Allowing even decimal stations on an 80's US Delco car radio

[SuperDuty]

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is an easy way to allow even decimal radios stations on car stereos for the US market ? The original deck in my 1984 Trans Am works perfectly but the radio is nearly useless here because of that. Not that I really listen to the radio anymore, and I've added a jack input, but I like when things work.
Those cars were exported new later and had decks that allowed even decimals. 88-92 models are "common" here. But these units are quite different than the pre-85 Delco units internally so I don't think it's relevant.

Thanks !

[rhomanski]

Re: Allowing even decimal stations on an 80's US Delco car radio

Somebody makes a harness to retrofit one of those later models into yours. Probably crutchfield would have one. http://www.crutchfield.com/support/shipping.aspx .

[SuperDuty]

Re: Allowing even decimal stations on an 80's US Delco car radio

Yeah but my radio is very rare (well today) and is the right model (UU6). It took me a while to find one at a decent price. So I have no intentions on changing it.
I have a later UX1 unit from an '89 but the faceplate and switches are grey

[Longbow]

Re: Allowing even decimal stations on an 80's US Delco car radio

Many radios have a switch that permits different station offsets. In this case, I believe you will have to seek out a manual or at least a schematic diagram for this radio.

It is almost certain that the tuning IC will have a single H/L pin that selects one type of offset or another.

[Longbow]

Re: Allowing even decimal stations on an 80's US Delco car radio

By searching for "Delco radio schematic" or "UU6 Schematic" I came up with at least 3 sites that sell the diagrams and service manuals. That's the place to start! Let us know once you have the details.