Sure did love those green buttons and the excellent fm radios, but when i could afford i went for pioneer with the big display showing vu, dolphin 🐬 and much more
Wow this is a similar unit that was in my Mum's New Zealand assembled 1993 Toyota Corolla Hatchback! Hers had radio as well. I thought we were rich because it had an Alpine head unit
Habe ein Panasonic Autokassettenradio, es hat auch das Problem das die Kassette beim abspielen immer hin und her springt im Autoreversemodus! Werde jetzt auch mal den Riemen wechseln und hoffen das es dann vernünftig die Kassette abspielen wird! Vielen Dank für das sehr Informative Video! 👍
Loved the video! There are a few nuances there. At 16 minutes on the lid of the inner part you can see two microswitches. One of them, which is responsible for automatically recognizing the type of tape Metal is just at the end and prevents the lid from closing. It is bent with a metal tab, these mechanisms are assembled in boot mode. And these gears should never be touched with a screwdriver, as the soft plastic and teeth will suffer. Alpine has a special tool, a pinion, for a small rotation to put everything back in its place. Of course, users don't have it, so you should think of something soft to turn the mechanism.
@@ANTandTEC This is what makes them convenient - they adjust themselves when switching on from any position. Unlike them, the Clarions have several marks, including on the program gear.
@@ANTandTEC If the belt is a little stretched, I try to keep the original one. I soak it in a can of acetone for a day or two in the sun. The oils come out. The liquid is often colored. After the belt I boil it for 5-10 minutes. And I soak it a little with Liqui-Moly restorer. Rubber becomes completely different to the touch, diameter decreases, works perfectly afterwards. Hello from Russia!
Yes maybe. Perhaps if the 'pre-in' is switched to on, the unit will be powered up (even without a tape inserted) and the built in power amp can be used for the pre-in.
Pretty sure I now have this actual headset in my volvo 240... Exact mark on the display screen. Found the original connector but haven't wired it all up yet
@@ANTandTEC yes, won't be looking for a cage... Put something together in cad and have 3d printed it. Nice to know I've see the drive belt and motor sorted properly 😍
What a great design. So much better than this cheap touchscreen crap. Yeah, touchscreen was cool once, it was the future, but today it´s just cheap shit. Gimme buttons!!
Sure did love those green buttons and the excellent fm radios, but when i could afford i went for pioneer with the big display showing vu, dolphin 🐬 and much more
A classic. Had the same one in a Golf Mk1 and later a Opel Kadett GSI. Fond memories
Nice 😎
Wow this is a similar unit that was in my Mum's New Zealand assembled 1993 Toyota Corolla Hatchback! Hers had radio as well. I thought we were rich because it had an Alpine head unit
Everybody wanted an Alpine !
I like the look of that deck.
Habe ein Panasonic Autokassettenradio, es hat auch das Problem das die Kassette beim abspielen immer hin und her springt im Autoreversemodus!
Werde jetzt auch mal den Riemen wechseln und hoffen das es dann vernünftig die Kassette abspielen wird!
Vielen Dank für das sehr Informative Video! 👍
You get a tuner thet plugs into the line in and uses the amplifier of the cassette player.
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Loved the video!
There are a few nuances there. At 16 minutes on the lid of the inner part you can see two microswitches. One of them, which is responsible for automatically recognizing the type of tape Metal is just at the end and prevents the lid from closing. It is bent with a metal tab, these mechanisms are assembled in boot mode.
And these gears should never be touched with a screwdriver, as the soft plastic and teeth will suffer. Alpine has a special tool, a pinion, for a small rotation to put everything back in its place. Of course, users don't have it, so you should think of something soft to turn the mechanism.
Good to know. First time I'd opened one - no harm was done 🙂
@@ANTandTEC This is what makes them convenient - they adjust themselves when switching on from any position.
Unlike them, the Clarions have several marks, including on the program gear.
@@ANTandTEC If the belt is a little stretched, I try to keep the original one.
I soak it in a can of acetone for a day or two in the sun. The oils come out. The liquid is often colored.
After the belt I boil it for 5-10 minutes. And I soak it a little with Liqui-Moly restorer.
Rubber becomes completely different to the touch, diameter decreases, works perfectly afterwards.
Hello from Russia!
Lovely unit. Makes me want to buy a period correct car to go around it.
I wonder if the line-in is for a separate radio or CD player.
Great video.
Yes maybe. Perhaps if the 'pre-in' is switched to on, the unit will be powered up (even without a tape inserted) and the built in power amp can be used for the pre-in.
@@ANTandTEC Ah, get it. Thanks.
Replace with a silicone belt it will never go bad again
Pretty sure I now have this actual headset in my volvo 240... Exact mark on the display screen. Found the original connector but haven't wired it all up yet
You must have bought it from me then!
Good work finding the original cage 🙂
@@ANTandTEC yes, won't be looking for a cage... Put something together in cad and have 3d printed it. Nice to know I've see the drive belt and motor sorted properly 😍
@@al123j Ah if you have the connector you could probably use any cage and fit the connector in the back, but 3D printing it is even better. Nice.
hello. what was the value of this alpine 5255 kind regards
What a great design. So much better than this cheap touchscreen crap.
Yeah, touchscreen was cool once, it was the future, but today it´s just cheap shit. Gimme buttons!!