Hi Everyone, My dad and I have been having a bit of trouble with his 1987 328. We've been unable to make any radio sit in a recessed position and lock in the way it should in the single DIN slot. The issue is that the plastic facia of the radio is too large and keeps catching on the vinyl trim when you try to slide it into place. We've tried a Blaupunkt Bremen SQR 46 DAB (the modern bluetooth one) and also a period correct Blaupunkt Wiesbaden SQR 45 (the Wiesbaden seems more inclined to want to fit but it still wont). I've seen plenty of pictures online of similar radios fitted in 328s sitting in the correct recessed position with no issues. My only other theory is that you are supposed to remove the centre section of the dash which surrounds the radio and the three central gauges, mount the radio, and then refit said section of the dash with the radio already in the correct position. I believe you only need to remove two screws to remove this section of the dash? Can anyone offer any advice on this? Jonathan Barnes Blackburn
If the radio uses a sleeve for mounting (which DINs usually do) I am not sure this will work unless you can support the sleeve back there. On my 328, the sleeve is attached to the center section in a normal fashion -- slid in from front and metal tabs bent from behind to keep it in place. That is all that supports the radio. DINs will also usually have a rear mount for a post or screw/strap if the rear section of the radio needs support. I seem to recall the 328 has a metal bracket back there that could serve as a mount for that.
I had the same issue wth my 328 and ended up shaving the sides of the fascia plate to get it to fit as good as I could get it.. I did that on 2 seperate head units that I had in my car. Removing the centre console is as easy as removing the 2 screws underneath, only tricky/filly bit when remounting it was lining up and reconnecting the A/C duct vent that supplies the centre console vents,, just meant I needed to contort myself to be able to get in under there..
I've replaced the DIN-size radio that was in my '89 328 twice with no issues. As noted, it's easy enough to remove the radio console via the two screws underneath. I did that both times. Maybe it can be done without removing the console but to me it seemed easier right off just for access to wires, etc, so I never tried to do it with the console in place. Didn't have any problems with the fit of either of the DIN replacement radios. Current one is a Blaupunkt from 1989 but I plan to do the drill again and purchase a Bremen 46 over the winter. Let us know how it goes!
I just removed my radio today....was'nt going to use it anyway......If someone is interested in a iphone radio ! Image Unavailable, Please Login That came out easy. And yes there is a metal plate with a hole to attach a radio on the back.
O Car from Oxigen Audio. Its using your iPhone for playing music, bluetooth, ...this is the official youtube video It was the hot item a decade ago. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login We are never to old to learn...but for the car (1987)and for me, its to advanced. Should look nice in a 458 or other car from that era. It did come with those 2 items in the trunk = Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thank you for all the replies everyone! The car is in for a service this week but once its back I'll make sure to keep this thread updated as to what the outcome to the radio situation is. I think the first thing to try then (and I feel a bit more confident giving this a go now that I know it can be done without too much difficulty) is removing the centre console trim, and if it still wont fit I guess it'll just be time to fit a blanking plate. I'm not sure I could quite bring myself to shave down the sides of the facia especially on a freshly restored period radio, which the current one is.
The slot should be of single DIN dimensions which is a standard size. I encountered a problem on my ‘83 308 where there was a factory flaw in the fiberglass frame where the fiberglass on the top of the slot extended downward too far. I had to enlarge to hole to true DIN dimensions. If your 328 has a similar flaw, you are correcting a problem; not conserving a factory feature.
