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Installing the Retrosound Model 2 in a Citroen DS 4

Installing the Retrosound Model 2 in a Citroen DS

I’ve been working on getting the Retrosound Model 2 radio installed in the Citroen DS.    As this website points out, the DS does not provide a lot of options to install a decent radio.   The little ‘cubby’ in the dashboard is too small for most radios, and the original ones are expensive and not particularly good. I’ve been a fan of the...

Citroen Club Tech Day 2

Citroen Club Tech Day

Today I attended my first Citroen club tech Day.  The event was at Schenk & Co Panel Beaters in Lidcombe.     It was a great event.   I got a lot of great advice on my car and was able to drive two manual Safaris (a 67 ID21 and 74 ID23).   I also got my dash back in and tested a lot...

DS Instrument Cluster 1

DS Instrument Cluster

The instrument cluster of my Citroen DS needed to be removed to fit the new Retrosound Model Two radio I had purchased for the car.    While it was out, I had a few things I wanted to address: My temperature gauge was disconnected The silver circles around the gauges were peeling off There was minimal speedometer illumination, a problem in our world full...

Retrosound Model One install 1

Retrosound Model One install

The one thing about my E-Type Jaguar that stuck out like a sore thumb after I bought it in 2010 was the 80’s cassette deck that has been installed in place of the original radio. This looked like an easy thing to update.   I first looked at Ebay to see if I could get an original radio but even broken radios were going...

Sydney Shannons Auction 1

Sydney Shannons Auction

Went to the Sydney Shannons auction last week.   The Shannons auctions are a great way to see what classics area really selling for vs the tired 6 month old ads you see online with insane price expectations.    The picks of the auction in my mind were the Blue XJ12C and the Red 230SL. Somebody got a bargain on a massive Caddie, and...

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