What year did Studebaker use the black radio knobs?> Ref: > http://cgi.ebay.com­/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI­SAPI.dll?ViewItem&ca­tegory=38655&item=79­65800354&rd=1 >

Here is the correct site, I got the wrong one:> http://cgi.ebay.com­/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI­SAPI.dll?ViewItem&ca­tegory=80741&item=45­40442288&rd=1&ssPage­Name=WDVW >

1962 Hawk for one, also 1956-? I think 1961 Larks had them for sure, > otherwise the radios are very similar to 1962>

Odd thing is the 62 Hawk radio still had white pushbuttons.>

nate>

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Thats quite a price for a "working"radio,300 opening bid.The old Stude junk > yard near me my buddy Gary Payne owns has lots of cars with old radios in > them,mostly Lark,some Hawk.Those might be nearly the last salvageable parts > from those cars.> "Nate Nagel" <njnagel@flycast.ne­t> wrote in message > news:gtGdnc6bxq3kod­LfRVn-hw@comcast.com­...>

I need one of those angular face plates that surrounds that $299 $50 > radio. I need one for a display if annyone has one?>

Bill

I may have one, is that for the display you got from me ?

Does anybody have a lead on a source for such a five-cent Mazda item that> will sell for five dollars, to avoid the need of a five-hundred-dollar­> radio?

In article <pan.2006.11.20.00.­00.38.488684@thursto­n.blinkynet.net>,> Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote:>

Dunno if it will help, but consider the Ford Escape is essentially the> same vehicle, and may share the same radio.

Please excuse this Mazda query not being Miata-specific, but I've come up> dry with both Google's web search and its Usenet archive; this is the only> Mazda group I could find, and searching my server's retention of it, I see> nothing relevant here, either.>

Needed: a knob for a '03 Tribute six-CD changer. The dealership says that> they don't do knobs and want to sell a whole radio. You betcha they do.>

Does anybody have a lead on a source for such a five-cent Mazda item that> will sell for five dollars, to avoid the need of a five-hundred-dollar­> radio? ­

Please excuse this Mazda query not being Miata-specific, but I've> come up dry with both Google's web search and its Usenet archive;> this is the only Mazda group I could find, and searching my> server's retention of it, I see nothing relevant here, either.>

Needed: a knob for a '03 Tribute six-CD changer. The dealership> says that they don't do knobs and want to sell a whole radio. You> betcha they do. >

Does anybody have a lead on a source for such a five-cent Mazda> item that will sell for five dollars, to avoid the need of a> five-hundred-dollar­ radio? ­

Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in> news­an.2006.11.20­.00.00.38.488684@thu­rston.blinkynet.net:­>

I think you're hosed but I Googled "replacement radio knobs" and got a> bunch of hits, see if there's anything there.

What in heck does a shark want with a radio, doesn't the water hurt the> speakers?

"Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in message> news­an.2006.11.20­.00.00.38.488684@thu­rston.blinkynet.net.­..>>

Junk yard.

Fancy meeting you here! ­

I'll give that a shot; it admittedly narrows down what I tried. > In retrospect, I think my Google fu wasn't up to par.>

Rubber diaphrams.>

Don't go there. ;)>

And this is for my best friend. I broke his knob.>

Don't go there, either. ­

Good idea. If I can find the right car. Radio knobs probably aren't> often broken in collisions. Thanks, Frank.

Blinky the Shark wrote:>

The junk yard isn't going to want to sell you just the knob unless you get> lucky enough to find a radio that is clearly broken.

Now a dishonest person might go to the dealership, find the same model of> vehicle, sit in it, and when the salesperson walks up, explain that you> are interested in it, but that it would need to have that missing radio> knob fixed.>

Being honest can kinda suck sometimes, but I couldn't do that, even to a> car stealership.> The evil idea, however, is not hard to imagine....

Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in> news­an.2006.11.21­.03.17.03.616124@thu­rston.blinkynet.net:­>

Been here for about a year, since I got a Miata.

Not for a million dollars! But I bet his wife is really pissed....

BTW, I searched Ebay, found some misc. bunches of knobs but nothing that> looked like what you want. I stuck the 6 CD Tribute changer in the> Miata as per instructions on Miata.net so I know the knob you want, it's> the one I broke on the gearshift the first time I pulled the radio ­> but I was able to repair it, now you'd never know it was broken.

pws wrote:>

Perhaps I should go hunting with a hammer. ­>

Your creativity is noted. ­

He had broken his, but the broken-out piece was still hanging on> by a tiny bit of plastic. He was going to glue it. Then I> dropped it, and the piece separated and we never found it. That's> kinda why I've been trying to help, since I was the perpetrator of> the Final Break.

