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I think i found a 69 am fm stereo for my bird in his stack of radios. it looks right but im not sure.
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nobody ? i guess i can just take it and see if it fits.
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If it still has the part number sticker on it (from the FAQ):
67 Firebird AM/FM 986824 68 Firebird AM 7305572 68 Firebird AM/FM 7305582 67-68 F AM Die-Cast Face Plate 7298249 67-68 F AM/FM Die-Cast Face Plate 7298474 69 Firebird AM/FM 92FFP1
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It's not AM/FM, but does this help? (Someone else's pic.)
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This radio looks like that but it has a slide button above the dial indicator to switch am/fm
I have a working AM radio actually 2, i just figured if i can get it for free. i'll swap it out.
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i looked on the web, and find all sorts of pix . is the slide bar am/fm selector correct?
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im actually happy with the am radio, as i have a brand new in the box fm converter from radioshack. talk about period correct!
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You need an under-dash 8-track player to go with it. 
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You don't get stereo when you use the FM converter, right? I was tempted to do that as well when I replaced my radio but the no stereo thing changed my mind.
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With an FM converter all it does is shift the frequency band, so no stereo.
Larry 1967 Sprint Convertible
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im just going to do it cause it was soo 70's to see a converter in cars. And im not really gunna hear it too much anyway.
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I have an original AM/FM (mono) radio in my 69. The band change (am-fm) is done by pushing one of the black buttons that also select pre-set stations. There's no slide bar gto select am/fm. Those are found on 'wonderbar' radios often used in Corvettes etc. The stereo am/fm has chrome buttons versus black plastic, but I believe the band selection is still done by one of those buttons, not a slide bar.
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There is a company that will turn your am radio into a am/fm stereo using the same shell of the am radio just replaceing the insides. The last I checked they were still doing it, just takes a while. A little less cost than the firebird central radio they are selling,
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Funny you mention it i have a 70's era pioneer 8 track and it works fine , yard sale 5 bucks..LOL
I have the schematics for the AM radio. i have 2 working and one not. as far as i can tell the only thing that makes it a unique radio is the push button length.
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