355 Original Factory Radio

Becker was one. Check out ebay.

 

AFAIK, Becker was the only one for '98. I had one put in my '96. Be sure you get the 'code' as they won't work w/o it if power was interrupted.

 

It seems Sony was in 95-97 and Becker in most 98 and all of 99

 

Hi Richard,

My 98 F1 GTS was OEM equipped with a Sony.

 

My 99 has an oem sony

 

Well there goes that rule...

 

Sony / ferrari in my 98. It is original and really pretty weak. It is a.din size opening. Get something wi th h a.big aMp built in. Mahe your life.easy.

 

Since you don't want the Sony. Would you like to sell it?

 

Me too. Sony head unit and changer on my '98.

 

That is my plan when I get the radio. Have an iPhone plug installed into it. These are pics I have of the units insitu
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The Becker units have a wiring adapters available for either a single input (no charging) or a dedicated IPod one that does charge. They plug into the output area of the radio that goes to the optional Tape deck. Check EBay or Amazon. Not sure about Sony unit.

 

I have a Becker identical to the photo that Bob posted that came out of my 430. I would be willing to sell it if interested

 

I have the original Becker.

It's pretty ****ty.

I'm doing a phantom install with just a 3.5mm and bluetooth a2dp source. It will retain the factory head unit, everything else will be hidden.

Focal 165 KRXS 6.5" K2's in the doors
Focal Tweeters behind the dash vents
Focal Solid 2 400w Amplifier
AUX to 3.5mm Convertor
3.5mm to A2DP Bluetooth Transmitter

Everything will look factory when done, but should sound a thousand times better.

Hoping to hide the amplifier underneath the passenger seat. The amp is only 2 inches tall.

I will make a new thread when I do it.

 

Excellent. That's what I hoped to do with the Sony when I get it. Amp is up front already

 

Bob, The 95-97 USA Cars did not come with a radio at all..98 was all sony and 99 sony up till about april then the rest of the 355's started using Becker

 

I know of someone on here who has confirmed with FNA that his 98 came with a Becker.

A lot of these are installed in the US and OEM and being delivered with one may be hard to nail down.

That's the first I have heard that 97 did not come with one. I have seen pics of 95 with a blank plate but not later.

 

My 97 came with a Becker as confirmed by FNA

 

Yeah Sure.. They did not even use Becker till 99 !!

 

I Have owned 355's Since they were new cars.. I know for a fact.. If you don't want to believe it that is your business ..So much wrong information floating around these boards..This information I'm stating is 100% Correct!

 

For what it is worth, my 1998 came with a Sony and the disc changer. I thought I could modify it for Bluetooth but it was just a whole lot easier to pull the radio for a new Sony with BT enabled. Plus there was no comparison between the old radio and the new one for audio quality and iPhone integration.

The old radio sits in a box with the old steering wheel. If I ever sell the car, the new owner will get the original parts.