Your creativity is noted. ­

Don Bruder wrote:> ^^^^^^^^> > I'd have to check, but I think you mis-spelled kleptomania. ­>

No, a kleptomaniac would go around stealing radio knobs that they did > not even have a use for out of compulsion.>

This would be pure and simple theft with a clearly defined purpose. It > breaks some laws and a commandment, but hey. ­>

Pat

Dat's right... get all "anal"-itical about it and let all the funny leak > out of an attempt at humor. Yeesh... ­

I don't steal, just can't do it, even without considering karma, which I > believe exists to some degree after having a wallet with over $900.00 in > it returned to me intact.

And say hi to Catalina for me.>

TV show: "My Name is Earl". Earl decides that bad thing are> hapenning to him because he does bad things. He hears about> karma (watching Carson Daley, IIRC) and decides to right all of> the wrongs he's comitted (of which he makes a list). He then> finds a $100,000 lottery ticket and is convinced that's karmic> reward for mending his ways.>

IMO, it's one of the better sitcoms currently on TV (it's on my> MythTV box's record schedule).>

http://www.imdb.com­/title/tt0460091/

I can still hear the whistling from that one going over my head. Is this > a movie or TV show?

--> I work for the ILEC ...." stuff happens! ">

"Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in message>

Ouch; that sounds awful "Hollywood" to me...

Blinky the Shark wrote:>

Always glad to help.>

I don't steal, just can't do it, even without considering karma, which I> believe exists to some degree after having a wallet with over $900.00 in> it returned to me intact.

Still, with those bastards at the stealership refusing to stock extra> radio knobs when they do come off fairly frequently, it becomes a bit> tempting.

They could even charge $25.00 or so if they just NEED to rip us off, but> please don't make us buy an entire radio for that small plastic part.

Of course, overcharging for parts, making you do things like buy entire> radios to fix a broken knob, and overcharging for labor is how they> survive, so it's all part of the game.

In article <EHF8h.1153$_H5.680­@tornado.texas.rr.co­m>,> pws <pws@austin.rr.com>­ wrote:>

Good plan, Earl. And say hi to Randy for me.

Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in> news­an.2006.11.21­.07.24.04.710417@thu­rston.blinkynet.net:­>

Good luck searching but I think you'll have better luck finding the> missing piece than finding a matching knob... check the wrecking yards,

ebay, etc. and if you come up empty, go rent a Hummer and start running> Tributes off the road, then check the wrecking yards again.... <gd&r>

In article <pan.2006.11.21.07.­17.08.718057@thursto­n.blinkynet.net>,> Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote:>

<wondering where I could hook up with a hummer tonight>

He found it down in the rug today. We lost it a month or two ago. I> believe we have witnessed a miracle.

XS11E wrote:

<wondering where I could hook up with a hummer tonight>

Ah. In that case, put it on eBay. Some fool will bid enough to buy two > new radios.>

Does the broken piece look like Jesus? Or Elvis?

Ask your governator, he has one.

XS11E wrote:>> Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in>> news­an.2006.11.23­.03.51.41.727048@thu­rston.blinkynet.net:­>>

Ahhh, we are talking about the vehicle, my bad. ­

Arnie has lots of Hummers. Didn't he even have one converted to a "green"> vehicle?

In article <pan.2006.11.23.03.­51.41.727048@thursto­n.blinkynet.net>,> Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote:>

Ah. In that case, put it on eBay. Some fool will bid enough to buy two new> radios.>

Does the broken piece look like Jesus? Or Elvis?

Blinky the Shark wrote:>

Sunset Boulevard? ­

Blinky the Shark wrote:>> pws wrote:>>

Excellent, and good luck with the hummer. Just be sure to check the> package first.....

XS11E wrote:>> Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invali­d> wrote in>> news­an.2006.11.23­.03.51.41.727048@thu­rston.blinkynet.net:­ >>

Ahhh, we are talking about the vehicle, my bad. ­

I certainly don't want a hummer from Arnold...

Yes, this is a family newsgroup. A very disfunctional family but > nevertheless..... ­

Besides, I didn't want to be the one to tell you your chances of any > other kind of hummer were zero.... ­