mostly unknowns.
Buttons can also be swapped and/or painted
ID tag and power outlet direction would be best evidences

[Engine-Ear]

Adding this related thread to this, for the benefit of future searches...

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...44#post5834544

[north]

Here is a pic of the stereo radio in my sprint. It is the correct radio and has the right tags on both the radio and the multiplex for a 69 Fbird stereo. I added it but the 8 track is original. The original radio was an AM.

Whats interesting is that when you have either mono radio with an 8 track you control the sound balance of the radio by using the balance knob on the 8 track (the right bezel will be fixedon the radio).

However when you have a stereo radio the right bezel of the radio controls balance when listening to the radio and the balance knob on the 8 track when listening to it.